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{{Infobox airline
| airline          = Air Kazakhstan
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| IATA             = 9Y
| ICAO             = KZK
| callsign         = AIR KAZAKHSTAN
| founded          = 1996
| commenced        = 1996
| ceased           = 29 February 2004
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| bases            = [[Almaty International Airport]] 
| hubs             = [[Almaty International Airport]] 
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| destinations     = 21
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| headquarters     = [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]] 
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[[File:Air Kazakhstan Airbus A310-300 MRD-1.jpg|thumb|An [[Airbus A310]] of Air Kazakhstan at 13 January 2004.]] 
[[File:Air Kazakhstan Tupolev Tu-154M Maiwald.jpg|thumb|An [[Tupolev Tu-154]] of Air Kazakhstan at 5 August 2003.]] 
'''Air Kazakhstan'''  <ref>OAG World Airways Guide A-M, October 1997, pages 20, 28 and 32. Reed Publications. Retrieved on July 31, 2009.</ref> was an [[airline]] of [[Kazakhstan]] which later became its national carrier after bankrupt [[Kazakhstan Airlines]] was shut down. It was headquartered in [[Almaty]].<ref>"World Airline Directory." ''Flight Global''. 16–22 March 2004. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200068.html?search=%22Air%20Kazakhstan%22 66].</ref>

==History==
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The airline was established in early 1920s as Kazakhstan Airways but changed to Air Kazakhstan on 10 March 1997 (spelled as "Air Kazakstan" until 2001, when spelling changed to "Air Kazakhstan"). It ceased operations on 29 February 2004, after accumulating heavy debts and was declared bankrupt in April 2004 by the court in Almaty.

[[Air Astana]] succeeded Air Kazakhstan as the country's flag carrier.

==Former destinations==
Air Kazakhstan served the following as of April 2004:<ref>"[http://www.airlineroutemaps.com/West_Asia/Air_Kazakhstan.shtm Air Kazakhstan routes]." Airline Route Maps. Retrieved on July 31, 2009.</ref>

*'''Azerbaijan''' - Baku
*'''Germany''' - Frankfurt, Hannover
*'''Hungary''' - Budapest
*'''India''' - Delhi
*'''Kazakhstan''' - Aktau, Almaty, Astana, Atyrau, Karaganda, Kostany, Pavlodar, Shymkent, Uralsk
*'''Russia''' - Moscow
*'''South Korea''' - Seoul
*'''Tajikistan''' - Dushanbe
*'''Thailand''' - Bangkok
*'''Turkey''' - Istanbul
*'''Ukraine''' - Donetsk
*'''United Arab Emirates''' - Dubai

==Fleet==
Air Kazakhstan operated the following types as of April 2004:<ref>"[http://en.airkaz.com/fleet/index.htm Air Kazakhstan fleet]". www.airkaz.com. Retrieved July 31, 2009.</ref>

*[[Airbus A310|Airbus A310-300]] 
*[[Boeing 737-200]]
*[[Ilyushin Il-86]]
*[[Tupolev Tu-134]]
*[[Tupolev Tu-154]]
*[[Yakovlev Yak-42]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Air Kazakhstan}}
* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.airkaz.com/ Official website] (Archive)

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{{Airlines of Kazakhstan}}

[[Category:Defunct airlines of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1996]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2004]]
[[Category:Former IATA members]]
[[Category:Former Aeroflot divisions]]

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