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Venezuelan airline
RUTACA Airlines (legally Rutas Aéreas C.A. ) is an
airline headquartered in
Ciudad Bolívar ,
Venezuela with its home base at
Tomás de Heres Airport and a hub at
Simón Bolívar International Airport in
Caracas .
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History
RUTACA Airlines was founded by Evard Mares Bianchi on March 26, 1974, and began operating non-scheduled cargo and passenger flights with small aircraft. It currently operates scheduled and charter services throughout the country.
The airline's operations suffered gravely during the
2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis , including suspending flights between key routes.
Destinations
A former RUTACA
Embraer EMB 110 at
Piarco International Airport in 2003
As of November 2023
[update] , RUTACA Airlines serves the following destinations:
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Fleet
Current fleet
A former RUTACA
Boeing 737-200 in the old livery at
Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport in 2014
A RUTACA
Boeing 737-300 in the new livery at
Arturo Michelena International Airport in 2022
The RUTACA Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 2024):
[13]
Former fleet
RUTACA Airlines formerly operated the following aircraft:
Accidents and incidents
On June 5, 1987, a
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander (registration YV-230C) was disarmed in flight over the area of Upata, Bolívar state. All 10 occupants on board died.
On October 16, 2008, a
Boeing 737-200 (registered YV162T) landed on runway 28R at Simón Bolívar International Airport following a domestic flight from
Puerto Ordaz . After touchdown, the airplane swerved to the left. The nose came to rest on the runway embankment.
[16]
On July 27, 2010, a
Boeing 737-200 (registered YV169T) made an emergency landing at Ciudad Guayana international airport following a domestic flight from Ciudad Bolivar after problems in engine number one.
See also
References
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"Rutaca Airlines information" . Retrieved 30 March 2018 .
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"Rutaca - Destinos" .
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"Puerto la Cruz y San Cristóbal: Nuevos destinos de Rutaca en Barquisimeto" . Noticiasbarquisimeto.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 20, 2023 .
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"Rutaca Airlines inaugurates a new route between Maracaibo and Santo Domingo" . Aviacionaldia.com . 11 July 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
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"Rutaca Airlines: nueva aerolínea que opera en Panamá" . Ecotvpanama.com (in Spanish). Retrieved August 20, 2023 .
^ Grevic Alvarado.
"Over 100 Trinidad and Tobago tourists head to Margarita" . Newsday.co.tt .
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"Rutaca Airlines inicia sus vuelos entre Barcelona y Miami a partir del 22 de diciembre" . Aviacionaldia.com (in Spanish). December 15, 2017.
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"Venezuela: Rutaca resumes flights to Barcelona" . Aviacionline.com . 25 August 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022 .
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"Rutaca incorpora a Ciudad Bolívar entre sus destinos nacionales" . Versionfinal.com.ve . 8 April 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022 .
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"Rutaca Airlines abrirá vuelo entre Maracaibo, Venezuela y Punta Cana" . Arecoa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 28, 2021 .
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"Flights to Venezuela: Rutaca Airlines schedules flights between Caracas and Maturín" . Aviacionline.com . 23 April 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023 .
^ Daniel Martínez Curiel.
"Rutaca Airlines inicia vuelos entre Caracas y Santo Domingo del Táchira" . Torreeldorado.co (in Spanish). Retrieved November 16, 2021 .
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"Rutaca Airlines Fleet Details and History" . Planespotters.net . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
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"RUTACA retired its last Boeing 737-200adv and eight remain in service in Latin America" . Aviacionline.com . January 15, 2024.
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Aviation Safety Net accessed 15 August 2009
^ Ranter, Harro.
"ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2H4 YV162T Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS)" . aviation-safety.net . Retrieved 30 March 2018 .
^ Ranter, Harro.
"ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan YV1950 Guasdualito-Vare Maria Airport (GDO)" . aviation-safety.net . Retrieved 30 March 2018 .
External links
Media related to
Rutaca Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
Scheduled Charter Cargo Defunct