RA-28809

RA-28809 is an Antonov AN-28, a twin-engine turboprop, likely a private operator. SkyMeter has tracked 44 flights totalling 103 hours of airtime via ADS-B. Service window in our records spans 399 days. The Antonov AN-28 has a maximum takeoff weight of 14,330 lb, light wake category.

About the Antonov AN-28

The Antonov An-28 is a Soviet-designed twin-turboprop light transport known for its exceptional short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability, developed in the late 1960s as a turboprop successor to the piston-powered An-14. Built primarily by PZL Mielec in Poland under license from the mid-1980s onward, the An-28 was engineered for operations from unprepared airstrips in remote regions across the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, serving roles from passenger transport to cargo hauling, medevac, and parachute training. Its rugged fixed tricycle landing gear, high wing, and twin Glushenkov TVD-10B turboprops (later upgraded to PZL-10S in Polish production) give it a maximum takeoff weight of 14,330 pounds and a stall speed as low as 56 knots with full flaps, enabling access to rough fields and short strips that larger aircraft cannot reach.

The type saw widespread use in military and civilian roles across Russia, Poland, and developing nations, though production ceased in the early 1990s and the global fleet has dwindled significantly. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with routes observed.