Private company

Air Kokshetau

Kazakh airline

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).2 It ceased to exist in 2008.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1
  • HeadquartersKokshetau1
Kokshetau Airlines Ilyushin Il-62 MRD
Photo: M Radzi Desa, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

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.2

The story

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Air Kokshetau, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

Destinations

Air Kokshetau operated scheduled flights from Kokshetau to Almaty, Astana, Petropavl and from Astana to Oral using Yakovlev Yak-40 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 formerly operated by Air Kazakhstan.

From Wikipedia’s article on Air Kokshetau, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2008Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2002Founded Founded1

Sources

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