GCA Airlines

GCA Airlines (also known as Gran Colombia de Aviación S.A.S.) is a Colombian airline subsidiary of Avior Airlines, registered in the Ibague Chamber of Commerce, based in the city of Cali and with a connection center at Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in the city of Palmira that provides its services to the city from Santiago de Cali.

Gran Colombia de Aviación
IATA ICAO Callsign
9A GCA GRAN COLOMBIA
FoundedAugust 17, 2017
Commenced operationsNovember 29, 2019
HubsAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations6
Parent companyAvior Airlines
HeadquartersCali, Colombia
Websitewww.gcaair.com

History

GCA Airlines was registered with the Chamber of Commerce of the city of Ibague on August 17, 2017, and permits were also requested from the Colombian Civil Aeronautics on August 30 of the same year in order to have its constitution as a transportation company approved, along with several national and international routes.[1] On that occasion, Civil Aeronautics approved its constitution as well as all the requested routes except for the Cali - Valencia route, which was postponed.

Initially, in the request submitted to Aerocivil, the Perales Airport in the City of Ibague was conceived as the airline's base of operations, but the delay in the modernization works of the airport limited progress in its certification, prompting the request for the transfer from Perales Airport to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport.[2]

Although the Cali - Valencia route was postponed, it was reconsidered and approved by Aerocivil considering that it is a Colombian airline and the current restriction only applies to Venezuelan airlines until the moment in which reciprocity and equitable access issues are normalized the markets.

On July 11, 2018, from Latacunga, the first plane of the airline arrived at El Dorado International Airport, a Boeing 737-400 that days later moved to the Cali Airport to start the certification procedures before the Civil Aeronautics.

On November 29, 2019, the airlines commenced operations with a flight between the Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Cali, and the Rafael Núñez International Airport in the city of Cartagena.[3]

Destinations

As of January 2021, GCA Airlines flies to the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
ColombiaBarranquillaErnesto Cortissoz International Airport
ColombiaBucaramangaPalonegro International Airport
ColombiaCaliAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International AirportHub
ColombiaCartagenaRafael Núñez International Airport[4]
ColombiaCucutaCamilo Daza International Airport
ColombiaSan AndresGustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport
ColombiaSanta MartaSimón Bolívar International AirportBegins in February 2021[5]

Fleet

As of January 2021, the GCA Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft:[6]

GCA Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-400 3 2 144
Fokker 50 3 2 50 All Parked
Total 6 4

References
  1. "Aerocivil authorized a Venezuelan capital airline to operate from Ibagué". Revista Dinero. August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  2. "Minutes of the evaluation group for commercial air projects" (PDF). September 4, 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  3. "GCA Airlines starts flying!" (in Spanish). Torre Eldorado. November 28, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  4. "The new airline that will start operating route Cali-Cartagena". aerolatinnews.com. El Espectador. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. "GCA Airlines begins operations from Cali to Santa Marta". hoydiariodelmagdalena.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  6. "GCA Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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