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Chukotavia

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Russian airline

ChukotAVIA (Russian: ЧукотАВИА, short for Чукотские авиалинии; English: Chukotka Airlines) is an airline based in Anadyr, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It operates passenger, cargo, and utility services. Its main base is Anadyr Ugolny Airport.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Chukotavia Antonov An-26
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ChukotAVIA (Russian: ЧукотАВИА, short for Чукотские авиалинии; English: Chukotka Airlines) is an airline based in Anadyr, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It operates passenger, cargo, and utility services. Its main base is Anadyr Ugolny Airport. As of February 2025, it is banned from flying into the EU.2

The story

The airline was established and started operations in 1996. It was formed by the merger of Anadyr and Chaunski Air Enterprises. It is owned by Anadyr Air Enterprise, Keperveyem Air Enterprise, Mys Shmidta Air Enterprise and Pevek Air Enterprise. In 2020, it became part of Aurora, Russia's single far-eastern airline, along with four other airlines.

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Products and brands

Fleet

Current fleet

As of August 2025, Chukotavia operates the following aircraft:

Fleet upgrade

In 2014, Chukotavia leased two DHC-6-400 Twin Otter turboprop aircraft to replace helicopters on its regional flights, with additional two aircraft purchased in 2015.

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

1 Antonov An-24RV

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3 Antonov An-26

1 further De Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otter

10 Mil Mi-8

Destinations

Anadyr Ugolny Airport

Beringovsky Airport, Beringovsky

Keperveyem Airport, Bilibino

Kresta Bay Airport, Egvekinot

Lavrentiya Airport

Markovo Airport

Pevek Airport

Provideniya Bay Airport

Vayegi

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Timeline

  1. 1996Founded Founded in Anadyr1

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