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Antonov An-26B

AN26-11406Unknown

RegistrationSYYK-ANH

OperatorSyrian Arab Airlines

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Antonov An-26B in Kyiv.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAntonov

Engines2×

PropulsionTurboprop

Built inKiev, Ucrania

Country of registrationSiria

OwnerSyrianair

MSN11406

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Antonov An-26

Figures for the An-26 variant, the most representative of the family

Length23.8 m78 ft

Wingspan29.2 m96 ft

Height8.6 m28 ft

Range2,550 km1,377 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed440 km/h238 ktMach 0.41

Service ceiling7,500 m24,606 ft

Maximum take-off weight24,000 kg52,911 lb

Maximum payload8,980 kg19,797 lbIts 40 passengers with baggage would weigh about 4.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity40 passengers

Endurance5 h 48 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 2,550 km range, from Damascus it could fly non-stop as far as:

DXBDubai2,036 km DOHDoha1,717 km ISTIstanbul1,112 km CAICairo607 km

Beyond its rangeFRAFrankfurt am Main2,936 km

The type first flew in 1969 (57 years ago) · About 1,403 units built · Production ended in 1986

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

current operatorSyrian Arab Airlines airline base

Base

DAMDamascus

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Feb 28, 2026

Grounded by the airspace closure

On February 28, 2026, the An-26 B aircraft (registration YK-ANH), operated by Syrian Arab Airlines, was in the news. Source: Syrian Arab Airlines.

What happened

In late February 2026, a sharp escalation of the war between Iran, Israel and the United States — with strikes on facilities inside Iranian territory and Iranian missile retaliation towards the Persian Gulf — led to the simultaneous closure of the airspace of at least eight countries on 28 February (Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates). The main Gulf airlines suspended or diverted their flights for several days — about 24% of Middle East operations were cancelled that day — and the restrictions were not fully lifted in the Emirates until 3 May 2026. Source: Syrian Arab Airlines.

Source: Syrian Arab Airlines

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Antonov An-26B · YK-ANH · Syrian Arab Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/AN26-11406},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/AN26-11406}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

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