LATAM Airlines Colombia

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LATAM Airlines Colombia
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4CARELAN COLOMBIA
Founded2 October 1980;44 years ago (1980-10-02)(as AIRES) [1]
Commenced operations
  • 3 December 2011;13 years ago (2011-12-03)
    (as LAN Colombia)
  • 5 May 2016;9 years ago (2016-05-05)
    (as LATAM Colombia)
Hubs Bogotá
Focus cities Medellín–JMC
Frequent-flyer program LATAM Pass
Fleet size29
Destinations21
Parent company LATAM Airlines Group
Headquarters Bogotá, Colombia
Key peopleSantiago Alvarez (CEO)
Website www.latam.com/es_co

LATAM Airlines Colombia (formerly known as LAN Colombia), is a Colombian airline. It is the second-largest air carrier in Colombia, after Avianca. It operates scheduled regional domestic passenger services, as well as a domestic cargo service. Its main hub is El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá. [2]

Contents

History

A former AIRES Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 taxiing at El Dorado International Airport in 2011 HK4509 Dash 8 Aires Colombia (7501542150).jpg
A former AIRES Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 taxiing at El Dorado International Airport in 2011

The airline was founded on 2 October 1980 as AIRES, starting operations on 23 February 1981, with a few small planes, until they acquired some Embraer 110 Bandeirante and Fairchild F27. In 1990, the airline registered a 9% decrease in passenger transport.

With the rise of competition with AeroRepública in November 1992, AIRES made small expansions, mostly adding service to the neighboring countries of Venezuela and Ecuador.

In November 1998, the airline began its coverage in the Caribbean Region, opening a base of operations in Barranquilla, from where flights began to: Cartagena, Santa Marta, Valledupar, Corozal among other cities in the north of the country.

On 13 December 2000, the airline began its internationalization with the opening of the Barranquilla-Oranjestad, Aruba route, flying twice a week, later it began operations to Willemstad, Curaçao.

In 2004, the company made a corporate image change, as well as a change in the stationery, said the investment had a cost of close to 1,000 million pesos.

In 2009, with the beginning of the trunk routes, a new era began and thus rubbed shoulders with Avianca and AeroRepública, and this was done by incorporating Jet aircraft and breaking the tariff scheme by becoming a low-cost airline.

On 28 October 2010, it was announced that 98% of the shares in the previous airline AIRES had been acquired by Chilean carrier LAN Airlines. On 26 November 2010, LAN Airlines announced that it completed the purchase of 98.9% of AIRES' shares, assuming its total debt and including it in the LAN holding company as a subsidiary of the group. On 3 December 2011, AIRES was renamed and started operations as LAN Colombia, becoming a member of the aeronautical holding LATAM Airlines Group.

It became an affiliate member of the Oneworld alliance on 1 October 2013 but left on 1 May 2020. [3] [4]

Destinations

LATAM Colombia serves the following destinations:

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Aruba Oranjestad Queen Beatrix International Airport Terminated
Brazil São Paulo São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport Terminated
Colombia Apartadó Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport Terminated
Armenia El Edén International Airport
Barrancabermeja Yariguíes Airport Terminated
Barranquilla Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
Bogotá El Dorado International Airport Hub
Bucaramanga Palonegro International Airport
Buenaventura Gerardo Tobar López Airport Terminated
Cali Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
Cartagena Rafael Núñez International Airport
Caucasia Juan H. White Airport Terminated
Cúcuta Camilo Daza International Airport
Florencia Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport Terminated
Guapi Guapi Airport Terminated
Ibagué Perales Airport Resumes 27 October 2024 [5]
Ipiales San Luis Airport Terminated
Leticia Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport
Manizales La Nubia Airport Terminated
Medellín Olaya Herrera Airport Terminated
José María Córdova International Airport Focus city
Montería Los Garzones Airport
Neiva Benito Salas Airport [6]
Pasto Antonio Nariño Airport
Pitalito Contador Airport Terminated
Pereira Matecaña International Airport
Popayán Guillermo León Valencia Airport Terminated
Puerto Leguizamo Caucaya Airport Terminated
Quibdó El Caraño Airport Terminated
Riohacha Almirante Padilla Airport [7]
San Andrés Island Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport
San Vicente del Caguán Eduardo Falla Solano Airport Terminated
Santa Marta Simón Bolívar International Airport
Sogamoso Alberto Lleras Camargo Airport Terminated
Tame Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport Terminated
Tumaco La Florida Airport Terminated
Valledupar Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport Terminated [8]
Villavicencio La Vanguardia Airport Terminated
Yopal El Alcaraván Airport
Curaçao Willemstad Curaçao International Airport Terminated
Dominican Republic Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport Terminated
Ecuador Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Mexico Cancún Cancún International Airport Terminated
Peru Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport Terminated
United States Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport Terminated
Miami Miami International Airport [9]
New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport Terminated
Orlando Orlando International Airport [10]
Venezuela Caracas Simón Bolívar International Airport [11]
Maracaibo La Chinita International Airport Terminated

Fleet

Current fleet

A former LAN Colombia Boeing 737-700 at El Dorado International Airport in 2012 EI-EEV Boeing 737 LAN (7503657960).jpg
A former LAN Colombia Boeing 737-700 at El Dorado International Airport in 2012
A LAN Colombia Airbus A320-200 at Miami International Airport in 2013 Airbus A320-233, LAN Colombia (Aires Colombia) AN2232077.jpg
A LAN Colombia Airbus A320-200 at Miami International Airport in 2013

As of August 2025, LATAM Colombia operates the following aircraft: [12]

LATAM Colombia fleet
AircraftIn
service
OrdersPassengersNotes
JYTotal
Airbus A320-200 29174174
Total29

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:[ citation needed ]

LATAM Colombia former fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Airbus A319-100 6 [13]
Boeing 737-700 1020092014One written off as Flight 8250
Boeing 767-300ER 320122016Operated by LAN Airlines [14]
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 119871988
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 419942009
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-200 1220032015
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 419942011
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 420102014Purchased from Jeju Air [15]
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante 619812001
Fairchild F-27 419871997

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. "Aires History" (in Spanish). Aires.aero. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012.
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 27 March 2007. pp. 69–70.
  3. "LAN Colombia to join oneworld Oct. 1". Air Transport World. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  4. "Details | oneworld". www.oneworld.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. "LATAM Colombia to resume Bogota-Ibague in 4Q24". AeroRoutes. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  6. "LATAM Airlines inicia venta de su nueva ruta entre Bogotá y Neiva". TORRE EL DORADO. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  7. "LATAM Colombia volará entre Riohacha y Bogotá". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. "Latam suspenderá sus vuelos a Valledupar desde enero de 2023: golpe al turismo". Elcarrocolombiano.com (in Spanish). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  9. "LATAM Colombia Resumes Miami Service From Nov 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  10. "LATAM inaugurated its flights between Bogota and Orlando". Aviacionline.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  11. "Latam oficializó su primer vuelo en la nueva ruta: Bogotá-Caracas". Larazon.co (in Spanish). December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  12. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - LATAM Colombia". Airliner World: 57. September 2025.
  13. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 12.
  14. "First B767-300ER transferred to LAN Colombia". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  15. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 12.
  16. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  17. "Hijacking description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  18. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  19. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  20. "Colombia plane crashes after lightning strike". BBC News. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  21. "Comunicado de Prensa 06 Archived 9 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine ." AIRES. Retrieved on 15 September 2010.
  22. Simon Hradecky. "Incident: LATAM Colombia A320 at Medellin on Mar 29th 2022, nose gear rotated by 90 degrees on landing". Avherald.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.