Air Kokshetau
AirlineAir Kokshetau
Destinations4
Iata0K
IcaoKRT
CallsignKOKTA
Founded1968 (age 58) (as Kokchetavsky Squadron)
Commenced2002 (age 24) (as Air Kokshetau)
Ceased2010
HeadquartersKokshetau Airport, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
Key people
Hubs
Num employees238 (April 2007)[1]

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).[1] In 2010, the airline was shut down.[2]

History

Founded in 1968 as Kokchetavsky Squadron. In 2002 they offered flights to both domestic and international destinations. In March 2007 the airline had 238 employees. In 2010 the airline was shut down[2].

Destinations

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
CountryCityProvince/RegionIATAICAOAirportNotesRefs
Kazakhstan
AlmatyAlmatyALAUAAAAlmaty International Airport
KokshetauAkmola RegionKOVUACKKokshetau Airport [Base]
AstanaAstanaTSEUACCAstana 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
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
Ilyushin Il-62M2—186
Yakovlev Yak-40D3—40
Air Kokshetau Cargo fleet
Yakovlev Yak-40K3—Cargo
Total8—

Former fleet

In October 2004 the airline acquired ownership of an Airbus A310-300 formerly operated by Air Kazakhstan.[4]

Air Kokshetau former aircraft
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetired
Antonov An-2P119972010

See also

References

  1. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 102.
  2. ^ Air Kokshetau at airlineupdate.com
  3. ^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 2 (C-L)". Flight International. 2009-04-07.
  4. ^ Airliner World, April 2005