# Caspian Airlines

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

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

## Fleet
### Current fleet

The Caspian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of February 2025:
Caspian Airlines Fleet :
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
| Boeing 737-300 | 1 | — | 140 | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 2 | — | 168 | EP-CAP stored due to an incident. |
| Boeing 737-500 | 3 | — | 126 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 5 | — | 168 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | | |

### Former fleet

The airline 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.