SARPA
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| Founded | 1980 |
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| AOC # | UAEAC-CDO-051 & UAEAC-CDO-056 |
| Hubs | Eldorado International Airport, Olaya Herrera |
| Focus cities | Bogota D.C, Medellín |
| Fleet size | 14 |
| Destinations | Charter (On Demand flights) and Air Ambulance |
| Headquarters | Medellín, Colombia |
| Employees | 150 |
| Website | www.sarpa.com.co |
SARPA SAS (Servicios Aéreos Panamericanos SAS) is an air charter and air ambulance operator, with main base at Eldorado International Airport in Bogotá D.C., Colombia and an auxiliary base of operations in Medellín, Colombia.[citation needed]
Brief history[]
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[citation needed].
Fleet[]
AirCharter Guide listed SARPA as having the following aircraft in July 2021:[1]
| Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetstream 3201 | 10 | 19 | (2) in Air Ambulance Configuration (One with two stretchers and one with one stretcher and (6) In passenger Configuration) | |
| Learjet 45XR | 1 | 5 | Air Ambulance Configuration with two stretchers | |
| Embraer EMB120ER "BRASILIA" | 2 | — | 30 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | ||
The airline operates all around Colombia, and can fly internationally. Pioneer of Air Ambulance operation in Colombia, first operator to obtain an Operating Certificate for air ambulance operations in the country.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Sarpa, Ltda". AirCharter Guide. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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