Aerovías is a defunct private passenger and cargo
airline
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formerly based in
Guatemala
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La Aurora International Airport
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founded by Jimmy K Hall. It was the first private airline in
Guatemala
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. It was operational between 1977 and 1998. While one of their Heralds 206s aircraft was stored at
La Aurora International Airport
La Aurora International Airport (, ) serves Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is located south of Guatemala City's center and from Antigua Guatemala. It is administered by the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (Guatemala), General Directora ...
, their two
Aérospatiale N 262
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Design and development
In 1957, the French aircraft manufactu ...
s went to
RACSA airlines.
Fleet
The Aerovías fleet included the following aircraft:
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206 1988 TG-ASA; 1987 TG-AZE
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Lockheed L-188 Electra
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TG-ANP
*1
Douglas DC-6
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, 1987 TG-CGO
*1
Boeing 727-100
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, 1992 TG-LKA
*1
Boeing 727-100
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F, 1992 TG-ANP (leased from Corsair)
*1
Boeing 737-200
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, 1992 TG-ANP
*2
Aérospatiale N 262
The Aérospatiale N 262 is a French twin-turboprop high-wing airliner built first by Nord Aviation (merged into Aérospatiale in 1970). The aircraft was also known as the Nord 262.
Design and development
In 1957, the French aircraft manufactu ...
, 1994 TG-ANP; 1997 TG-NTR
*1
Sud Aviation Caravelle
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It was developed by SNCASE in the early 1950s, and made its maiden flight on May 27, 1955. It included some de Havilland designs and components developed for t ...
, 1986 HC-BAE (leased from Saeta)
Destinations
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Flores
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Mundo Maya International Airport
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*
Cancún International Airport
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*
Miami International Airport
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(cargo only)
*
Belize
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Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
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Incidents
* 18 January 1986: A
Sud Aviation Caravelle
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temporarily leased from Ecuadorian airline
SAETA
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, reg. HC-BAE, crashed after two missed approaches into the jungle, killing all 87 occupants on board. The flight originated in
Guatemala City
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and was to land at
Mundo Maya International Airport
Mundo Maya International Airport (, ), formerly Flores International Airport as indicated by its IATA code, is an international airport located in the suburb of Santa Elena, in the city of Flores, Guatemala. It serves national and internation ...
in the northern department of
Petén. To date, this is the worst air accident in Guatemala.
Accident description
Aviation Safety Net.
References
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Defunct airlines of Guatemala
Airlines established in 1977
Airlines disestablished in 1998
Guatemalan companies established in 1977
1998 disestablishments in Guatemala