CAL Cargo Air Lines Airline Guide: Bases, Destinations, Prices, Contacts and Company Information

For readers researching airlines connected with Israel, CAL Cargo Air Lines is marked active and deserves a practical verification pass rather than a purely historical note. The profile currently carries IATA 5C and ICAO ICL, callsign CAL, and a strong source profile score of 10/10.

The matched OpenFlights network gives this page extra context, with 29 route records touching Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua. The strongest base signal is Tel Aviv. A website signal is available, so readers can continue verification through the official channel before checking fares.

Use this article as a guided airline dossier: it separates source facts from live travel claims, shows what is known about bases and destinations, and explains how to check prices without relying on stale fare data. Source status: Active / действующая в источнике.

Last reviewed: June 16, 2026.

Article number in this package: 1918 of 6161.

✨ Editorial Snapshot

Editorial Detail	What This Article Adds
Article number	1918 of 6161
Record type	cargo or freight-oriented record
Data confidence	10/10 – strong source profile
Best editorial use	Best used as a traveler-facing profile after live schedule and fare verification.
Main verification caution	Route data and website presence are helpful, but they still do not prove today’s timetable.
Base signal	Tel Aviv
Route depth	Useful route signal: 29 matched records
Market signal	Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua
Destination signal	SJO – San Jose, Costa Rica, XQP – Quepos, Costa Rica, and PJM – Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica

This profile is intentionally written as a data-aware airline guide, not a copied directory entry. For CAL Cargo Air Lines, the useful story is the relationship between its Israel source country, identifiers 5C / ICL, activity status, route evidence and contact confidence. That mix determines whether the page should be used for booking guidance, aviation research, historical lookup or content cleanup.

🧾 Data Quality Score

The current data score is 10/10. The score rewards active status, usable airline codes, callsign data, matched official website, headquarters signal, OpenFlights route evidence and a source ID. It is not a safety rating and it is not a customer-review score; it is a publishing-confidence signal for this article.

⚡ Quick Facts

Detail	Information
Airline	CAL Cargo Air Lines
Country / region in source	Israel
IATA code	5C
ICAO code	ICL
Callsign	CAL
Activity flag	Y
Status	Active / действующая в источнике
Alias / other name	Not listed
OpenFlights ID	1581
Source country	Israel
Country note	as source
Headquarters / base signal	Tel Aviv
Wikidata country signal	Israel
Official website	http://www.cal-cargo.com
Route-data coverage	Regional route data

🏢 Company Overview

CAL Cargo Air Lines is a cargo/freight record associated with Israel. In this package, its best editorial role is a practical traveler-facing airline profile, provided the reader verifies live schedules before booking.

Identifiers make the record easier to verify: IATA 5C, ICAO ICL, callsign CAL. The source status is Active / действующая в источнике, and the current article data score is 10/10.

The strongest headquarters signal is Tel Aviv. Matched route data gives this record 29 route entries, with the clearest market signals around Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua.

For readers, this means the article should be used in layers: first as a country-and-code reference, then as a route/contact verification page, and only after that as a travel-planning guide if the airline is confirmed current through official channels.

📍 Where the Airline Is Based

Primary country / region from the source: Israel.

Headquarters or base signal from enrichment data: Tel Aviv.

Likely route bases from OpenFlights route records:

SJO – San Jose, Costa Rica
LIR – Liberia, Costa Rica
TNO – Nicoya, Costa Rica
XQP – Quepos, Costa Rica
BOC – Bocas Del Toro, Panama
DRK – Puntarenas, Costa Rica
FON – La Fortuna/San Carlos, Costa Rica
GLF – Golfito, Costa Rica

Important note: route-based base inference is not the same as an official headquarters, hub or operating certificate. It only shows airports that appear frequently as origins in the open route data.

🗺️ Destinations and Route Direction

The OpenFlights routes file contains 29 route records linked to this airline ID. This is useful for historical network context, but it should not be treated as a live schedule.

