Air Kokshetau, also legally known as JSC Aircompany Kokshetau ( kk, АҚ «Көкшетау Әуекомпаниясы» / ; russian: АО «Авиакомпания Кокшетау"»), was an
airline
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based in
Kokshetau
Kokshetau (meaning ''Blueish Mountain'' in Kazakh, kz, Көкшетау, Kökşetau; ; rus, Кокшета́у, p=kokʂɛtaʊ) is a city in northern Kazakhstan and the capital of Akmola Region, which stretches along the southern shore of Lak ...
,
Akmola Region
Akmola Region ( kz, Ақмола облысы, translit=Aqmola oblysy; russian: Акмолинская область, Akmolinskaya oblast) is a centrally located region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The national capital, Astana, is en ...
, 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
Kokshetau (meaning ''Blueish Mountain'' in Kazakh, kz, Көкшетау, Kökşetau; ; rus, Кокшета́у, p=kokʂɛtaʊ) is a city in northern Kazakhstan and the capital of Akmola Region, which stretches along the southern shore of Lak ...
to
Almaty,
Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...
,
Petropavl
Petropavl ( kk, Петропавл, Petropavl ) or Petropavlovsk () is a city on the Ishim River in northern Kazakhstan close to the border with Russia. It is the capital of the North Kazakhstan Region. Population: 218,956. The city is also kno ...
and from
Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...
to
Oral
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Relating to the mouth
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**Oral administration of medicines
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using
Yakovlev Yak-40
The Yakovlev Yak-40 (russian: Яковлев Як-40; NATO reporting name: Codling) is a regional jet designed by Yakovlev. The trijet's maiden flight was in 1966, and it was in production from 1967 to 1981. Introduced in September 1968, the ...
aircraft.
Fleet
At closure, the Air Kokshetau fleet included the following aircraft:
Former fleet
In October 2004 the airline acquired ownership of an
Airbus A310-300
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Airbus had identified a demand for an aircraft smaller than the A300, the first twin-jet wide-bod ...
formerly operated by
Air Kazakhstan.
[ Airliner World, April 2005]
See also
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Transport in Kazakhstan
The vast territory of Kazakhstan spans across . The population density is low in Kazakhstan, and the centers of industry and agriculture are spread out and remote from world markets.
Railways
Railways provide 68% of all cargo and passenger ...
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List of airports in Kazakhstan
This is a list of airports in Kazakhstan, sorted by location.
__TOC__ Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the facility has scheduled passenger service on a commercial airline.
See also
* Transport in Kazakhstan
* List of airport ...
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List of companies of Kazakhstan
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Economy of Kazakhstan
The economy of Kazakhstan is the largest in Central Asia in both absolute and per capita terms. Kazakhstan has attracted to 2021 more than US$370 billion of foreign investments since becoming an independent republic after the collapse of the f ...
References
Defunct airlines of Kazakhstan
Airlines established in 2002
Airlines disestablished in 2008
2002 establishments in Kazakhstan
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