Kyrgyzstan Air Company, operating as Air Kyrgyzstan ( ky, Эйр Кыргызстан Авиакомпаниясы, ''Eýr Kyrgyzstan Aviakompaniýasy''; russian: Авиакомпания «Эйр Кыргызстан», ''Aviakompaniya «Air Kyrgyzstan»''), is the

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based in Bishkek. It operates scheduled domestic and international services to 13 destinations as well as charter services. Its main hub is

Manas International Airport Manas International Airport ( ky, Манас эл аралык аэропорту, Manas El Aralyk Aeroportu ; russian: Международный аэропорт «Манас») is the main international airport in Kyrgyzstan, located north- ...

in Bishkek, with a hub at

Osh Airport Osh International Airport ( ky, Ош эл аралык аэропорту; russian: Международный аэропорт "Ош") is an airport serving Osh, the capital of Osh Region (''oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. In 2016, 1,210,576 pass ...

Osh Osh (Kyrgyz: Ош, romanised Osh; uz, O‘sh/Ўш) is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south". It is the oldest city in the country (e ...

. The owner of 100% of the shares is the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic represented by the Fund for State Property Management under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. The airline along with all airlines based in Kyrgyzstan are on the

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History

Air Kyrgyzstan, EX-37301, Boeing 737-382 (21354865102)

The airline was founded in April 2001 as Altyn Air. It was rebranded as Kyrgyzstan Air Company on 28 July 2006, after taking over former national carrier Kyrgyzstan Airlines. On December 5, 2013, the airline was re-registered as ”Air Kyrgyzstan” Open Joint Stock Company.

Destinations

Air Kyrgyzstan OJSC has 60 frequencies and licenses in the following areas: Боинг 737-500

As of May 2015, Air Kyrgyzstan operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations: As of May 2020, Air Kyrgyzstan does not operate any flights due to an unknown cause.

Codeshare agreements

Air Kyrgyzstan has codeshare agreements with the following airlines at April 2014: *

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Fleet

Current fleet

The Air Kyrgyzstan fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2017):

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft: * 1

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Antonov An-24 The Antonov An-24 (Russian/Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-24) ( NATO reporting name: Coke) is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport/passenger aircraft designed in 1957 in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau and manufactured by Kyiv, Ir ...

Tupolev Tu-134 The Tupolev Tu-134 (NATO reporting name: Crusty) is a twin-engined, narrow-body jet airliner built in the Soviet Union for short and medium-haul routes from 1966 to 1989. The original version featured a glazed-nose design and, like certain ot ...

Tupolev Tu-154 The Tupolev Tu-154 (russian: Tyполев Ту-154; NATO reporting name: "Careless") is a three-engined, medium-range, narrow-body airliner designed in the mid-1960s and manufactured by Tupolev. A workhorse of Soviet and (subsequently) Russian ...

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 ...

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Accidents

On December 28, 2011, Air Kyrgyzstan

, registration EX-020, operating flight QH3 from Bishkek to Osh, Kyrgyzstan, with 73 passengers and 6 crew suffered a hard landing on Osh's runway 12 resulting in the collapse of the right main gear, right wing separation and the aircraft rolling on its back in fog and low visibility. The aircraft came to a stop on soft ground about 10 meters off the right runway edge. A fuel leak from the left wing led to a fire erupting which was quickly extinguished by airport emergency services. One passenger received serious injuries and 24 people received minor injuries (concussions, bruises), of which 16 were taken to local hospitals.

References

External links

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