LATAM Airlines Air Cargo Profile
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LATAM Airlines
IATA: LALATAM Cargo, freight arm of Chile-based LATAM Airlines, flying about 20 Boeing 767 freighters across South America via its Miami hub.
LATAM Cargo is the air-freight division of LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline group in Latin America, headquartered in Santiago, Chile. It carries the IATA code LA and ICAO code LAN, both inherited from LAN Airlines, whose corporate lineage dates to 1929. The current group was formed in June 2012 through the merger of Chile's LAN and Brazil's TAM Linhas Aereas. Cargo operations are run through three subsidiaries, LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Cargo Brasil and LATAM Cargo Colombia, which together combine a dedicated freighter fleet with the belly capacity of the group's extensive passenger network.
LATAM Airlines at a glance
- Cargo division
- LATAM Cargo
- Headquarters
- Santiago, Chile
- Founded
- 1929
- IATA / ICAO code
- LA / LAN
- Cargo fleet
- Around 20 dedicated Boeing 767-300F freighters (a mix of production 767-300Fs and 767-300BCF passenger-to-freighter conversions, roughly 54 tonnes payload each) operated across the LATAM Cargo Chile, Brasil and Colombia subsidiaries; the count is set to shrink to about 19 in 2026 to 2027 as older production units are retired. Substantial additional belly capacity comes from the group's wide-body and narrow-body passenger fleet, including Boeing 777-300ER, 787-8/9 and 767-300ER wide-bodies and Airbus A320-family narrow-bodies.
- Cargo hubs
- Miami (MIA), Santiago (SCL), Sao Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU), with gateways at Bogota (BOG) and Lima (LIM)
- Parent group
- LATAM Airlines Group
- Alliance
- Independent
- Main cargo routes
- Intra-South America, South America to North America (via Miami), South America to Europe, and South America to Asia
- Official website
- www.latamcargo.com
About LATAM Airlines
LATAM Cargo is the air-freight division of LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline group in Latin America, headquartered in Santiago, Chile. It carries the IATA code LA and ICAO code LAN, both inherited from LAN Airlines, whose corporate lineage dates to 1929. The current group was formed in June 2012 through the merger of Chile's LAN and Brazil's TAM Linhas Aereas. Cargo operations are run through three subsidiaries, LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Cargo Brasil and LATAM Cargo Colombia, which together combine a dedicated freighter fleet with the belly capacity of the group's extensive passenger network.
The freighter fleet consists of around 20 Boeing 767-300 aircraft, a mix of production 767-300Fs and 767-300BCF passenger-to-freighter conversions, each offering roughly 54 tonnes of payload. LATAM Cargo has been renewing the fleet with converted BCF units while retiring older production freighters, and the count is planned to fall to about 19 aircraft by 2026 to 2027. Belly capacity on the group's Boeing 777-300ER, 787-8/9 and 767-300ER wide-bodies, plus Airbus A320-family narrow-bodies, supplements the main-deck freighters across domestic and international lanes.
Miami International Airport is LATAM Cargo's most important hub, functioning as the primary gateway between South America and North America and onward to Europe and Asia. LATAM operates one of the largest warehouse and cold-storage complexes at MIA, reflecting its heavy specialisation in perishables. The carrier is a dominant mover of Chilean salmon and seafood, Colombian and Ecuadorian flowers, Peruvian asparagus and Brazilian fish and fruit. Other cargo gateways include Santiago (SCL), Sao Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU), Bogota (BOG) and Lima (LIM). LATAM left the oneworld alliance in May 2020 and now operates as an unaligned carrier.
Using this airline profile
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LATAM Airlines air cargo FAQ
Where is LATAM Cargo based and what is its cargo brand?
LATAM Cargo is the freight division of LATAM Airlines Group, headquartered in Santiago, Chile. It operates through three subsidiaries, LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Cargo Brasil and LATAM Cargo Colombia, under the IATA code LA and ICAO code LAN.
What freighter aircraft does LATAM Cargo operate?
LATAM Cargo's dedicated fleet is built around roughly 20 Boeing 767-300 freighters, combining production 767-300Fs and 767-300BCF conversions with about 54 tonnes of payload each. It also uses belly capacity on the group's 777-300ER, 787-8/9 and A320-family passenger aircraft.
What are LATAM Cargo's main hubs and specialisations?
Miami (MIA) is the principal hub linking South America with North America, Europe and Asia, supported by Santiago (SCL), Sao Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU), Bogota (BOG) and Lima (LIM). LATAM Cargo specialises in perishables such as Chilean salmon, South American flowers, seafood and fresh produce.