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RACSA (Rutas Aéreas Centro Americanas)
RACSA Nord 262 in Guatemala, November 2004.
IATA ICAO Call sign
R6 - Racsa
Founded2001
Ceased operations2009
Operating basesLa Aurora International Airport
Fleet size2 Aérospatiale N 262
HeadquartersGuatemala City, Guatemala

RACSA was a private passenger and cargo airline based in Guatemala La Aurora International Airport. It mainly operates charter flights throughout the country. One of its planes was hired by the Guatemalan Air Force and temporarily based at Quetzaltenango Airport after Hurricane Stan 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 Aérospatiale N 262, TG-JSG (named Cunén); TG-NTR (named Kaibil)

Destinations

  • Charter flights throughout the country

References

  1. RACSA (Rutas Aereas Centro Americanas SA) airlinehistory.co.uk, retrieved 23 September 2020
  2. Out of Business ch-aviation.com, retrieved 23 September 2020
  3. Overall, Mario E. (February 13, 2006). "Enfrentando la Furia de "Stan" La Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca en Acción" [Facing the Fury of Hurricane Stan: The Guatemalan Air Force in Action] (in Spanish). Air and Space Power Journal - Español. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  4. "Líneas aéreas piden impulsar competencia" [Airlines ask for increased competition] (in Spanish). PrensaLibre.com. December 13, 2005. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
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