Calafia Airlines
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| Founded | 1993 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Cabo San Lucas | ||||||
| Focus cities | La Paz | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Calafia Plus | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 18 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico | ||||||
| Website | calafiaairlines.com | ||||||
Calafia Airlines is a Mexican low-cost airline[2] founded in 1993, based in the 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.
Destinations
Calafia Airlines has the following destinations:[3]
Baja California
Baja California Sur
- Cabo San Lucas (Cabo San Lucas International Airport) Hub
- Ciudad Constitución (Ciudad Constitución Airport)
- La Paz (La Paz International Airport) Hub
- Loreto (Loreto International Airport)
- San José del Cabo (Los Cabos International Airport)
Chihuahua
Jalisco
- Puerto Vallarta (Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport)
- Guadalajara (Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport)
Nuevo León
Sinaloa
- Culiacán (Culiacán International Airport)
- Guasave (Campo Cuatro Milpas Airport)
- Los Mochis (Los Mochis International Airport)
- Mazatlán (Mazatlán International Airport)
Sonora
- Ciudad Obregón (Ciudad Obregón International Airport)
- Hermosillo (Hermosillo International Airport)
- Puerto Peñasco (Mar de Cortés International Airport)
Fleet
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Current fleet
The Calafia Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of May 2023):[4][5][6]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia | 1 | — | 30 | |
| Embraer ERJ 145ER | 4 | — | 50 | |
| Total | 5 | — |
Historic fleet
Calafia Airlines also previously operated the following aircraft types:[citation needed]
Incidents and accidents
| 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.[7] |
References
- ^ "Eurocontrol".
- ^ https://www.calafiaairlines.com/
- ^ "Aereo Calafia". Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 21.
- ^ "Fleet details of Calafia Airlines". Planespotters.net. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ "Aereo Calafia Fleet | Airfleets aviation". www.airfleets.net. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Aviation Safety Network
External links
Media related to Calafia Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
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