LATAM Cargo Chile

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LATAM Cargo Chile
LATAM Cargo logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
UC LCO LAN CARGO
Founded1970
Hubs
Fleet size2
Destinations21
Parent companyLATAM Airlines Group
HeadquartersSantiago, Chile
Key peopleAndres Bianchi (CEO)
Websitewww.latamcargo.com

LATAM Cargo Chile (formerly LAN Cargo S.A.) is a cargo airline based in Santiago, Chile and the freight subsidiary of the LATAM Airlines Group. It is operating cargo flights within South America, to Europe and North America from its hubs at Miami International Airport and Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport.[1]

It is a sister company of LATAM Cargo Brasil and LATAM Cargo Colombia.

History[]

The airline is based on the original cargo divisions of LAN Chile, Ladeco, and . It also works closely with the other cargo airlines in the group, ABSA Cargo Airline, Florida West and Mas Air.[1] LAN Cargo has been rebranded to LATAM Cargo Chile as part of the merger of its parent LAN Chile with TAM Airlines to form LATAM Airlines Group during 2016.

During the global Coronavirus pandemic, the airline flew numerous additional routes on an ad-hoc basis, especially in May 2020 and beyond.

Destinations[]

A former LAN Chile Cargo Douglas DC-8-71F at Miami International Airport in 1995
A former LAN Cargo Boeing 777F landing at Frankfurt Airport in 2010
A LATAM Cargo Chile Boeing 767-300ERF preparing for takeoff at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in 2019

LATAM Cargo Chile operates the following as of June 2010.[2]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Argentina Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Argentina Tucumán Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport Seasonal
Belgium Brussels Brussels Airport
Brazil Campinas Viracopos–Campinas International Airport
Brazil Curitiba Afonso Pena International Airport
Brazil Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro-Galeao International Airport
Canada Vancouver Vancouver International Airport Terminated [3]
Chile Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Hub
Colombia Bogota El Dorado International Airport
Colombia Medellin José María Córdova International Airport
Costa Rica San José Juan Santamaria International Airport
Ecuador Guayaquil José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
Ecuador Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Germany Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport
Guatemala Guatemala City La Aurora International Airport
Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Paraguay Asunción Silvio Pettirossi International Airport
Paraguay Ciudad del Este Guaraní International Airport
Peru Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport
United States Boston Logan International Airport [4]
United States Miami Miami International Airport Hub
Uruguay Montevideo Carrasco International Airport
Venezuela Caracas Simon Bolivar International Airport Terminated
Venezuela Valencia Arturo Michelena International Airport Terminated

Fleet[]

Current fleet[]

The LATAM Cargo Chile fleet includes the following aircraft as of August 2019:[5][6]

LATAM Cargo Chile fleet
Aircraft In
service
Orders Notes
Boeing 767-300ERF 2
Total 2

Former fleet[]

As LAN Cargo they previously operated the following aircraft:

LATAM Cargo Chile former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 737-200F 1 2004 2008
Boeing 777F 3 2009 2017 Transferred to AeroLogic
Douglas DC-8-71F 3 1992 2000

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 104.
  2. ^ LAN Cargo time table Archived 2009-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ YVR Airlines Archive at the Wayback Machine (archived 2001-03-30)
  4. ^ "Boston Air Cargo Directory". Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 9.
  6. ^ "LATAM Cargo Chile Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

External links[]

Media related to LATAM Cargo Chile at Wikimedia Commons

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