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This is a list of largest airlines in Central America and the Caribbean . It is ranked by number of transported passengers.
| Rank | Country | Airline / holding | '15 | '14 | '13 | '12 | '11 | '10 | '09 | Passenger fleet | Current destinations | Sources | Alliance / association |
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| 1 |  Panama | Copa Airlines | 8.05 (Jun) | 11.3 | 7.1 | - | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 91 | 65 | Star Alliance | |
| 2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean Airlines 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 18 | - | - | |
| 3 |  France | Air Caraïbes | 1.2 [1] | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 13 | - | - |
| 4 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | InterCaribbean Airways | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 23 | - | - | |
| 5 |  Cuba | Cubana de Aviación | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 20 | - | - | |
| 6 | France | Air Antilles | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 22 | - | - | |
| 7 |  Cayman Islands | Cayman Airways | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 12 | - | - | |
| 8 |  Bahamas | Bahamasair | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 21 | - | - | |
| 9 |  Netherlands | Winair | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 16 | - | - | |
| 10 | Bahamas | Western Air | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 9 | - | - | |
| 11 | France | St Barth Commuter | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | - | - | |
| 12 | France | Air Guyane Express | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | - | - | |
| 13 | Netherlands | Aruba Airlines | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
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