Karun Airlines

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.

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.

In September 2017, it was announced that the airline was to be renamed as Karun Airlines.Naft Rebranded Airliner World May 2018 page 15 In the same year the airline added its Boeing 737 fleet. In 2019 it was sold. In 2022 the airline began its Boeing 737 operations. In 2023 the airline was planning to add the Boeing 777 to its fleet. In 2024 the airline added its first Boeing 737-300. The airline in the same year looked to finance new engines on its fleet.

In 2026 multiple Fokker 50 aircraft owned by Karun Airlines were destroyed in a bombing along with a Pars Air aircraft.

Destinations As of August 2025, Karun Airlines serves the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes RefsIranAhvazQasem Soleimani International AirportAsaluyehPersian Gulf Airport KermanshahKermanshah International 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 AirportYazdShahid Sadooghi Airport KuwaitKuwait CityKuwait International Airport OmanMuscatMuscat International Airport DubaiDubai International Airport IstanbulIstanbul Airport

Fleet Current fleet , Karun Airlines operates the following aircraft: + Karun Airlines fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers NotesBoeing 737-3002_149Fokker 502—50Fokker 1004—100Total 8—

Former fleet , Karun Airlines operated 4 Boeing 737-300, 2 Fokker 50 and 4 Fokker 100.

The airline also previously operated a Boeing 737-300, leased from Khors Aircompany.

Accident

In 2026 multiple Fokker F 50s of the airline was destroyed

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