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| Founded | 1968; 57 years ago (1968) (as Kokchetavsky Squadron) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2002; 23 years ago (2002) (as Air Kokshetau) | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2010 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kokshetau Airport, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan | ||||||
| Key people |
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| Employees | 238 (April 2007) | ||||||
Air Kokshetau, also legally known as JSC Aircompany Kokshetau (Kazakh: АҚ «Көкшетау Әуекомпаниясы» / AQ «Kökşetau Äuekompaniasy»; Russian: АО «Авиакомпания Кокшетау"»), was an airline based in Kokshetau, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan, based at Kokshetau International Airport. It operated a fleet of eight aircraft.
It started operations in 2002, it offered flights to both domestic and international destinations and had 238 employees (at March 2007). In 2010, the airline was shut down.
History
Founded in 1968 as Kokchetavsky Squadron.
Destinations
Air Kokshetau operated scheduled flights from Kokshetau to Almaty, Astana, Petropavl and from Astana to Oral using Yakovlev Yak-40 aircraft.
| Base | |
| Terminated destination |
| Country | City | Province/Region | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan
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| Almaty | Almaty | ALA | UAAA | Almaty International Airport | |||
| Kokshetau | Akmola Region | KOV | UACK | Kokshetau Airport | Base | ||
| Astana | Astana | TSE | UACC | Astana International Airport | |||
| Oral | West Kazakhstan | URA | UARR | Oral Ak Zhol Airport | |||
| Petropavl | North Kazakhstan | PKK | UACP | Petropavl Airport |
Fleet
At closure, the Air Kokshetau fleet included the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilyushin Il-62M | 2 | — | 186 | |||||
| Yakovlev Yak-40D | 3 | — | 40 | |||||
| Air Kokshetau Cargo fleet | ||||||||
| Yakovlev Yak-40K | 3 | — | Cargo | |||||
| Total | 8 | — | ||||||
Former fleet
In October 2004 the airline acquired ownership of an Airbus A310-300 formerly operated by Air Kazakhstan.
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonov An-2P | 1 | 1997 | 2010 |
See also
- Transport in Kazakhstan
- List of airports in Kazakhstan
- List of companies of Kazakhstan
- Economy of Kazakhstan
References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 102.
- Air Kokshetau at airlineupdate.com
- "Directory: World Airlines Part 2 (C-L)". Flight International: 31–80. 7 April 2009.
- Airliner World, April 2005
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