Airlines of Iran
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Iran
has several private and public airline companies in operation. The oldest is Iran Air
.
As of June 2009, Iranian planes fly 45 international flight routes.
Most of the fleet of Iranian airlines today consist of old Boeing
s and used or leased Airbus
and Russian manufactured aircraft such as Tupolev
s. Sanctions from the United States
prevents Iran from purchasing most new western made aircraft to update its rapidly aging fleet. Iran's own poor safety regulations and mismanagement on behalf of the Iran civil aviation authorities has also been a known factor to blame. This has resulted in a series of ongoing disasters and incidents. Iran has however initiated manufacturing aircraft on its own such as the IR.AN-140
.A number of 108 airliners have been added to the fleet of Iranian passenger planes during the last five years. With a population of 70 million, Iran needs to have 6,300 airplanes while it does not possess more than nine aircraft for every one million individuals.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
has several private and public airline companies in operation. The oldest is Iran Air
Iran Air
Iran Air , formally Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the flag carrier airline of Iran, operating services to 60 destinations, 35 international and 25 domestic. The cargo fleet operates services to 20 scheduled and 5 charter destinations...
.
As of June 2009, Iranian planes fly 45 international flight routes.
Most of the fleet of Iranian airlines today consist of old Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
s and used or leased Airbus
Airbus
Airbus SAS is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace company. Based in Blagnac, France, surburb of Toulouse, and with significant activity across Europe, the company produces around half of the world's jet airliners....
and Russian manufactured aircraft such as Tupolev
Tupolev
Tupolev is a Russian aerospace and defence company, headquartered in Basmanny District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. Known officially as Public Stock Company Tupolev, it is the successor of the Tupolev OKB or Tupolev Design Bureau headed by the Soviet aerospace engineer A.N. Tupolev...
s. Sanctions from the United States
Sanctions against Iran
This article outlines economic, trade, scientific and military sanctions against Iran, which have been imposed by the U.S. government, or under U.S. pressure by the international community through the United Nations Security Council...
prevents Iran from purchasing most new western made aircraft to update its rapidly aging fleet. Iran's own poor safety regulations and mismanagement on behalf of the Iran civil aviation authorities has also been a known factor to blame. This has resulted in a series of ongoing disasters and incidents. Iran has however initiated manufacturing aircraft on its own such as the IR.AN-140
Antonov An-140
|-Accidents and Incidents:The An-140 has suffered five major accidents. Two of them had no fatalities, and three had all on board killed.#In December 2002 an aircraft carrying many of Ukraine's top aviation designers and engineers crashed into a mountainside as it was preparing to land in...
.A number of 108 airliners have been added to the fleet of Iranian passenger planes during the last five years. With a population of 70 million, Iran needs to have 6,300 airplanes while it does not possess more than nine aircraft for every one million individuals.
| AIRLINE | AIRLINE (in Persian Persian language Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence... ) |
IATA | ICAO | CALLSIGN | BASE(S) | REMARKS |
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| Aram Air | IRW | ARAM | ||||
| Aria Air Aria Air Aria Air is an airline based in Tehran, Iran. It operates international and domestic passenger services. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport.- History :The airline was established and started operations in 2000 as Aria Air Tour... |
هواپیمایی آریا | IRX | ARIA | |||
| Arvand Airlines | IRD | ARVAND | ||||
| Ata Airlines ATA Airlines ATA Airlines, Inc., formerly known as American Trans Air, was an American low-cost scheduled service and charter airline based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ATA operated scheduled passenger flights throughout the US mainland and Hawaii, as well as military and commercial charter flights around the world... |
هواپیمایی آتا | TBZ | ATALAR | Tabriz International Airport Tabriz International Airport Tabriz International Airport is an airport that serves Tabriz, Iran. It is the primary airport of Tabriz. It also serves as a military for IRIAF as second fighter base of IRIAF.- Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:... |
