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Yakovlev Yak-42D

YAK42-4116677Unknown

RegistrationAMEK-42470

AROperatorArmavia

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Yakovlev Yak-42D. Has operated for CGAC China General Aviation, China Eastern Airlines and Armavia.

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Technical data

Country of registrationArmenia

MSN4116677

Hex / ICAO 24-bitDA0006

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Yakovlev Yak-42

Figures for the Yak-42D variant, the most representative of the family

Length36.4 m119 ft

Wingspan34.9 m114 ft

Height9.8 m32 ft

Range4,000 km2,160 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed740 km/h400 ktMach 0.70

Service ceiling9,600 m31,496 ftIt flies above Everest (1.1 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight57,500 kg126,766 lb

Maximum payload24,500 kg54,013 lbIts 104 passengers with baggage would weigh about 10.4 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity104 passengersUp to 120 in a high-density layout

Endurance5 h 24 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 4,000 km range, from Moscow it could fly non-stop as far as:

DXBDubai3,681 km DOHDoha3,567 km MADMadrid3,401 km CAICairo2,871 km LHRLondon2,502 km

Beyond its rangeDELNew Delhi4,353 km

The type first flew in 1975 (51 years ago) · About 187 units built · Production ended in 2003

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

since 2009RusJet airline base

Base

VKOMoscow

2009–2026Armavia airline base

Base

EVNYerevan

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Aug 1, 1992

Delivered to CGAC China General Aviation

Delivered to CGAC China General Aviation as B-2753.

Mar 1, 1998

Transferred to China Eastern Airlines

Transferred to China Eastern Airlines.

Aug 1, 2002

Transferred to Concors Air Service

Transferred to Concors Air Service.

Jan 18, 2003

Transferred to Karat

Transferred to Karat.

Nov 14, 2005

Transferred to Cubana de Aviación

Transferred to Cubana de Aviación.

Oct 10, 2007

Transferred to Tatarstan Airlines

Transferred to Tatarstan Airlines.

Jul 13, 2009

Transferred to RusJet

Transferred to RusJet.

Dec 30, 2009

Transferred to Armavia

Transferred to Armavia.

Operators

1992-08-01

CGAC China General Aviation

Registration B-2753

1998-03-01

China Eastern Airlines

Registration B-2753

2002-08-01

Concors Air Service

Registration YL-LBY

2003-01-18

Karat

Registration RA-42444

2005-11-14

Cubana de Aviación

Registration CU-T1249

2007-10-10

Tatarstan Airlines

Registration RA-42444

2009-07-13

RusJet

Registration RA-42444

2009-12-30

Armavia

Registration EK-42470

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Yakovlev Yak-42D · EK-42470 · Armavia}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
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