Private company

SAT Airlines

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Airline

OJSC "SAT Airlines — Sakhalinskie Aviatrassy" (Russian: Сахалинские Авиатрассы), commonly known as SAT Airlines, was an airline based in Sakhalin, Russia. It provided scheduled regional air services in Russia's Far East and to destinations in China, South Korea and Japan. Other services included charter flights, search and rescue operations, firefighting and aerial patrols.2 It was founded in 1992 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.1 It is part of Aeroflot.1 It ceased to exist in 2013.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1992Founded1
  • HeadquartersYuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport1
  • Founded inYuzhno-Sakhalinsk1
  • Websiteflyaurora.ru
RA-73003 B737-200 SAT (7561394496)
Photo: Maarten Visser from Capelle aan den IJssel, Nederland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

OJSC "SAT Airlines — Sakhalinskie Aviatrassy" (Russian: Сахалинские Авиатрассы), commonly known as SAT Airlines, was an airline based in Sakhalin, Russia. It provided scheduled regional air services in Russia's Far East and to destinations in China, South Korea and Japan. Other services included charter flights, search and rescue operations, firefighting and aerial patrols. Its main base was Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport.2

Corporate structure

SAT Airlines is part of a group headed by Aeroflot. 14 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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The story

The Joint Stock Company, Sakhalinskie Aviatrassy — SAT Airlines was established as a result of the reorganisation of the Sakhalin United Detachment. It was established and started operations on 20 April 1992. Its sole owner was the Government of the Russian Federation. It employed 574 staff.

From Wikipedia’s article on SAT Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Destinations

In October 2013, SAT Airlines operated flights to the following destinations:

China

Harbin - Harbin Taiping International Airport

Beijing - Beijing Capital International Airport

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Japan

Sapporo - New Chitose Airport

Russia

Iturup Island - Burevestnik Airport

Blagoveshchensk - Ignatyevo Airport

Khabarovsk - Khabarovsk Novy Airport Focus City

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport

Okha - Okha Airport

Vladivostok - Vladivostok International Airport

Yuzhno-Kurilsk - Yuzhno-Kurilsk Airport

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport Hub

South Korea

Seoul - Incheon International Airport

Fleet

In October 2013, SAT Airlines' fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

From Wikipedia’s article on SAT Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2013Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1992Founded Founded in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk1