Passenger jet Yak-40 with three jet-turbine engines is intended for passenger and cargo transportation on short routes.

Two jet engines are fixed on the sides at the back of the plane’s fuselage, and a third is located inside the tail wing. The plane's small specifications allow it to land on non asphalt landing strips and operate at airports located up to 2,500 meters above sea-level and at high temperatures (up to 2C).
| Dimensions: | passenger cabin (cargo cabin) 7,7 × 2,2 × 1,9 m |
| cargo hatch 1,5 × 1,3 m | |
| main exit/entrance door 0,8 × 1,62 m | |
| Distance from lower edge of cargo hatch to ground: | 1,7 m |
| Maximum commercial load: | 2720 kg |
| Maximum flight distance: | 1800 km |
| Cruising speed (H=7000 m): | 450 km/hour |
| Crew: | 4 |
| Cruising regime: | 1150 kg/hour |
| Engines: | ÀÈ-25, 3 × 1500 êãñ |

1 Ramp Exit Access; 2 Emergency Exits; 3 Toilets; 4 Cockpit (for 4 person crew); 5 Galley and Flight Personnel Area; 6 Closet; 7 Galley; 8 Equipment Compartments.