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Elbrus-Avia

Flight Company founded in 19981

Elbrus Avia (Russian: Эльбрус-авиа) was a passenger airline company based in Nalchik, Russia. The airline offered scheduled flights to Moscow. It was the only airline flying to Kabardino-Balkaria where Mount Elbrus, the highest peak of Europe, is its namesake.2 It ceased to exist in 2009.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1
  • HeadquartersNalchik1
  • Founded inNalchik1
  • Websiteelbrus-avia.ru
  • Legal formstate-owned enterprise1

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ElbrusAvia
Photo: Abutcher15 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Elbrus Avia (Russian: Эльбрус-авиа) was a passenger airline company based in Nalchik, Russia. The airline offered scheduled flights to Moscow. It was the only airline flying to Kabardino-Balkaria where Mount Elbrus, the highest peak of Europe, is its namesake. Founded in 1998, the airline had its licence cancelled by the Federal Air Transport Agency on 15 April 2009.2

Products and brands

Fleet

Yakovlev Yak-42D - 4 (Two stored at Bykovo (Moscow), stored at Nalchik and one operating for Volgograd Airlines)

Yakovlev Yak-40 - 3 (Stored)

Mil Mi-8 -3 (used on domestic and special charters)

Mil Mi-2 -3 (used on domestic and special charters)

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Destinations

Russia

Moscow (Vnukovo International Airport)

Nalchik (Nalchik Airport) Hub

Azau (Mount Elbrus)

Greece

Thessaloniki (Makedonia International Airport)

Austria

Salzburg (W. A. Mozart Airport)

Turkey

Istanbul (Atatürk International Airport)

From Wikipedia’s article on Elbrus-Avia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2009Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1998Founded Founded in Nalchik1

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