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497:Introduced
486:ACES fleet
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359:fleet with
342:St. Maarten
326:Montego Bay
206:aces.com.co
1762:Categories
1732:43°26′34″N
1567:Helicopter
1337:Facilities
1313:La Costeña
1298:Aeroperlas
1053:October 5,
1010:2021-02-20
831:References
801:ATR 42-500
741:San Antero
599:Cessna 185
545:ATR 42-500
527:ATR 42-320
401:Punta Cana
334:Punta Cana
293:aircraft.
260:parked at
258:ATR 42-320
158:Fleet size
1735:6°04′09″W
1700:Ultra Air
1685:LAS Cargo
1610:Aerocosta
1574:Heliandes
1538:Aerosucre
1438:Scheduled
1358:Alliances
1280:LifeMiles
1247:AeroUnion
1141:Companies
956:March 14,
609:UnÂknown
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491:Aircraft
367:with the
338:St. Kitts
306:Fairchild
270:Manizales
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1620:AeroTACA
1600:Aeroasis
1479:Low cost
1431:Colombia
1261:Services
1153:Aviation
1129:Colombia
1031:July 17,
978:July 17,
819:See also
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771:airstrip
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470:An ACES
454:An ACES
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409:Colombia
346:Porlamar
322:Freeport
314:Varadero
256:An ACES
241:Colombia
237:MedellĂn
187:Colombia
183:MedellĂn
149:Alliance
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1768:Avianca
1625:Aerotal
1588:Defunct
1579:Helicol
1553:SADELCA
1500:Charter
1445:Avianca
1276:Helicol
1272:Deprisa
1206:Avianca
1115:Portals
1083:May 13,
478:in 2001
462:in 1998
424:Avianca
417:Avianca
389:Caracas
278:acronym
264:in 1995
248:History
229:airline
221:acronym
218:Spanish
202:Website
194:Founder
130:Pereira
72:Founded
1470:SATENA
1073:"Aces"
794:QuibdĂł
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494:Total
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350:Cancun
318:Nassau
310:Havana
274:Bogotá
125:Bogotá
1675:LANSA
1531:Cargo
1517:SARPA
1507:Aexpa
1491:Wingo
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446:Fleet
385:Quito
373:Miami
63:ACES
1690:SACO
1640:APSA
1595:ACES
1558:SAEP
1455:Clic
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1055:2020
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