Kish Air

Tehran - Mehrabad

Kish Air is an airline based in Tehran Iran and based at the airport, Tehran - Mehrabad.

History

Kish Air was founded on 16 December 1989. It is named after the island of Kish in the Persian Gulf.

Objectives

Kish Air flies to Tehran Mehrabad airport from domestic destinations such as Mashhad and Shiraz as well as Dubai and Damascus.

Fleet

As of July 2013, the fleet of the Kish Air consists of 11 aircraft:

• 3 Fokker 100
• 4 McDonnell Douglas MD -82
• 4 McDonnell Douglas MD -83 (1 decommissioned)

Incidents

• On 10 February 2004 crashed a Fokker 50 of the Company during the landing approach to the airport of Sharjah in the UAE, where 43 of the 46 passengers died.