LATAM Cargo Chile

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 Callsign
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

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
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
 ArgentinaBuenos AiresMinistro Pistarini International Airport
TucumánTeniente Benjamín Matienzo International AirportSeasonal
 BelgiumBrusselsBrussels Airport
 BrazilCampinasViracopos International Airport
CuritibaAfonso Pena International Airport
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport
 CanadaVancouverVancouver International AirportTerminated[3]
 ChileSantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International AirportHub
 ColombiaBogotáEl Dorado International Airport
MedellínJosé María Córdova International Airport
 Costa RicaSan JoséJuan Santamaria International Airport
 EcuadorGuayaquilJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
QuitoMariscal Sucre International Airport
 GermanyFrankfurtFrankfurt Airport
 GuatemalaGuatemala CityLa Aurora International Airport
 NetherlandsAmsterdamAmsterdam Airport Schiphol
 ParaguayAsunciónSilvio Pettirossi International Airport
Ciudad del EsteGuaraní International Airport
 PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport
 United StatesBostonLogan International Airport[4]
MiamiMiami International AirportHub
 UruguayMontevideoCarrasco International Airport
 VenezuelaCaracasSimón Bolívar International AirportTerminated
ValenciaArturo Michelena International AirportTerminated

Fleet

Current fleet
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

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

References
  1. "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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