Karun Airlines
هواپیمایی کارون
Hevapimaii-ye Karun
IATA ICAO Callsign
NV IRG Karun
Founded1992
Operating bases
Fleet size7
Destinations22
HeadquartersAhvaz, Iran & Tehran, Iran
Key people
  • M. Parvanezadeh (CEO)
S.AMIRMOKRI(Managing Director)
Websitehttps://www.karunair.ir

Karun Airlines (formerly Iranian Naft Airlines) is an airline based in Tehran, Iran. It operates cargo and passenger scheduled and charter services within Iran and to neighbouring regions. Its main bases are Tehran Mehrabad Airport and Ahvaz International Airport with secondary bases at Bandar Abbas International Airport, Isfahan International Airport and Shiraz International Airport.[1]

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1992. In 2004 it officially became known as Iranian Naft Airline. Owned and operated by the Retirement Organization of National Iranian Oil Company, it has more than 600 employees.[1]

In September 2017, it was announced that the airline was to be renamed as Karun Airlines.[2]

Destinations

As of April 2023, Karun Airlines serves the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
IranAhvazQasem Soleimani International AirportHub
AsaluyehPersian Gulf Airport
BahreganBahregan Airport
Bandar AbbasBandar Abbas International Airport
BushehrBushehr Airport
DezfulDezful Airport
IsfahanShahid Beheshti International Airport
KhargKharg Airport
KishKish International Airport
LamerdLamerd International Airport
Lavan IslandLavan Airport
MahshahrMahshahr Airport
MashhadShahid Hasheminejad International Airport
RashtRasht Airport
ShirazShahid Dastgheib International Airport
Sirri IslandSirri Island Airport
TabrizShahid Madani International Airport
TehranMehrabad International AirportHub
YazdShahid Sadooghi Airport
KuwaitKuwait CityKuwait International Airport
OmanMuscatMuscat International Airport
United Arab EmiratesDubaiDubai International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

The Karun Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of April 2023:[3]

Karun Airlines fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
Fokker 100 5 — 100
Boeing 737-300 2 _ 149
Total 7 —

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 94.
  2. ↑ "Iran's Naft Airlines rebrands as Karun Airlines".
  3. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 17.

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