Countries or territories appearing most often in matched route data:

Costa Rica
Panama
Nicaragua

Top destination airports or cities in matched route data:

SJO – San Jose, Costa Rica
XQP – Quepos, Costa Rica
PJM – Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
TNO – Nicoya, Costa Rica
TMU – Nicoya, Costa Rica
LIR – Liberia, Costa Rica
SYQ – San Jose, Costa Rica
BOC – Bocas Del Toro, Panama
DRK – Puntarenas, Costa Rica
FON – La Fortuna/San Carlos, Costa Rica
GLF – Golfito, Costa Rica
MGA – Managua, Nicaragua
NOB – Nosara Beach, Costa Rica
TTQ – Roxana, Costa Rica
PMZ – Palmar Sur, Costa Rica

Sample route pairs from matched route data:

BOC → SJO
DRK → SJO
FON → XQP
GLF → PJM
LIR → SJO
LIR → SYQ
LIR → TNO
MGA → SJO
NOB → TMU
PJM → SJO
PMZ → SJO
SJO → BOC
SJO → DRK
SJO → FON
SJO → GLF
SJO → MGA
SJO → NOB
SJO → PJM

💰 Price Guide

No live fare or tariff data is included in the source spreadsheet or OpenFlights route files. Airfares change by date, demand, cabin, baggage, taxes, airport fees and sales channel.

Price-checking recommendation: Check live fares directly on the official website: http://www.cal-cargo.com

When comparing prices for CAL Cargo Air Lines, travelers should check:

Base fare
Taxes and airport fees
Baggage allowance and baggage fees
Seat selection fees
Change and cancellation rules
Payment fees or agency fees
Refundability
Whether the flight is operated by this airline or a partner airline

For publishing, avoid quoting a specific fare unless it was checked on the same day and includes route, date, cabin and all mandatory fees.

☎️ Contacts and Website

Official website from Wikidata match: http://www.cal-cargo.com

Recommended contact path:

Start with the verified official website when available.
Use the airline’s own help, contact, manage booking or customer-service page.
Avoid publishing random third-party phone numbers unless they are confirmed on the airline’s own website.
If the airline is inactive or legacy, do not present contact details as current.

Wikidata matched item: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1319103.

🧭 Reliability and Verification Notes

For CAL Cargo Air Lines, reliability should be checked against three practical signals: active source status, the official website, and whether today’s route map still resembles the matched OpenFlights route pattern.

The data score is strong enough for a fuller guide, but still separate it from a safety rating.

Recommended verification steps:

Verify live timetable and ticket sales on the official website.
Compare current destinations with the historical route-data pattern.
Check baggage, refund and schedule-change policies before purchase.
Confirm operating carrier if the itinerary is sold through a partner or agency.

🧳 Traveler Guide

For travelers:

Start with the official website, then verify whether CAL Cargo Air Lines sells the route, date and baggage bundle you need.
Check baggage, refund, payment and schedule-change rules before buying.
Confirm whether the flight is operated by CAL Cargo Air Lines or by a partner airline.

For editors and publishers:

Keep this page linked from the Israel airline index.
Use the article number and manifest row when auditing updates.
Avoid adding phone numbers unless they are confirmed on an official airline page.
Do not add live prices unless the date, route, cabin and mandatory fees are shown.

For aviation researchers:

Base research angle: Tel Aviv is the strongest available base signal.
Route research angle: matched data points toward Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua, with destination signals such as SJO – San Jose, Costa Rica, XQP – Quepos, Costa Rica, and PJM – Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica.
Compare IATA, ICAO and callsign fields before merging this record with another airline entry.

❓ FAQ

Is CAL Cargo Air Lines active?

The supplied source lists the activity flag as Y and the status as Active / действующая в источнике. This should be verified before booking or publishing live travel advice.

What country is CAL Cargo Air Lines associated with?

The source associates it with Israel. The original country field is Israel.

What are the IATA and ICAO codes?

IATA: 5C. ICAO: ICL.

Where can I check prices?

Check live fares directly on the official website: http://www.cal-cargo.com

Where can I contact the airline?