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Karun Airlines

Logo: Karun Air, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Iranian airline

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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1992Founded1
  • HeadquartersAhvaz1
Iranian Naft Airlines Fokker 100
Photo: Shahram Sharifi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

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.2

The story

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. 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Karun Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Destinations

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

Fleet

Current fleet

As of July 2026, Karun Airlines operates the following aircraft:

Former fleet

As of August 2025, 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Karun Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

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