List of defunct airlines of Costa Rica

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

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					1999	2006	Failed project
Aerolíneas Exaco					1978	1978
Aeropostal Alas de Centroamerica					2003	2007
AVE Airlines					1951	1979
Air Costa Rica		RI	RII	TICA	2014	2018	Founded as Tica Air International, launched in February 2017.
ANSA - Aerolineas Nacionales					1958	1960
APSA					1971	1979
Carga Expresa					1983	1983
Costa Rica Skies			CSR		2006	2008
JHM Cargo Airlines			JHM		1996	2001
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
SERCA Costa Rica					1982	1982
TACA Costa Rica		LR	LRC	LACSA	2004	2013	Rebranded as Avianca Costa Rica
TACA de Costa Rica					1939	1952
TAISA					1971	1978
Ticos Air					2012	2014	Never launched
TransCarga			TDA		1988	1992
Trans Costa Rica			TCR		1979	2000
VEL - Vuelos Especiales Liberianos					1983	1986
VivaCam					2015	2017	Never launched
West Caribbean Costa Rica		0W	WCR	WEST CARIBBEAN	2002	2005
Wiggins International			ALA		1979	1979

See also

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

References

1. "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
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 2019-01-02.