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Airlines in Chile 
This page provides links to all currently operating international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo airlines registered in Chile. Click on Airline Name for contact, fleet, route and accident data. |
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| Airline | Main Base | IATA code |
ICAO code |
IATA Prefix |
Start of ops. |
| Aero Patagonia | Santiago (SCL) | - |
- |
2017 |
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| Aerocardal | Santiago (SCL) | - |
CDA |
1989 |
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| Aerovias DAP | Punta Arenas (PUQ) | X8 |
DAP |
1979 |
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| Chilean Airways | Santiago (SCL) | - |
DTO |
- |
2015 |
| JetSMART | Santiago (SCL) | - |
- |
- |
2017 |
| LAN Express | Santiago (SCL) | LU |
LXP |
972 |
2001 |
| LATAM Cargo | Santiago (SCL) | UC |
LCO |
527 |
2016 |
| LATAM Chile | Santiago (SCL) | LA |
LAN |
045 |
2016 |
| Latin American Wings - LAW | Santiago (SCL) | H8 |
JMR |
2015 |
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| One Airlines | Santiago (SCL) | - |
ONS |
2013 |
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| Servicios Aereos Rio Baker | Antofagasta (ANF) | - |
RBK |
2009 |
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| Sky Airline | Santiago (SCL) | H2 |
SKU |
2002 |
Recently defunct airlines in Chile
| Airline | Fate | IATA code |
ICAO code |
Start of ops. |
End of ops. |
| Aero Continente Chile | Temporarily grounded after allegations of money laundering in 2001. Grounded again in2002 | C7 |
NTI |
1999 |
2002 |
| Aerodesierto | Purchased by new investors in 9/15 and renamed to Chilean Airways | - |
DTO |
2014 |
2015 |
| Aerolineas del Sur | AOC granted 17/11/04. Renamed 9/07 to Air Comet Chile | 3I |
DLU |
2004 |
2007 |
| Aerolínea Principal Chile | Started services 11/1/07. Renamed 4/09 to Principal AL | 5P |
PCP |
2006 |
2009 |
| Air Comet Chile | Ceased ops on 31/10/08 and entered bankrupcy on 19/12/08 | 3I |
DLU |
2007 |
2008 |
| ASPAR | - | - |
PRG |
1960 |
2000 |
| Avant Airlines | Ceased ops in 4/01 and became a maintenance facility | OT |
VAT |
1996 |
2001 |
| Chilejet | AOC granted in 1/15 & renamed 11/15 to Latin American Wings | H8 |
CHJ |
2012 |
2015 |
| Hamburg Chile Airline | Formed by Hamburg Int'l | - |
HBG |
2000 |
2001 |
| Ladeco Chilean Airlines | Merged into LAN Chile in 2001 and renamed LanCargo Chile | UC |
LCO |
1958 |
2001 |
| LAN Airlines | Re-branded as LATAM Airlines effective 28/4/16 | LA |
LAN |
2004 |
2016 |
| LAN Cargo | Formed by LAN Airlines; re-branded as LATAM Cargo | UC |
LCO |
2005 |
2016 |
| LAN Chile | Parent company renamed LAN Airlines on 1/9/04 | LA |
LAN |
1924 |
2004 |
| LAN Chile Cargo | Merged 24/4/02 into LAN Chile & reorganized in 2005 as LAN Cargo | UC |
LCO |
2001 |
2002 |
| Principal Airlines | AOC suspended on 28/5/14 over safety concerns, again in 8/14 over unpaid debts. Ops undefinitely suspended in 9/14 & entered bankrupcy in 1/15 | 5P |
PCP |
2009 |
2014 |
| Star Airlines | Ceased operations early 2006 | - |
GER |
2004 |
2006 |
Airline hull loss accidents in Chile
Date |
Airline | Aircraft type | Reg. | Location | Fatal | Cat. |
| 09-Sep-13 | CorpFlite | Dornier 228-202K | CC-CNW | near Viña del Mar... | 2 | crashed |
| 22-Mar-12 | INAER Helicopter Chile | Beech B300 Super King Air 350 | CC-AEB | near Puerto Aguirre | 8 | crashed |
| 10-Jul-08 | Aerocord | Beech 99A | CC-CFM | near Puerto Montt... | 9 | crashed |
| 17-May-99 | LADECO | Boeing 737-2A6 | CC-CYR | Santiago-Art... | 0 | destroyed |
