List of airlines of Ecuador
This is a list of operators which have an Air Operator Certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Ecuador.
Active
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub(s) | Founded | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aeromaster Airways | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | 1989 | |||||
Aeroregional | ![]() |
RER | REGAIR | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | 2018 | ||
Avianca Ecuador | ![]() |
2K | GLG | GALAPAGOS | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport Mariscal Sucre International Airport |
2014 | |
Citiair de Aviación | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport | 2019 | Air taxi. | ||||
Ecuatoriana Airlines | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport Mariscal Sucre International Airport |
2020 | Proposed. | ||||
Emetebe Taxi Aéreo | ![]() |
EMT | San Cristóbal Airport | 1995 | |||
LATAM Airlines Ecuador | ![]() |
XL | LNE | AEROLANE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport Mariscal Sucre International Airport |
2016 |
Defunct
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Ceased operations |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AECA Carga | ![]() |
2A | EAE | AECA | 1977 | 1998 | |
Aero InterContinental | ARICSA | 1993 | 1994 | ||||
Aero Shell | ESH | 1987 | 2001 | ||||
Aerotaxis Ecuatorianos | TXU | ATESA | 1960 | 2006 | |||
AeroGal | ![]() |
2K | GLG | AEROGAL | 1985 | 2014 | Rebranded as Avianca Ecuador. |
Air Cuenca | ![]() |
E9 | AIR CUENCA | 2009 | 2011 | ||
ANDES - Aerolineas Nacionales del Ecuador | ![]() |
ED | EDA | ANDES | 1961 | 1998 | |
AREA - Aerovias Ecuatorianas | ![]() |
RE | 1948 | 1970 | |||
Austro Aéreo | ![]() |
UST | AUSTRO AÉREO | 1996 | 2003 | ||
Avioandes | AYH | AVIOANDES | 2007 | 2025 | Certificate revoked.[1] | ||
DHL Ecuador | ![]() |
7T | RTM | AERO TRANSAM | 1991 | 2025 | |
Ecuacóndor | 2017 | 2025 | Never launched.[2] | ||||
Ecuatoriana de Aviación | ![]() |
EU | EEA | ECUATORIANA | 1957 | 2006 | |
Equair | HN | EQX | EQUINOX | 2020 | 2023 | ||
Equinoccial Air Cargo | 1999 | 2004 | |||||
Icaro Air | ![]() |
X8 | ICD | ICARO | 1971 | 2011 | |
LAN Ecuador | ![]() |
XL | LNE | AEROLANE | 2002 | 2016 | Renamed to LATAM Airlines Ecuador. |
Línea Aérea Cuencana | L5 | LAC | LACECUADOR | 2012 | 2018 | ||
SAEREO | ![]() |
MZ | SRO | SAEREO | 1994 | 2017 | |
SAETA | ![]() |
EH | SET | SAETA | 1966 | 2000 | |
SAN Ecuador | ![]() |
WB | SAN | AEREOS | 1964 | 1999 | |
Sudamericana de Aviación | ![]() |
2014 | 2015 | Never launched. | |||
TAME | ![]() |
EQ | TAE | TAME | 1962 | 2020 | |
Transportes Aéreos Orientales | TAO | 1948 | 2012 | ||||
Vías Aéreas Manabitas | ![]() |
MBT | MANABITAS | 1977 | 1995 | ||
Vuelos Internos Privados | V6 | VUR | VIPEC | 1997 | 2011 | Merged with AeroGal. |
See also
References
- ^ "Revocan totalmente el permiso de operación a Avioandes". Nlarenas.com (in Spanish). June 4, 2025.
- ^ "Revocan el permiso de operación a Ecuacondor". Nlarenas.com (in Spanish). March 11, 2025.