Aero Comercial Oriente Norte Ltda., doing business as Aerocon, was a
Bolivian airline. Its national office was in Hangar 93 in
El Trompillo Airport
El Trompillo Airport is located in the south part of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, about 2 km (1.25 miles) away from the central plaza.
Creation
It was created in 1920 with a lane that measured no more than 800 meters (2,624 feet). The airport wa ...
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. It operated from Trinidad to
Cobija
Cobija is a city in Bolivia, capital of the department of Pando, is located about 600 km (373 mi.) north of La Paz in the Amazon Basin on the border with Brazil. Cobija lies on the banks of the Rio Acre across from the Brazilian ci ...
,
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 630 ...
,
Guayaramerín
Guayaramerín is a city within the Bolivian Beni Department. It is the capital of the Guayaramerín Municipality in the Vaca Díez Province. Guayaramerín is located on the west side of the Mamoré River, facing the Brazilian city of Guajará ...
,
La Paz,
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 ...
,
Santa Cruz,
Yacuiba
Yacuiba is a city in southern Bolivia and the capital city of Gran Chaco Province in the Tarija Department. It lies three kilometers from the Argentine border. It has a population of approximately 80,000 and lies above sea level. Yacuiba is one ...
, 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
Cobija is a city in Bolivia, capital of the department of Pando, is located about 600 km (373 mi.) north of La Paz in the Amazon Basin on the border with Brazil. Cobija lies on the banks of the Rio Acre across from the Brazilian ci ...
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Captain Aníbal Arab Airport
Captain Aníbal Arab Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Capitán Aníbal Arab, ) is an international airport serving the Acre River port city of Cobija, the capital of the Pando Department of Bolivia. This airport is located at a reasonably near distance to ...
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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 630 ...
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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 Wils ...
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Guayaramerín
Guayaramerín is a city within the Bolivian Beni Department. It is the capital of the Guayaramerín Municipality in the Vaca Díez Province. Guayaramerín is located on the west side of the Mamoré River, facing the Brazilian city of Guajará ...
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Guayaramerín Airport
Capitán de Av. Emilio Beltrán Airport is an airport serving the Mamoré River town of Guayaramerín in the Beni Department of Bolivia.
The airport is south of Guayaramerín and replaces the former airport () near the river.
Airlines and dest ...
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La Paz -
El Alto International Airport
El Alto International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional El Alto) is an international airport serving La Paz, Bolivia. It is located in the city of El Alto, west of La Paz. At an elevation of , it is the highest international ...
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Oruro
Oruro (Hispanicized spelling) or Uru Uru is a city in Bolivia with a population of 264,683 (2012 calculation), about halfway between La Paz and Sucre in the Altiplano, approximately above sea level.
It is Bolivia's fifth-largest city by pop ...
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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 ...
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Potosí -
Captain Nicolas Rojas Airport
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Puerto Suarez -
Puerto Suárez International Airport
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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 ...
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Riberalta Airport
Capitán Av. Selin Zeitun Lopez Airport is an airport serving Riberalta, a port city on the Beni River in the Beni Department of Bolivia. The airport is in the western section of the city, near the confluence of the Beni and Madre de Dios Ri ...
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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 Park ( ...
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Rurrenabaque Airport
Rurrenabaque Airport is an airport serving Rurrenabaque, a port city on the Beni River in the Beni Department of Bolivia. The airport is northeast of the city.
Runway 14/32 was asphalted in 2010. Before, because of the grass runways, no flig ...
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Santa Cruz -
El Trompillo Airport
El Trompillo Airport is located in the south part of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, about 2 km (1.25 miles) away from the central plaza.
Creation
It was created in 1920 with a lane that measured no more than 800 meters (2,624 feet). The airport wa ...
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Sucre -
Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport
Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport is an airport located in Sucre, Bolivia, the nation's constitutional capital city. It is currently a base of the Bolivian Air Force and was formerly Sucre's main commercial airport until it was repl ...
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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
Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport is an airport serving Tarija, the capital of the Tarija Department of Bolivia. The airport is in the southeastern section of the city, which is within a basin of the Cordillera Central mountain range. There is di ...
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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
Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport is an airport serving the city of Trinidad, Bolivia.
It is the main airport and gateway to the Bolivian section of the Amazon basin.
The Trinidad VOR-DME (Ident: TRI) is located northwest of the field. The ...
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Yacuiba
Yacuiba is a city in southern Bolivia and the capital city of Gran Chaco Province in the Tarija Department. It lies three kilometers from the Argentine border. It has a population of approximately 80,000 and lies above sea level. Yacuiba is one ...
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Yacuiba Airport
Fleet
Accidents and incidents
*On 7 September 2011,
Aerocon Flight 238
On 6 September 2011, Aerocon Flight 238, a Fairchild Metro III regional passenger aircraft on a service from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Trinidad, Bolivia, crashed on approach to Trinidad, killing eight of the nine people on board.
Accident
The ...
from
El Trompillo Airport
El Trompillo Airport is located in the south part of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, about 2 km (1.25 miles) away from the central plaza.
Creation
It was created in 1920 with a lane that measured no more than 800 meters (2,624 feet). The airport wa ...
,
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
Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport is an airport serving the city of Trinidad, Bolivia.
It is the main airport and gateway to the Bolivian section of the Amazon basin.
The Trinidad VOR-DME (Ident: TRI) is located northwest of the field. The ...
,
Trinidad, Bolivia
Trinidad, Kimsantin officially La Santísima Trinidad (Spanish, 'The Most Holy Trinity'), is a city in Bolivia, capital of the department of Beni. The population is 130,000 (2010 official estimate). While historically a peripheral city in Bolivi ...
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 ...
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. It was founded on 24 April 2010. Página Siete focuses on politics and economics, but it also has social and culture sections. The government of Evo Morales
Juan Evo M ...
''. 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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