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| Founded | June 1980 | ||||||
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| AOC # | UAEAC-CDO-051 UAEAC-CDO-056 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 (scheduled) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Medellín, Colombia | ||||||
| Employees | 150 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
SARPA S.A.S. (Spanish: Servicios Aéreos Panamericanos S.A.S.) is an air charter and air ambulance operator, with its main base at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, and an auxiliary base in Medellín. [1]
The airline was founded in June 1980 in Puerto Asís, Putumayo Department. It started providing support to small cities and towns, grew to become a rotorcraft operator providing support to drilling companies in the Colombian eastern plains, started fixed wing operations in 2004, and since evolved to become one of the major on demand operators in Colombia. [2]
In October 2021, SARPA received its certification to operate commercial routes from its base José María Córdova International Airport with Embraer ERJ 145 and began flights on December 15, 2021. [3]
SARPA operates commercial flights to the following airports:
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba | Oranjestad | Queen Beatrix International Airport | [4] | |
| Colombia | Barranquilla | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport | Terminated | |
| Cali | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport | Terminated | ||
| Medellín | José María Córdova International Airport | Hub | ||
| Montería | Los Garzones Airport | [5] | ||
| Pasto | Antonio Nariño Airport | Terminated | ||
| Riohacha | Almirante Padilla Airport | |||
| Valledupar | Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport | |||
| Villavicencio | La Vanguardia Airport | |||
| Curaçao | Willemstad | Curaçao International Airport | Terminated | [6] |
| Ecuador | Quito | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | Seasonal charter | |
| Panama | Panama City | Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport | Seasonal charter | [5] |
SARPA operates the following aircraft as of March 2023: [7] [8]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| BAe Jetstream 32 | 10 | — | 19 | 2 in Air Ambulance Configuration 1 with two stretchers and 1 with one stretcher 6 in passenger configuration |
| Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia | 1 | — | 30 | |
| Embraer ERJ145LR | 3 | — | 50 | One leased to SATENA |
| Learjet 45XR | 1 | — | 5 | Air Ambulance Configuration with two stretchers |
| Total | 16 | — | ||
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