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 Santiago International Airport.[1]

LATAM Cargo Chile
IATA ICAO Callsign
UC LCO LAN CARGO
Founded1929
Hubs
Fleet size3
Destinations20+
Parent companyLATAM Airlines Group
HeadquartersMiami International Airport
Key peopleAndres Bianchi, CEO
Websitewww.latamcargo.com

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

History

The airline is based on the original cargo divisions of LAN Chile, Ladeco and Fast Air. It also works closely with the other cargo airlines in the group, ABSA - Aerolinhas Brasileiras, Florida West International Airways and MasAir.[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 during 2016.

Destinations
Logo before the rebranding
A former LAN Chile Cargo Douglas DC-8 in 1977
LATAM Cargo Chile Boeing 767-300ERF
LATAM Cargo Chile Boeing 777F still in LAN Cargo livery

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

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Europe
BelgiumBrusselsBrussels Airport
GermanyFrankfurtFrankfurt Airport
NetherlandsAmsterdamAmsterdam Schiphol AirportHub
Switzerland
France
Germany		Basel
Mulhouse
Freiburg		EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg
Central America
Costa RicaSan JoseJuan Santamaria International Airport
GuatemalaGuatemala CityLa Aurora International Airport
North America
United StatesBostonLogan International Airport[3]
Los AngelesLos Angeles International Airport
MiamiMiami International AirportHub
South America
ArgentinaBuenos AiresMinistro Pistarini International Airport
TucumánTeniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
BrazilBelo HorizonteTancredo Neves International Airport
CampinasViracopos–Campinas International AirportHub
CuritibaAfonso Pena International Airport
ManausEduardo Gomes International Airport
Porto AlegreSalgado Filho International Airport
Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro-Galeao International Airport
VitóriaEurico de Aguiar Salles Airport
ChileSantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International AirportHub
ColombiaBogotaEl Dorado International Airport
MedellinJosé María Córdova International Airport
EcuadorGuayaquilJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportHub
QuitoMariscal Sucre International Airport
ParaguayAsunciónSilvio Pettirossi International Airport
PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport
UruguayMontevideoCarrasco International Airport
VenezuelaCaracasSimon Bolivar International Airport
ValenciaArturo Michelena International Airport

2020

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

Fleet

Current fleet

The LATAM Cargo Chile fleet includes the following aircraft as of August 2019:[4]

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 Disposed to AeroLogic
Douglas DC-8-70F 3 1992 2000

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. "Boston Air Cargo Directory". Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  4. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 9.

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