La Costeña (airline)

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La Costeña
La Costeña logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
6Y[1] NIS LACOSTENA
Founded1991
HubsAugusto C. Sandino International Airport
Secondary hubsBluefields Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations9
Parent companyRegional Airlines Holding LLC
HeadquartersManagua, Nicaragua
Key peopleJulio Caballero (Director)
Employees140 (2011)
Websitewww.lacostena.com.ni

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]

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
Honduras Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Airport [6]
Nicaragua Bluefields Bluefields Airport Hub
Nicaragua Bonanza San Pedro Airport
Nicaragua Corn Islands Corn Islands Airport
Nicaragua Emerald Coast Costa Esmeralda Airport Terminated
Nicaragua Managua Augusto C. Sandino International Airport Hub
Nicaragua Montelimar Montelimar Airport Charter
Nicaragua Ometepe Ometepe Airport Terminated [7]
Nicaragua Puerto Cabezas Bilwi Airport
Nicaragua San Carlos San Carlos Airport Terminated
Nicaragua San Juan de Nicaragua San Juan de Nicaragua Airport Terminated
Nicaragua Siuna Siuna Airport
Nicaragua Waspam Waspam 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[]

  • 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.[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

External links[]

Media related to La Costeña at Wikimedia Commons

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