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{{Infobox airline
| airline        = APA International Air Republica Dominicana S.A.
| image          = 
| image_size     =
| IATA           = 7P
| ICAO           = APY
| callsign       = APA INTERNACIONAL
| founded        = 1980
| commenced      = 
| ceased         = 2001
| aoc            = 
| hubs           = [[Las Américas International Airport]]
| secondary_hubs = [[Miami International Airport]]
| focus_cities   = [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]]
| frequent_flyer = 
| alliance       = 
| subsidiaries   = 
| fleet_size     = 5
| destinations   = 8
| parent         = 
| headquarters   = [[Miami]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]
| key_people     =
| num_employees  = 
| website        = 
}}

'''APA International Air, Inc.''' was an airline based in [[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]] that was operational between 1980 and 2001.<ref>[http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/caribbean/dominicanrepublic.htm List of airlines from the Dominican Republic, at airlineupdate.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618122720/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/caribbean/dominicanrepublic.htm |date=2013-06-18 }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:OB1545 L1011 Tristar 50 APR Intl Air MIA 29MAY94 (5941449868).jpg|thumb|An APA International Air [[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]] at [[Miami International Airport]] in 1994]]

The airline was founded in 1980 as a freight charter company, it started operations with a [[Douglas DC-6]] from the Santo Domingo to Puerto Plata. In the mid-1990's, APA International Air focused on regular passenger flights with leased aircraft from [[Faucett Perú]]. By the end of 2001, APA International Air faced financial difficulties following the [[September 11 attacks]].

==Destinations==

{|class="sortable wikitable
!Country
!City
!Airport
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|{{DOM}}||[[Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic|Puerto Plata]]||[[Gregorio Luperón International Airport]]||align=center|
|-
|[[Santo Domingo]]||[[Las Américas International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}
|-
|{{HAI}}||[[Port Au Prince]]||[[Toussaint Louverture International Airport]]||align=center|
|-
|{{PAN}}||[[Panama City]]||[[Tocumen International Airport]]||align=center|
|-
|{{PRI}}||[[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]||[[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport]]||align=center|
|-
|rowspan=2|{{USA}}||[[Miami]]||[[Miami International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}
|-
|[[New York City]]||[[John F. Kennedy International Airport]]||{{Airline focus}}
|-
|{{VEN}}||[[Caracas]]||[[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]]||align=center|
|}

==Fleet==
[[File:APA International Air Airbus A300 JetPix.jpg|thumb|An APA International Air [[Airbus A300B4]] taxiing at [[Miami International Airport]] in 1996]]
APA International Air operated the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/APA-International-Air|title=APA International Air Fleet Details and History|website=Planespotters.net|access-date=July 25, 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"
|+ APA International Air fleet
|-
!Aircraft
!Total
!Introduced
!Retired
!Notes
|-
|[[Airbus A300B4]]
|3
|1995
|1996
|Leased from [[Faucett Perú]]
|-
|[[Boeing 727-200]]
|1
|1996
|1996
|Leased form [[Av Atlantic]]
|-
|[[Douglas C-118A Liftmaster]]
|1
|1990
|1990
|
|-
|[[Douglas DC-6B]]
|1
|1986
|1990
|
|-
|[[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-55CF]]
|1
|1982
|1984
|Leased from [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]] and operated by [[LACSA]]
|-
|[[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]]
|2
|1994
|1996
|Leased from [[Faucett Perú]]
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of defunct airlines of the Dominican Republic]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2001]]