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Avianca Nicaragua

Avianca Nicaragua
La Costeña
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IATA ICAO Callsign
W8 NIS LACOSTENA
Commenced operations 1999
Hubs Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
Secondary hubs Bluefields Airport
Focus cities Bluefields, Corn Island
Alliance Star Alliance (affiliate)
Fleet size 2
Destinations 12
Company slogan Wings that unite Nicaragua, Alas que Unen a Nicaragua
Headquarters Managua, Nicaragua
Website lacostena.com.ni

Aerotaxis La Costeña S.A., dba Avianca Nicaragua, is an airline based in Managua, Nicaragua. It operates passenger services from Managua to 10 domestic destinations as part of the Grupo TACA regional system. Its main base is Augusto C. Sandino International Airport, Managua.

The airline started operations in November 1999. It had 140 employees in September 2011.

Avianca Nicaragua operates scheduled services to the following domestic destinations: Bluefields, Bonanza, Corn Islands, Managua, Ometepe,San Juan de Nicaragua, Emerald Coast, Puerto Cabezas, San Carlos, Siuna and Waspam. They also operate one international service to Tegucigalpa Airport in Honduras.

The La Costena fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of April 2013):


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