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LAN Airlines is a Chilean airline based in Santiago. LAN Airlines is the national airline of Chile and one of the largest in South America. It operates scheduled flights to destinations in Latin America, the USA, the Carribbean, Oceania and Europe. LAN Airlines was founded by Chilean Army Air Services Commander Arturo Merino Benitez and began operations in 1929 as Línea Aeropostal Santiago-Arica.

Its main hub is situated at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago and other bases at Jorge Chavez International Airport, Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport, Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery and Miami International Airport. The fleet of LAN Airlines consisted of 90 aircraft in 2009.

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NameLAN Airlines
ICAO / IATA CodeLAN
Air ticket price
Payment optionsVISA
Mastercard
American Express
Diners Club, Discover
Cabin baggage allowanceSize ?, Weight 8 kg
Checked baggage allowanceSize ?, Weight 20 kg
Checked-in baggage feesNo
Excess baggage fee$90 per each excess baggage
On-line check-in possibleYes
Free refreshmentsYes
Noteschecked baggage for tourist class: 20 kg on domestic flights, 23 kg on international flights (depending on the route)
Frequent flyer programmeLANPass
Airline fleetAIRBUS 340-300
AIRBUS 320-200
AIRBUS 319
AIRBUS 318
BOEING 767-300 ER/ERF
Number of flights128
Websitehttp://www.lan.com/ Open this link to a new window
Contact information0800 977 6100
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LAN Airlines's base airports

  »  Santiago, Chile - Arturo Merino Benitez International (SCL)

LAN Airlines's destinations

Airports in Europe

Germany
  »  Frankfurt: Frankfurt (FRA)
Spain
  »  Madrid: Madrid Barajas (MAD)

Other airports

Argentina
  »  Buenos Aires: Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP), Buenos Aires (EZE)
  »  Comodoro Rivadavia: Comodoro Rivadavia (CRD)
  »  Cordoba, Argentina: Ambrosio L V Taravella (COR)
  »  El Calafate: El Calafate (FTE)
  »  Iguazu Falls: Cataratas Del Iguazu (IGR)
  »  Mendoza: El Plumerillo (MDZ)
  »  Neuquen: Presidente Peron (NQN)
  »  Rio Gallegos: Rio Gallegos (RGL)
  »  Salta: Salta (SLA)
  »  San Carlos De Bariloch: San Carlos De Bariloche (BRC)
  »  San Julian: San Juan (UAQ)
  »  Tucuman: Teniente Benjamin Matienzo (TUC)
  »  Ushuaia: Ushuaia Malvinas Argentinas (USH)
Australia
  »  Sydney: Kingsford Smith International (SYD)
Bolivia
  »  La Paz: El Alto International (LPB)
  »  Santa Cruz-Bolivia: Viru Viru International (VVI)
Brazil
  »  Rio de Janeiro: Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (GIG)
  »  Sao Paulo: Guarulhos (GRU)
Canada
  »  Toronto: Pearson International - Toronto (YYZ)
Chile
  »  Antofagasta: Cerro Moreno International (ANF)
  »  Arica: Chacalluta (ARI)
  »  Balmaceda: Balmaceda (BBA)
  »  Calama: El Loa (CJC)
  »  Concepcion: Carriel Sur International (CCP)
  »  Copiapo: Chamonate (CPO)
  »  Easter Island: Mataveri International (IPC)
  »  Iquique: Diego Aracena International (IQQ)
  »  La Serena: La Florida (LSC)
  »  Osorno: Canal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert (ZOS)
  »  Puerto Montt: El Tepual International (PMC)
  »  Punta Arenas: Carlos Ibanez Del Campo International (PUQ)
  »  Santiago, Chile: Arturo Merino Benitez International (SCL)
  »  Temuco: Maquehue (ZCO)
  »  Valdivia: Pichoy (ZAL)
Colombia
  »  Bogotá: Bogota - El Dorado International (BOG)
  »  Cali: Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International (CLO)
  »  Cartagena: Rafael Nunez (CTG)
Cuba
  »  Havana: Jose Marti Intl - Havana (HAV)
Dominican Republic
  »  Punta Cana: Punta Cana (PUJ)
Ecuador
  »  Cuenca: Mariscal Lamar (CUE)
  »  Guayaquil: Simon Bolivar International (GYE)
  »  Quito: Mariscal Sucre International (UIO)
French Polynesia
  »  Papeete: Faa'a (French Polynesia) (PPT)
Mexico
  »  Cancun: Cancun (CUN)
  »  Mexico City: Licenciado Benito Juarez International (MEX)
New Zealand
  »  Auckland: Auckland International (AKL)
Peru
  »  Arequipa: Rodriguez Ballon (AQP)
  »  Cajabamba: Cajabamba (CJA)
  »  Chiclayo: Capt Jose Abelardo Quinones Gonzales (CIX)
  »  Cuzco: Velazco Astete (CUZ)
  »  Iquitos: Coronel Fap Francisco Secada Vignetta (IQT)
  »  Juliaca: Juliaca (JUL)
  »  Lima: Jorge Chavez International (LIM)
  »  Piura: Capitan Concha (PIU)
  »  Puerto Maldonado: Padre Aldamiz (PEM)
  »  Tacna: Coronel Fap Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa (TCQ)
  »  Tarapoto: Tarapoto (TPP)
  »  Trujillo: Capitan Carlos Martinez De Pinillos (TRU)
  »  Tumbes: Pedro Canga (TBP)
United States of America
  »  Los Angeles: Los Angeles International (LAX)
  »  Miami: Miami International (MIA)
  »  New York: New York - John F. Kennedy (JFK)
  »  San Francisco: San Francisco International (SFO)
Uruguay
  »  Montevideo: Carrasco International (MVD)
Venezuela
  »  Caracas: Simon Bolivar International (CCS)
Total 68 destinations

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