Caspian Airlines (, ''Havāpeimāyi-ye Kāspian'') is an airline headquartered in the
Iranian
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** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia
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capital of
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
. 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
Mehrabad Interglobal Airport is an airport serving Tehran, the capital of Iran. Prior to the construction of the larger Imam Khomeini International Airport in 2007, Mehrabad was Tehran's primary airport for both international and domestic tr ...
, Tehran.
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.
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 no longer has any
Tupolev
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UAC Tupolev is succes ...
aircraft; today it operates mainly
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
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series aircraft.
Caspian Airlines finished building its headquarters in 1993. Later this tower was exchanged with three Tupolev-154s from Mahan Air.
Destinations
Fleet

Current fleet
The Caspian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of February 2025:
Former fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
*1
Boeing 737-500, leased from
Khors Aircompany
*1
Boeing 737-300
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Development began in 1979 and the first variant, the 737-300, first flew in Febru ...
*2
McDonnell Douglas-82
*2
McDonnell Douglas-83
*?
Tupolev Tu-154
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Accidents and incidents
* On 15 July 2009,
Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, a
Tupolev Tu-154M, traveling from
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
to
Yerevan
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crashed near the Iranian town of
Qazvin
Qazvin (; ; ) is a city in the Central District (Qazvin County), Central District of Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the largest city in the provi ...
, 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
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
to
Kish
Kish may refer to:
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rose above its assigned altitude due to an
autopilot
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malfunction. As a result, a
Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways Company Q.C.S.C. (, ''al-Qaṭariyya''), operating as Qatar Airways, is the flag carrier of Qatar. Headquartered in the Qatar Airways Tower in Doha, the airline operates a hub-and-spoke network, flying to over 170 internatio ...
Airbus A350
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The initial A350 design proposed in 2004, in response to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, would have been a development of the Airbu ...
operating Flight 739, ''en route'' from
Doha
Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ...
to
Los Angeles
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received a
traffic collision avoidance system
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alert and performed an evasive climb. ''
The Aviation Herald
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'' 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
Airlines of Iran
Airlines established in 1993
Iranian brands
Iranian companies established in 1993
companies based in Tehran
Iranian entities subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions
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