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{{Short description|Mexican low-cost airline}}
{{Infobox Airline
{{Infobox airline
|airline=Calafia Airlines
| airline = Calafia Airlines
|logo=Calafia airlines logo.png
| logo = Calafia Airlines logo.svg
|logo_size=
| logo_size = 150
|fleet_size=6
| fleet_size = 1
|destinations=23
| destinations = 12
|IATA=A7
| IATA = A7
|ICAO=CFV
| ICAO = CFV
|callsign=CALAFIA<ref>{{cite web|title=Eurocontrol|url=https://extranet.eurocontrol.int/http://webprisme.cfmu.eurocontrol.int/indicators/aircraft_operators_browse.jsp}}</ref>
| callsign = CALAFIA<ref>{{cite web|title=Eurocontrol|url=https://extranet.eurocontrol.int/http://webprisme.cfmu.eurocontrol.int/indicators/aircraft_operators_browse.jsp}}</ref>
|parent=
| parent =
|founded=1993
| founded = 1993
|headquarters=[[Cabo San Lucas]], [[Mexico]]
| headquarters = {{nowrap|[[Cabo San Lucas]], [[Mexico]]}}
|key_people=
| key_people =
|hubs=[[Cabo San Lucas International Airport|Cabo San Lucas]]
|focus_cities=[[La Paz International Airport|La Paz]]
| hubs = *[[Cabo San Lucas International Airport|Cabo San Lucas]]
| focus_cities = *[[La Paz International Airport|La Paz]]
|frequent_flyer=Calafia Plus
*[[Loreto International Airport|Loreto]]
|lounge=
| frequent_flyer = Calafia Plus
|alliance=
| lounge =
|website=[https://www.calafiaairlines.com/ calafiaairlines.com]
| alliance =
|
| website = [https://www.calafiaairlines.com/?culture=en-US calafiaairlines.com]
}}
}}


'''Calafia Airlines''', legally ''Calafia Airlines S.A. de C.V.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calafia Airlines |url=https://www.calafiaairlines.com/Aviso_privacidad}}</ref>'' is a Mexican regional airline based in [[Cabo San Lucas]], [[Baja California Sur]], [[Mexico]]. It operates regular flights to the [[Baja California peninsula|Baja California Peninsula]], the Mexican Pacific coast and [[Northern Mexico]], in addition to charter flights and tours. Its main hub is [[Cabo San Lucas International Airport|Cabo San Lucas Airport]] and has focus city operations in [[La Paz International Airport|La Paz]] and [[Loreto International Airport|Loreto]]. It operates a fleet consisting of [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer]] regional jet aircraft.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Calafia Airlines Fleet Details and History |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Calafia-Airlines}}</ref> It is named after [[Calafia]], the legendary warrior queen of the [[island of California]].
'''Calafia Airlines''' is a Mexican [[low-cost Airline]]<ref>https://www.calafiaairlines.com/</ref> founded in 1993, based in the [[Cabo San Lucas International Airport|Cabo San Lucas International Airfield]]. It was formerly named '''Aéreo Calafia''' till mid 2016, when as part of a commercial expansion project they decided to use a more commercial name, since they are negotiating international destinations. It has [[Embraer]] and [[Airbus]] equipment. It has regular flights to the [[Baja California Peninsula]] and the Mexican Pacific coast, in addition to charter flights and tours.


==Fleet==
== History ==
Established in 1992, Aéreo Calafia started operations in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur. The company offered a variety of services, encompassing air taxi, charter flights, and short-distance tourist flights. Initially, the company owned two compact Cessna C206 aircraft and a Cessna Caravan with passenger capacities of 5 and 12, respectively.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Aero Calafia Historia |url=https://aerolineasmexicanas.mx/lista-de-aerolineas-mexicanas/aereo-calafia}}</ref>
[[File:Calafia Airlines ERJ-145ER (XA-FVT) at GDL.jpg|thumb|ERJ-145ER (XA-FVT) at Guadalajara Airport.]]


