List of defunct airlines of Costa Rica

This is a list of defunct airlines of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations 		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 1999 2006 Failed project
Aerolíneas Exaco 1978 1978
Aeropostal Alas de Centroamerica 2003 2007
AVE Airlines 1951 1979
Air Costa Rica RI RII 2014 2017 Expected to start in December 2014, postponed to 2015. Started in February 2017 but halted in October 2017.
ANSA - Aerolineas Nacionales 1958 1960
APSA 1971 1979
Carga Expresa 1983 1983
Costa Rica Skies CSR 2006 2008
JHM Cargo Airlines JHM 1996 2001
LACSA LR LRC LACSA 1945 2004 Rebranded as TACA Costa Rica
LADECA 1966 1967
Lineas Aéreas Trans Costa Rica 1979 1988 Renamed to Trans Costa Rica
Nature Air 5C NRR NATUREAIR 1989 2018
Paradise Air DJ 2000 2013
RANSA - Ruta Aérea Nacional SA 1979 1980 Taken over by Sansa Airlines
SAISA 1996 1997
SERCA Costa Rica 1982 1982
TACA Costa Rica LR LRC LACSA 2004 2013 Rebranded as Avianca Costa Rica
TACA de Costa Rica 1939 1952
TAISA 1971 1978
TANSA
Tica Air International 2014 2014 Renamed to Air Costa Rica
Ticos Air 2012 2014 Never launched
TransCarga TDA 1988 1992
Trans Costa Rica TCR 1988 2000
VEL - Vuelos Especiales Liberianos 1983 1986
VivaCam 2015 2017 Never launched
West Caribbean Costa Rica 0W WCR 2003 2005
Wiggins International ALA 1979 1979

See also

References

  1. ^ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  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 2019-01-02.