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• Air Flamenco is an Air Charter airline based in Puerto Rico

• Callsign: Flamenco
• ICAO Code: WAF
• IATA Code: None

The term Air Charter is a catch all phrase that refers to the renting of an entire aircraft vs. ...

History

Air Flamenco traces its history to Flamenco Airways (ICAO Code: WAF), which was founded in 1976 by Mr. Rubén Torres. The first aircraft used was the Piper Cherokee 6 with flights between the islands of Culebra and Vieques. Six months after initial operation they acquired their first twin engine Britten-Norman Islander with a capacity of 9 passengers. With this new aircraft their service expanded with more passenger routes and US postal service between the two islands of Vieques and Culebra and the main island of Puerto Rico. Within the following five years, the airline increased its fleet to 6 aircrafts expanding its services and charter flights throughout the Caribbean Islands including US and British Virgin Islands. Piper Cherokee PA-28-181 (Archer II) Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180E Cherokee is the common name for the Pipers PA-28 family of aircraft models, which received its type certificate from the FAA in 1960 and is still under production by Piper Aircraft. ... Culebra (meaning snake in Spanish) has several meanings: Most commonly, it refers to the island of Culebra, part of Puerto Rico. ... Vieques is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico. ... BN-2B Islander II operated by Ryukyu Air Commuter The Britten-Norman Islander (also known as the BN-2) is a light utility aircraft manufactured by Britten-Norman of Britain. ...

It is not clear when the name was changed to Air Flamenco, but the airline website states that Air Flamenco was founded in 1998. It is unclear if the first Flamenco closed down and was restarted or if it changed its name. Maybe someone can clear that. (The last update in the website is 11 Jul 05).

The airline is based at 4 locations: Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport better known as the Isla Grande Airport, San Juan; Diego Jiménez Torres Airport, Fajardo, Puerto Rico; Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport, Culebra; and Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport, Vieques. Current destinations are cities in Puerto Rico, the Leeward Islands, and the Dominican Republic. Fernando Ribas Dominicci Airports runway can be seen at the top right of this photo of San Juans ship dock Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (IATA: SIG, ICAO: TJIG), also commonly known as Isla Grande Airport, is a small airport in San Juan, about 5 minutes by air... Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (IATA: FAJ, ICAO: TJFA, FAA LID: X95) is a public airport located in the city of Fajardo in Puerto Rico. ... Nickname: Los Cariduros, La Metrópolis del Sol Naciente Gentilic: Fajardeños Location Location of Fajardo, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded 1772 Mayor Hon. ... Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (IATA: CPX, ICAO: TJCP) is a public airport located on the island of Culebra in Puerto Rico. ... Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport is a small commercial air facility on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. ... The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles. ...

Fleet

• 5 - Britten-Norman Islander

Registrations are: N901GD, N903GD, N904GD, N905GD, N906GD. (N902GD was written-off in an accident. See below). BN-2B Islander II operated by Ryukyu Air Commuter The Britten-Norman Islander (also known as the BN-2) is a light utility aircraft manufactured by Britten-Norman of Britain. ...

Accidents

• Aircraft N902GD, Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander en route from Mayaguez to Isla Grande Airport, San Juan crashed. The airplane, transporting bank financial documents, departed Mayaguez at 18:30. En route the airplane approached and penetrated a level 4-5 rain shower. Control was lost and the plane crashed into the sea. There was one fatality. PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's improper inflight planning which resulted in an inflight encounter with weather (low ceilings and thunderstorms), his loss of aircraft control, and an inflight collision with the ocean during uncontrolled descent."

Mayaguez may refer to: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Mayaguez incident This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

External links

• Official Site
• Air Charter Directory
• Flight Stats Link
• Aviation Safety Net