List of airlines of Colombia
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This is a list of airlines which have an air operator's certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia.
Active
Scheduled airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avianca |  |
AV | AVA | AVIANCA | Bogotá Cali Cartagena Medellín-JMC |
1919 | Flag carrier. |
| Avianca Express | _F-WWEC_-_MSN_1114_-_Will_be_HK-4955_(10498384486).jpg) |
EX | AVR | AVAEXPRESS | Bogotá | 2018 | |
| Copa Airlines Colombia | .jpg) |
P5 | RPB | AEROREPUBLICA | Bogotá | 2010 | Operates with its parent company's fleet via exchange agreements. |
| Clic Air |  |
VE | EFY | EASYFLY | Bogotá Bucaramanga Cali Medellín-Olaya Herrera Montería |
2023 | |
| JetSmart Colombia |  |
J6 | JEC | JETROCK | Bogotá | 2023 | |
| Moon Flights | MF | AMF | Medellín-Olaya Herrera | 2021 | |||
| LATAM Airlines Colombia | .jpg) |
4C | ARE | LAN COLOMBIA | Bogotá Medellín-JMC |
2016 | |
| SATENA | .jpg) |
9R | NSE | SATENA | Bogotá Medellín-Olaya Herrera |
1962 | Government-owned. |
| Wingo |  |
P5 | RPB | AEROREPUBLICA | Bogotá | 2016 | |
Charter airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AerUpia | .jpg) |
Villavicencio | 1993 | ||||
| Central Charter de Colombia | Bogotá | 1979 | |||||
| Helicol | HEL | HELICOL | Bogotá | 1955 | |||
| Searca | .jpg) |
1EH | SRC | SEARCA | Barranquilla Bogotá Medellín-Olaya Herrera San Andrés Island |
1992 | |
| SARPA | .jpg) |
SARPA | Bogotá Medellín-Olaya Herrera Medellín-JMC |
1980 | |||
| SELVA Colombia | .jpg) |
SDV | SELVA | Villavicencio | 1978 | ||
| Sociedad Aérea de Ibague | Chía | 1992 | |||||
| TAC Colombia |  |
TCC | TAC | Cali Medellín-Olaya Herrera |
1995 | ||
Cargo airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AerCaribe | .jpg) |
JK | ACL | ADMIRE | Bogotá | 1997 | |
| Aerosucre | _HK-5216_Aerosucre.jpg) |
6N | KRE | AEROSUCRE | Bogotá | 1969 | |
| Aliansa - Aerolineas Andinas | _(2).jpg) |
Villavicencio | 1989 | ||||
| Avianca Cargo | _Airbus_A330F_(13188264674).jpg) |
QT | TPA | TAMPA | Bogotá Medellín-JMC Miami |
1973 | |
| LATAM Cargo Colombia | (BCF)(WL)_LATAM_Cargo_Colombia_Stansted_13.4.21.jpg) |
L7 | LAE | LANCO | Bogotá | 2016 | |
| SADELCA | .jpg) |
SDK | SADELCA | Bogotá | 1974 | ||
| SAEP |  |
KSP | SAEP | Bogotá | 1980 | ||
Defunct
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Ceased operations |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACES Colombia |  | VX | AES | ACES | 1971 | 2003 | |
| Aero República |  | P5 | RPB | AEROREPUBLICA | 1992 | 2010 | Rebranded as Copa Airlines Colombia. |
| AeroAtlantico Colombia | AOK | 1980 | 2000 | ||||
| Aeroasis | 2006 | 2011 | Never launched. | ||||
| AeroBoyacá | 2017 | 2025 | Never launched; liquidated.[1] | ||||
| Aerocar Colombia | VSC | AEROCAR | 1995 | 2000 | |||
| Aerocesar | AEC | 1968 | 1983 | ||||
| Aerocondor Colombia |  | OD | AEROCONDOR | 1955 | 1980 | ||
| Aerocosta | CC | AERO | 1965 | 1976 | |||
| Aeroexpreso Bogotá | ABO | AEROEXPRESO | 1978 | 2007 | |||
| Aerolínea de Antioquia | _(6156862115).jpg) | ANQ | ANTIOQUIA | 1987 | 2019 | ||
| Aerolíneas de la Paz | 2004 | 2006 | |||||
| Aerolíneas del Este | 1975 | 2006 | |||||
| Aerolíneas Medellín | AMD | 1976 | 1979 | ||||
| Aeronorte Colombia | ,_Lineas_Aereas_Suramericanas_AN2340192.jpg) | ANR | AERONORTE | 1972 | 1986 | Renamed to Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas. | |
