Karun Airlines
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| Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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| Focus cities | Ahwaz Airport, Mehrabad Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
| Parent company | Ministry of Petroleum (Iran) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Ahwaz, Iran & Tehran, Iran | ||||||
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| Website | https://www.karunair.ir | ||||||
Karun Airlines (formerly Iranian Naft Airlines) is an airline based in Ahvaz, Iran. It operates cargo and passenger scheduled and charter services within Iran and to neighbouring regions. Its main bases are Tehran-Mehrabad and Ahwaz 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
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahwaz |  Iran |
AWZ | OIAW | Ahwaz International Airport Base |
| Sirri Island | Iran |
SXI | OIBS | Sirri Island Airport |
| Abadan | Iran |
ABD | OIAA | Abadan International Airport |
| Isfahan | Iran |
IFN | OIFM | Isfahan International Airport |
| Kish Island | Iran |
KIH | OIBK | Kish Airport |
| Mashhad | Iran |
MHD | OIMM | Mashhad International Airport |
| Aghajari | Iran |
AKW | OIAG | Aghajari Airport |
| Shiraz | Iran |
SYZ | OISS | Shiraz International Airport |
| Tehran | Iran |
THR | OIII | Mehrabad International Airport Base |
| Yazd | Iran |
AZD | OIYY | Shahid Sadooghi Airport |
| Mahshahr | Iran |
MRX | OIAM | Mahshahr Airport |
| Tabriz | Iran |
TBZ | OITT | Tabriz International Airport |
| Kharg | Iran |
KHK | OIBQ | Kharg Airport |
| Ardabil | Iran |
ADU | OITL | Ardabil Airport |
| Assaluyeh | Iran |
PGU | OIBP | Persian Gulf Airport |
Fleet
Current fleet
The Karun Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2019:[3]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fokker 50 | 6 | — | 50 | |
| Fokker 100 | 4 | — | 100 | |
| Total | 10 | — | ||
Former fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
- 1 Boeing 737-300, leased from Khors Aircompany
See also
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 94.
- ^ https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/59147-irans-naft-airlines-rebrands-as-karun-airlines
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 17.
External links
Media related to Naft Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
- (in English) Iranian Naft Airlines official website - unable to connect from UK 20150906
- NaftAirline.com - works from UK 20150906
- Iranian Naft Airlines Fleet
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