Kyrgyzstan Airlines
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{{Infobox Airline
|airline = JSC National Air Carrier "Kyrgyzstan Airlines"<br><small>ОАО Национальный авиаперевозчик «Кыргызстан Аба Жолдору»</small>
|logo = Kyrgyzstan Airlines logo.gif
|logo_size = 150
|fleet_size = 15
|destinations = 10
|IATA = R8
|ICAO = KGA
|callsign = KYRGYZ
|parent = State owned
|company_slogan =
|founded = [[1993]]
|headquarters = {{flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}} [[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]]
|key_people = Tulenbek Asanbayevich Arpachiyev (President)
|hubs = [[Manas International Airport]]
|secondary_hubs =
|focus_cities =
|frequent_flyer =
|lounge =
|alliance =
|website =
}}
'''Kyrgyzstan Airlines''' is the national [[airline]] of [[Kyrgyzstan]], based in [[Bishkek]]. It operates scheduled international and domestic services, as well as charter flights. Its main base is [[Manas International Airport]], Bishkek, with hub at [[Osh Airport]].
The airline is on the [[List of air carriers banned in the European Union]].
== History ==
The airline was originally [[Aeroflot]] Kyrgyzstan Directorate and was established in [[1992]]. It signed a co-operation agreement with [[Aeroflot]] in [[October 1997]] covering new scheduled services, aircraft maintenance, ticketing and marketing.
The airline is owned by the government (81%), private shareholders (11%) and the Soial Foundation (8%).<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 103 | date= 2007-04-03}}</ref>
== Destinations ==
As of [[May 2007]], Kyrgyzstan Airlines operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:<ref>[http://www.polets.ru/cgi-bin/sh.pl?Mode=AK&AKIndex=2361&AKCode=2361 Polet-Sirena]</ref><ref> {{ru icon}} [http://timetable.airport.kg/CSP/adp/rasrr.csp?CSPCHD=0000000100031737esui003464428127 Manas Airport timetable]</ref>
===Asia===
;Central Asia
*Kyrgyzstan
**[[Bishkek]] ([[Manas International Airport]])'''hub'''
**[[Osh]] ([[Osh Airport]]) '''hub'''
**[[Kazarman]]
**[[Kerben, Kyrgyzstan|Kerben]]
*Tajikistan
**[[Dushanbe]] ([[Dushanbe Airport]])
;East Asia
*China
**[[Urumqi]] ([[Urumqi Diwopu International Airport]])
*South Korea
**[[Seoul]] ([[Incheon International Airport]])
;South Asia
*India
**[[Delhi]] ([[Indira Gandhi International Airport]])
*Pakistan
**[[Islamabad]] ([[Islamabad International Airport]])
**[[Karachi]] ([[Jinnah International Airport]])
== Fleet ==
The Kyrgyzstan Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of [[May 2008]]):
*1 [[Airbus A320]]
*1 [[Airbus A319]]
*1 [[Antonov An-26]]
*5 [[Antonov An-28]]
*1 [[Boeing 737-200]] (which is operated for [[Itek Air]])
*1 [[Ilyushin Il-76|Ilyushin Il-76TD]]
*3 [[Tupolev Tu-134|Tupolev Tu-134A]]
*2 [[Tupolev Tu-154M]]
*2 [[Yakovlev Yak-40]]
== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=R8&al_op=1 Kyrgyzstan Airlines Fleet]
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