Shirak Avia

Shirak Avia
Շիրակ Ավիա
IATA ICAO Call sign
5G SHS SHIRAK
Founded2019 (2019)
AOC #072
Operating basesZvartnots International Airport
Focus citiesYerevan
Fleet size3
Destinations12
HeadquartersYerevan, Armenia
Key peopleLevon Karamyan (CEO)
Websiteshirakavia.am

Shirak Avia LLC (Armenian: «Շիրակ Ավիա» ՍՊԸ) is an Armenian carrier based at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, Armenia.[1] It is currently banned from flying into the European Union.[2]

History

Originally founded in 2019, the company purchased a Boeing 737-500 aircraft, which is now leased to Armenia Airways since December 2020. In March 2022, Shirak Avia leased a Boeing 737-800 which is due to be delivered. The airline has announced plans to commence its own scheduled passenger operations beginning on 14 July 2022 to Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport.

Destinations

As of June 2023, Shirak Avia is serving the following destinations:[3]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Armenia Yerevan Zvartnots International Airport Hub [4]
Georgia Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport Terminated
Kutaisi David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport Terminated
 Maldives Malé Velana International Airport Terminated [5]
Russia Astrakhan Narimanovo Airport Terminated [6]
Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk International Airport [7][4]
Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport
Vnukovo International Airport
Nizhnekamsk Begishevo Airport Terminated [6]
Nizhny Novgorod Strigino International Airport
Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport [8]
Omsk Omsk Tsentralny Airport Terminated
Orenburg Orenburg Tsentralny Airport Terminated [6][9]
Perm Bolshoye Savino Airport
Saratov Saratov Gagarin Airport [4]
Sochi Adler-Sochi International Airport Terminated [6]
Tyumen Roshchino Airport Terminated [10]
Ufa Mustai Karim Ufa International Airport
Yaroslavl Tunoshna Airport Terminated [11]
Yekaterinburg Koltsovo International Airport Terminated

Fleet

As of August 2025, Shirak Avia operates the following aircraft:[12]

Armenia Airways fleet
Aircraft In Service Passenger Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-500 2 — 131 131
Boeing 737-800 1 — 189 189

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shirak Avia airline profile". airhex.com. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  2. ^ "The EU Air Safety List - European Commission". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  3. ^ "Schedule". shirakavia.am. Shirak Avia. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Liu, Jim (2 April 2025). "Shirak Avia May 2025 Russia Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  5. ^ Liu, Jim (2 July 2024). "Shirak Avia NS24 Armenia – Maldives Operations". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "Shirak Avia June 2023 Russian Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. ^ Liu, Jim (28 January 2025). "Shirak Avia Adds Krasnoyarsk Service in NS25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Shirak avia запускает прямые рейсы из Новосибирска в Ереван". ՓԱՍՏԻՆՖՈ | Իրավական լուրեր, իրադարձություններ, վերլուծություններ, տեսանյութեր (in Russian). "Pastinfo" LLC. TASS, Russian news agency. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  9. ^ Liu, Jim (2 July 2024). "Shirak Avia Resumes Orenburg Service From July 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  10. ^ ""Ширак Авиа" будет выполнять рейсы из Еревана в Тюмень". Travel.ru (in Russian). 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  11. ^ Геворкян, Кристина (21 January 2024). "Из Ярославля запустят прямые авиарейсы в Ереван. Расписание и стоимость билетов". 76.ru - новости Ярославля (in Russian). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Shirak Avia". Airliner World: 50. September 2025.
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