Aerolínea Lanhsa

Lanhsa Airlines, formally Línea Aérea Nacional de Honduras S.A., was a regional airline based in Honduras. Operating under the Lanhsa brand, it served domestic and regional transportation needs through scheduled passenger flights and charter services. Its network connected several important Honduran destinations, including the Caribbean-island airports of Roatán and Guanaja, the mainland city of La Ceiba, the national capital Tegucigalpa, and Puerto Lempira in the Gracias a Dios region. The airline’s operating profile was characteristic of a small regional carrier: it focused on short-haul routes rather than long-distance international travel and used turboprop aircraft suited to comparatively short runways and lower-volume markets. By March 2025, its listed fleet consisted of four BAe Jetstream 31 aircraft and one BAe Jetstream 41. These aircraft types were used widely by regional airlines because of their ability to serve smaller airports while carrying modest passenger loads. Lanhsa’s reported destinations as of March 2025 were La Ceiba’s Golosón International Airport, Roatán’s Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport, Guanaja Airport, Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa, and Puerto Lempira Airport. The network gave the airline a role in linking mainland Honduras with Caribbean islands and remote eastern communities that have fewer air-service options than the country’s principal urban centers. The airline experienced a serious operational accident in January 2022 when a BAe Jetstream 31 suffered a landing-gear collapse at Roatán. Although all occupants survived without reported injuries, the aircraft was written off. On 17 March 2025, Lanhsa Flight 018 crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff following a runway excursion. Thirteen of the aircraft’s 18 occupants died. The airline subsequently ceased all operations in April 2025. The accident and the subsequent shutdown marked the end of Lanhsa’s activities as a commercial airline. Publicly available reference material does not establish a founding year, founder, ownership structure, parent company, executive roster, financial performance, or stock-market listing. These details are therefore left unreported rather than inferred.

A small Honduran regional carrier focused on scheduled and charter services between mainland, island, and remote domestic destinations.

Product categories. Scheduled domestic passenger flights · Regional short-haul air transportation · Charter air services