Lineas Aéreas Nacionales S.A. (commonly known as ''LANSA'') was a Peruvian commercial airline headquartered in

Lima, Peru Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

, which was established in 1963. After its last

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crashed on Christmas Eve 1971, LANSA ceased operation, and lost its operating authority on January 4, 1972, when its working capital was exhausted.

History

LANSA was founded in 1963, and began flight operations in January 1964 with internal connections. In 1965 33.3% was bought by the

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. From May to September 1966 the company suspended its flight activities undergoing a heavy reorganization and passed completely under Peruvian control. With the arrival of the

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in 1967, LANSA increased the number of flights to 9 national airports, including Cuzco and

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. By January 4, 1972, the Peruvian government revoked LANSA's operating certificate. The airline had already ceased all operations, following the crash of flight 508 in which its last airworthy Lockheed L-188 Electra, was lost on December 24, 1971. All other aircraft had already been phased out, were lost in accidents or grounded in Lima as inoperative.

Destinations

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Rodríguez Ballón International Airport Rodríguez Ballón International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional Rodríguez Ballón, ) is an airport serving Arequipa, the capital of Arequipa Region and Peru's second largest city. This airport and Cusco's Alejandro Velasco Astete Inter ...

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( Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport) **

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( Pucallpa Airport) **

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Fleet

Over the years, LANSA operated the following aircraft: * 9 Lockheed L-749 Constellation * 2 Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation * 4 Lockheed L-188A Electra * 4

Accidents and incidents

*27 April 1966,

LANSA Flight 501 LANSA Flight 501 was a domestic flight from Lima to Cusco operated by a Lockheed L-749 Constellation aircraft registration OB-R-771. On 27 April 1966 flight 501 crashed into a mountain side in Tomas District, killing all 49 on board. The plane ...

, Tomas, Peru, 49 fatalitiesBAA-ACRO
*9 August 1970,

LANSA Flight 502 LANSA Flight 502 was a Lockheed L-188A Electra operated by Líneas Aéreas Nacionales Sociedad Anónima (LANSA) which crashed shortly after takeoff from Quispiquilla Airport near Cusco, Peru, on August 9, 1970, after losing all power from one ...

Cuzco, Peru Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru; i ...

, 101 fatalities *24 December 1971,

LANSA Flight 508 LANSA Flight 508 was a Lockheed L-188A Electra turboprop, registered OB-R-941, operated as a scheduled domestic passenger flight by Lineas Aéreas Nacionales Sociedad Anonima (LANSA), which crashed in a thunderstorm en route from Lima to Pucall ...

, Puerto Inca, Peru, 91 fatalities

References

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