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Cargo airline based in Peru
Cielos Airlines, commonly known by its old name Cielos del Peru S.A., was a cargo airline based in Callao, Peru. It operated scheduled, ad hoc and contract charter domestic and international cargo services. Its main base was Jorge Chávez International Airport.2 It ceased to exist in 2006.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Cielos Airlines, commonly known by its old name Cielos del Peru S.A., was a cargo airline based in Callao, Peru. It operated scheduled, ad hoc and contract charter domestic and international cargo services. Its main base was Jorge Chávez International Airport. The company slogan was Spanish: para ayudarlo a llegar lejos, To help you get far.2
The airline was established in 1997 and started operations in 1998 with a Boeing 707. On January 31, 1998, Export Air was merged into the company after Cielos acquired its outstanding stock. It was owned by Alfonso Conrado Rey (70%), Francisco Berniwson (15%) and Manuel Eduardo Francesqui Navarro (15%). The fleet grew to a total of 8 aircraft at the end of 2006.
From Wikipedia’s article on Cielos Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Cielos Airlines operated freight services to the following international scheduled destinations (as of June 2006):
Argentina
Buenos Aires (Ministro Pistarini International Airport)
San Miguel de Tucumán (Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport)
Brazil
Campinas (Viracopos International Airport)
Manaus (Eduardo Gomes International Airport)
São Paulo (Guarulhos International Airport)
Chile
Santiago (Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport)
Colombia
Barranquilla (Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport)
Bogotá (El Dorado International Airport)
Cali (Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport)
Medellín (José María Córdova International Airport)
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo (Las Américas International Airport)
Ecuador
Guayaquil (José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport)
Quito (Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport)
Guatemala
Guatemala City (La Aurora International Airport)
Mexico
Guadalajara (Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport)
Mexico City (Mexico City International Airport)
Panama
Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
Peru
Lima (Jorge Chávez International Airport) Hub
United States
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
Miami (Miami International Airport) Hub
New York City (John F. Kennedy International Airport)
Uruguay
Montevideo (Carrasco International Airport)
Venezuela
Caracas (Simón Bolívar International Airport)
Valencia (Arturo Michelena International Airport)
The Cielos Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (at March 2012, three months prior to closure):
Before closing, the airline previously operated the following aircraft:
The aircraft of Cielos' fleet were christened Petete, Petete II, Petete III, etc. The aircraft were named after (the nickname of) the airline owner's son, with Petete meaning pacifier in the owner's local language.
From Wikipedia’s article on Cielos Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
On July 6, 2003, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF (registered OB-1749) skidded off Runway 33 of Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport on landing, and came to rest 300 meters past the end of the runway. The aircraft sustained damage to engine no. 1 and main landing gear after colliding with ILS antennas. All 4 occupants on board survived. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.
From Wikipedia’s article on Cielos Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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