APA International Air

APA International Air Republica Dominicana S.A.

IATA ICAO Call sign 7P APY APA INTERNACIONAL
Founded	1980
Ceased operations	2001
Hubs	Las Américas International Airport
Secondary hubs	Miami International Airport
Focus cities	John F. Kennedy International Airport
Fleet size	5
Destinations	8
Headquarters	Miami, Florida, United States

APA International Air, Inc. was an airline based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic that was operational between 1980 and 2001.^[1]

History

An APA International Air Lockheed L-1011 TriStar at Miami International Airport in 1994

The airline was founded in 1980 as a freight charter company, it started operations with a Douglas DC-6 from the Santo Domingo to Puerto Plata. In the mid-1990's, APA International Air focused on regular passenger flights with leased aircraft from Faucett Perú. By the end of 2001, APA International Air faced financial difficulties following the September 11 attacks.

Destinations

Country	City	Airport	Notes
Dominican Republic	Puerto Plata	Gregorio Luperón International Airport
	Santo Domingo	Las Américas International Airport	Hub
Haiti	Port Au Prince	Toussaint Louverture International Airport
Panama	Panama City	Tocumen International Airport
Puerto Rico	San Juan	Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
United States	Miami	Miami International Airport	Hub
	New York City	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Focus city
Venezuela	Caracas	Simón Bolívar International Airport

Fleet

An APA International Air Airbus A300B4 taxiing at Miami International Airport in 1996

APA International Air operated the following aircraft:^[2]

APA International Air fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Airbus A300B4	3	1995	1996	Leased from Faucett Perú
Boeing 727-200	1	1996	1996	Leased form Av Atlantic
Douglas C-118A Liftmaster	1	1990	1990
Douglas DC-6B	1	1986	1990
Douglas DC-8-55CF	1	1982	1984	Leased from Iberia and operated by LACSA
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar	2	1994	1996	Leased from Faucett Perú

See also

• List of defunct airlines of the Dominican Republic

References

1. List of airlines from the Dominican Republic, at airlineupdate.com Archived 2013-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
2. "APA International Air Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

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