The ch-aviation fleet database shows there are currently 90 Russian-operated aircraft outside of Russia.

Disclaimer: The situation is currently very fluid. As a result, we will update the aircraft data on a regular basis to share more granular details, particularly on the status of the affected aircraft, as we learn about them.

We provide an up-to-date overview of Russian aircraft outside of Russia. The graph below depicts the number of leased Russian aircraft outside the country by Lessor. AerCap is at the top of the list, with the most aircraft, followed by CDB Aviation, SberLeasing, Air Lease Corporation, and Avolon.

There are currently 90 Russian-operated aircraft outside of Russia. Here is a list of the top ten airports where Russian airlines’ aircraft are stored/parked/maintained, with half of them being Turkish airports.

Here’s an overview of all Russian operators, with the ones already returning aircraft and currently withholding them. For now, Aviastar-TU Airlines, Azur Air, Nordwind Airlines, Pegas Fly, and Royal Flight are actively returning aircraft.

Russian operators already returning aircraft

We conducted an in-depth analysis of the status of 90 Russian-operated aircraft currently outside of the country, distinguishing:

  • aircraft outside of Russia for maintenance, cargo conversions or storage
  • aircraft stuck because of airspace closure
  • aircraft flown out of Russia for voluntary or involuntary lease return
  • aircraft outside of Russia for lease return before sanctions
  • aircraft delivered on contract but not yet flown to Russia

Take a look at the full list:

Russian operated aircraft currently outside of Russia

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Data as of 21st of March, 2022.