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 | In process of restarting.[5] |
Transcarga International Airways | ![]() |
T7 | TIW | TIACA | Caracas | 1998 | |
Vensecar Internacional | ![]() |
V4 | VEC | VECAR | Caracas | 1996 |
Defunct
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Ceased operations |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACASA | 1956 | 1986 | |||||
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 | |||||
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. | |||
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.
- ^ "Venezuela's Solar Cargo set to restart operations". Ch-aviation.com. September 19, 2024.