| Aeropesca Colombia |  | RS | AEROPESCA | 1960 | 1983 | Rebranded as Intercontinental de Aviación. | |
| AeroTACA | AT | ATK | AEROTACA | 1965 | 2006 | ||
| Aerotal |  | XK | ART | AEROTAL | 1970 | 1983 | |
| Aerotaxi Colombia | 1948 | 1972 | Subsidiary of Avianca; liquidated. | ||||
| Aerovanguardia | .jpg) | 1993 | 2007 | ||||
| Aexpa |  | 2001 | 2020 | ||||
| Air Colombia | .jpg) | 1999 | 2019 | ||||
| AIRES |  | 4C | ARE | AIRES | 1980 | 2011 | Rebranded to LAN Colombia. |
| Alicol Colombia | 1991 | 2000 | |||||
| Arca Colombia | ,_ARCA_Colombia_AN0264399.jpg) | ZU | AKC | ARCA | 1956 | 1997 | |
| Arkas | K7 | KRA | ARKAS | 2007 | 2010 | ||
| ATC Colombia | ,_ATC_-_Aero_Transcolombiana_de_Carga_AN0213432.jpg){kind=spacer} | TC | TCO | TRANSCOLOMBIA | 1992 | 1999 | |
| Avesca Colombia | ,_Avesca_Colombia_AN1884114.jpg) | AVESCA | 1983 | 1995 | Renamed to Aerocar Colombia. | ||
| Cosmos Colombia | KMS | COSMOS | 2003 | 2014 | |||
| CV Cargo | .jpg) | V9 | GSE | 2010 | 2013 | ||
| EasyFly | .jpg) | VE | EFY | EASYFLY | 2006 | 2023 | Rebranded as Clic Air. |
| GCA Airlines |  | 9A | GCA | GRAN COLOMBIA | 2017 | 2022 | |
| Global Colombia |  | 1994 | 1998 | ||||
| Heliandes | 1998 | 2007 | |||||
| Ibero Americana | IBERO | 1994 | 1995 | ||||
| Interandes Colombia | IAN | 1979 | 1999 | ||||
| Intercontinental de Aviación |  | RS | ICT | INTER | 1983 | 2005 | |
| Isleña Colombia |  | ILA | ISLEÑA | 1993 | 1994 | ||
| LAC Colombia | ,_LAC_-_Lineas_Aereas_del_Caribe_Colombia_AN0264397.jpg) | LC | LIC | LAC | 1974 | 1996 | |
| LACOL Colombia | LAE | LACOL | 1982 | 1999 | |||
| LAMA Colombia | 1991 | 1991 | |||||
| LAN Colombia | _AN2232077.jpg) | 4C | ARE | LAN COLOMBIA | 2011 | 2016 | Renamed to LATAM Airlines Colombia. |
| LANCO | _AN2173089.jpg) | L7 | LAE | LANCO | 2009 | 2016 | Renamed to LATAM Cargo Colombia. |
| LANSA |  | LANSA | 1945 | 1954 | |||
| Latina de Aviación | 1994 | 2009 | |||||
| Líneas Aéreas La Urraca | URRACA | 1962 | 1980 | ||||
| Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas |  | 4L | LAU | SURAMERICANO | 1986 | 2023 | |
| Lloyd Aéreo Colombiano | 1954 | 1960 | |||||
| Orion Air Cargo | .jpg) | 2000 | 2011 | ||||
| SACO | SACO | 1933 | 1940 | Merged with SCADTA to form Avianca. | |||
| SAM Colombia |  | MM | SAM | SAM | 1945 | 2010 | Merged into Avianca. |
| SEC Colombia |  | SEZ | 1993 | 1999 | |||
| Tampa Cargo |  | QT | TPA | TAMPA | 1973 | 2013 | Rebranded as Avianca Cargo. |
| TAVINA | TVN | TAVINA | 1973 | 1985 | |||
| Taxi Aereo del Guaviare | TAGUA | 1976 | 2000 | ||||
| Transamazonica | .jpg){kind=spacer} | TAZ | AMAZON | 1980 | 1999 | Restarted as Air Colombia. | |
| Transapel Express Colombia | 1992 | 1994 | Merged into SAEP. | ||||
| Ultra Air | .jpg) | U0 | ULS | AIR ULTRA | 2020 | 2023 | |
| Vertical de Aviación | .jpg) | 1982 | 2023 | Liquidated.[2] | |||
| Vias Aéreas Colombianas | VIARCO | 1999 | 2006 | ||||
| Viva Air Colombia |  | VH | VVC | VIVA COLOMBIA | 2009 | 2023 | Bankrupt. |
| West Caribbean Airways | .jpg) | YH | WCW | WEST | 1998 | 2005 |
See also
Further reading
- Forero F.J.I., Historia de la aviacion en Colombia in spanish language, Aedita, 1964
- Farias Mendoza A., Historia de la aviacion en Colombia in spanish language, Circulo de Lectores, 1986
- Castro Caycedo G., El Alcaravan (DC 3 in Colombia) in spanish language, Planeta Colombiana Editorial S.A., 1996