List of airlines of Venezuela
This is a list of airlines which have an air operator's certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Venezuela.[1][2]
Active
Scheduled airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerocaribe | CV | CVZ | CARIBE | Caracas | 2012 | ||
| Aerolíneas Estelar | ES | ETR | ESTELAR | Caracas | 2009 | ||
| Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela | CW | ALV | AEROPOSTAL | Caracas | 1929 | ||
| Avior Airlines | 9V | ROI | AVIOR | Barcelona (VE) Caracas |
1994 | ||
| Conviasa | V0 | VCV | CONVIASA | Caracas Porlamar |
2004 | Flag carrier. | |
| LASER Airlines | QL | LER | LASER | Caracas | 1993 | ||
| RUTACA Airlines | RU | RUC | RUTACA | Caracas | 1974 | ||
| SASCA Airlines | O3 | SSU | SASCA | Caracas Porlamar |
1991 | ||
| Turpial Airlines | T9 | VTU | TURPIAL | Valencia (VE) | 2016 |
Charter airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeroparaguaná | Las Piedras | 2013 | Virtual airline. | ||||
| Aerotecnica | [3] | DUG | ATSA | Caracas | 1951 | Operations with smaller equipment. | |
| Albatros Airlines | G0 | GAL | ERRANTE | Maracay | 2007 | Temporarily suspended. | |
| BlueStar Aviation | BSV | BLUESTARVEN | Los Roques | 2022 | |||
| CIACA Airlines | CVX | CIACA | Ciudad Bolívar | 1999 | |||
| Comeravia | CW | NWT | COMERAVIA | Porlamar | 1965 | ||
| Moraima Airlines | IMO | Ciudad Bolívar | 2008 | ||||
| Servicios Aéreos Mineros | SRE | SERAMI | Barcelona (VE) | 1978 | |||
| Sundance Air | SUV | DANCEAIR | Porlamar | 2002 | |||
| Tranaca | THC | Ciudad Bolívar | 1992 | ||||
| Transmandu | TMD | TRANSMANDU | Ciudad Guayana | 1979 | |||
| Venezolana | WW[4] | VNE | VENEZOLANA | Caracas Maracaibo |
2001 |
Cargo airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emtrasur Cargo | ESU | EMTRASUR | Maracay-El Libertador | 2020 | Cargo subsidiary of Conviasa. | ||
| Rainbow Air | TZR | RAIN-BEE | Porlamar | 2007 | |||
| Solar Cargo | 4S | OLC | SOLARCARGO | Valencia (VE) | 2001 | ||
| Transcarga International Airways | T7 | TIW | TIACA | Caracas | 1998 |
Defunct
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Ceased operations |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACASA | 1956 | 1986 | |||||
| AeroAndinas | ARD | CORDILLERAS | 2013 | 2016 | |||
| Aerobol | 1992 | 2006 | |||||
| Aero B Venezuela | 1977 | 1984 | |||||
| Aero Ejecutivos | VEJ | VENEJECUTIV | 1975 | 2008 | |||
| AeroLatin | 1994 | 2000 | |||||
| Aerolineas Latinas | 2L | LTN | LATINAS | 1989 | 1994 | Renamed to AeroLatin. | |
| Aeronaves del Centro | AG | AGA | 1980 | 1987 | |||
| Aerosucre Airlines | AIR SUCRE | 2009 | 2010 | Never launched | |||
| Aerovenca | AVC | 1987 | 2000 | ||||
| Air Margarita | PW | MAG | AGATA | 1992 | 1994 | ||
| Air Venezuela | 7Q | VZA | AIR VENEZUELA | 1995 | 2001 | ||
| Aserca Airlines | R7 | OCA | ASERCA | 1968 | 2018 | ||
| Avensa | VE | AVE | AVENSA | 1943 | 2004 | ||
| Avior Regional | 3R | RGR | AVIOR REGIONAL | 2015 | 2016 | Suspended indefinitely. | |
| Costa Airlines | COT | MARA | 2012 | 2015 | Never launched | ||
| General Air Cargo | GC | GCQ | GENERAL CARGO | 1990 | 1996 | ||
| Interamericana Carga | J6 | IIA | INTERAMERICANA | 1982 | 1997 | ||
| Kavok Airlines | KVA | CATATUMBO | 2005 | 2014 | |||
| JD Valenciana de Aviación | V5 | JDV | VALENCIANA | 1991 | 1994 | ||
| Jet Air International Charters | 1991 | 1998 | |||||
| LAI – Línea Aérea IAACA | KG | BNX | AIR BARINAS | 1992 | 2006 | ||
| LaMia | LMD | LAMIA | 2009 | 2014 | Operations were relocated to Bolivia, later ceased in 2016. | ||
| Latin Carga | LTC | 1963 | 1980 | ||||
| LEBCA - Líneas Expresas Bolivar | 1949 | 1968 | |||||
| Linea Aérea Bolivariana | LBS | LABSA | 2001 | 2006 | |||
| Línea Turística Aereotuy | LD | TUY | AEREOTUY | 1982 | 2018 | ||
| Midas Airlines | MIO | MICO | 1994 | 2001 | |||
| Oriental de Aviación | 1995 | 1999 | |||||
| Perla Airlines | DP | PLV | PERLA | 2006 | 2018 | ||
| RANSA - Rutas Aéreas Nacionales | 1948 | 1966 | |||||
| Santa Barbara Airlines | BJ;S3 | BBR | SANTA BARBARA | 1995 | 2008 | Renamed to SBA Airlines. | |
| SBA Airlines | S3 | BBR | SANTA BARBARA | 2008 | 2018 | ||
| Servicios Aeronáuticos Varina | FV | VRA | SAVAR | 1982 | 1984 | ||
| Servivensa | VC | SVV | SERVIVENSA | 1989 | 2003 | ||
| SkyVen Cielos de Venezuela | VSK | SKYVEN | 1998 | 1998 | Never launched | ||
| Sol America | 6S | ESC | SOLAMERICA | 1980 | 2010 | ||
| TACA de Venezuela | 1945 | 1957 | Taken over by Aeropostal. | ||||
| TransaVen | VEN | TRANSAVEN AIRLINE | 1967 | 2010 | |||
| Transcarga | C7 | 1968 | 1979 | Formed by Viasa to take-over LEBCA. Merged back into Viasa. | |||
| VenexCargo | VNX | 1990 | 1996 | ||||
| Vensecar Internacional | V4 | VEC | VECAR | 1996 | 2025 | ||
| Viasa | VA | VIA | VIASA | 1960 | 1997 | Liquidated. | |
| Wayumi Aero-Taxi | 2005 | 2005 | |||||
| Zuliana de Aviación | OD | ULA | ZULIANA | 1985 | 1997 |
See also
References
- ^ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ "i.pinimg.com - Aerotecnica". Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 11 September 2023.