How the Yak-40 fits into the Yak-40 story
Yak-40 is a partially retired member of the Yakovlev Yak-40 family, known for the standard passenger version that carried the family through decades of regional service.
The Yak-40 earned a distinct place in the Yakovlev Yak-40 family story through its engines, seating, range, service entry, and the missions operators chose it to fly.
Service entry
1968
Seating
27 to 32
Range
970 nm
Variant history
Why it branches from the family
The Yak-40 stands out within the Yakovlev Yak-40 family because it captures the standard passenger version that carried the family through decades of regional service.
It entered service in 1968 with Ivchenko AI-25 engines, typical seating for 27 to 32, and published range of about 970 nautical miles.
Fact rows
Reference snapshot
- Engines
- Ivchenko AI-25
- Type data
- Service entry
- 1968
- Operator records
- Typical seating
- 27 to 32
- Operator layouts
- Range
- 970 nm
- Planning data
Return to the family page
Return to the family history for the wider program story, then compare this version with the other models that carried the design into different markets and missions.