La Costeña (airline)

Aerotaxis La Costeña S.A. is an airline based in Managua, Nicaragua. It operates passenger services from Managua to 7 domestic destinations. Its main base is at Augusto C. Sandino International Airport.[2]

La Costeña
IATA ICAO Callsign
6Y[1] NIS LACOSTENA
Founded1991
HubsAugusto C. Sandino International Airport
Secondary hubsBluefields Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations7
Parent companyRegional Airlines Holding LLC
HeadquartersManagua, Nicaragua
Key peopleJulio Caballero (Director)
Employees140 (2011)
Websitewww.lacostena.com.ni

History

The airline was founded in 1991. By September 2011 it had 140 employees.

In May 31, 2019, Avianca Holdings sold its 62% participation in La Costeña to Regional Airlines Holding LLC, from Delaware, United States.[3][4]

Destinations
A La Costeña Cessna 208B Grand Caravan landing at Augusto C. Sandino International Airport in 2011

La Costeña operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations:[5]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
HondurasTegucigalpaTegucigalpa AirportTerminated[6]
NicaraguaBluefieldsBluefields AirportHub
NicaraguaBonanzaSan Pedro Airport
NicaraguaCorn IslandsCorn Islands Airport
NicaraguaEmerald CoastCosta Esmeralda AirportTerminated
NicaraguaManaguaAugusto C. Sandino International AirportHub
NicaraguaMontelimarMontelimar AirportCharter
NicaraguaOmetepeOmetepe AirportTerminated[7]
NicaraguaPuerto CabezasBilwi Airport
NicaraguaSan CarlosSan Carlos AirportTerminated
NicaraguaSan Juan de NicaraguaSan Juan de Nicaragua AirportTerminated
NicaraguaSiunaSiuna AirportTerminated
NicaraguaWaspamWaspam Airport

Fleet

Current fleet
A ATR 42-320 of La Costeña parked at Corn Island Airport in 2011

La Costena fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January 2021):[8][9]

La Costena fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 42-320 2 — 46
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 4 — 12
Total 6 —

Former fleet

Accidents and incidents
  • On July 30, 1995, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (YN-CED) was hijacked by suspected drug traffickers while flying from Managua to Bluefields. Nicaraguan authorities suspect that the hijacked aircraft was intended to be used for narcotics trafficking operations.[10]
  • On July 20, 1999, the same plane was flying from Managua to Bluefields, but crashed in Cerro Silva and killed both crew members and all 14 passengers. A GPS device had been removed for use in another aircraft before the flight.[11]

See also

References
  1. IATA Code shared with Aeronica
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 103.
  3. Reportur.co
  4. El Nuevo Diario de Nicaragua
  5. "Destinations - La Costeña". Lacostena.com.ni.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) La Costena schedule
  7. "Ometepe Island Info - Flying Into Our New Airport!". ometepeislandinfo.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  8. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 22.
  9. "La Costeña - Pilot Career Centre". Pilotcareercentre.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  10. Aviation Safety Network
  11. Aviation Safety Network

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