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RZ
  
LRS

Frequent-flyer program
  
Distancia

Headquarters
  
San José, Costa Rica

Alliance
  
Avianca El Salvador

LRS
  
SANSA

Destinations
  
14

Founded
  
1978

Fleet size
  
8

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Hubs
  
Juan Santamaría International Airport

Website
  
http://www.flysansa.com

Hub
  
Juan Santamaría International Airport

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SANSA Airlines (Servicios Aéreos Nacionales S.A.) is an airline based in San José, Costa Rica. It operates scheduled passenger services as part of the TACA Airlines regional airline system, and has a subsidiary of Avianca Costa Rica. Its hub is Juan Santamaría International Airport.

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History

The airline was established in 1978 as a Domestic Airline of LACSA.

Destinations

The destinations of Sansa Airlines are:

  • Bahía Drake
  • Barra de Tortuguero
  • Golfito
  • La Fortuna/Arenal
  • Liberia
  • Palmar Sur
  • Puerto Jiménez
  • Puerto Limón
  • Quepos/Manuel Antonio
  • San Isidro de El General
  • San José (hub)
  • Playa Tamarindo
  • Playa Tambor
  • San Isidro del General
  • Costa Esmeralda, Nicaragua

    • Previous destinations

  • Samara-Carrillo Airport
  • Punta Islita Airport
  • Coto 47 Airport
  • Nosara
  • Barra Del Colorado

    • Fleet

    As of August 2007 the SANSA fleet includes:

  • 6 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
  • 2 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX

    • Former fleet

  • Douglas DC-3
  • CASA C-212 Aviocar
  • ATR 42-300

    • Accidents and incidents

  • On April 19, 1984, A DC3 (TI-SAA) charter flight coming from San Andres (Colombia) crash on "Cerro Santa Rosa" (northwest face of the Irazu Volcano), killing all on board.
  • On January 16, 1990, SANSA Flight 32 crashed into the Cerro Cedral, a mountain in Costa Rica, after takeoff from Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José. All 20 passengers and 3 crew on board died in the crash.
  • On August 26, 2000, SANSA Flight 1644 crashed into the Arenal Volcano, an active volcano in Costa Rica. The Cessna Caravan took off from Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José at 11:38, for a flight to Tamarindo (TNO). An intermediate stop at La Fortuna was made at 11:55 to drop off a Japanese tourist. The flight left La Fortuna again at 12:05 for a 35-minute flight to Tamarindo. The aircraft collided with the active 5380 feet (1650 m) high Arenal volcano, at around 656 feet (200 m) below the crater. All 8 passengers and 2 crew on board died in the crash.
  • On November 28, 2001, SANSA Flight 1625 crashed into the Cerro Chontal, a mountain in Costa Rica. The aircraft crashed approx. four minutes before it was expected to land into a wooded hillside of the Cerro Chontal. The aircraft appeared to be off the usual approach track for Quepos. Both crew members and 1 passenger died; 5 passengers survived the crash and were rescued the next day.

    • References

    Sansa Airlines Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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