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Aerotaxis La Costeña S.A. is an regional airline based in Managua, Nicaragua. It operates passenger services from Managua to 6 domestic destinations. Its main hub is at Augusto C. Sandino International Airport.[1]

La Costeña

IATA ICAO Callsign W8 NIS LACOSTENA
Founded	1991
Hubs	Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
Secondary hubs	Bluefields Airport
Fleet size	2
Destinations	7
Parent company	Regional Airlines Holding LLC
Headquarters	Managua, Nicaragua
Key people	Julio Caballero (Director)
Employees	140 (2011)
Website	www.lacostena.com.ni

History

The airline was founded in 1991. It became a feeder carrier of Grupo TACA in 1999. By September 2011, it had 140 employees.

On May 31, 2019, Avianca Holdings sold its 62% participation in La Costeña to Regional Airlines Holding LLC, from Delaware, United States.[2][3]

Destinations

La Costeña operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations:[4]

Country	City	Airport	Notes
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Tegucigalpa Airport	Terminated
Nicaragua	Bluefields	Bluefields Airport	Hub
	Bonanza	San Pedro Airport
	Corn Islands	Corn Islands Airport
	Managua	Augusto C. Sandino International Airport	Hub
	Montelimar Beach	Montelimar Airport	Charter
	Ometepe	Ometepe Airport	Terminated
	Puerto Cabezas	Bilwi Airport
	San Carlos	San Carlos Airport	Terminated
	San Juan de Nicaragua	San Juan de Nicaragua Airport	Terminated
	Siuna	Siuna Airport	Terminated
	Tola	Costa Esmeralda Airport	Terminated
	Waspam	Waspam Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

La Costeña fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2022):[5][6]

La Costena fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
ATR 42-320	2	—	46	Registered as YN-CHG and YN-CIE
Total	2	—

Former fleet

• 13 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
• 2 Shorts 360

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.[7]

• On July 20, 1999, the same aircraft (YN-CED) was flying from Managua to Bluefields, but crashed in Cerro Silva, killing both crew members and all 14 passengers. A GPS device had been removed for use in another aircraft before the flight.[8]

See also

• List of airlines of Nicaragua

References

External links

Media related to La Costeña at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] La Costeña

La Costeña (ztw. Teil von Avianca Nicaragua) ist eine nicaraguanische Fluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Managua und Basis auf dem Flughafen Managua. Sie war eine Tochtergesellschaft der Avianca Holdings, die unter anderem die kolumbianische Fluggesellschaft Avianca betreibt und Mitglied der Luftfahrtallianz Star Alliance ist.

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- [en] La Costeña (airline)

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[es] La Costeña

La Costeña es una aerolínea regional con sede en Managua, Nicaragua. Opera hacia 10 destinos desde el Aeropuerto Internacional Augusto C. Sandino, en Managua.[2]

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[it] La Costeña

La Costeña è una compagnia aerea regionale con sede a Managua, in Nicaragua, che opera collegamenti giornalieri con: Tegucigalpa, Corn Island, San Carlos, Bluefields, Bonanza, Ometepe, Rosita, Puerto Cabezas, Siuna e San Juan de Nicaragua.

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