| 20-Feb-91 | LAN Chile | BAe-146-200A | CC-CET | Puerto Willi... | 20 | crashed |
| 23-Jun-90 | LAN Chile | Boeing 707-321B | CC-CEI | Santiago-Art... | 0 | destroyed |
| 04-Aug-87 | LAN Chile | Boeing 737-2A1 | CC-CHJ | Calama-El Lo... | 1 | crashed |
| 09-Dec-82 | Aeronor Chile | Fairchild F-27A | CC-CJE | La Serena-La... | 46 | crashed |
| 31-Jul-81 | LATISA | Curtiss C-46D | CC-CAT | near Cochrane Air... | 5 | crashed |
| 21-Nov-79 | YPF | IAI Arava 102 | LV-MRX | near Puerto Willi... | 8 | crashed |
| 04-Aug-79 | Aircraft Line Maintenance | Curtiss C-46A | N8040Y | Cerro Tupungato | 5 | crashed |
| 20-Apr-79 | Aeronor Chile | Fairchild F-27A | CC-CBR | Iquique-Cava... | 0 | crashed |
| 18-Apr-79 | Aeroservicios Parrague | PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) | CC-CDS | Chiguayante | 3 | crashed |
| 17-Dec-73 | T.A. Suravia | Curtiss C-46A | CC-COA | near Aysén | 3 | crashed |
| 15-Dec-72 | LASA | Curtiss C-46A | CC-CLA | Arica-Chacal... | 0 | crashed |
| 20-Jul-72 | AER | Canadair CC-106 Yukon | LV-JYR | near Santiago | 6 | crashed |
| 13-Jun-72 | ALFA | Curtiss C-46D | CC-CDU | near Santiago-Pud... | 3 | crashed |
| 17-Jun-71 | SAVCO | Douglas DC-6 | CP-926 | near Putre | 6 | crashed |
| 25-May-71 | ALFA | Curtiss C-46F | CC-CAZ | near Santiago-Los... | 4 | crashed |
| 12-Feb-70 | Aero Aysen | Douglas C-47B (DC-3) | CC-CBT | near Puerto Montt | 0 | crashed |
| 05-Dec-69 | LAN Chile | Douglas C-47A (DC-3) | CC-CBY | Puerto Montt... | 0 | crashed |
| 28-Apr-69 | LAN Chile | Boeing 727-116 | CC-CAQ | near Colina | 0 | crashed |
| 26-Mar-69 | Trans American Leasing | Lockheed L-1649A Starliner | N7311C | Colchane | 0 | crashed |
| 18-Jul-68 | ALFA | Curtiss C-46D | CC-CDI | Strait of Ma... | 5 | crashed |
| 08-Apr-68 | LADECO | Douglas C-49K (DC-3) | CC-CBM | near Coyhaique | 36 | crashed |
| 03-Feb-67 | ALFA | Curtiss C-46D | CC-CDH | LaYareta Pass | 0 | crashed |
| 11-Jul-66 | Aeropesca Colombia | Curtiss C-46D | HK-527 | Cerro el Pla... | 8 | crashed |
| 06-Feb-65 | LAN Chile | Douglas DC-6B | CC-CCG | near San José Vol... | 87 | crashed |
| 24-Nov-64 | ALFA | Curtiss C-46A | CC-CIB | Santiago-Los... | 0 | crashed |
| 30-Jul-62 | LAN Chile | Douglas C-47A (DC-3) | CC-CLDM | Punta Arenas... | crashed | |
| 07-May-62 | LAN Chile | Convair CV-340-54 | CC-CLCA | near Vallenar | 0 | crashed |
| 03-Apr-61 | LAN Chile | Douglas DC-3C | CC-CLDP | near Linares | 24 | crashed |
| 18-Feb-59 | Southern Cross Airways | Curtiss C-46A | N68823 | Belen | 0 | crashed |
| 11-Apr-57 | Transa Chile | Curtiss C-46A | CC-CNC-466 | Arica | 0 | crashed |
| 21-Feb-55 | ALA | Consolidated Liberator C Mk VI | CC-CAN | Santiago-Los... | 0 | crashed |
| 29-May-54 | LAN Chile | Douglas C-47A (DC-3) | CC-CLH-0184 | Porvenir Air... | 0 | crashed |
| 15-Jun-53 | LAN Chile | Lockheed 18 Lodestar | CC-CLD-0100 | near Copiapó-Cham... | 7 | crashed |
| 12-Dec-48 | Peruvian Int. Airways | Douglas C-54A (DC-4) | OB-SAF-175 | Antofagasta-... | 0 | crashed |
| 19-Jun-38 | Panagra | Douglas DC-2-118A | NC14272 | Mt Mercedario | 4 | crashed |
| 22-May-38 | LAN Chile | Curtiss T-32C Condor II | 1 | Domeyko | crashed | |
| 10-May-38 | LAN Chile | Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor | 3 | 0 | unknown | |
| 29-Jul-36 | LAN Chile | Curtiss T-32C Condor II | 2 | Copiapó Airp... | 0 | crashed |
| 16-Jul-32 | Panagra | Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor | NC403H | near Vitacura | 9 | crashed |
| 01-Apr-31 | Panagra | Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor | NC8418 | Ovalle Airpo... | 0 | crashed |
