SARPA

SARPA
IATA ICAO Call sign
- - SARPA
FoundedJune 1980
AOC #UAEAC-CDO-051
UAEAC-CDO-056
Hubs
Fleet size16
Destinations8 (scheduled)
HeadquartersMedellín, Colombia
Employees150
Websitewww.sarpa.com.co

SARPA S.A.S. (Spanish: Servicios Aéreos Panamericanos S.A.S.) is an air charter and air ambulance operator, with its main base at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, and an auxiliary base in Medellín.[1]

History

The airline was founded in June 1980 in Puerto Asís, Putumayo Department. It started providing support to small cities and towns, grew to become a rotorcraft operator providing support to drilling companies in the Colombian eastern plains, started fixed wing operations in 2004, and since evolved to become one of the major on demand operators in Colombia.[2]

In October 2021, SARPA received its certification to operate commercial routes from its base José María Córdova International Airport with Embraer ERJ 145 and began flights on December 15, 2021.[3]

Scheduled destinations

SARPA operates commercial flights to the following airports:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Aruba Oranjestad Queen Beatrix International Airport [4]
Colombia Barranquilla Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport Terminated
Cali Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Terminated
Medellín José María Córdova International Airport Hub
Montería Los Garzones Airport [5]
Pasto Antonio Nariño Airport Terminated
Riohacha Almirante Padilla Airport
Valledupar Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport
Villavicencio La Vanguardia Airport
Curaçao Willemstad Curaçao International Airport Terminated [6]
Ecuador Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport Seasonal charter
Panama Panama City Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport Seasonal charter [5]

Fleet

A SARPA Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia taxiing at El Dorado International Airport in 2014

SARPA operates the following aircraft as of March 2023:[7][8]

SARPA fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
BAe Jetstream 32 10 — 19 2 in Air Ambulance Configuration
1 with two stretchers and 1 with one stretcher
6 in passenger configuration
Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia 1 — 30
Embraer ERJ145LR 3 — 50 One leased to SATENA
Learjet 45XR 1 — 5 Air Ambulance Configuration with two stretchers
Total 16 —

The airline operates all around Colombia and internationally. Pioneer of Air Ambulance operation in Colombia, first operator to obtain an Operating Certificate for air ambulance operations in the country.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sarpa Airlines in Medellin, Colombia". Airlines-Airports. 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  2. ^ "Sarpa airline X-Crafts E145LR". X-Plane.Org Forum. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. ^ "Sarpa begins sale of its commercial routes". Aviacionline.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "SARPA incrementó sus vuelos entre Colombia y Aruba". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Aerocivil autoriza a Sarpa dos vuelos semanales de Montería a Panamá" (in Spanish). November 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Sarpa stops flights between Curaçao and Medellín". Curacaochronicle.com. November 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Sarpa, Ltda". AirCharter Guide. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  8. ^ "SARPA Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
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