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]

LATAM Cargo Chile
IATA ICAO Call sign
UC LCO LAN CARGO
FoundedMay 22, 1970
Hubs
Fleet size6
Destinations21
Parent companyLATAM Airlines Group
HeadquartersSantiago, Chile
Key peopleAndres Bianchi (CEO)
Websitewww.latamcargo.com

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

History

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The airline was formed on May 22, 1970, after the cargo and passenger business of LAN-Chile was separated.

In 1998, it was based on the original cargo divisions of LAN-Chile, Ladeco, and Fast Air Carrier. It also worked closely with the other cargo airlines in the group like ABSA Cargo Airline, Florida West International Airways and Mas Air.[1] LAN Cargo was rebranded to LATAM Cargo Chile as part of the merger of its parent LAN Airlines with TAM Linhas Aéreas to form LATAM Airlines Group during 2016.

During the global COVID-19 pandemic, the airline flew numerous additional routes on an ad-hoc basis, especially in May 2020 and after.

Destinations

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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

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

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

Fleet

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Current fleet

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A LATAM Cargo Chile Boeing 767-300F on approach to Frankfurt Airport in 2022

The LATAM Cargo Chile fleet includes the following aircraft as of March 2023:[5][6]

LATAM Cargo Chile fleet
Aircraft In
service
Orders Notes
Boeing 767-300ER/BCF 3
Boeing 767-300F 3
Total 6

Former fleet

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As LAN Cargo, the airline previously operated the following aircraft:

LATAM Cargo Chile former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 707-320C 4 Un­known 1994
Boeing 737-200F 1 2004 2008
Boeing 777F 3 2009 2017 Transferred to AeroLogic
Douglas DC-8-71F 3 1992 2000

See also

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References

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  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.
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