NordStar
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![]() NordStar Boeing 737-800 at Moscow-DME | |||||||
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Founded | 2009 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
Destinations | 26 | ||||||
Headquarters | Norilsk, Russia | ||||||
Key people | Leonid Mokhov, CEO[1] | ||||||
Website | nordstar.ru |
NordStar, officially JSC NordStar Airlines (Russian: Акционерное общество «Авиакомпания «НордСтар»)[2] 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.[3] It is on the List of airlines banned in the European Union.[4]
History
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.[1]
Destinations
As of August 2025, the airline serves one country with 26 destinations in Russia and China.[5]
Fleet

As of August 2025, the NordStar fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Boeing 737-300 | 1 | — | 0 | 148 | 148 | |
Boeing 737-800 | 8 | — | 10 | 162 | 172 | |
6 | 174 | 180 | ||||
Total | 9 | — |
References
- ^ a b "Nornickel sold its subsidiary airline Nordstar - 25 March 2022 - News and releases". Nornickel. Norilsk Nickel. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Реестр сертификатов эксплуатантов".
- ^ "NordStar - Airline Company". www.nordstar.ru. NotdStar. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "The EU Air Safety List - European Commission". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ "NordStar Flights and Destinations - FlightConnections". www.flightconnections.com. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ^ "NordStar Fleet". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
External links
Media related to NordStar at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Chinese, English, and Russian)