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Taimyr Air Company

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Russian airline

NordStar, officially JSC NordStar Airlines (Russian: Акционерное общество «Авиакомпания «НордСтар») is a Russian airline based in Norilsk. Its main base is Alykel Airport. It is one of the 15 largest airlines in Russia according to the Federal Air Transport Agency.2 It is part of Nornickel.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2009Founded1

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Nordstar Boeing 737-800
Photo: Igor Dvurekov, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

NordStar, officially JSC NordStar Airlines (Russian: Акционерное общество «Авиакомпания «НордСтар») is a Russian airline based in Norilsk. Its main base is Alykel Airport. It is one of the 15 largest airlines in Russia according to the Federal Air Transport Agency. It is on the List of airlines banned in the European Union.2

Corporate structure

Taimyr Air Company is part of a group headed by Nornickel. 9 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

NordStar was founded by Norilsk Nickel and was launched on 17 December 2008, based on local Taimyr Peninsula airlines. NordStar operated its first flight on 17 June 2009, from Norilsk to Moscow Domodedovo and Krasnoyarsk.

On 25 March 2022 Norilsk Nickel announced that NordStar was sold to airline management.

In October 2024, NordStar started a promotion with HC Norilsk and painted one of their Boeing 737-800 aircraft into a livery themed after the club.

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

Products and brands

Destinations

As of August 2025, the airline serves one country with 26 destinations in Russia and China.

Fleet

As of August 2025, NordStar operates the following aircraft:

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

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 2009Founded Founded in Norilsk1

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