Air Century

Air Century, S.A., or ACSA, is a Dominican Republic air charter operator that offers local and international services from the Santo Domingo La Isabela International Airport. The company was founded by Captain and Pilot Omar Chahin. Air Century commenced operations in Santo Domingo in March of 1992.

Air Century, C x A
IATA ICAO Callsign
Y2 CEY CENTURYFLIGHT
Foundedc. 1992
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Focus cities
  • Punta Cana International Airport
Fleet size8
Destinations+50
Parent companyGrupo Chahin
HeadquartersLa Isabela International Airport
Santo Domingo
Employees75
Websitewww.aircentury.com
Air Century logo

Its corporate head office is at the La Isabela International Airport (Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport) in Santo Domingo.[1]

This airline offers charter flights and other services through the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean, South America, and North America.

Scheduled destinations
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Refs/notes
Oranjestad Aruba AUA TNCA Queen Beatrix International Airport
San Juan Puerto Rico SJU TJSJ Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic STI MDST Cibao International Airport
Willemstad  Curaçao CUR TNCC Hato International Airport
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic JBQ MDJB La Isabela International Airport Hub
Havana Cuba HAV MUHA Jose Marti International Airport
Philipsburg Sint Maarten SXM TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport
Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe PTP TFFR Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport Currently on stand-by due to COVID-19 restrictions
Key West United States EYW KEYW Key West International Airport Currently on stand-by due to COVID-19 restrictions
Fort-de-France Martinique FDF TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport Currently on stand-by due to COVID-19 restrictions

Fleet

Air Century's fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2019):[2]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Refs/notes
ATR 72-200F 1 2 - HI72AB
(as of August 2019)[3]
Mitsubishi CRJ200ER 3 - 50 HI1033, HI1034, HI1058
(as of February 2020) [3]
Mitsubishi CRJ1000ER 3 2 100 HI1000, HI1001, HI1002
(as of February 2020) [3]
Mitsubishi CRJ700ER 1 4 75 HI700A
(as of February 2020) [3]
Total 8 8

Accidents and incidents

A Jetstream 32 aircraft, HI816 was destroyed by fire at Punta Cana after an engine failure on short final 13 October 2014, after a flight from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. All 13 passengers and two flight crew on board survived the fire.[4]

References
  1. "Contact Us Archived 2012-08-26 at the Wayback Machine." Air Century. Retrieved on January 15, 2012. "Address: Dr. Joaquín Balaguer International Airport, Local No. 1032, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic."
  2. "Fleet - Winair". www.aircentury.com. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 13.
  4. "Se accidenta avión en aeropuerto de Punta Cana" [Plane crashes in Punta Cana airport] (in Spanish). Figureo56.com. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19.
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