SARPA
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 located in Medellin, Colombia.
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 |
Brief history
The airline was founded in June 1980 in Puerto Asís, Putumayo Department, 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 has evolved to become one of the major on demand operators in Colombia.
Fleet
The SARPA fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 2019):
Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Jetstream 3201 | 9 | 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 (as of August 2019)[1] | — | 30 | |
Embraer ERJ 145LR | 2 (as of August 2019)[1] | — | - | |
Total | 14 | 0 |
The airline operates all around Colombia, and is capable of performing international flights within the aircraft capabilities. Pioneer of Air Ambulance operation in Colombia, first operator to obtain an Operating Certificate for air ambulance operations in the country.
See also
References
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 12.
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