Aero Comercial Oriente Norte Ltda., doing business as Aerocon, was a
Bolivia
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n airline. Its national office was in Hangar 93 in
El Trompillo Airport in
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra (; "Holy Cross of the Mountain Range"), commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the largest city in Bolivia and the capital of the Santa Cruz department.
Situated on the Pirai River in the eastern Tropical Lowlands of Bolivia ...
.
It started its operations in 2005. In 2006, the airline transferred its operational base to
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...
. It was also called the Airline of
Beni Department
Beni (), sometimes El Beni, is a northeastern department of Bolivia, in the lowlands region of the country. It is the second-largest department in the country (after Santa Cruz), covering 213,564 square kilometers (82,458 sq mi), and it was cre ...
. It operated from Trinidad to
Cobija,
Cochabamba
Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 6 ...
,
Guayaramerín,
La Paz
La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bo ...
,
Riberalta
Riberalta is a town in the Beni Department in northern Bolivia, situated where the Madre de Dios River joins the Beni River. Riberalta is on the south (south east) bank of the Beni River.
As the capital of the province of Vaca Diez, the city ha ...
,
Santa Cruz,
Yacuiba, Sucre, and
Tarija
Tarija or San Bernardo de la Frontera de Tarixa is a city in southern Bolivia. Founded in 1574, Tarija is the largest city and capital and municipality within the Tarija Department, with an airport ( Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport, (TJA)) off ...
but in 2015 it stopped operating due to finance problems and resulting severe security issues.
Destinations
In January 2013, Aerocon offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:
;
Bolivia
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*
Cobija -
Captain Aníbal Arab Airport
*
Cochabamba
Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 6 ...
-
Jorge Wilstermann International Airport
Jorge Wilstermann International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Wilstermann, ) is a high elevation international airport serving Cochabamba, the capital of the Cochabamba Department of Bolivia. The facility is named after Jorge Wilst ...
*
Guayaramerín -
Guayaramerín Airport
*
La Paz
La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bo ...
-
El Alto International Airport
*
Oruro -
Juan Mendoza Airport
Juan Mendoza Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Juan Mendoza) is an extremely high elevation airport serving the city of Oruro, the capital of the Oruro Department in Bolivia.
The airport is in the eastern part of the city, which is in the altiplano of B ...
*
Potosí
Potosí, known as Villa Imperial de Potosí in the colonial period, is the capital city and a municipality of the Department of Potosí in Bolivia. It is one of the highest cities in the world at a nominal . For centuries, it was the location o ...
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Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport
*
Puerto Suarez
Puerto, a Spanish word meaning ''seaport'', may refer to:
Places
*El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia, Spain
*Puerto, a seaport town in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
*Puerto Colombia, Colombia
*Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela
*Puerto Galera, Orient ...
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Puerto Suárez International Airport
Puerto Suárez International Airport , also known as Capitán Av. Salvador Ogaya G. Airport, is an airport serving Puerto Suárez, a city in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia. The airport is in the easternmost part of Bolivia, near the border ...
*
Riberalta
Riberalta is a town in the Beni Department in northern Bolivia, situated where the Madre de Dios River joins the Beni River. Riberalta is on the south (south east) bank of the Beni River.
As the capital of the province of Vaca Diez, the city ha ...
-
Riberalta Airport
*
Rurrenabaque
Rurrenabaque is a small town in the north of Bolivia on the Beni River. It is the capital of Rurrenabaque Municipality. In recent years it has become popular with international tourism as it is an easy gateway for visits to Madidi National Par ...
-
Rurrenabaque Airport
*
Santa Cruz -
El Trompillo Airport
*
Sucre
Sucre () is the capital of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the 6th most populated city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of . This relatively high altitude gives the ...
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Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport
*
Tarija
Tarija or San Bernardo de la Frontera de Tarixa is a city in southern Bolivia. Founded in 1574, Tarija is the largest city and capital and municipality within the Tarija Department, with an airport ( Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport, (TJA)) off ...
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Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport
*
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...
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Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport
*
Yacuiba -
Yacuiba Airport
Fleet
Accidents and incidents
*On 7 September 2011,
Aerocon Flight 238
On 6 September 2011, Aerocon Flight 238, a Fairchild Metro III
The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner (previously the Swearingen Metro and later Fairchild Aerospace Metro) is a 19-seat, pressurized, twin-turboprop airliner first produced by Swea ...
from
El Trompillo Airport,
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra (; "Holy Cross of the Mountain Range"), commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the largest city in Bolivia and the capital of the Santa Cruz department.
Situated on the Pirai River in the eastern Tropical Lowlands of Bolivia ...
to
Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport,
Trinidad, Bolivia crashed on approach to Trinidad. The flight was operated by a
Fairchild SA227-BC Metro III. There were nine people on board, of whom eight were killed.
*On 3 November 2013, an Aerocon airliner crashed when it was trying to land at the airport in
Riberalta
Riberalta is a town in the Beni Department in northern Bolivia, situated where the Madre de Dios River joins the Beni River. Riberalta is on the south (south east) bank of the Beni River.
As the capital of the province of Vaca Diez, the city ha ...
that killed 8 people.
External links
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DGAC descarta que accidente de Aerocon fue falla de torre" ''
Página Siete
''Página Siete'' is a daily newspaper published in La Paz, Bolivia
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''. 14 September 2011.
References
Defunct airlines of Bolivia
Airlines established in 2005
Airlines disestablished in 2015
Bolivian companies established in 2005
2015 disestablishments in Bolivia
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