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| Atlas Air | IRH | ATLAS AVIA | ||||
| Bonyad Airlines | IRJ | BONYAD AIR | ||||
| Arsh Air | ARS | ARSH AIR | ||||
| Caspian Airlines Caspian Airlines Caspian Airlines is an airline headquartered in Tehran, Iran. Established in 1993, it operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran and international flights to Syria, Turkey, UAE and Ukraine. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran.-History:The airline was... |
هواپیمایی کاسپین | RV | CPN | CASPIAN | Imam Khomeini International Airport Imam Khomeini International Airport Imam Khomeini International Airport is located in Ahmadabad, Iran. The airport is located about southwest of the city near the localities of Robat-Karim and Eslamshahr. It was designed to replace Mehrabad International Airport, which is in the west of the city, now inside the city boundaries... |
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| Chabahar Airlines Chabahar Airlines Chabahar Airlines is an airline based in Tehran, Iran. Its main base is Mehrabad Airport.-Fleet:The Chabahar Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft :*13 Fokker 100... |
هواپيمايي چابهار | IRU | CHABAHAR | |||
| Eram Air Eram Air -Destinations:International:Izmir, DamascusDomestic:Tehran, Mashhad, Kish Island-Fleet:The Eram Air fleet consists of the following aircraft :*3 Tupolev Tu-154M... |
ارم ایر | YE | IRY | ERAM AIR | ||
| Fars Qeshm Air Fars Qeshm Air -History:Fars Air Qeshm was established in 2003 with the aim of creating efficient passenger and cargo services serving Qeshm Island. The airline was created with the aid of Private sector investment.-Destinations:... |
فارس اير قشم | QFZ | FARS QESHM | QESHM AIRPORT | ||
| Ilam Airline | IRY | |||||
| Iran Air Iran Air Iran Air , formally Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the flag carrier airline of Iran, operating services to 60 destinations, 35 international and 25 domestic. The cargo fleet operates services to 20 scheduled and 5 charter destinations... |
ایران ایر | IR | IRA | IRANAIR | Imam Khomeini International Airport Imam Khomeini International Airport Imam Khomeini International Airport is located in Ahmadabad, Iran. The airport is located about southwest of the city near the localities of Robat-Karim and Eslamshahr. It was designed to replace Mehrabad International Airport, which is in the west of the city, now inside the city boundaries... Mehrabad Airport |
Iran's national airline |
| Iran Air Tours Iran Air Tours Iran Airtour is an airline based in Tehran, Iran. It is a subsidiary of Iran Air and operates scheduled domestic services and international services in the Middle East, as well as charter services including Europe... |
ایران ایر تور | B9 | IRB | Mashhad International Airport Mashhad International Airport Mashhad International Airport or Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport is an airport in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran.The airport is country's second busiest only to Tehran Mehrabad Airport and above the famous Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport. In 2009 airport handled 5,005,645 passengers... |
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| Iran Aseman Airlines Iran Aseman Airlines Iran Aseman Airlines is an airline based in Tehran, Iran, operating scheduled domestic and regional flights within the Persian Gulf area, as well as charter and air taxi services... |
هواپیمایی آسمان | EP | IRC | Mehrabad Airport Imam Khomeini International Airport Imam Khomeini International Airport Imam Khomeini International Airport is located in Ahmadabad, Iran. The airport is located about southwest of the city near the localities of Robat-Karim and Eslamshahr. It was designed to replace Mehrabad International Airport, which is in the west of the city, now inside the city boundaries... |
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| Iranian Air Transport Iranian Air Transport Iranian Naft Airlines is an charter airline based in Ahwaz, Iran. It operates cargo and passenger charter and scheduled services within Iran and to neighbouring regions. Its main bases are Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran and Ahvaz Airport.- History :... |
هواپیمائی نفت | IRG | NAFT | Mehrabad Airport Ahvaz Airport Ahvaz Airport -Accidents and incidents:*On 19 April 1970, Douglas C-47B EP-AGZ of the Air Taxi Co stalled on take-off and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed by the subsequent fire. It was operating a non-scheduled passenger flight. All 25 people on board survived.... |
