Caspian Airlines (, Havâpeymâyi-ye Kâspian) is an airline headquartered in the Iranian capital of Tehran."Contact Caspian ." Caspian Airlines. Retrieved on 27 June 2010. "Contact Details 5 Sabonchi St Shahid Beheshti Ave" Established in 1993, it operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran as well as international flights to Turkey and Iraq. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran.
As of December 2016, Caspian Airlines is sanctioned by the US Department of Treasury for providing support to IRGC elements by transporting personnel and illicit material, including weapons, from Iran to Syria.
History The airline was established in 1993 and commenced operations in September 1993. It was set up as a joint venture between Iranian and Russian interests. Caspian Airlines finished building its headquarters in 1993. Later this tower was exchanged with three Tupolev-154s from Mahan Air.
In 2016 the US Department of Treasury sanctioned Caspian for transporting IRGC related weapons and illicit material.
In 2019 Caspian Air and Taban Air grew their Boeing 737 fleets.
On December 8, 2025, it was reported that Caspian Airlines had begun flying to Sharjah which opened routes to a total of 5 Iranian cities. On January 23 2026 a Caspian Airlines flight to Yerevan was cancelled six times in 8 days.
Destinations Country City Airport Notes RefsIranAbadanAyatollah Jami International Airport AhvazQasem Soleimani International Airport AsaluyehPersian Gulf Airport Bandar AbbasBandar Abbas International Airport BushehrBushehr Airport ChabaharChabahar Konarak Airport IsfahanShahid Beheshti International Airport JaskJask Airport KermanAyatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport KishKish International Airport MashhadShahid Hasheminejad International Airport QeshmQeshm International Airport RashtRasht Airport SariDasht-e Naz Airport ShirazShahid Dastgheib International Airport TabrizShahid Madani International Airport TehranImam Khomeini International Airport Mehrabad International Airport YazdShahid Sadooghi Airport ZahedanZahedan Airport IraqBaghdadBaghdad International Airport NajafAl Najaf International Airport TurkeyIstanbulIstanbul Airport UAESharjahSharjah International Airport
Fleet
Current fleet , Caspian Airlines operates the following aircraft: + Caspian Airlines FleetAircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotesBoeing 737-3002—140Boeing 737-4003—168 Boeing 737-5003—126McDonnell Douglas MD-821—168McDonnell Douglas MD-834—168Total132
Former fleet , Caspian Airlines operated 1 Boeing 737-300, 3 Boeing 737-400, 3 Boeing 737-500 and 5 McDonnell Douglas MD-83.
The airline also previously operated the following aircraft: 1 Boeing 737-500, leased from Khors Aircompany 1 Boeing 737-300 2 McDonnell Douglas-82 2 McDonnell Douglas-83 ? Tupolev Tu-154
Accidents and incidents On 15 July 2009, Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, a Tupolev Tu-154M, traveling from Tehran to Yerevan crashed near the Iranian town of Qazvin, killing all 168 people (153 passengers, 15 crew) on board. On 27 January 2020, Caspian Airlines Flight 6936, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (registered EP-CPZ) suffered a runway excursion at Bandar Mahshahr Airport, Iran. The aircraft came to a stop on a road, injuring 2 of the 144 passengers and crew on board. On April 12, 2021, a Caspian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 performing Flight 6984 from Tehran to Kish rose above its assigned altitude due to an autopilot malfunction. As a result, a Qatar Airways Airbus A350 operating Flight 739, en route from Doha to Los Angeles received a traffic collision avoidance system alert and performed an evasive climb. The Aviation Herald claimed the Qatar jet produced automated warnings about its speed and an impending stall, something Qatar Airways denied. Both aircraft continued to their destinations and landed safely. On January 5, 2022, Caspian Airlines Flight 6904, a Boeing 737-400 (registration EP-CAP) veered off the runway during landing at Isfahan International Airport following a collapse of the left main landing gear, injuring five of the 116 people on board.
See also List of airlines of Iran
References
External links
Caspian Airlines fleet list