This is a list of defunct airlines of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACASA | 1968 | 1976 | Merged with AVE Airlines | |||||
| ACS - Air Cargo Service | 1997 | 2000 | ||||||
| ML | AEK | ACORISA | 1991 | 1997 | ||||
| Aero Costa Sol | 1999 | 2006 | Failed project | |||||
| Aerolíneas Exaco | 1978 | 1978 | ||||||
| Aeropostal Alas de Centroamerica | 2003 | 2007 | ||||||
| AVE Airlines | 1951 | 1979 | ||||||
| Air Costa Rica | RI | RII | 2014 | 2017 | Expected to start in December 2014, postponed to 2015. Started in February 2017 but halted in October 2017. | |||
| ANSA - Aerolineas Nacionales | 1958 | 1960 | ||||||
| APSA | 1971 | 1979 | ||||||
| Carga Expresa | 1983 | 1983 | ||||||
| Costa Rica Skies | CSR | 2006 | 2008 | |||||
| JHM Cargo Airlines | JHM | 1996 | 2001 | |||||
| LACSA | LR | LRC | LACSA | 1945 | 2004 | Rebranded as TACA Costa Rica | ||
| LADECA | 1966 | 1967 | ||||||
| Lineas Aéreas Trans Costa Rica | 1979 | 1988 | Renamed to Trans Costa Rica | |||||
| Nature Air | 5C | NRR | NATUREAIR | 1989 | 2018 | |||
| Paradise Air | DJ | 2000 | 2013 | |||||
| RANSA - Ruta Aérea Nacional SA | 1979 | 1980 | Taken over by Sansa Airlines | |||||
| SAISA | 1996 | 1997 | ||||||
| SERCA Costa Rica | 1982 | 1982 | ||||||
| TACA Costa Rica | LR | LRC | LACSA | 2004 | 2013 | Rebranded as Avianca Costa Rica | ||
| 1939 | 1952 | |||||||
| TAISA | 1971 | 1978 | ||||||
| TANSA | ||||||||
| Tica Air International | 2014 | 2014 | Renamed to Air Costa Rica | |||||
| Ticos Air | 2012 | 2014 | Never launched | |||||
| TransCarga | TDA | 1988 | 1992 | |||||
| Trans Costa Rica | TCR | 1988 | 2000 | |||||
| 1983 | 1986 | |||||||
| VivaCam | 2015 | 2017 | Never launched | |||||
| West Caribbean Costa Rica | 0W | WCR | 2003 | 2005 | ||||
| Wiggins International | ALA | 1979 | 1979 |