Centurion Air Cargo, operating as Centurion Cargo, was an American cargo airline based in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. - The address says "Miami, FL" but the building is not in the Miami city limits.
History
The airline was established as Challenge Air Cargo in 1985 as a subsidiary of Challenge Air Transport. In 1986, the airline became independent of Challenge Air Transport. In 2001, following the takeover of the scheduled business by United Parcel Service a new company was formed as Centurion Air Cargo to take over the air operating certificate of Challenge.
The airline surrendered its operating certificate to the Federal Aviation Administration in June 2018, after being unable to restructure its operations after financial difficulties.
Centurion Cargo Center The Centurion Cargo Center was a cargo terminal located at Miami International Airport, opened in 2013.
The facility comprised a 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2) area incorporating a 550,000 square feet (51,000 m2) warehouse with both cold and dry storage facilities.
Centurion Cargo Center was the largest privately owned, all cargo airline facility in North America before its operation was shut down.
Destinations Centurion Air Cargo operated to the following destinations:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefsBuenos AiresMinistro Pistarini International AirportTucumánTeniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport ManausEduardo Gomes International Airport Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport ViracoposViracopos International Airport SantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International AirportBogotáEl Dorado International AirportMedellínJosé María Córdova International AirportLatacungaCotopaxi International Airport Hong KongHong Kong International Airport TokyoNarita International Airport GuadalajaraMiguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport Mexico CityMexico City International Airport AmsterdamAmsterdam Airport SchipholPanama CityTocumen International Airport Ciudad del EsteGuaraní International Airport LimaJorge Chávez International AirportLos AngelesLos Angeles International Airport HoustonGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport MiamiMiami International AirportMontevideoCarrasco International Airport CaracasSimón Bolívar International Airport
Fleet
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
+ Centurion Air Cargo fleetAircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotesBAC One-Eleven Series 400AK119861986Boeing 707-320C319831999Boeing 727-100119861987Leased from Air Panamá InternacionalBoeing 747-400BDSF120152017Boeing 747-400ERF220132017Boeing 747-400F120132015Boeing 757-200PF319892000Douglas DC-8-63PF219881991Douglas DC-8-73CF119951995Leased from Southern Air TransportMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F120062007Leased from Emery WorldwideMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F720012010McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40F319982004McDonnell Douglas MD-11CF220092017McDonnell Douglas MD-11F320092018
Accidents and incidents On July 7, 2008, Centurion Air Cargo Flight 164 crashed near El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, killing two people in a nearby house. On October 20, 2009, Centurion Air Cargo Flight 431, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (registered N701GC) sustained damage on landing at Carrasco International Airport. The right hand main landing gear leg was bent sideways during landing on runway 24. The crew managed to stop on taxiway A where the airplane had to be offloaded. On October 13, 2012, Centurion Air Cargo Flight 425, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (registered N988AR) sustained substantial damage while landing at Viracopos International Airport. Upon touchdown, the left landing gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded along the runway for before stopping. The aircraft was written off afterwards. All 3 occupants on board were uninjured.
See also Cielos Airlines List of defunct airlines of the United States Sky Lease Cargo
References
Jones, Geoffry P. "Miami Challenge". Air International, November 1993, Vol 45 No 5. ISSN 0306-5634. pp. 241–244.
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