By 1995, the company had expanded its operations and ventured into organizing tours for visitors in the Los Cabos region. Aéreo Calafia became the first regional airline to offer tours for observing [[Whale watching|grey whales]], at the [[Gulf of California|Sea of Cortez]] during the winter months. They also successfully introduced tours to destinations such as [[San Ignacio Lagoon]], [[Copper Canyon]], [[Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó|Loreto]], [[Cabo Pulmo National Park]], and [[La Paz, Baja California Sur|La Paz]]. These distinctive offerings remained a hallmark of Aéreo Calafia, differentiating it from other airlines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Whale Tours |url=https://www.calafiaairlines.com/Servicios/Tour_ballenas}}</ref>
The Calafia Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of June 2022):<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Aereo-Calafia|title=Fleet details of Calafia Airlines |publisher=Planespotters.net|accessdate=June 1, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aereo Calafia Fleet {{!}} Airfleets aviation |url=https://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Aereo%20Calafia.htm |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=www.airfleets.net}}</ref>
[[File:Calafia_airlines.png|thumb|Calafia Airlines Embraer E145ER]]
Over the years, the airline has transformed into a prominent regional Mexican carrier, featuring a modern fleet of Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia and Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft, with passenger seating for 36 and 50, respectively. It also added new cities to its network, including Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Tijuana, Mexicali, León, and Monterrey, connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. This growth trajectory has been remarkable since its establishment in the 1990s as an air taxi service provider.<ref name=":1" />


Calafia Airlines was named Aéreo Calafia until mid-2016 when it rebranded itself as Calafia Airlines as part of a rebranding project and commercial expansion announcing plans for new routes within Mexico and international destinations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airline Information Calafia Airlines |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/CFW}}</ref>
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse"
|+ '''Calafia Airlines Fleet'''
|- bgcolor=#75aadb
! Aircraft
! In<br>Service
! Orders
! Passengers
! Notes
|
|-
|[[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ 145ER]]
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |—
| align="center" |50
|
|-
|[[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia]]
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |—
| align="center" |30
|


In 2017, it unveiled routes connecting the Pacific to the Gulf and initiated the Guadalajara-Puebla-Tuxtla-Palenque-Cancún route; as of 2023, such routes, in addition to Mexicali, Leon and Monterrey are no longer served.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calafia Airlines Destinations |url=https://www.calafiaairlines.com/Destinos}}</ref> In August 2023, Calafia Airlines suspended operations temporarily due to pending procedures with the Mexican Civil Aviation Federal Agency, leaving passengers stranded. Calafia Airlines had faced a complex recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The company carried 49,698 passengers between January and June 2023, a 34.5% recovery versus the same period in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MARTÍNEZ GARBUNO |first=DANIEL |date=2023-08-16 |title=Has Mexico Lost Yet Another Carrier? Calafia Airlines Halts Flights |url=https://simpleflying.com/calafia-airlines-halts-flights-mexico/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Simple Flying}}</ref> According to data from the Mexican government, Calafia Airlines only had one aircraft in its fleet at the end of 2023’s second quarter. This aircraft is an [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer E145ER]].<ref name=":0" />
|}
===Historic fleet===
* [[Cessna 208 Caravan]]
* [[Cessna 210|Cessna 210 Centurion]]
* [[Cessna 182 Skylane]]
* [[Piper PA-31 Navajo]]


==Destinations==
==Destinations==
Calafia Airlines has the following destinations:<ref name="destinos">{{Cite web |url=https://www.aereocalafia.com.mx/Destinos |title=Aereo Calafia |access-date=2016-02-19 |archive-date=2016-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301093606/https://www.aereocalafia.com.mx/Destinos |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Aerpuerto de La Paz, BCS, 201710.jpg|thumb|International Airport, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México]]
[[File:Loreto Airport 100 0225.jpg|thumb|Loreto International Airport — Loreto, Baja California Sur.]]
[[File:Alpskwcrjuanew.jpg|thumb|Tijuana International Airport]]


===Baja California===
=== Baja California ===
* [[Cedros Island]] ([[Isla de Cedros Airport]])<ref name="destinos">{{Cite web |url=https://www.aereocalafia.com.mx/Destinos |title=Aereo Calafia |access-date=2016-02-19 |archive-date=2016-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301093606/https://www.aereocalafia.com.mx/Destinos |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Tijuana]] ([[Tijuana International Airport]])
* [[Tijuana]] ([[Tijuana International Airport]])


=== Baja California Sur ===
* [[Mexicali]] ([[Mexicali International Airport]])<ref>https://www.calafiaairlines.com/ </ref>

===Baja California Sur===
* [[Cabo San Lucas]] ([[Cabo San Lucas International Airport]]) '''Hub'''
* [[Cabo San Lucas]] ([[Cabo San Lucas International Airport]]) '''Hub'''
* [[Ciudad Constitución]] ([[Ciudad Constitución Airport]])
* [[La Paz (Baja California Sur)|La Paz]] ([[La Paz International Airport]]) '''Focus City'''
* [[Guerrero Negro]] ([[Guerrero Negro Airport]])
* [[Loreto, Baja California Sur|Loreto]] ([[Loreto International Airport]]) '''Focus City'''
* [[La Paz (Baja California Sur)|La Paz]] ([[La Paz International Airport]])
* [[Loreto, Baja California Sur|Loreto]] ([[Loreto International Airport]])
* [[San José del Cabo]] ([[Los Cabos International Airport]])


