DHL de Guatemala

DHL de Guatemala

IATA ICAO Call sign L3 [1] JOS —
Founded	1989
Hubs	La Aurora International Airport
Fleet size	1
Destinations	7
Parent company	DHL Aero Expreso
Headquarters	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Website	www.dhl.com

DHL de Guatemala S.A. is a cargo airline based in Guatemala City, Guatemala. ^[2] It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post ^[2] and provides services for the group's DHL-branded logistics network in Guatemala. Its main base is La Aurora International Airport. ^[3]

Destinations

DHL de Guatemala operates freight services to the following international scheduled destinations (at January 2005):

Country	City	Airport	Notes
Costa Rica	San José	Juan Santamaría International Airport
El Salvador	San Salvador	El Salvador International Airport
Guatemala	Guatemala City	La Aurora International Airport	Hub
Honduras	San Pedro Sula	Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport	Operated for DHL Aviation
	Tegucigalpa	Toncontín International Airport
Mexico	Mexico City	Mexico City International Airport	Seasonal
Panama	Panama City	Tocumen International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

A DHL de Guatemala ATR 42-320F taxiing at Toncontín International Airport in 2013

As of August 2025 ^[update] , DHL de Guatemala operates the following aircraft: ^[4]

DHL de Guatemala fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Notes
ATR 42-320F	1	—	Operating for DHL Aviation
Total	1	—

Additionally, DHL de Guatemala operates a few Boeing 757-200PCFs to Central America on behalf from DHL Aero Expreso.

Former fleet

• 1 Boeing 727-100F
• 2 Dassault Falcon 20
• 1 Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner

Accidents and incidents

• On April 7, 2022, DHL de Guatemala Flight 7216, a Boeing 757-200PCF (registered HP-2010DAE) operated by DHL Aero Expreso, made an emergency landing after taking off from Juan Santamaría International Airport due to hydraulic issues. After the aircraft landed back, it veered off the runway and broke up into two parts after falling into a ditch. The accident caused No casualties nor injuries. The airport was shut down for several hours after the crash and the aircraft was written off. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

See also

• List of airlines of Guatemala

References

1. "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
2. "Beteiligungsliste/Participation list" (PDF). Jahresabschluss (HGB)/Annual Financial Statements (HGB). Deutsche Post AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
3. Flight International 3 April 2007
4. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - DHL de Guatemala". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 58.
5. "Avión de DHL se parte en dos luego de aterrizaje de emergencia en el Aeropuerto Juan Santamaría". Delfino.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved April 7, 2022.
6. "DHL Aero Expreso Boeing 757 freighter exits runway and brakes into pieces at San Jose, Costa Rica". Aviation24.be. April 7, 2022.
7. "DHL 757 suffers runway excursion in San Jose, breaks in two". Flightradar24 . 8 April 2022.