Lineas Aéreas Nacionales S.A. (commonly known as ''LANSA'') was a

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commercial airline headquartered in

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, which was established in 1963. After its last Lockheed Electra 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

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. From May to September 1966 the company suspended its flight activities while undergoing far-reaching 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

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Iquitos Iquitos (; ) is the capital city of Peru's Maynas Province, Peru, Maynas Province and Loreto Region. It is the largest metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon, east of the Andes, as well as the List of cities in Peru, ninth-most populous city in Peru ...

. 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

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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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Arequipa Arequipa (; Aymara language, Aymara and ), also known by its nicknames of ''Ciudad Blanca'' (Spanish for "White City") and ''León del Sur'' (Spanish for "South's Lion"), is a city in Peru and the capital of the eponymous Arequipa (province), ...

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Rodríguez Ballón International Airport Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (, ) is an airport serving Arequipa, the capital of Arequipa Region and Peru's second largest city. This airport and Cusco's Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport are the main air hubs in southe ...

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Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport is an international airport located in the city of Cusco, in southeastern Peru. Cusco, a principal tourist attraction in Latin America, receives various domestic flights as well as some internati ...

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Huancayo Huancayo (; in , '(place) with a (sacred) rock', ) is the capital of the Junín Region and Huancayo Province, in the central highlands of Peru, in the Mantaro Valley and is crossed by the Shullcas, Chilca and Mantaro rivers. It was founded as a ...

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Francisco Carle Airport Francisco Carle Airport is a high-elevation regional airport serving Jauja, in the Junin Region of Peru, and surrounding cities such as Huancayo and Tarma. It is served by two scheduled airlines. The airport terminal and runways have undergone ...

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Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport Coronel (Crnl.) FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport is an airport serving Iquitos, capital of Loreto Region and Peru's fifth largest city. It is also known as Iquitos International Airport, and is one of the main airports in Peru ...

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Jorge Chavez International Airport Jorge is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name George. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese . It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios ...

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FAP Captain Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport PAF Captain Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport is an airport serving Piura, Peru. It is from Piura's main square and from the resort of Máncora. It is the main airport of the department of Piura, the second most populous of Peru ...

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Pucallpa Pucallpa (, ; Shipibo language, Shipibo: ''May Ushin'') is a city in eastern Peru located on the banks of the Ucayali River, a major tributary of the Amazon River. It is the capital of the Ucayali region, the Coronel Portillo Province and the C ...

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Pucallpa Airport FAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport () (also known as Captain Rolden International Airport) is an airport serving the city of Pucallpa in the Ucayali Region of Peru. It is operated by Aeropuertos del Perú, S.A. Captain Reng ...

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Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport is an airport serving Tacna, Peru. It is run by CORPAC S.A. (Corporación Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviación Comercial S.A.), a government organization that oversees airport management. ...

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Golosón International Airport Golosón International Airport () is an airport located on the western side of the city of La Ceiba, in the Atlántida Department on the north coast of Honduras. It is also known as La Ceiba Airport (''Aeropuerto de La Ceiba'') and Hector C. ...

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Fleet

Over the years, LANSA operated the following aircraft: * 9

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* 4 Lockheed L-188A Electra * 4

Accidents and incidents

*27 April 1966, LANSA Flight 501,

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, Peru, 49 fatalitiesBAA-ACRO
*9 August 1970, LANSA Flight 502,

, Peru, 101 fatalities *24 December 1971,

LANSA Flight 508 LANSA Flight 508 was a Lockheed L-188A Electra turboprop operated as a scheduled domestic passenger flight by Lineas Aéreas Nacionales Sociedad Anonima (LANSA, a Peruvian airline company) that crashed in a thunderstorm en route from Lima to P ...

, Puerto Inca, Peru, 91 fatalities

References

Defunct airlines of Peru Airlines established in 1963 Airlines disestablished in 1972 1963 establishments in Peru 1972 disestablishments in South America {{SouthAm-airline-stub