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The vast territory of Kazakhstan spans across 2,700,000 km2 (1,000,000 sq mi). The population density is low in Kazakhstan, and the centers of industry and agriculture are spread out and remote from world markets.
Air Astana is an airline group based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It operates scheduled international and domestic services on 64 routes from its main hub, Almaty International Airport, and from its secondary hub, Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport. It is a joint venture between Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna (51%), and BAE Systems PLC (49%). It was incorporated in October 2001 and started commercial flights on 15 May 2002. It is one of a small number airlines which has required neither government subsidy nor shareholder financial support to overcome the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, thus preserving its central corporate principle of financial, managerial and operational independence.
Ocean Airlines S.p.A. was a cargo airline based in Brescia, Italy. It operated cargo services to Asia. Its main base was Brescia Airport.
Air Kokshetau, also legally known as JSC Aircompany Kokshetau, was an airline based in Kokshetau, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan, based at Kokshetau International Airport. It operated a fleet of eight aircraft.
Sayakhat Airlines or Sayakhat Air Company was an airline based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It operated chartered cargo and passenger flights out of Almaty International Airport.
SCAT Airlines, legally PLL SCAT Air Company, is an airline with its head office on the property of Shymkent International Airport in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. It operates services to all of the major cities of Kazakhstan and to neighbouring countries. Its main base is Shymkent Airport, with focus cities at Aktau International Airport, Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, and Almaty International Airport.
Avialeasing Aviation Company is a cargo airline based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It operates cargo services linking cities in Asia with western and eastern Europe. Its main base is Yuzhny Airport, Tashkent. It is a joint US-Uzbek venture and formed SRX Group in Florida in 1993.
Almaty International Airport is a major international airport 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Almaty, the largest city and commercial capital of Kazakhstan. It is the busiest airport in Kazakhstan, accounting for 6.42 million passengers in 2019.
Asia Continental Airlines was an airline based in Almaty, Kazakhstan, operating charter flights out of Almaty International Airport. The company was founded in 1999. On 18 October 2010, it had its airline license revoked.
Mega Aircompany was a charter airline based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Tahmid Air was a short-lived airline based in Almaty, Kazakhstan, which operated charter flights out of Almaty International Airport using a fleet of two Boeing 737-200 aircraft.
D.E.T.A. LLP operating as DETA Air was an airline, with bases in Almaty and Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Their principal airline routes were to Hong Kong and Istanbul.
Irtysh-Air was an airline headquartered in Ekibastuz, Pavlodar Province, Kazakhstan. Despite the airline being based at Pavlodar Airport, it operates a domestic network within that country from its hub in Almaty International Airport. As of April 2012, the company is banned from operating within the European Union.
Semeyavia O.A. was an airline based in Semey, Kazakhstan, operating scheduled domestic flights between its home base at Semey Airport and Almaty International Airport. Ceased operations in July 2013.
SAPSAN was an airline of Kazakhstan, named after the peregrine falcon. It was founded in 2009 and that started operations in 2010. Based in Almaty International Airport and owned by the same parent company that owns Irtysh Air, the airline leased its aircraft to Irtysh Air to operate 5 domestic routes from Almaty (Kostanay, Karaganda, Oskemen, Kyzylorda and Pavlodar.
Bek Air was a Kazakh airline headquartered in Oral.
Khozu Avia is a private airline established in 2002 and based in Almaty, Kazakhstan operating charter and business flights from its bases of Almaty Airport and Nur-Sultan Airport.
Prime Aviation JSC is a private airline established in 2005 and based in Almaty, Kazakhstan operating charter and business flights from its bases of Almaty Airport, Atyrau Airport and Astana Airport.
Qazaq Air is a Kazakh airline, which operates scheduled services from its main hub in Nur-Sultan and focuses on domestic flights.
Sunday Airlines is a charter airline in Kazakhstan and a subsidiary of SCAT Airlines. Its main base is Almaty International Airport.
