List of airlines of Costa Rica

This is a list of airlines currently operating in Costa Rica. ^{[1] [2]}

Active

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Founded	Notes
Aerobell Airlines			GAB	CALI	1988
Avianca Costa Rica		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			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		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		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

See also

• List of airlines of the Americas
• List of airports in Costa Rica

References

1. "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
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 2019-03-21.
3. "flightradar.live - SkyWay" . Retrieved 2019-03-21.