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Centurion Air Cargo, operating as Centurion Cargo, was an American
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The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
Centurion Air Cargo
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cargo airline
Cargo airlines (or air freight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of cargo by air. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.
In 2018, airline cargo traf ...
based in Miami, Florida, United States.
History
The airline
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was established as Challenge Air Cargo in 1985 as a subsidiary of Challenge Air Transport. In 1986, the airline became independent of Challenge Air Transport. In 2001, following the takeover of the scheduled business by United Parcel Service
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a new company was formed as ''Centurion Air Cargo'' to take over the air operating certificate of Challenge.
The airline surrendered its operating certificate to the Federal Aviation Administration
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in June 2018, after being unable to restructure its operations after financial difficulties.
Centurion Cargo Center
The Centurion Cargo Center was a cargo terminal located atMiami International Airport
Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the greater Miami metropolitan area with over 1,000 daily flights to 167 domestic and international destinations, including most co ...
, opened in 2013.
The facility comprised a 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2) area incorporating a 550,000 square feet (51,000 m2) warehouse with both cold and dry storage facilities.
Centurion Cargo Center was the largest privately owned, all cargo airline facility in North America before its operation was shut down.
Destinations
Centurion Air Cargo operated to be the following destinations:Fleet
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
Accidents and incidents
*On July 7, 2008, Centurion Air Cargo Flight 164 crashed nearEl 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 and ...
in Bogota, Colombia, killing three people in a nearby house.
*On October 20, 2009, Centurion Air Cargo Flight 431, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American tri-jet wide-body airliner manufactured by American McDonnell Douglas (MDC) and later by Boeing.
Following DC-10 development studies, the MD-11 program was launched on December 30, 1986.
Assembly of t ...
(registered N701GC) sustained damage on landing at Carrasco International Airport
Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport is the main international airport of Uruguay. It is the country's largest airport and is located in the Carrasco, Montevideo, Carrasco neighborhood of Montevideo. It has been cited as ...
. The right hand main landing gear leg was bent sideways during landing on runway 24. The crew managed to stop on taxiway A where the airplane had to be offloaded.
*On October 13, 2012, Centurion Air Cargo Flight 425, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American tri-jet wide-body airliner manufactured by American McDonnell Douglas (MDC) and later by Boeing.
Following DC-10 development studies, the MD-11 program was launched on December 30, 1986.
Assembly of t ...
(registered N988AR) sustained substantial damage while landing at Viracopos International Airport
Viracopos – Campinas International Airport (sometimes referred to as São Paulo/Campinas or São Paulo/Viracopos) is an international airport serving the municipality of Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil. On 6 January 1987, the airport name w ...
. Upon touchdown, the left landing gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded along the runway for 800 meters before stopping. The aircraft was written off afterwards. All 3 occupants on board were uninjured.
See also
*Cielos Airlines
Cielos Airlines, commonly known by its old name Cielos del Peru S.A., was a cargo airline based in Callao, Peru. It operated scheduled, ad hoc and contract charter domestic and international cargo services. Its main base was Jorge Chávez Interna ...
*List of defunct airlines of the United States
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*Sky Lease Cargo
Sky Lease Cargo Inc. (formerly Tradewinds Airlines) is an American cargo airline based in Miami, Florida.
History
The airline was established in 1969, as Wrangler Aviation and started operations in 1973, using Lockheed Constellation aircraft u ...
References
*Jones, Geoffry P. "Miami Challenge". ''Air International
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History and profile
The magazine was fir ...
'', November 1993, Vol 45 No 5. ISSN 0306-5634. pp. 241–244.
External links
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