Astral Aviation Airline Guide: Bases, Destinations, Prices, Contacts and Company Information
Astral Aviation appears as an active aviation database record associated with Kenya. This page is strongest as a structured airline guide because it combines source identifiers, status signals, route evidence where available, and a clear price/contact verification path.
A website signal is available, so readers can continue verification through the official channel before checking fares. The strongest base signal is Nairobi. The matched OpenFlights network gives this page extra context, with 39 route records touching United States.
Use this article as a guided airline dossier: it separates source facts from live travel claims, shows what is known about bases and destinations, and explains how to check prices without relying on stale fare data. Source status: Active / действующая в источнике.
Last reviewed: June 16, 2026.
Article number in this package: 2177 of 6161.
✨ Editorial Snapshot
| Editorial Detail | What This Article Adds |
|---|---|
| Article number | 2177 of 6161 |
| Record type | aviation database record |
| Data confidence | 10/10 – strong source profile |
| Best editorial use | Best used as a traveler-facing profile after live schedule and fare verification. |
| Main verification caution | Route data and website presence are helpful, but they still do not prove today’s timetable. |
| Base signal | Nairobi |
| Route depth | Useful route signal: 39 matched records |
| Market signal | United States |
| Destination signal | FAI – Fairbanks, United States, TAL – TAL, and BTT – Bettles, United States |
This profile is intentionally written as a data-aware airline guide, not a copied directory entry. For Astral Aviation, the useful story is the relationship between its Kenya source country, identifiers 8V / ACP, activity status, route evidence and contact confidence. That mix determines whether the page should be used for booking guidance, aviation research, historical lookup or content cleanup.
🧾 Data Quality Score
The current data score is 10/10. The score rewards active status, usable airline codes, callsign data, matched official website, headquarters signal, OpenFlights route evidence and a source ID. It is not a safety rating and it is not a customer-review score; it is a publishing-confidence signal for this article.
⚡ Quick Facts
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Airline | Astral Aviation |
| Country / region in source | Kenya |
| IATA code | 8V |
| ICAO code | ACP |
| Callsign | ASTRAL CARGO |
| Activity flag | Y |
| Status | Active / действующая в источнике |
| Alias / other name | Not listed |
| OpenFlights ID | 55 |
| Source country | Kenya |
| Country note | as source |
| Headquarters / base signal | Nairobi |
| Wikidata country signal | Kenya |
| Official website | http://www.astral-aviation.com |
| Route-data coverage | Mostly domestic or single-country route data |
🏢 Company Overview
Astral Aviation is a general aviation record associated with Kenya. In this package, its best editorial role is a practical traveler-facing airline profile, provided the reader verifies live schedules before booking.
Identifiers make the record easier to verify: IATA 8V, ICAO ACP, callsign ASTRAL CARGO. The source status is Active / действующая в источнике, and the current article data score is 10/10.
The strongest headquarters signal is Nairobi. Matched route data gives this record 39 route entries, with the clearest market signals around United States.
For readers, this means the article should be used in layers: first as a country-and-code reference, then as a route/contact verification page, and only after that as a travel-planning guide if the airline is confirmed current through official channels.
📍 Where the Airline Is Based
Primary country / region from the source: Kenya.
Headquarters or base signal from enrichment data: Nairobi.
Likely route bases from OpenFlights route records:
- FAI – Fairbanks, United States
- AET – Allakaket, United States
- BTT – Bettles, United States
- HSL – Huslia, United States
- TAL – TAL
- AKP – Anaktuvuk Pass, United States
- FYU – Fort Yukon, United States
- GAL – Galena, United States
Important note: route-based base inference is not the same as an official headquarters, hub or operating certificate. It only shows airports that appear frequently as origins in the open route data.
🗺️ Destinations and Route Direction
The OpenFlights routes file contains 39 route records linked to this airline ID. This is useful for historical network context, but it should not be treated as a live schedule.
