SARPA S.A.S. (Spanish: Servicios Aéreos Panamericanos S.A.S.) is an air charter and air ambulance operator, with its main base at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, and an auxiliary base in Medellín.
History The airline was founded in June 1980 in Puerto Asís, Putumayo Department. It started providing support to small cities and towns, grew to become a rotorcraft operator providing support to drilling companies in the Colombian eastern plains, started fixed wing operations in 2004, and since evolved to become one of the major on demand operators in Colombia.
In October 2021, SARPA received its certification to operate commercial routes from its base José María Córdova International Airport with Embraer ERJ 145 and began flights on December 15, 2021.
Scheduled destinations SARPA operates commercial flights to the following airports:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefsArubaOranjestadQueen Beatrix International Airport ColombiaBarranquillaErnesto Cortissoz International AirportCaliAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International AirportMedellínJosé María Córdova International AirportMonteríaLos Garzones Airport PastoAntonio Nariño AirportRiohachaAlmirante Padilla Airport ValleduparAlfonso López Pumarejo Airport VillavicencioLa Vanguardia Airport CuraçaoWillemstadCuraçao International AirportEcuadorQuitoMariscal Sucre International AirportPanamaPanama CityAlbrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport
Fleet
SARPA operates the following aircraft as of March 2023:
+ SARPA fleetAircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotesBAe Jetstream 323 (as of July 2026)—19Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia1 —30Embraer ERJ145LR3 (as of July 2026)—50One leased to SATENALearjet 45XR1—5Air Ambulance Configuration with two stretchersTotal 8—
The airline operates all around Colombia and internationally. Pioneer of Air Ambulance operation in Colombia, first operator to obtain an Operating Certificate for air ambulance operations in the country.
See also List of airlines of Colombia
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