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Astral Aviation 8V

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Astral Aviation (code 8V) is an airline based in Kenya. A full-service carrier — the fare usually includes a checked bag, a meal and seat selection.

IATA code8V

ICAO codeACP

Home countryKenya

CallsignASTRAL CARGO

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Astral Aviation — facts & history

We gathered Astral Aviation's numbers from the open datasets, flying since 2000.

Founded

2000

26 years ago

Headquarters

Nairobi

Astral Aviation is a cargo airline based in Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in November 2000 and started operations in January 2001. It operates scheduled and non-scheduled/ad-hoc cargo charters, as well as humanitarian-aid flights, to regional destinations in Africa, Asia and to Liège in Belgium as its only European destination, as of 2023. Its main base is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. It has one subsidiary operating in India since October 2022, Pradhaan Air Express, which leased an Airbus A320P2F cargo aircraft, thus making it the world's first airline to have such an aircraft in its fleet.

Background: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · figures: Wikidata (CC0)

Route network

Where Astral Aviation flies

Main bases (by number of routes): Fairbanks (FAI) · Huslia (HSL) · Bettles (BTT) · שדה תעופה אללאקאט (אללאקאט) (AET) · שדה התעופה פורט יוקון (FYU) · אנקטווק פאס (AKP)

Key destinations

The route network is based on OpenFlights data and updated periodically — the exact schedule and current deals are on the airline's own site.

When a flight goes wrong

Compensation for a Astral Aviation flight

If a Astral Aviation flight to/from the EU was cancelled, delayed 3+ hours, or you were bumped — under EU261 you may be owed up to €600, regardless of ticket price. Checking is free.

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Q&A

Answers to your questions

Which alliance is Astral Aviation in?

Astral Aviation is not part of any of the three major alliances.

What is Astral Aviation's flight code?

The IATA code is 8V, the ICAO code is ACP.

Where does Astral Aviation operate most of its flights from?

The main base is Fairbanks (FAI), then Huslia (HSL). In total the airline serves about 17 destinations.

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