• Source: Ladeco

      • Ladeco S.A. (acronym of Línea Aérea Del Cobre or the "Airline of Copper," in reference to the principal Chilean export.) was a Chilean airline.


      History


      Ladeco was established on September 3, 1958, by Juan Costabal Echeñique and began flying on November 1. It transported cargo and passengers from the mining camps in northern and central Chile, mainly belonging to Codelco. Later it operated international routes to the Caribbean and North America.
      On August 11, 1995, LAN-Chile bought out the shares of Ladeco. At the time of the takeover, Ladeco was equipped mainly with Boeing 737s as well as some 727s and 757s. Ladeco then became exclusively an internal carrier between Chilean cities. In October 1998, Ladeco was merged with Fast Air Carrier. On October 28, 2001, Ladeco was officially rebranded as a new affiliate of LAN-Chile under the name LAN Express, and most internal operations were taken by. The brand was merged into LAN Airlines in 2006.


      Destinations




      = Domestic

      =
      Chile

      Arica (Chacalluta International Airport)
      Iquique (Diego Aracena International Airport)
      Antofagasta (Cerro Moreno International Airport) Focus City
      Calama (El Loa International Airport) Hub
      El Salvador (Ricardo García Posada Airport)
      Copiapó (Chamonate Airport)
      La Serena (La Florida Airport (Chile))
      Viña del Mar (Torquemada Airport)
      Santiago (Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport) Main Hub
      Concepción (Carriel Sur International Airport)
      Los Ángeles (María Dolores Airport)
      Temuco (Maquehue Airport)
      Valdivia (Pichoy Airport)
      Osorno (Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport)
      Puerto Montt (El Tepual Airport)
      Balmaceda (Balmaceda Airport)
      Coyhaique (Teniente Vidal Airport)
      Punta Arenas (Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport)


      = International

      =
      Argentina

      Buenos Aires (Ministro Pistarini International Airport Focus City
      Mendoza, Argentina (El Plumerillo International Airport)
      Salta (Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport) - Via Iquique
      San Miguel de Tucumán (Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport - Via Iquique)
      San Juan (Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport) - Via La Serena)
      Ushuaia (Ushuaia – Malvinas Argentinas International Airport) - Via Puerto Montt-Punta Arenas
      Comodoro Rivadavia (General Enrique Mosconi International Airport) - Via Balmaceda
      Neuquén (Presidente Perón International Airport) - Via Temuco
      Brazil

      São Paulo (São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport)
      Rio de Janeiro (Galeão International Airport)
      Salvador (Salvador International Airport)
      Canada

      Montreal - (Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport)
      Colombia

      Bogotá (El Dorado International Airport) Focus City
      Costa Rica

      San José (Juan Santamaría International Airport)
      Cuba

      Havana (José Martí International Airport)
      Dominican Republic

      Punta Cana (Punta Cana International Airport)
      Santo Domingo (Las Américas International Airport)
      Ecuador

      Guayaquil (Simón Bolívar International Airport)
      Guatemala

      Guatemala City (La Aurora International Airport)
      Jamaica

      Montego Bay (Sir Donald Sangster International Airport)
      Mexico

      Cancún (Cancún International Airport)
      Mexico City (Benito Juárez International Airport)
      Panama

      Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
      Paraguay

      Asunción (Silvio Pettirossi International Airport)
      Puerto Rico

      San Juan (Luis Munoz Marin International Airport)
      United States

      Miami (Miami International Airport) Focus City
      New York City (John F. Kennedy International Airport)
      Baltimore/Washington (Baltimore-Washington International Airport)
      Washington, D.C. (Washington Dulles International Airport) - Serviced moved to Baltimore/Washington in July 1991
      Uruguay

      Montevideo (Carrasco International Airport)


      Fleet


      The fleet of Ladeco included the following aircraft:

      During the 1960s, the airline operated some Douglas DC-3s, with their cargo fleet also including three Boeing 707s.


      Accidents and incidents


      On April 8, 1968, a Douglas C-49K (registration CC-CBM) crashed on approach to Balmaceda Airport killing all 36 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Los Cerrillos Airport, Santiago.
      On May 17, 1999, a Boeing 737-200 (registration CC-CYR) was damaged beyond repairs after one of its fuel tanks burst into flames during refueling at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport.


      See also


      List of defunct airlines of Chile


      References




      External links

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