List of airlines of Costa Rica

This is a list of airlines currently operating in Costa Rica.[1][2]

Active

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Founded Notes
Aerobell Airlines GAB CALI 1988
Avianca Costa Rica LR LRC LACSA 2013 Flag carrier.
Aviones Taxi Aereo 1971
Costa Rica Green Airways GW GRC GREENAIR 2018
SANSA RZ LRS SANSA 1978
Skyway Costa Rica [3] LC GCS SKY TEC 2017
TAC Airlines TIC TAC AIRLINES 2018
Volaris Costa Rica Q6 VOC COSTA RICAN 2016

Defunct

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Founded Ceased
operations 		Notes
ACASA 1968 1976 Merged with AVE Airlines.
ACS - Air Cargo Service 1997 2000
Aero Costa Rica ML AEK ACORISA 1991 1997
Aero Costa Sol CSG COSTA SOL 1999 2006 Failed project.
Aeropostal Alas de Centroamerica 2003 2007
AVE Airlines 1951 1979
Air Costa Rica RI RII TICA 2014 2018 Founded as a subsidiary of Air Panama.
ANSA - Aerolineas Nacionales 1958 1960
APSA 1971 1979
Carga Expresa 1983 1983
Costa Rica Skies CSR 2006 2008
JHM Cargo Airlines JHM 1996 2001 Operated cargo flights on-behalf of TACA Airlines.
LACSA LR LRC LACSA 1945 2004 Rebranded as TACA Costa Rica.
LADECA 1966 1967
Nature Air 5C NRR NATUREAIR 1989 2018
Paradise Air DJ 2000 2013
RANSA - Ruta Aérea Nacional SA 1979 1980 Taken over by SANSA.
SAISA 1996 1997
SARPA Costa Rica 2009 2011
TACA Costa Rica LR LRC LACSA 2004 2013 Rebranded as Avianca Costa Rica.
TACA de Costa Rica 1939 1952
TAISA TC 1971 1978
Ticos Air 2012 2014 Never launched.
TransCarga TDA TRANSCARGA 1988 1992
Trans Costa Rica TCR TICOS 1979 2000
VEL - Vuelos Especiales Liberianos 1983 1986
West Caribbean Costa Rica 0W WCR WEST CARIBBEAN 2002 2005
Wiggins International ALA 1979 1979

Further reading

  • Jiménez G.C., Historia de la aviacion en Costa Rica, 1959

See also

References

  1. ^ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  2. ^ "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  3. ^ "flightradar.live - SkyWay". Retrieved 2019-03-21.
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