APA International Air

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| airline = APA International Air Republica Dominicana S.A.

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| IATA = 7P

| ICAO = APY

| callsign = APA INTERNACIONAL

| founded = 1980

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| ceased = 2001

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| hubs = Las Américas International Airport

| secondary_hubs = Miami International Airport

| focus_cities = John F. Kennedy International Airport

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| fleet_size = 5

| destinations = 8

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| headquarters = Miami, Florida, United States

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APA International Air, Inc. was an airline based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic that was operational between 1980 and 2001.[http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/caribbean/dominicanrepublic.htm List of airlines from the Dominican Republic, at airlineupdate.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618122720/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/caribbean/dominicanrepublic.htm |date=2013-06-18 }}

History

File:OB1545 L1011 Tristar 50 APR Intl Air MIA 29MAY94 (5941449868).jpg at Miami International Airport in 1994]]

The airline was founded in 1980 as a freight charter company, it started operations with a Douglas DC-6 from the Santo Domingo to Puerto Plata. In the mid-1990's, APA International Air focused on regular passenger flights with leased aircraft from Faucett Perú. By the end of 2001, APA International Air faced financial difficulties following the September 11 attacks.

Destinations

class="sortable wikitable !Country !City !Airport !Notes
rowspan=2\|{{DOM}}	Puerto Plata	Gregorio Luperón International Airport	align=center\|
Santo Domingo	Las Américas International Airport	{{Airline hub}}
{{HAI}}	Port Au Prince	Toussaint Louverture International Airport	align=center\|
{{PAN}}	Panama City	Tocumen International Airport	align=center\|
{{PRI}}	San Juan	Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport	align=center\|
rowspan=2\|{{USA}}	Miami	Miami International Airport	{{Airline hub}}
New York City	John F. Kennedy International Airport	{{Airline focus}}
{{VEN}}	Caracas	Simón Bolívar International Airport	align=center\|

Fleet

File:APA International Air Airbus A300 JetPix.jpg taxiing at Miami International Airport in 1996]]

APA International Air operated the following aircraft:{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/APA-International-Air|title=APA International Air Fleet Details and History|website=Planespotters.net|access-date=July 25, 2021}}

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Aircraft !Total !Introduced !Retired !Notes
Airbus A300B4 \|3 \|1995 \|1996 \|Leased from Faucett Perú
Boeing 727-200 \|1 \|1996 \|1996 \|Leased form Av Atlantic
Douglas C-118A Liftmaster \|1 \|1990 \|1990 \|
Douglas DC-6B \|1 \|1986 \|1990 \|
Douglas DC-8-55CF \|1 \|1982 \|1984 \|Leased from Iberia and operated by LACSA
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar \|2 \|1994 \|1996 \|Leased from Faucett Perú

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|+ APA International Air fleet

Aircraft

!Total

!Introduced

!Retired

!Notes

Airbus A300B4

|1995

|1996

|Leased from Faucett Perú

Boeing 727-200