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 types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located a ...

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

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, 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

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. 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

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Kavminvodyavia Fleet
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