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.

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. 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.

On 26 May 2020, LATAM filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States due to economic problems attributed to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation, although they are currently operating and have been negotiating terms. In August, the company announced its second-quarter results, projecting improved operational prospects.

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.

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
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
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
TurkeyIstanbulIstanbul Airport
United StatesBostonLogan International Airport
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

As of August 2025[update], LATAM Cargo Chile operates the following aircraft:

LATAM Cargo Chile fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersNotes
Boeing 767-300ER/BCF6
Boeing 767-300F3
Total9

Former fleet

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

LATAM Cargo Chile former fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Boeing 707-320C4Unknown1994
Boeing 737-200F120042008
Boeing 777F320092017Transferred to AeroLogic
Douglas DC-8-71F319922000

See also

External links

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