Aerocardal
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Aerocardal is an airline
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 based in Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

. It operates international and domestic passenger charter services, as well as medical services. Its main base is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport , also known as Pudahuel Airport and Santiago International Airport, located in Pudahuel, north-west of downtown Santiago, is Chile's largest aviation facility and the busiest international air passenger gateway to the country...

, Santiago.

History

Aerocardal was established in 1989 and has 50 employees (at March 2007). AeroCardal has been Chile's largest and most important Corporate Aviation companies. With a fleet of 10 aircraft including Jet and Turbo-Props, as well as Twin-Turbine Helicopters, it offers a variety of services connecting clients with major capitals as well as medium sized or remote cities in America and Europe.

Destinations

Aerocardal serves the following scheduled destinations within Chile:
  • Santiago
    Santiago, Chile
    Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

     - Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport
    Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
    Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport , also known as Pudahuel Airport and Santiago International Airport, located in Pudahuel, north-west of downtown Santiago, is Chile's largest aviation facility and the busiest international air passenger gateway to the country...

     - Hub
  • Vallenar
    Vallenar
    Vallenar is a city and commune in Atacama Region, Chile. It is the capital of the Huasco Province and is located in the valley of the Huasco River. Vallenar has 47,000 inhabitants. Its main activities are farming and mining...

     - Vallenar Airdrome


Additionally, the airline operates charter flights.

Fleet

The Aerocardal fleet includes the following aircraft (at September 2011):
  • 1 * Gulfstream G150
  • 2 * Cessna Citation S550
    Cessna Citation
    The Cessna Citation is a marketing name used by Cessna for its line of business jets. Rather than one particular model of aircraft, the name applies to several "families" of turbofan-powered aircraft that have been produced over the years...

  • 2 * Dornier Do328-100
  • 1 × Dornier Do228-100
    Dornier Do 228
    The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH from 1981 until 1998. In 1983, Hindustan Aeronautics bought a production licence and manufactures the 228 for the Asian market sphere. Approximately 270 Do 228 were built at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany and...

  • 1 × Dornier Do228-202K
    Dornier Do 228
    The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH from 1981 until 1998. In 1983, Hindustan Aeronautics bought a production licence and manufactures the 228 for the Asian market sphere. Approximately 270 Do 228 were built at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany and...

  • 1 * Dornier Do228-202
    Dornier Do 228
    The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH from 1981 until 1998. In 1983, Hindustan Aeronautics bought a production licence and manufactures the 228 for the Asian market sphere. Approximately 270 Do 228 were built at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany and...

  • 1 * Piper Navajo Panther
  • 1 * Piper Cheyenne I
  • 1 * Cessna C421 Golden Eagle
  • 1 * Cirrus SR22 GTS X Edition
  • 1 * Eurocopter BO-105LS
  • 1 * Eurocopter BO-105CB
  • 1 * Eurocopter EC135 T2
  • 1 * Augusta Grand
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