===Chihuahua===
=== Chihuahua ===
* [[Chihuahua, Chihuahua|Chihuahua]] ([[Chihuahua International Airport]])
* [[Chihuahua, Chihuahua|Chihuahua]] ([[Chihuahua International Airport]])


===Cancún===
=== Jalisco ===
* [[[[Quintana Roo]])||[[Cancún]]||[[Cancún International Airport]]


===Jalisco===
* [[Puerto Vallarta]] ([[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport]])
* [[Guadalajara]] ([[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport]])
* [[Guadalajara]] ([[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport]])


===Nuevo León===
=== Sinaloa ===
* [[Monterrey]] ([[Monterrey International Airport]])

===Sinaloa===
* [[Culiacán]] ([[Culiacán International Airport]])
* [[Culiacán]] ([[Culiacán International Airport]])
* [[Guasave]] ([[Campo Cuatro Milpas Airport]])
* [[Los Mochis]] ([[Los Mochis International Airport]])
* [[Los Mochis]] ([[Los Mochis International Airport]])
* [[Mazatlán]] ([[Mazatlán International Airport]])
* [[Mazatlán]] ([[Mazatlán International Airport]])


===Sonora===
=== Sonora ===
* [[Ciudad Obregón]] ([[Ciudad Obregón International Airport]])
* [[Ciudad Obregón]] ([[Ciudad Obregón International Airport]])
* [[Guaymas]] ([[Guaymas International Airport]])
* [[Hermosillo]] ([[Hermosillo International Airport]])
* [[Puerto Peñasco]] ([[Mar de Cortés International Airport]])
* [[Puerto Peñasco]] ([[Mar de Cortés International Airport]])
* [[Hermosillo]] ([[Hermosillo International Airport]])
===Mexico City===
* [[Ciudad De Mexico]] ([[Mexico City International Airport]])
<ref name=PPE>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/03/calafia-airlines-tendra-vuelos-entre-tijuana-y-puerto-penasco/|title=Calafia Airlines will have flights between Tijuana and Puerto Peñasco|language=Spanish|website=Aviacionline|date=March 2022|accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref>


===Veracruz===
=== Former destinations ===

*[[Veracruz]] ([[Veracruz International Airport]]<ref>https://www.calafiaairlines.com/ </ref>
==== Baja California ====
* [[Mexicali]] ([[Mexicali International Airport]])

==== Baja California Sur ====
* [[Ciudad Constitución]] ([[Ciudad Constitución Airport]])
* [[San José del Cabo]] ([[Los Cabos International Airport]])

==== Jalisco ====
* [[Puerto Vallarta]] ([[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport]])

==== Nuevo León ====
* [[Monterrey]] ([[Monterrey International Airport]])

==== Sinaloa ====
* [[Guasave]] ([[Campo Cuatro Milpas Airport]])

==Fleet==
[[File:Calafia Airlines ERJ-145ER (XA-FVT) at GDL.jpg|thumb|A Calafia Airlines [[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ 145ER]] at [[Guadalajara Airport]].]]
===Current fleet===
The Calafia Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of May 2023):<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Aereo-Calafia|title=Fleet details of Calafia Airlines |publisher=Planespotters.net|accessdate=November 2, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aereo Calafia Fleet {{!}} Airfleets aviation |url=https://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Aereo%20Calafia.htm |access-date={{date|2023-04-25}} |website=www.airfleets.net}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"
|-
! Aircraft
! In service
! Orders
! Passengers
! Notes
|-
|[[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia|Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia]]
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |&mdash;
| align="center" |30
|
|-
|[[Embraer ERJ family|Embraer ERJ 145ER]]
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |&mdash;
| align="center" |50
|
|-
!Total
!5
!&mdash;
!
!
|}

===Historic fleet===
Calafia Airlines also previously operated the following aircraft types:{{cn|date=April 2023}}
* [[Cessna 208 Caravan]]
* [[Cessna 210|Cessna 210 Centurion]]
* [[Cessna 182 Skylane]]
* [[Piper PA-31 Navajo]]


==Incidents and accidents==
==Incidents and accidents==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://www.calafiaairlines.com/ Calafia Airlines Official Page] {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.calafiaairlines.com/?culture=en-US Official website]


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Latest revision as of 01:48, 28 September 2023

Calafia Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
A7 CFV CALAFIA[1]
Founded1993
Hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programCalafia Plus
Fleet size1
Destinations12
HeadquartersCabo San Lucas, Mexico
Websitecalafiaairlines.com

Calafia Airlines, legally Calafia Airlines S.A. de C.V.[2] is a Mexican regional airline based in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. It operates regular flights to the Baja California Peninsula, the Mexican Pacific coast and Northern Mexico, in addition to charter flights and tours. Its main hub is Cabo San Lucas Airport and has focus city operations in La Paz and Loreto. It operates a fleet consisting of Embraer regional jet aircraft.[3] It is named after Calafia, the legendary warrior queen of the island of California.

