Avia Traffic Company
Airline of Kyrgyzstan
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Avia Traffic Company is an airline with its head office in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[1] operating out of Manas International Airport.
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| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Manas International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | 11 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | ||||||
| Key people | Karim Fiatovich Damin (General Director) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.aero.kg/ | ||||||
The Avia Air Traffic Company, along with all other airlines based in Kyrgyzstan, was on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union. The ban was lifted in June 2026.[2][3]
Destinations
As of December 2023, Avia Traffic Company operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:[4][5]
- Bishkek (Manas International Airport) Base
- Osh (Osh Airport)
- Irkutsk (International Airport Irkutsk)[6]
- Kazan (Ğabdulla Tuqay Kazan International Airport)
- Krasnodar (Pashkovsky Airport)
- Krasnoyarsk (Yemelyanovo Airport)
- Moscow
- Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo Airport)
- Surgut (Surgut Airport)
- St Petersburg (Pulkovo Airport)
- Yekaterinburg (Koltsovo International Airport)
Interline agreements
- Hahn Air[7]
Fleet
Current fleet
As of August 2025[update], Avia Traffic Company operates the following aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | In service | Order | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 3 | — | 180 | |
| Boeing 737-300 | 4 | — | 149 | |
| Total | 7 | — | ||
Former fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
- 2 British Aerospace 146-200
- 1 further Boeing 737-300[9]
- 1 Boeing 737-500[9]
Accidents
- On 22 November 2015, a Boeing 737-300 registration EX-37005, operating as Avia Traffic Company Flight 768, touched down hard at Osh Airport injuring 8, and causing all the landing gear to be ripped off. The aircraft skidded off the runway and the left engine was ripped off.[10]
