According to AIFC's forecast in its "Aviation Finance in Kazakhstan and Central Asia" report, Kazakhstan's aircraft fleet will grow from 109 to 221 aircraft by 2030 — a 102.8% increase, the largest absolute growth of any country covered in the report.
The baseline figure of 109 aircraft matches 2025 data from Kazakhstan's Civil Aviation Committee. The single largest fleet block within the country belongs to Air Astana Group, which reports operating 63 aircraft, carrying 4.4 million passengers, and flying 105 routes across 19 countries as of H1 2026, per its own investor relations disclosures.
At the infrastructure level, the Civil Aviation Committee reports 135 international routes and 626 weekly flights, along with the restoration or launch of air links with 30 countries during 2025. In parallel, restoration work continues at Arkalyk airport, and an investment agreement has been signed for a new airport at the border town of Khorgos ("Eastern Gate").
The financial logic behind the forecast ties to Kazakhstan's role as the central jurisdiction for AIFC's Aviation Finance Hub, which directly links fleet, cargo, and airport infrastructure growth to rising demand for leasing and structured finance.
The 221-aircraft forecast looks aggressive, and fully verifying it would require consolidating fleet renewal plans across individual carriers — Air Astana, FlyArystan, Qazaq Air (Vietjet Qazaqstan), SCAT, Sunday Airlines, and new entrants such as Jupiter Jet. The underlying market base — steady route network growth, Air Astana Group's large Boeing 787 orders, and the arrival of new foreign carriers in 2026 — already supports the broader trend the report describes.