Kavminvodyavia (KMV Avia) was an

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based in

Mineralnye Vody Mineralnye Vody (Min-Vody) ( rus, Минеральные Воды (Мин-Воды), p=mʲɪnʲɪˈralʲnɨjə ˈvodɨ, mʲɪn ˈvodɨ; lit. ''mineral waters'') is a town in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located along the Kuma River and the main rail ...

in the

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. It operated scheduled services to over 20 destinations in the northern Caucasus region and abroad, as well as charter services. Its main base was

Mineralnye Vody Airport Mineralnye Vody Airport () (also written as Mineralnyye Vody Airport, which "Mineralnye Vody" literally translates to Mineral Waters) is an airport in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located west of Mineralnye Vody. It features a civilian terminal are ...

, which was also operated by the company.

History

The first airport operation was in 1925, when a French Dornue-Comet was the sole aircraft. The present three-story airport building opened in 1965. The airline was established in 1961 as the Mineralnye Vody Aviation Group. Its first international destination was

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in 1980. The airport and its civil aviation service was reorganized into the Mineralnye Vody Civil Aviation Enterprise in 1988, under the direction of V.V. Babaskin. It was reorganized again in 1995 into the State United Venture Kavminvodyavia, more commonly known as KMV. The airline purchased several

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aircraft in 1997. Following the 2010 decision of the Russian government to transfer the assets to

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, the airline ceased operations on 1 October 2011.

Destinations

In August 2010, Kavminvodyavia operated flights to the following:
All flights to the

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were suspended on 19 June 2007 due to fleet issues.

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Fleet

In April 2011 the Kavminvodyavia fleet included: ¹12 first class (3 rows, 4 abreast) and 18 (3 rows, 6 abreast) seats.

References

External links

Kavminvodyavia

Kavminvodyavia

Kavminvodyavia Fleet
{{Airlines of Russia Defunct airlines of Russia Airlines established in 1995 Airlines disestablished in 2011 Former Aeroflot divisions Federal State Unitary Enterprises of Russia Companies based in Stavropol Krai