Caspian Airlines (, Hevapimaii-ye Kaspyen) is an airline headquartered in Tehran, Iran. Established in 1993, it operates services between Tehran and other major cities in Iran and international flights to Armenia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Ukraine. 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 Iran Abadan - Ayatollah Jami International Airport Ahwaz - Ahwaz International Airport Asalouyeh - Persian Gulf Airport Bandar Abbas - Bandar Abbas International Airport Sanandaj - Sanandaj Airport Isfahan - Shahid Beheshti International Airport Kish Island - Kish Airport Kermanshah - Kermanshah Airport Mahshahr - Mahshahr Airport Mashhad - Mashhad International Airport Rasht - Rasht Airport Sari - Dashte-naz Airport Shiraz - Shiraz International Airport Tabriz - Tabriz Airport Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Hub Mehrabad Airport Hub Urmia - Uromieh Airport Yazd - Shahid Sadooghi Airport Zabol - Zabol Airport Zahedan - Zahedan Airport Iraq Najaf - Al Najaf International Airport Sulaimaniyah - Sulaimaniyah International Airport Fleet Current fleet The Caspian Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of August 2019: Former fleet The airline previously operated the following aircraft: 1 Boeing 737-500, leased from Khors Aircompany 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