Astral Aviation is a cargo airline

Cargo airline

Cargo airlines are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.-Logistics:...

 based in Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

, Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

. It was established in November 2000 and started operations in January 2001. It operates scheduled and non-scheduled/ad hoc cargo charters to regional destinations in Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

. Its main base is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

-Charter airlines:-Cargo airlines:-Other facilities:The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has its head office in the KAA Complex on the airport property. African Express Airways has its head office on the airport property...

, Nairobi.

Destinations

At June 2011 Astral Cargo show the following scheduled destinations in their online timetable.

Rwanda

• Kigali International Airport
  Kigali International Airport
  Kigali International Airport , formerly known as Gregoire Kayibanda International Airport, but sometimes referred to as Kanombe International Airport, is the primary airport serving Kigali, the capital of Rwanda...
  
  

South Sudan

• Juba Airport
  Juba Airport
  Juba Airport is the main airport in Juba, South Sudan.-Location:The airport is located in the capital city of Juba, South Sudan. The airport lies to the northeast of the Central business district of the city, on the western banks of the White Nile....
  
  

Tanzania

• Dar Es Salaam Airport
• Mwanza Airport
  Mwanza Airport
  Mwanza International Airport is a major regional international Tanzanian airport located in Mwanza City, Tanzania . It serves as the main hub for as well as Delavia- Far East Airways and a secondary hub for Precision Air and Air Tanzania....
  
  
• Zanzibar International Airport

Uganda

• Entebbe International Airport
  Entebbe International Airport
  Entebbe International Airport is the principal international airport of Uganda.-Location:It is located near the town of Entebbe, on the shores of Lake Victoria, and about from the capital, Kampala...
  
  

Fleet

The Astral Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of June 2011):

• 1 × McDonnell Douglas DC-9-34F (which is operated by Business Aviation
  Business Aviation
  Business Aviation was an airline based in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was established in 1998 and operated scheduled domestic and international services, as well as charter flights and wet-lease services. Its main base was N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa...
  
  )