The Antonov An-24 (NATO reporting name: "Coke") is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport manufactured in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine) by the Antonov Design Bureau. It was first flown in 1960. Over 1,000 examples were built and in 880 are still in service worldwide, mostly in the CIS and Africa. In August 2006 a total of 448 Antonov An-24 aircraft remain in airline service.^[1]

It was designed to replace veteran piston Il-14 transport on short to medium haul trips. The design of the airctaft was optimised for operating from rough strips and unprepared airports in remote locations. The high-wing layout protects engines and blades from debris, and the power-to-weight ratio is higher then that of many comparable airctaft. The machine is rugged and does not require sophisticated ground equipment for maintenance.

China's Xian Aircraft Manufacturing Company makes copies of the An-24 as the Yunshuji Y-7. Production continues in China, though production in Ukraine was shut down in 1978.

Major operators of some of the 448 Antonov An-24 aircraft still in airline service at August 2006 include: China Southern Airlines (11), Air Urga (10), ARP 410 Airlines (10), Scat Air (20), Turkmenistan Airlines (22), Ukraine National Airlines (12), Novosibirsk Air (9), Belavia (9), UT Air (17), Uzbekistan Airways (11), Yakutia Airlines (17) and Cubana de Aviación (14). Some 112 other airlines also operate smaller numbers of the type.^[1]

Civil operators have included: Aeroflot, Aerosvit, Air Astana, Air Guinee, Air Mali, Ariana Afghan Airlines, Balkan Bulgarian, CAAC, Cubana, Egyptair, Interflug, Iraqi Airways, Lebanese Air Transport, Lina Congo, Lot Polish Airlines, Misrair (Egyptair), MosPhil (Philippines), Pan African Air Service, Altyn Air, President Airlines, PMTair, Royal Khmer Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways