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Caspian Airlines

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Caspian Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
IV CPN CASPIAN
Founded1993
Operating basesTehran Mehrabad International Airport
Fleet size8
Destinations22
Parent companyIran National Airlines Corporation
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
Websitecaspian.aero

Caspian Airlines (Persian: هواپیمایی کاسپین, Havāpeimāyi-ye Kāspian) is an airline headquartered in the Iranian capital of Tehran.[1] 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.[2]

As of December 2016, Caspian Airlines is prohibited by the US Department of Treasury from engaging in any transaction of any type with foreign entities; for providing support to IRGC elements by transporting personnel and illicit material, including weapons, from Iran to Syria.[3]

History

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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 no longer has any Tupolev aircraft; today it operates mainly McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft.

Caspian Airlines finished building its headquarters in 1993. Later this tower was exchanged with three Tupolev-154s from Mahan Air.

Destinations

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Country City Airport Notes Refs
Iran Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport
Ahvaz Qasem Soleimani International Airport
Asaluyeh Persian Gulf Airport
Bandar Abbas Bandar Abbas International Airport
Bushehr Bushehr Airport
Chabahar Chabahar Konarak Airport
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport
Jask Jask Airport
Kerman Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport
Kish Kish International Airport
Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport Hub
Qeshm Qeshm International Airport
Rasht Rasht Airport
Sari Dasht-e Naz Airport
Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib International Airport
Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport
Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Hub
Mehrabad International Airport Hub
Yazd Shahid Sadooghi Airport
Zahedan Zahedan Airport
Iraq Baghdad Baghdad International Airport
Najaf Al Najaf International Airport
Syria Damascus Damascus International Airport

Fleet

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Caspian Airlines Boeing 737-500
Caspian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154M in 2011

Current fleet

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The Caspian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of April 2023:[4]

Caspian Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In
service
Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-400 1 168
Boeing 737-500 2 126
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 5 168
Total 8

Former fleet

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The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Contact Caspian Archived 2010-06-18 at the Wayback Machine." Caspian Airlines. Retrieved on 27 June 2010. "Contact Details 5 Sabonchi St Shahid Beheshti Ave"
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 62.
  3. ^ "Treasury Targets Networks Linked to Iran". www.treasury.gov. Retrieved Jan 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 16.
  5. ^ "Caspian Airlines 150 dead in Iran airline crash - eTurboNews.com". eturbonews.com.
  6. ^ "BBC News - Scores killed in Iran plane crash". bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Airwork". www.airwork.nl. Retrieved Jan 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-4H6 EP-CAP Isfahan-Shahid Beheshti Airport (IFN)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
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