This is a list of largest airlines active in South America (beyond 100 thousand passengers/year). It is ranked by number of carried passengers.
By passengers carried (millions)
See also
- World's largest airlines
- List of largest airlines in Europe
- List of largest airlines in Central America & the Caribbean
- List of largest airlines in Africa
- List of largest airlines in Asia
- List of largest airlines in North America
- List of largest airlines in Oceania
Notes
Information was updated on Feb, 2023
Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay have no airline relevant to the South America market. Venezuela's information is not available
- Includes LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines.
- Includes Gol Transportes Aéreos and VARIG.
- Includes Avianca Colombia, Avianca Peru, Avianca El Salvador, Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca Ecuador, Avianca Nicaragua, Avianca Honduras and Avianca Guatemala.
- Includes Austral Líneas Aéreas.
- Includes TRIP Linhas Aéreas.
- Includes JetSmart Argentina and Norwegian Air Argentina.
- Includes
References
Sources
Countries (every airline but LATAM and Avianca) Argentina (ANAC), Brazil (ANAC), Bolivia (DGAC), Chile (JAC), Colombia (Aeronáutica Civil), Ecuador (DGAC), Paraguay (DINAC), Peru (MTC), Uruguay (DINACIA)
Airlines Avianca Holdings
Further reading
- Vidal Olivares J.-Piglia M., Historia de la avicion comercial en America Latina (in Spanish language), Editorial Unimagdalena, 2022