SARPA
{{Short description|Colombian airline}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = SARPA
| image = SARPA.JPG
| image_size =
| IATA = -
| ICAO = -
| callsign = SARPA
| founded = June 1980
| commenced =
| ceased =
| aoc = UAEAC-CDO-051
UAEAC-CDO-056
| hubs =
- Bogotá
- Medellín-JMC (commercial)
- Medellín-Olaya Herrera
| focus_cities =
| alliance =
| subsidiaries =
| fleet_size = 16
| destinations = 8 (scheduled)
| parent =
| headquarters = Medellín, Colombia
| key_people =
| num_employees = 150
| website = {{URL|http://www.sarpa.com.co/}}
}}
SARPA S.A.S. (Spanish: Servicios Aéreos Panamericanos S.A.S.) is an air charter and air ambulance operator, with its main base at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, and an auxiliary base in Medellín.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-28|title=Sarpa Airlines in Medellin, Colombia|url=https://airlines-airports.com/sarpa-airlines-in-medellin-colombia/|access-date=2023-01-25|website=Airlines-Airports|language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Sarpa airline X-Crafts E145LR|url=https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/56389-sarpa-airline-x-crafts-e145lr/|access-date=2023-01-25|website=X-Plane.Org Forum|language=en-US}}
In October 2021, SARPA received its certification to operate commercial routes from its base José María Córdova International Airport with Embraer ERJ 145 and began flights on December 15, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2021/11/sarpa-begins-sale-of-its-commercial-routes/|title=Sarpa begins sale of its commercial routes|website=Aviacionline.com|access-date=November 26, 2021}}
Scheduled destinations
SARPA operates commercial flights to the following airports:
Fleet
File:Sarpa Embraer 120RT HK-5013 (21492373325).jpg taxiing at El Dorado International Airport in 2014]]
SARPA operates the following aircraft as of March 2023:{{Cite web|title=Sarpa, Ltda|work=AirCharter Guide|access-date=10 April 2022|url=https://www.aircharterguide.com/operator_info/sarpa,%20ltda/96316/bogota/65524}}{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/SARPA|title=SARPA Fleet Details and History|website=Planespotters.net|date=2021-10-15|access-date=2022-04-10}}
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"
|+ SARPA fleet |
| Aircraft
!In !Orders !Passengers !Notes |
|---|
| BAe Jetstream 32
|10 |— |19 |2 in Air Ambulance Configuration |
| Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia
|1 |— |30 | |
| Embraer ERJ145LR
|3 |— |50 |One leased to SATENA |
| Learjet 45XR
|1 |— |5 |Air Ambulance Configuration with two stretchers |
| Total
!16 !— !colspan=2| |
The airline operates all around Colombia and 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
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External links
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{{Airlines of Colombia}}
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Category:Airlines established in 1980
Category:Colombian companies established in 1980
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