List of defunct airlines of Puerto Rico

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This is a list of defunct airlines of Puerto Rico . [1]

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AirlineImage IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
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Air Caribbean 19751979
Caribair N967PR Douglas DC-9-31 Caribair Puerto Rico KIN 18JAN71.jpg CBCRB19391973Acquired by Eastern Air Lines
Dodita Air Cargo Convair 440-38 Metropolitan, Dodita Air Cargo AN0209873.jpg 19902006
Dorado Wings 19641982Purchased and renamed Crown Air
Executive Airlines ATR 72-212, American Eagle (Executive Airlines) JP5627327.jpg OWEGFEAGLE FLIGHT19792013
Fina Air 20032005
Four Star Air Cargo FourStar N135FS STT 14Aug2009.jpg HKFSCFOUR STAR19822009
Oceanair TJlate 1970smid-1980s
Puertorriqueña de Aviación 19361941
Roblex Aviation Roblex Aviation Short 360-300 N377AR on short finals at SJU.jpg 19972011
Sundance Air 228bq - Sundance Air Beech 1900C-1 Airliner, N17ZV@SXM,22.04.2003 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg 19861989
Tol Air TITOLTOL AIR19812006

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