Atlantic Airlines (Nicaragua)
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Atlantic Airlines was an airline
based in Managua
, Nicaragua
. It is a charter airline, established in 1997 and operating domestic and international flights in Central America
. Its main base is Managua International Airport
.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Managua
Managua
Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in...
, Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
. It is a charter airline, established in 1997 and operating domestic and international flights in Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
. Its main base is Managua International Airport
Managua International Airport
Augusto C. Sandino International Airport is the main airport in Managua, Nicaragua. Inaugurated as Las Mercedes Airport in 1968 it was later renamed Augusto C. Sandino International Airport during the Sandinista regime in 1980s and again in 2001 to Managua International Airport by then president...
.
Destinations
- Managua - BluefieldsBluefieldsBluefields is the capital of the municipality of the same name, and of Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur in Nicaragua. It was also capital of the former Zelaya Department, which was divided into North and South Atlantic Autonomous Regions...
- Daily - Bluefields - Managua - Daily
- Bluefields - Big Corn IslandsCorn IslandsThe Corn Islands are two islands about east off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, constituting one of 12 municipalities of the Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur department...
- Daily - Big Corn Island - Bluefields - Daily
- Managua - Puerto CabezasPuerto CabezasPuerto Cabezas is a municipality in, and capital of, the North Atlantic Coast department of Nicaragua....
- Daily - Puerto Cabezas - Managua - Daily
Fleet
The Atlantic Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007):- 5 Let L-410 UVP-EL-410The Let L-410 Turbolet is a twin-engined short-range transport aircraft, manufactured by the Czech aircraft manufacturer LET, mostly used for passenger transport. Since 1969 more than 1100 airframes have been produced.-Development:...
- 1 Let L-410 UVP-E20L-410The Let L-410 Turbolet is a twin-engined short-range transport aircraft, manufactured by the Czech aircraft manufacturer LET, mostly used for passenger transport. Since 1969 more than 1100 airframes have been produced.-Development:...