Sansa Airlines

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Sansa Airlines
Sansa.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
RZ LRS SANSA
Founded1978
HubsJuan Santamaría International Airport
Frequent-flyer programDistancia
Fleet size12
Destinations15
HeadquartersSan José, Costa Rica
Websitehttp://www.flysansa.com

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 was a subsidiary of Avianca Costa Rica. Its hub is Juan Santamaría International Airport.[1]

History[]

The airline was established in 1978 as a domestic subsidiary of LACSA.[1]

Destinations[]

A SANSA Cessna 208B Grand Caravan at Juan Santamaría International Airport in 2012

The destinations of Sansa Airlines are:[2]

Country City Airport Notes
Costa Rica Bahía Drake Bahía Drake Airport
Costa Rica Barra del Colorado Barra del Colorado Airport Terminated
Costa Rica Coto 47 Coto 47 Airport Terminated
Costa Rica Golfito Golfito Airport
Costa Rica La Fortuna/Arenal La Fortuna Arenal Airport
Costa Rica Liberia Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport
Costa Rica Limón Limón International Airport
Costa Rica Nosara Nosara Airport
Costa Rica Palmar Sur Palmar Sur Airport
Costa Rica Puerto Carillo Carrillo Airport Terminated
Costa Rica Puerto Jiménez Puerto Jiménez Airport
Costa Rica Punta Islita Punta Islita Airport Terminated
Costa Rica Quepos Quepos La Managua Airport
Costa Rica San Isidro de El General San Isidro de El General Airport
Costa Rica San José Juan Santamaría International Airport Hub
Costa Rica Tamarindo Tamarindo Airport
Costa Rica Tambor Tambor Airport
Costa Rica Tortuguero Tortuguero Airport
Nicaragua Costa Esmeralda Costa Esmeralda Airport

Fleet[]

Current fleet[]

SANSA's operations area at Juan Santamaría International Airport, next to the main terminal

As of September 2020, the SANSA fleet includes:[3]

SANSA fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Paassengers Notes
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 12 — 12
Total 12 —

Former fleet[]

Accidents and incidents[]

  • On April 19, 1984, a Douglas DC-3 (registered TI-SAA), charter flight coming from San Andres, Colombia crashed on "Cerro Santa Rosa" (northwest face of the Irazu Volcano), with the death of all 4 people on board.[4]
  • 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.[5]
  • On August 26, 2000, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 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. 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.[6]
  • On November 28, 2001, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed into the Cerro Chontal, a mountain in Costa Rica. The aircraft crashed approximately 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.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Sansa Website History, 16. September 2020
  2. ^ Sansa Website Destinations, 16. September 2020
  3. ^ rzjets: SANSA rzjets.com, accessdate 16. September 2020.
  4. ^ "TI-SAA Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation.
  5. ^ Aviation Safety Network 16 January 1990, Cerro Cedral
  6. ^ Aviation Safety Network 26 Augst 2000, Arenal Volcano
  7. ^ Aviation Safety Network 28 November 2001, Cerro Chontal

External links[]

Media related to SANSA Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

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