LALAN045

LAN Airlines

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Merged — No Longer Operating Independently

LAN Airlines merged with Brazil's TAM Linhas Aéreas in 2012 to form LATAM Airlines Group. LAN's Chilean operating entity continued as a subsidiary but the LAN brand itself was retired around 2015-2016 in favor of unified 'LATAM' branding. LATAM Airlines Group (headquartered in Santiago, Chile) is the surviving parent group; it left the oneworld alliance in 2020.

LAIATA Code
LANICAO Code
045Numeric
LANCallsign
ChileCountry
16In Dataset
ActiveStatus

Airline Identity

Full NameLAN Airlines
Alias—
IATA CodeLA
ICAO CodeLAN
Numeric Code045
CallsignLAN
CountryChile
StatusActive
Founded1929
HeadquartersSantiago, Chile
Parent GroupLATAM Airlines Group

History

LAN Airlines traces its roots to Línea Aérea Nacional de Chile, founded in 1929 by Chilean Air Force Commodore Arturo Merino Benítez and beginning scheduled operations in 1932 as Chile's state airline. It was privatized in the 1980s-90s and rebranded from 'LanChile' to 'LAN Airlines' in 2004 as it expanded across Latin America. In 2012 LAN completed a landmark merger with Brazilian carrier TAM Linhas Aéreas to form LATAM Airlines Group, one of the largest airline groups in Latin America.

Current Operations

LAN Airlines no longer exists as an independent brand: its Chilean operating subsidiary was renamed LATAM Airlines Chile, and from 2015-2016 the group fully adopted unified LATAM branding and livery across all its former LAN and TAM subsidiaries. LATAM Airlines Group, headquartered in Santiago with a hub at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, continues to operate LAN's former routes and fleet as part of the wider LATAM network across South America; the group exited the oneworld alliance in May 2020.

Last verified 2026-09-02· Source: airline public disclosures, company press releases & aviation-industry reporting.

Country of Registration

CountryChile (CL) ↗
Airlines in country8
Profiled airports1
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Serves These Profiled Airports16

FRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany→JFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States→LAXLos Angeles International AirportUnited States→MADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain→MIAMiami International AirportUnited States→DFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportUnited States→MEXMexico City Benito Juárez International AirportMexico→SYDSydney Kingsford Smith International AirportAustralia→GRUSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportBrazil→CUNCancún International AirportMexico→BOGEl Dorado International AirportColombia→LIMJorge Chávez International AirportPeru→GIGRio Galeão – Tom Jobim International AirportBrazil→AKLAuckland International AirportNew Zealand→CCSMaiquetía Simón Bolívar International AirportVenezuela→SCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportChile→

Sample Routes4

LIMJorge Chávez International Airport→CORIngeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport2,520.7 km
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SCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport→MDZGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport195.8 km
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SCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport→GYEJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport3,600.1 km
medium-haulinternational
SCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport→SYDSydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11,340.3 km
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