History[edit]

Established in 1992, Aéreo Calafia started operations in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur. The company offered a variety of services, encompassing air taxi, charter flights, and short-distance tourist flights. Initially, the company owned two compact Cessna C206 aircraft and a Cessna Caravan with passenger capacities of 5 and 12, respectively.[4]

By 1995, the company had expanded its operations and ventured into organizing tours for visitors in the Los Cabos region. Aéreo Calafia became the first regional airline to offer tours for observing grey whales, at the Sea of Cortez during the winter months. They also successfully introduced tours to destinations such as San Ignacio Lagoon, Copper Canyon, Loreto, Cabo Pulmo National Park, and La Paz. These distinctive offerings remained a hallmark of Aéreo Calafia, differentiating it from other airlines.[5]

Calafia Airlines Embraer E145ER

Over the years, the airline has transformed into a prominent regional Mexican carrier, featuring a modern fleet of Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia and Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft, with passenger seating for 36 and 50, respectively. It also added new cities to its network, including Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Tijuana, Mexicali, León, and Monterrey, connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. This growth trajectory has been remarkable since its establishment in the 1990s as an air taxi service provider.[4]

Calafia Airlines was named Aéreo Calafia until mid-2016 when it rebranded itself as Calafia Airlines as part of a rebranding project and commercial expansion announcing plans for new routes within Mexico and international destinations.[6]

In 2017, it unveiled routes connecting the Pacific to the Gulf and initiated the Guadalajara-Puebla-Tuxtla-Palenque-Cancún route; as of 2023, such routes, in addition to Mexicali, Leon and Monterrey are no longer served.[7] In August 2023, Calafia Airlines suspended operations temporarily due to pending procedures with the Mexican Civil Aviation Federal Agency, leaving passengers stranded. Calafia Airlines had faced a complex recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The company carried 49,698 passengers between January and June 2023, a 34.5% recovery versus the same period in 2019.[8] According to data from the Mexican government, Calafia Airlines only had one aircraft in its fleet at the end of 2023’s second quarter. This aircraft is an Embraer E145ER.[3]

Destinations[edit]

Calafia Airlines has the following destinations:[9]

International Airport, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
Loreto International Airport — Loreto, Baja California Sur.
Tijuana International Airport

Baja California[edit]

Baja California Sur[edit]

Chihuahua[edit]

Jalisco[edit]

Sinaloa[edit]

Sonora[edit]

Former destinations[edit]

Baja California[edit]

Baja California Sur[edit]

Jalisco[edit]

Nuevo León[edit]

Sinaloa[edit]

Fleet[edit]

A Calafia Airlines Embraer ERJ 145ER at Guadalajara Airport.

Current fleet[edit]

The Calafia Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of May 2023):[10][11][12]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia 1 — 30
Embraer ERJ 145ER 4 — 50
Total 5 —

Historic fleet[edit]

Calafia Airlines also previously operated the following aircraft types:[citation needed]

Incidents and accidents[edit]

Flight Date Aircraft Location Passengers Description
126 5 Nov 2007 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Culiacán, Sinaloa. 13 Just departing from CUL to CSL, the airplane lost altitude and crash-landed in a field near the airport. No casualties.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eurocontrol".
  2. ^ "Calafia Airlines".
  3. ^ a b "Calafia Airlines Fleet Details and History".
  4. ^ a b "Aero Calafia Historia".
  5. ^ "Whale Tours".
  6. ^ "Airline Information Calafia Airlines".
  7. ^ "Calafia Airlines Destinations".
  8. ^ MARTÍNEZ GARBUNO, DANIEL (2023-08-16). "Has Mexico Lost Yet Another Carrier? Calafia Airlines Halts Flights". Simple Flying. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  9. ^ "Aereo Calafia". Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  10. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 21.
  11. ^ "Fleet details of Calafia Airlines". Planespotters.net. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "Aereo Calafia Fleet | Airfleets aviation". www.airfleets.net. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  13. ^ Aviation Safety Network

External links[edit]

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