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Regional jet / VIP transport
Yakovlev Yak-40 is a regional jet / VIP transport originating in Soviet Union. It was built by Yakovlev. Reported operators include Motor Sich Airlines Vologda Aviation Enterprise Aeroflot (former).
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Regional jet / VIP transport
Soviet Union
Yakovlev
In limited service
Motor Sich Airlines Vologda Aviation Enterprise Aeroflot (former)
1,011 (according to some sources, 1,013)
1967–1981
September 1968 (Aeroflot)
October 21, 1966
Yakovlev Yak-42
3 (two pilots, one flight mechanic)
32 passengers
20.36 m (66 ft 10 in)
25.0 m (82 ft 0 in)
6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
70.00 m 2 (753.5 sq ft)
9:1
9,400 kg (20,723 lb)
15,500 kg (34,172 lb)
3,910 L (860 imp gal; 1,030 US gal)
3 × Ivchenko AI-25 turbofan engines, 14.7 kN (3,300 lbf) thrust each
Mach 0.7 ( IAS )
550 km/h (340 mph, 300 kn) at 7,000 m (23,000 ft) (max. cruise)
1,800 km (1,100 mi, 970 nmi)
8,000 m (26,000 ft)
8.00 m/s (1,575 ft/min)
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Yakovlev Yak-40 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
EthiopiaAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Yak-40 Codling (VIP). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Air Force exact named Yak-40 Codling (VIP) equipment holdings under AIRCRAFT, Light. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. This is the named service only, not a national or parent-force total, factory production, ordered future units or combat-readiness measure. Weapons per vessel, crews, payloads and capacity counts are excluded. Exact military-service Yak40 VIP/transport airframes only; the civilian production total and other Yakovlev aircraft are excluded.
GeorgiaAviation and Air Defence Command exact named equipment holdings: Yak-40 Codling. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
MadagascarAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Yak-40 Codling (VIP). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SerbiaAir Force and Air Defence exact named equipment holdings: Yak-40 (Jak-40). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Motor Sich Airlines Vologda Aviation Enterprise Aeroflot (former)
Equipment reference ↗Army exact named Yak-40 Codling equipment holdings under AIRCRAFT, Light. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. This is the named service only, not a national or parent-force total, factory production, ordered future units or combat-readiness measure. Weapons per vessel, crews, payloads and capacity counts are excluded. Exact military-service Yak40 VIP/transport airframes only; the civilian production total and other Yakovlev aircraft are excluded.
Air Force and Air Defence exact named Yak-40 (Jak-40) equipment holdings under AIRCRAFT, Light. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. This is the named service only, not a national or parent-force total, factory production, ordered future units or combat-readiness measure. Weapons per vessel, crews, payloads and capacity counts are excluded. Exact military-service Yak40 VIP/transport airframes only; the civilian production total and other Yakovlev aircraft are excluded.