SARPA

SARPA S.A.S. (Spanish: Servicios Aéreos Panamericanos S.A.S.) is an air charter and air ambulance operator, with its main base at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, and an auxiliary base in Medellín.[1]

SARPA
IATA ICAO Callsign
- - SARPA
FoundedJune 1980
AOC #UAEAC-CDO-051
UAEAC-CDO-056
Hubs
Fleet size16
Destinations8 (scheduled)
HeadquartersMedellín, Colombia
Employees150
Websitewww.sarpa.com.co

History

The airline was founded in June 1980 in Puerto Asís, Putumayo Department. It started providing support to small cities and towns, grew to become a rotorcraft operator providing support to drilling companies in the Colombian eastern plains, started fixed wing operations in 2004, and since evolved to become one of the major on demand operators in Colombia.[2]

In October 2021, SARPA received its certification to operate commercial routes from its base José María Córdova International Airport with Embraer ERJ 145 and began flights on December 15, 2021.[3]

Scheduled destinations

SARPA operates commercial flights to the following airports:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
ArubaOranjestadQueen Beatrix International Airport[4]
ColombiaBarranquillaErnesto Cortissoz International AirportTerminated
CaliAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International AirportTerminated
MedellínJosé María Córdova International AirportHub
MonteríaLos Garzones Airport[5]
PastoAntonio Nariño AirportTerminated
RiohachaAlmirante Padilla Airport
ValleduparAlfonso López Pumarejo Airport
VillavicencioLa Vanguardia Airport
CuraçaoWillemstadCuraçao International AirportTerminated[6]
EcuadorQuitoMariscal Sucre International AirportSeasonal charter
PanamaPanama CityAlbrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International AirportSeasonal charter[5]

Fleet
A SARPA Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia taxiing at El Dorado International Airport in 2014

SARPA operates the following aircraft as of March 2023:[7][8]

SARPA fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
BAe Jetstream 32 10 — 19 2 in Air Ambulance Configuration
1 with two stretchers and 1 with one stretcher
6 in passenger configuration
Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia 1 — 30
Embraer ERJ145LR 3 — 50 One leased to SATENA
Learjet 45XR 1 — 5 Air Ambulance Configuration with two stretchers
Total 16 —

The airline operates all around Colombia and internationally. Pioneer of Air Ambulance operation in Colombia, first operator to obtain an Operating Certificate for air ambulance operations in the country.

See also

References
  1. "Sarpa Airlines in Medellin, Colombia". Airlines-Airports. 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  2. "Sarpa airline X-Crafts E145LR". X-Plane.Org Forum. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. "Sarpa begins sale of its commercial routes". Aviacionline.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  4. "SARPA incrementó sus vuelos entre Colombia y Aruba". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  5. "Aerocivil autoriza a Sarpa dos vuelos semanales de Montería a Panamá" (in Spanish). November 25, 2021.
  6. "Sarpa stops flights between Curaçao and Medellín". Curacaochronicle.com. November 11, 2022.
  7. "Sarpa, Ltda". AirCharter Guide. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  8. "SARPA Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
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