List of airlines of Costa Rica
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This is a list of airlines currently operating in Costa Rica.[1][2]
Active
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerobell Airlines | .jpg) | GAB | CALI | 1988 | ||
| Avianca Costa Rica | .jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | 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
