Nature Air

Nature Air

IATA 5C ICAO NRR Callsign NATUREAIR
Founded	1991
Hubs	Tobías Bolaños International Airport
Fleet size	9
Destinations
Headquarters	San José, Costa Rica
Website	http://www.natureair.com/

Nature Air is an airline based in San José, Costa Rica. It operates scheduled international and domestic services, as well as regional charter services. Its main base is Tobías Bolaños International Airport, San José.^[1] Nature Air claims to be the world's first carbon neutral airline.^{[citation needed]}

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1991 and was formerly known as Travelair.^[1]. In 2000 the airline changed owners and was named Nature Air. In 2004 they became the World's first Carbon Neutral airline through a government certified compensation program.^{[citation needed]} The airline tallies total tons of carbon released from the fuel burned each year in flight and ground operations. They then donate annual funds to FONAFIFO, a forest financing division of the Environment Ministry, to preserve important tracts of rainforest land in the Osa Peninsula.^{[citation needed]}

To improve fuel efficiency a total of 7%, the airline has optimized flight schedules and routes, in-flight procedures and has minimized taxi time on the runways. Aerotica, a division of Nature Air, produces biodiesel fuel that is used in 90% of the company's ground vehicles and generators. The fuel is made from recycled vegetable oils collected from employees, local hotels and restaurants.^{[citation needed]}

The airline also funds the NatureKids Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses on providing language and computing education in the regions Nature Air flies to.^{[citation needed]}

Destinations

Nature Air DHC-6-300 Twin Otter arriving at La Managua Airport, Quepos, Costa Rica.

Nature Air shuttle van services between Tobías Bolaños International Airport and Juan Santamaría International Airport.

Nature Air DHC-6-300 Twin Otter landing at Tobías Bolaños International Airport, the airline's hub.

As of December 2006, Nature Air operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations^[2]:

• Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica
• Drake Bay, Costa Rica
• Golfito, Costa Rica
• La Fortuna, Costa Rica
• Liberia, Costa Rica
• Limon, Costa Rica
• Nosara, Costa Rica
• Palmar Sur, Costa Rica
• Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
• Punta Islita, Costa Rica
• Quepos, Costa Rica
• San José, Costa Rica
• Tamarindo, Costa Rica
• Tambor, Costa Rica
• Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Nature Air also serves the following international scheduled destinations^[2]:

• Bocas del Toro, Panama
• Managua, Nicaragua

Fleet

As of July 2011 the Nature Air fleet includes ^[3]:

• 5 × de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
• 2 × Beechcraft King Air 90

External links

• Nature Air
• Air Charter Guide
• Nature Air Vacations
• Nature Kids

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 54. 2007-04-10. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "High Season Schedule". Nature Air Landings: p. 74. December 2006. 
3. ^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009)". Flight International: 29–90. 2009-04-14.