List of largest airlines in South America

This is a list of largest airlines in South America. It is ranked by number of transported passengers.

By Passengers Carried (Millions)

Rank	Origin	Airline / Holding	'17	'16	'15	'14	'13	'12	'11	'10	'09	'08	'07	Passenger Fleet	Current Destinations	Sources	Alliance / Association
1	Chile	LATAM 1	67.1	66.9	67.8	67.8	66.7	65.0	60.3	51.8	45.8	43.4	38.9	313	160	[1][2][3]	Oneworld
2	Brazil	Gol Transportes Aéreos 2	32.4	32.3	38.8	39.7	36.3	39.2	36.2	32.9	28.4	25.6	23.7	130	64	[4]	n/a
3	Colombia	Avianca Holdings 3	29.4	29.4	28.3	26.2	24.6	23.1	20.8	11.7	10.2	9.0	8.3	189	109	[5][6]	Star Alliance
4	Brazil	Azul Linhas Aereas 5	20.7				21.0	20.0	12.0	8.0	4.0	-	-	138	105	[7][8][9]	n/a
5	Argentina	Aerolíneas Argentinas 4		4.9 (May)	10.9	10.1	8.5	-	-	6.4	5.4	5.3	-	80	60	[10]	Skyteam
6	Colombia	VivaColombia				2.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	25	[11][12]	n/a
7	Ecuador	TAME				1.88	1.82	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	25	[13]	n/a
8	Bolivia	Boliviana de Aviación				1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	12	[14]	n/a
9	Bolivia	Línea Aérea Amaszonas				0.38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	19	[15]	n/a
10	Venezuela	Conviasa				0.36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	9	[16]	n/a

Notes

• ^1 Includes LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines.
• ^2 Includes Gol Transportes Aéreos and VARIG.
• ^3 Includes Avianca Colombia, Avianca Peru, Avianca El Salvador, Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca Ecuador, Avianca Nicaragua, Avianca Honduras and Avianca Guatemala.
• ^4 Includes Austral Líneas Aéreas.
• ^5 Includes TRIP Linhas Aéreas.

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