Air Kokshetau

Air Kokshetau, also legally known as JSC Aircompany Kokshetau (Kazakh: АҚ «Көкшетау Әуекомпаниясы»; Kokshetau Aue Zholy, Russian: АО «Авиакомпания "Кокшетау"», "АО Aviakompania Kokshetau"), was an airline based in Kokshetau, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan, based at Kokshetau International Airport. It operated a fleet of eight aircraft.

Air Kokshetau
IATA ICAO Callsign
0K KRT KOKTA
Founded1968 (1968)
as Kokchetavsky Squadron
Commenced operations2002 (2002) (as Air Kokshetau)
Ceased operations2010
Hubs
Fleet sizeFixed-wing – 8
Destinations4
HeadquartersKokshetau Airport, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
Key people
Employees238 (April 2007)[1]

It started operations in 2002, it offered flights to both domestic and international destinations and had 238 employees (at March 2007).[1] In 2010, the airline was shut down.[2]

History

Founded in 1968 as Kokchetavsky Squadron.

Destinations
Air Kokshetau's Il-62M at Pulau Langkawi - International Airport, on 31 December 2007.

Air Kokshetau operated scheduled flights from Kokshetau to Almaty, Astana, Petropavl and from Astana to Oral using Yakovlev Yak-40 aircraft.

[Base]Base
[Terminated]Terminated destination
Country City Province/Region IATA ICAO Airport Notes Refs
 Kazakhstan
AlmatyAlmatyALAUAAAAlmaty International Airport
KokshetauAkmola RegionKOVUACKKokshetau Airport [Base]Base
AstanaAstana (now Nur-Sultan)TSEUACCAstana International Airport
OralWest KazakhstanURAUARROral Ak Zhol Airport
PetropavlNorth KazakhstanPKKUACPPetropavl Airport

Fleet

At closure, the Air Kokshetau fleet included the following aircraft:[3]

Air Kokshetau fleet
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.[4]

Air Kokshetau former aircraft
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired
Antonov An-2P 1 1997 2010

See also

References
  1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 102.
  2. Air Kokshetau at airlineupdate.com
  3. "Directory: World Airlines Part 2 (C-L)". Flight International: 31–80. 7 April 2009.
  4. Airliner World, April 2005


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