Sansa Airlines

SANSA (Servicios Aéreos Nacionales S.A.) is an airline based in San José, Costa Rica. It operates scheduled passenger services as part of the TACA regional airline system, and was a subsidiary of Avianca Costa Rica. Its hub is Juan Santamaría International Airport.[1]

SANSA
IATA ICAO Callsign
RZ LRS SANSA
Founded1978
HubsJuan Santamaría International Airport
Frequent-flyer programDistancia
Fleet size12
Destinations15
HeadquartersSan José, Costa Rica
Websitehttp://www.flysansa.com

History

The airline was established in 1978 as a domestic subsidiary of LACSA.[1]

Destinations
A SANSA Cessna 208B Grand Caravan at Juan Santamaría International Airport in 2012

The destinations of SANSA are:[2]

Country City Airport Notes
Costa RicaBahía DrakeBahía Drake Airport
Costa RicaBarra del ColoradoBarra del Colorado AirportTerminated
Costa RicaCoto 47Coto 47 AirportTerminated
Costa RicaGolfitoGolfito Airport
Costa RicaLa Fortuna/ArenalLa Fortuna Arenal Airport
Costa RicaLiberiaDaniel Oduber Quirós International Airport
Costa RicaLimónLimón International Airport
Costa RicaNosaraNosara Airport
Costa RicaPalmar SurPalmar Sur Airport
Costa RicaPuerto CarrilloCarrillo AirportTerminated
Costa RicaPuerto JiménezPuerto Jiménez Airport
Costa RicaPunta IslitaPunta Islita AirportTerminated
Costa RicaQueposQuepos La Managua Airport
Costa RicaSan Isidro de El GeneralSan Isidro de El General Airport
Costa RicaSan JoséJuan Santamaría International AirportHub
Costa RicaTamarindoTamarindo Airport
Costa RicaTamborTambor Airport
Costa RicaTortugueroTortuguero Airport
NicaraguaCosta EsmeraldaCosta Esmeralda Airport

Fleet

Current fleet
SANSA's operations area at Juan Santamaría International Airport, next to the main terminal

As of September 2020, the SANSA fleet includes:[3]

SANSA fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Paassengers Notes
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 12 — 12
Total 12 —

Former fleet

Accidents and incidents
  • On April 19, 1984, a Douglas DC-3 (registered TI-SAA), charter flight coming from San Andrés, Colombia crashed on "Cerro Santa Rosa" (northwest face of the Irazú Volcano), with the death of all 4 people on board.[4]
  • On January 16, 1990, SANSA Flight 32 crashed into the Cerro Cedral, a mountain in Costa Rica, after takeoff from Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José. All 20 passengers and 3 crew on board died in the crash.[5]
  • On August 26, 2000, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed into the Arenal Volcano, an active volcano in Costa Rica. The Cessna Caravan took off from Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José at 11:38, for a flight to Tamarindo. An intermediate stop at La Fortuna was made at 11:55 to drop off a Japanese tourist. The flight left La Fortuna again at 12:05 for a 35-minute flight to Tamarindo. The aircraft collided with the active 5380 feet (1650 m) high Arenal volcano, at around 656 feet (200 m) below the crater. All 8 passengers and 2 crew on board died in the crash.[6]
  • On November 28, 2001, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed into the Cerro Chontal, a mountain in Costa Rica. The aircraft crashed approximately four minutes before it was expected to land into a wooded hillside of the Cerro Chontal. The aircraft appeared to be off the usual approach track for Quepos. Both crew members and 1 passenger died; 5 passengers survived the crash and were rescued the next day.[7]

References
  1. Sansa Website History, 16. September 2020
  2. Sansa Website Destinations, 16. September 2020
  3. rzjets: SANSA rzjets.com, accessdate 16. September 2020.
  4. "TI-SAA Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation.
  5. Aviation Safety Network 16 January 1990, Cerro Cedral
  6. Aviation Safety Network 26 Augst 2000, Arenal Volcano
  7. Aviation Safety Network 28 November 2001, Cerro Chontal

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