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| Iranian Airlines | ساها | IRZ | SAHA | Mehrabad Airport | Last operator of passenger 707s | |
| Kish Air Kish Air Kish Air is an airline based in Tehran, Iran. It operates international, domestic and charter services as a scheduled carrier. Its main base is Mehrabad Airport, Tehran.-History:... |
کیش ایر | Y9 | IRK | KISHAIR | Mehrabad Airport | |
| Mahan Air Mahan Air Mahan Airlines, doing business as Mahan Air, is a private airline based in the Mahan Air Tower in Tehran, Iran. It operates scheduled domestic services and international flights to the Far East, Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe... |
هواپیمایی ماهان | W5 | IRM | MAHAN AIR | Imam Khomeini International Airport Imam Khomeini International Airport Imam Khomeini International Airport is located in Ahmadabad, Iran. The airport is located about southwest of the city near the localities of Robat-Karim and Eslamshahr. It was designed to replace Mehrabad International Airport, which is in the west of the city, now inside the city boundaries... |
Iran’s second-largest airline, and its largest privately owned airline. |
| Naft Air | نفت ایر | IRG | NAFT | Mehrabad Airport Ahvaz Airport Ahvaz Airport -Accidents and incidents:*On 19 April 1970, Douglas C-47B EP-AGZ of the Air Taxi Co stalled on take-off and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed by the subsequent fire. It was operating a non-scheduled passenger flight. All 25 people on board survived.... |
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| Navid Air | IRI | NAVID | ||||
| Pariz Air | IRE | PARIZAIR | ||||
| Payam Air Payam Air Payam Air is a cargo airline based in Tehran, Iran. It operates cargo services for the Iranian postal, telecom and commercial services. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran.- History :... |
2F | IRP | PAYAMAIR | Express shipping | ||
| Photros Air | KHP | PHOTROS AIR | ||||
| Qeshm Air Qeshm Air Qeshm Air was an Iranian passenger airline based on the island of Qeshm in the Persian Gulf. The airline was founded in 1993 and discontinued in 2008.- Services :... |
قشم ایر | IRQ | QESHM AIR | Dayrestan Airport Dayrestan Airport Dayrestan Airport , also known as Qeshm International Airport, is an airportnear the village of Dayrestan roughly in the centre of Qeshm Island, off the south coast of Iran.- Facilities :... |
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| Safat Airlines | IRV | SAFAT AIR | ||||
| Safiran Airlines Safiran Airlines Safiran Airlines is a cargo airline based in Tehran, Iran. It specialises in international cargo flights on a charter basis, especially outsized cargo, handling and wet-leasing aircraft when required.- History :... |
هواپیمايی سفیران | SFN | SAFIRAN | Mehrabad Airport | ||
| Sahand Airlines | IRS | SAHAND AIR | ||||
| Simorgh Air | ||||||
| TA-Air Airline | IRF | TA-AIR | ||||
| Taban Air Taban Air thumb|right|A Taban Air [[BAe-146]] at [[Mehrabad Airport]], [[Iran]]. thumb|right|A Taban Air [[Tupolev Tu-154M]] at [[Shiraz International Airport]], [[Iran]].... |
تابان ایر | TBM | TABAN AIR | Mashhad International Airport Mashhad International Airport Mashhad International Airport or Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport is an airport in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran.The airport is country's second busiest only to Tehran Mehrabad Airport and above the famous Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport. In 2009 airport handled 5,005,645 passengers... |
Suspended operations on 24 January 2010 | |
| Tara Airlines | IRR | TARAIR | ||||
| Tehran Airlines | THR | TEHRAN AIR | ||||
| Zagros Airlines | IZG | ZAGROS |
See also
- International Rankings of Iran in Transportation
- List of airlines
- List of airports in Iran
- Iran Aviation Industries OrganizationIran Aviation Industries OrganizationThe Iran Aviation Industries Organization was established in 1966 for the purpose of planning, controlling, and managing the military aviation industry of Iran....
- List of Iranian Aviation Accidents and Incidents
- Tourism in IranTourism in IranTourism attracted 2.3 million people to Iran in 2009. Iran plans to have 20 million tourists annually by 2015 ....
- Iran airshowIran airshowThe Iran Airshow is an aviation airshow held in Kish, Iran. Its first airshow was in 2002 on Kish island, where 11 foreign companies participated from France, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Britain, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Italy, Pakistan, Slovakia and Switzerland. Its second airshow was...