| Kish Air Show | |
| Native Name: | نمایشگاه هوایی کیش |
| Genre: | Commercial Air Show |
| Venue: | Kish International Airport |
| Location: | Kish Island, Persian Gulf |
| Country: | Iran |
| Established: | 2002 |
| Attendance: | 120 |
| Activity: | Aerobatic Displays Static Displays |
| Organized: | Kish Free Zone Organization |
The Kish Airshow also known as Persian Gulf Airshow is an aviation airshow held biennially on Kish Island, Iran. Its first airshow was in 2002 on Kish island, where 11 foreign companies participated from France, Russia, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, The Netherlands, Pakistan, Slovakia and Switzerland. Its second airshow was held in 2005. One hundred companies participated, making the airshow nearly five times larger than in 2002. Because of this success in 2005, it was decided to launch another airshow in the year after. Downplaying U.S. sanctions on Iran, during the 2005 airshow, Iran signed a $980 million contract for the purchase of 25 Fokker aircraft with the Dutch company. The foreign participating countries in 2005 included Germany, Australia, France, United Kingdom, Italy, The Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Malaysia, and United Arab Emirates.
| Place | Date | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30-10-2002 until 3-11-2002 | 26 international and Iranian aviation companies participated. | ||
| 2 | 18-01-2005 until 21-01-2005 | 100 international and Iranian aviation companies participated. | ||
| 3 | 24-11-2006 until 1-12-2006 | |||
| 4 | 28-10-2008 until 31-10-2008 | |||
| 5 | 9-11-2010 until 12-11-2010 | Representatives from more than 120 international aviation companies, including companies based in the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy, reportedly are expected to attend. | ||
| 6 | 11-12-2012 until 14-12-2012 | A large number of domestic companies active in the aviation, aerospace, airlines and the other related industries and universities as well as foreign companies took part at the fourth Iran Kish Air Show and exhibited a vast range of products, systems and services in the aviation and air space fields. These events received a warm welcome from the trades and specialists. | ||
| 7 | 18-11-2014 until 21-11-2014 | A large number of domestic companies active in the aviation, aerospace, airlines and the other related industries and universities as well as foreign companies took part at the fourth Iran Kish Air Show and exhibited a vast range of products, systems and services in the aviation and air space fields.[1] | ||
| 8 | 16-11-2016 until 19-11-2016 | A large number of domestic companies active in the aviation, aerospace, airlines and the other related industries and universities as well as foreign companies took part at the fourth Iran Kish Air Show and exhibited a vast range of products, systems and services in the aviation and air space fields. These events received a warm welcome from the trades and specialists. |
See also: Iran Aviation Industries Organization. In 2010, Iran's Defense Ministry said it will begin the production phase of a domestically manufactured medium-size passenger plane designed to carry up to 150 passengers. With a population of 82 million, Iran needs to have at least 400-500 new airplanes in the next 10 years to replace their outdated fleet.[2]