Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski Airline is an airline based in Yelizovo, Russia. It provides regional and domestic feeder passenger services. Its main base is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport.
The original airline was established on 1 January 1940 and started operations in 1948. It was formerly the Aeroflot Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski Division.
The Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski Airline fleet included the following aircraft in July 2012:
Accidents and incidents
11 September 2012: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 - An Antonov An-28 (registration: RA-28715)crashed on approach to Palana; 10 people out of 14 occupants on board died.
16 April 2011: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 123 - A Yak-40 (registration: RA-88241) sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion accident at Ust-Kamchatsk. None of the 21 passengers and five crew were injured. The plane took off from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport for a short flight to Ossora Airport. Inclement weather forced the crew to divert to Ust-Kamchatsk. Because weather had not improved, the flight was to return to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. During take off on runway 07 the Yak-40 suffered a runway excursion. The right landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest in the snow. As of November 2012 the aircraft has not been reported to be back in service.
23 September 2001: A Yak-40 (registration: RA-87481) was damaged beyond repair after heavy landing resulting in nosegear-collapse at Tigil airfield.
