Kamchatka Air Enterprise
| Company type | Regional airline |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aviation |
| Fate | Consolidated into Aurora in 2020 |
| Headquarters | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky , Russia |
Area served | Kamchatka Krai, Russia |
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise is a regional airline headquartered at Yelizovo Airport in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. It primarily serves domestic routes throughout Kamchatka Krai. Since late 2012, the company has officially operated under the name Kamchatka Aviation/Air Enterprise (Russian: Камчатское авиационное предприятие), although its original designation continues to be in use. In 2020, this airline was consolidated into Russia's Aurora alongside four other carriers.
Currently, this airline is prohibited from operating within European Union airspace.
Fleet
As of July 2021, the airline's fleet consisted of:
| Aircraft | Quantity | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Antonov An-26 | 1 | |
| Antonov An-26B | 3 | |
| Antonov An-28 | 1 | One aircraft lost in Flight 251 accident |
| Let L-410 Turbolet | 2 | Operations recently discontinued |
| Yakovlev Yak-40 | 1 | |
| Yakovlev Yak-40K | 4 | Configured for cargo transport |
| Total | 12 |
Accidents and incidents
- On 23 September 2001, a Yak-40 (registration RA-87481) was damaged beyond repair following a hard landing that caused the nose landing gear to collapse at Tigil airfield.
- On 16 April 2011, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 123, operated by a Yak-40 (registration RA-88241), veered off the runway during takeoff at Ust-Kamchatsk after diverting due to adverse weather conditions. The right landing gear failed; all 26 passengers and crew survived. The aircraft has remained out of service since the incident.
- On 12 September 2012, Flight 251, involving an Antonov An-28 (registration RA-28715), crashed while approaching Palana, causing 10 fatalities among the 14 individuals onboard.
- On 6 July 2021, an AN-26 operating as Flight 251 crashed near Palana Airport, resulting in no survivors among the 28 occupants.