Shirak Avia

Shirak Avia
Շիրակ Ավիա
Boeing 737-500
IATA ICAO Call sign
5G SHS SHIRAK
Founded2019 (2019)
AOC #072
Operating bases
Zvartnots 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]

History

Originally founded in 2019, the company purchased a Boeing 737-500 aircraft, which is leased to Armenia Airways since December 2020. In March 2022, Shirak Avia leased a Boeing 737-800. On June 20, 2022, the airline made its first flight to Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport[2].

Since 2020, all Armenian carriers including Shirak Avia have been banned from entering European Union airspace.[3][4]

Destinations

As of June 2023, Shirak Avia is serving the following destinations:[5]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Armenia Yerevan Zvartnots International AirportHub[6]
Georgia Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International AirportTerminated
Kutaisi David the Builder Kutaisi International AirportTerminated
Kazakhstan Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport [7][8]
 MaldivesMaléVelana International AirportTerminated[9]
Russia Astrakhan Narimanovo AirportTerminated[10]
KaliningradKhrabrovo AirportSeasonal[11]
Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk International Airport[12][6]
Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport
Vnukovo International Airport
Nizhnekamsk Begishevo AirportTerminated[10]
Nizhny Novgorod Strigino International Airport
Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport[13]
Omsk Omsk Tsentralny AirportTerminated
Orenburg Orenburg Tsentralny AirportTerminated[10][14]
Perm Bolshoye Savino Airport
Saratov Saratov Gagarin Airport[6]
Sochi Adler-Sochi International AirportTerminated[10]
Tyumen Roshchino AirportTerminated[15]
Ufa Mustai Karim Ufa International Airport
Yaroslavl Tunoshna AirportTerminated[16]
Yekaterinburg Koltsovo International AirportTerminated
Uzbekistan Tashkent Tashkent International Airport [17][18]

Fleet

As of August 2025, Shirak Avia operates the following aircraft:[19]

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. ↑ Авиакомпания Ширак Авиа начала выполнять рейсы в Ереван из аэропорта Внуково и обратно (АвиаПорт), in АвиаПорт.Ru.
  3. ↑ "The EU Air Safety List - European Commission". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  4. ↑ "Armenia's aviation struggles: EU ban, no flag carrier, unexplained incidents". civilnet.am. 7 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Schedule". shirakavia.am. Shirak Avia. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 Liu, Jim (2 April 2025). "Shirak Avia May 2025 Russia Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Shirak Avia started operating flights on the route Yerevan-Astana-Yerevan - Zvartnots". zvartnots.aero. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  8. ↑ Pernekulova, Meruyert. "Kazakhstan expands flight connection with Armenia". qazinform.com. Qazinform International News Agency. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Liu, Jim (2 July 2024). "Shirak Avia NS24 Armenia – Maldives Operations". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Shirak Avia June 2023 Russian Network Additions". AeroRoutes. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Avanesov, Alexandr (4 March 2026). "Shirak Avia to launch direct flights between Yerevan and Kaliningrad | Finport.am". finport.am. FinPort Information Portal. ArmInfo News Agency. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Liu, Jim (28 January 2025). "Shirak Avia Adds Krasnoyarsk Service in NS25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ Liu, Jim (2 July 2024). "Shirak Avia Resumes Orenburg Service From July 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  15. ↑ ""Ширак Авиа" будет выполнять рейсы из Еревана в Тюмень". Travel.ru (in Russian). 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ "Shirak Avia to start operating flights on the route Yerevan-Tashkent-Yerevan - Zvartnots". zvartnots.aero. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  18. ↑ "Shirak Avia to launch weekly Yerevan–Tashkent flights". Armenpress. 2026-04-27. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  19. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Shirak Avia". Airliner World: 50. September 2025.
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