RUTACA Airlines
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| Founded | 1974 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Tomás de Heres Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Crece Volando (grows whilst flying) |
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| Parent company | Rutas Aéreas C.A. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Ciudad Bolívar, Bolivar, Venezuela | ||||||
| Website | Rutaca | ||||||
Rutaca (Rutas Aéreas C.A.) is an airline based in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela.[1]
History
Rutaca was established and began operations in 1974. It currently operates scheduled and charter services throughout the country.
Destinations
This is the list of places that Rutaca flies to:
- Maturín
- Caracas
- Ciudad Bolívar
- Porlamar
- Puerto Ordaz
- San Antonio del Tachira
- Santo Domingo del Tachira
- Barcelona (Venezuela)
- Cumaná
- Curaçao
- Punta Cana
Incidents and accidents
- On 25 January 2001, a Rutaca Douglas DC-3 aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela, killing all 20 passengers and four crew members.[2]
- On 16 October 2008, a Rutaca Boeing 737-200, registered YV162T, landed on runway 28R at Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) following a domestic flight from Puerto Ordaz (PZO). After touchdown the airplane swerved to the left. The nose came to rest on the runway embankment.[3]
- On 15 February 2009, a Rutaca Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, registered YV1950, overran the runway at Guasdualito-Vare Maria Airport (GDO) following a domestic flight from San Fernando de Apure (SFD). The airplane sustained damage to the propeller and underside of the fuselage.[4]
- On 27 July 2010, a Rutaca Boeing 737-200, registered YV169T, made an emergency landing at Puerto Ordaz (PZO) international airport following a domestic flight from Ciudad Bolivar after problems in engine 1.
Fleet
The RUTACA Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of November 2015) [5]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers |
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| Boeing 737-200 | 8 | — | 99 |
| Boeing 737-300 | 1 | — | 149 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
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