Countries or territories appearing most often in matched route data:
- United States
Top destination airports or cities in matched route data:
- FAI – Fairbanks, United States
- TAL – TAL
- BTT – Bettles, United States
- FYU – Fort Yukon, United States
- RBY – Ruby, United States
- HUS – Hughes, United States
- VEE – Venetie, United States
- AET – Allakaket, United States
- AKP – Anaktuvuk Pass, United States
- HSL – Huslia, United States
- GAL – Galena, United States
- KBC – KBC
- LMA – LMA
- KAL – Kaltag, United States
- NUL – Nulato, United States
- KYU – Koyukuk, United States
- ARC – Arctic Village, United States
Sample route pairs from matched route data:
- AET → BTT
- AET → FAI
- AET → HUS
- AKP → BTT
- AKP → FAI
- ARC → VEE
- BTT → AET
- BTT → AKP
- BTT → FAI
- FAI → AET
- FAI → AKP
- FAI → BTT
- FAI → FYU
- FAI → GAL
- FAI → KBC
- FAI → LMA
- FAI → RBY
- FAI → TAL
💰 Price Guide
No live fare or tariff data is included in the source spreadsheet or OpenFlights route files. Airfares change by date, demand, cabin, baggage, taxes, airport fees and sales channel.
Price-checking recommendation: Check live fares directly on the official website: http://www.astral-aviation.com
When comparing prices for Astral Aviation, travelers should check:
- Base fare
- Taxes and airport fees
- Baggage allowance and baggage fees
- Seat selection fees
- Change and cancellation rules
- Payment fees or agency fees
- Refundability
- Whether the flight is operated by this airline or a partner airline
For publishing, avoid quoting a specific fare unless it was checked on the same day and includes route, date, cabin and all mandatory fees.
☎️ Contacts and Website
Official website from Wikidata match: http://www.astral-aviation.com
Recommended contact path:
- Start with the verified official website when available.
- Use the airline’s own help, contact, manage booking or customer-service page.
- Avoid publishing random third-party phone numbers unless they are confirmed on the airline’s own website.
- If the airline is inactive or legacy, do not present contact details as current.
Wikidata matched item: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2410322.
🧭 Reliability and Verification Notes
For Astral Aviation, reliability should be checked against three practical signals: active source status, the official website, and whether today’s route map still resembles the matched OpenFlights route pattern.
The data score is strong enough for a fuller guide, but still separate it from a safety rating.
Recommended verification steps:
- Verify live timetable and ticket sales on the official website.
- Compare current destinations with the historical route-data pattern.
- Check baggage, refund and schedule-change policies before purchase.
- Confirm operating carrier if the itinerary is sold through a partner or agency.
🧳 Traveler Guide
For travelers:
- Start with the official website, then verify whether Astral Aviation sells the route, date and baggage bundle you need.
- Check baggage, refund, payment and schedule-change rules before buying.
- Confirm whether the flight is operated by Astral Aviation or by a partner airline.
For editors and publishers:
- Keep this page linked from the Kenya airline index.
- Use the article number and manifest row when auditing updates.
- Avoid adding phone numbers unless they are confirmed on an official airline page.
- Do not add live prices unless the date, route, cabin and mandatory fees are shown.
For aviation researchers:
- Base research angle: Nairobi is the strongest available base signal.
- Route research angle: matched data points toward United States, with destination signals such as FAI – Fairbanks, United States, TAL – TAL, and BTT – Bettles, United States.
- Compare IATA, ICAO and callsign fields before merging this record with another airline entry.
❓ FAQ
Is Astral Aviation active?
The supplied source lists the activity flag as Y and the status as Active / действующая в источнике. This should be verified before booking or publishing live travel advice.
What country is Astral Aviation associated with?
The source associates it with Kenya. The original country field is Kenya.
What are the IATA and ICAO codes?
IATA: 8V. ICAO: ACP.
Where can I check prices?
Check live fares directly on the official website: http://www.astral-aviation.com
Where can I contact the airline?
Official website from Wikidata match: http://www.astral-aviation.com
🔗 Related Airline Guides
Use these links to continue airline research from Astral Aviation without returning to search results.
More Airlines in Kenya
- Air Kenya (Priv) – active profile
- Fly540 – active profile
- Kenya Airways – active profile
- Air Cargo Transportation System – legacy profile
- Airkenya – legacy profile
- Blue Bird Aviation – legacy profile
Travel Planning Hubs
🔎 Sources Checked
- Supplied spreadsheet:
aviakompanii_mira_po_stranam.xlsx - Source listed in spreadsheet: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/airlines.dat
- OpenFlights data page
- OpenFlights GitHub repository
- Wikidata Query Service
✈️ Final Thoughts
Astral Aviation is a useful airline profile entry for country, code and source-based research. For travelers, the key is verification: confirm the airline is active, use the official website or a trusted ticketing channel, and never rely on old route or contact data for a live trip.
