RACSA was a private passenger and cargo

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based in Guatemala

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. It mainly operates charter flights throughout the country. One of its planes was hired by the

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and temporarily based at Quetzaltenango Airport after

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in 2005, in order to provide help in remote areas. It is a member in the Association of Private Airlines of Guatemala. However, its current status (2008) is uncertain.

Code data

* Call-sign: Racsa

Fleet

The RACSA fleet included 2

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, TG-JSG (named Cunén); TG-NTR (named

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)

Destinations

* Charter flights throughout the country

References

{{Airlines of Guatemala Defunct airlines of Guatemala Airlines disestablished in 2009