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 AirlinesGABCALI1988
Avianca Costa RicaLRLRCLACSA2013Flag carrier.
Aviones Taxi Aereo1971
Costa Rica Green AirwaysGWGRCGREENAIR2018
SANSARZLRSSANSA1978
Skyway Costa Rica[3]LCGCSSKY TEC2017
TAC AirlinesTICTAC AIRLINES2018
Volaris Costa RicaQ6VOCCOSTA RICAN2016

Defunct

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Founded Ceased
operations
Notes
ACASA19681976Merged with AVE Airlines.
ACS - Air Cargo Service19972000
Aero Costa RicaMLAEKACORISA19911997
Aero Costa SolCSGCOSTA SOL19992006Failed project.
Aeropostal Alas de Centroamerica20032007
AVE Airlines19511979
Air Costa RicaRIRIITICA20142018Founded as a subsidiary of Air Panama.
ANSA - Aerolineas Nacionales19581960
APSA19711979
Carga Expresa19831983
Costa Rica SkiesCSR20062008
JHM Cargo AirlinesJHM19962001Operated cargo flights on-behalf of TACA Airlines.
LACSALRLRCLACSA19452004Rebranded as TACA Costa Rica.
LADECA19661967
Nature Air5CNRRNATUREAIR19892018
Paradise AirDJ20002013
RANSA - Ruta Aérea Nacional SA19791980Taken over by SANSA.
SAISA19961997
SARPA Costa Rica20092011
TACA Costa RicaLRLRCLACSA20042013Rebranded as Avianca Costa Rica.
TACA de Costa Rica19391952
TAISATC19711978
Ticos Air20122014Never launched.
TransCargaTDATRANSCARGA19881992
Trans Costa RicaTCRTICOS19792000
VEL - Vuelos Especiales Liberianos19831986
West Caribbean Costa Rica0WWCRWEST CARIBBEAN20022005
Wiggins InternationalALA19791979

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.