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SARPA S.A.S. (''Servicios Aéreos Panamericanos S.A.S.'') is an air charter and air ambulance operator, with its main base at
SARPA operates the following aircraft as of October 2022:
The airline operates all around Colombia and can fly internationally. Pioneer of Air Ambulance operation in Colombia, first operator to obtain an Operating Certificate for air ambulance operations in the country.
El Dorado International Airport
El Dorado International Airport is an international airport serving Bogotá, Colombia and its surrounding areas. The airport is located mostly in the Fontibón district of Bogotá, although it partially extends into the Engativá district ...
in Bogotá
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, and an auxiliary base in Medellín
Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...
.
History
The airline was founded in June 1980 inPuerto Asís
Puerto Asís () is a Colombian city in Putumayo Department. It is located on the west bank of the Putumayo River, downstream from the mouth of the Guamués River, south of (Cardinal) Mocoa. Bordering Ecuador, Puerto Asís is one of the depart ...
, Putumayo Department
Putumayo () is a department of Southern Colombia. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Ecuador and Peru. Its capital is Mocoa.
The word ''putumayo'' comes from the Quechua languages. The verb ''p'utuy'' means "to spring forth ...
. 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.
In October 2021, SARPA received its certification to operate commercial routes from its base José María Córdova International Airport
José María Córdova International Airport is an international airport located in the city of Rionegro, south-east of Medellín, and is the second largest airport in Colombia after El Dorado International Airport of Bogotá in terms of infr ...
and began commercial flights on December 15, 2021.
Destinations
SARPA operates commercial flights to the following airports:Fleet
SARPA operates the following aircraft as of October 2022:
The airline operates all around Colombia and can fly internationally. Pioneer of Air Ambulance operation in Colombia, first operator to obtain an Operating Certificate for air ambulance operations in the country.
See also
*List of airlines of Colombia
This is a list of airlines which have an air operator's certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia.
See also
*List of defunct airlines of Colombia
*List of airlines
References
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References
External links
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