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{{Infobox airline
| airline=Paradise Air
| image=[[File:CRI Paradise Air 5488.jpg|300px]]
| caption=Paradise Air aircraft at [[Tobías Bolaños International Airport]]
| IATA= DJ
| ICAO= -
| callsign= -
| founded= <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}<br />[[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]] -->
| commenced=2000
| ceased=May 16, 2013
| bases=[[Tobías Bolaños International Airport]]
| fleet_size=See [[#Fleet|Fleet]] below
| destinations=See [[#Destinations|Destinations]] below
| headquarters=San José, Costa Rica
| key_people=Art Dawley
}}

'''Paradise Air''' was an [[air charter]] operator located in [[Costa Rica]] also flying to [[Panama]], [[Nicaragua]] and throughout [[Central America]] and the Caribbean.  The airline was based at the [[Tobías Bolaños International Airport]], San José, Costa Rica and was the only FAA Part 129 approved charter operator in the region.  The company, started in 2000, was owned and operated by a former corporate pilot, Art Dawley, who flew business jets for DreamWorks Movie Studios for many years.  The charter company specialized in flying from San Jose to the various tourist based destinations throughout the region.

Effective May 16, 2013, Paradise Air has ceased air charter operations in Costa Rica.

==Former destinations==
;{{flag|Costa Rica}}

*[[La Fortuna, San Carlos|La Fortuna]]
*Barra de Colorado
*[[Tortuguero National Park|Barra de Tortuguero]]
*Playa Carrillo
*[[Drake Bay, Costa Rica|Drake Bay]]
*[[Golfito]]
*[[Jacó, Costa Rica|Jacó]]
*[[Liberia, Costa Rica|Liberia]]
*[[Limón]]
*[[Nicoya]]
*Nosara
*Palma Sur
*Puerto Jiménez
*[[Punta Islita Airport]]
*[[Quepos]]
*San Isidro
*[[Tamarindo, Costa Rica|Tamarindo]]
*[[Tambor Airport|Tambor]]

In Central America and Caribbean:

*[[Panama City]], [[Panama]]
*[[Managua]], [[Nicaragua]]
*[[Roatan]], [[Honduras]]
*[[Belize City]], [[Belize]]
*[[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]]
*[[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]]
*[[Grand Cayman Islands]]
*[[Havana]], [[Cuba]]

==Former fleet==
*[[Gippsland GA8]] Airvan
*[[Cessna 208]] Grand Caravan

==External links==
{{commons category|Paradise Air}}
*[http://www.flywithparadise.com/ Paradise Air]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202842/http://www.aircharterguide.com/Operator_Info/PARADISE_AIR/3110 Air Charter Guide]

{{Airlines of Costa Rica}}

[[Category:2000 establishments in Costa Rica]]
[[Category:2013 disestablishments in Costa Rica]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 2000]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2013]]
[[Category:Defunct airlines of Costa Rica]]