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SAM Colombia

Colombian airline 1945–2010

SAM (Spanish acronym: Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín) was a Colombian airline. With its main hub at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, SAM operated domestic and international routes and was a subsidiary of Avianca.2 It is part of Avianca Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1945Founded1

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Lockheed L-188A(F) Electra, SAM Colombia AN0597250
Photo: Michel Gilliand, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons3

SAM (Spanish acronym: Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín) was a Colombian airline. With its main hub at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, SAM operated domestic and international routes and was a subsidiary of Avianca.2

Corporate structure

SAM Colombia is part of a group headed by Avianca Group. 16 entities, 9 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 4, 2010Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1945Founded Founded1

Sources

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