ISFAHAN -- The first domestically manufactured passenger plane-- Iran 140--embarked on a maiden flight from Isfahan to Sanandaj on Sunday.

According to the Public Relations Office of the national manufacturer, the plane took off at 9:20 a.m.

The airplane, a joint venture project by Iran and Ukraine, are built by an affiliate company of the Iranian Military Industries Organization in Shahinshahr, Isfahan.

It has a capacity of 52 passengers and is specifically designed to take off from short runways and narrow airport bands.

The airplane will ferry passengers in the Isfahan-Abadan and Isfahan-Kish routes, IRNA reported.