List of largest airlines in South America

TAM Airbus A319

The is a list of largest airlines in South America. It is ranked by number of transported passengers.

By Passengers Carried (Millions)

Rank	Airline / Holding	'16	'15	'14	'13	'12	'11	'10	'09	'08	'07	Passenger Fleet	Current Destinations	Sources	Alliance / Association
1	LATAM 1	55.6 (Oct)	67.8	67.8	66.7	65.0	60.3	51.8	45.8	43.4	38.9	313	160		Oneworld
2	Gol Transportes Aéreos 2	27.0 (Oct)	38.8	39.7	36.3	39.2	36.2	32.9	28.4	25.6	23.7	130	64		n/a
3	Avianca Holdings 3	16.8 (Jul)	28.3	26.2	24.6	23.1	20.8	11.7	10.2	9.0	8.3	189	109		Star Alliance
4	Azul Linhas Aereas 5				21.0	20.0	12.0	8.0	4.0	-	-	138	105		n/a
5	Aerolíneas Argentinas 4	4.9 (May)	10.9	10.1	8.5	-	-	6.4	5.4	5.3	-	74	60		Skyteam
6	VivaColombia			2.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	25		n/a
7	TAME			1.88	1.82	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	25		n/a
8	Boliviana de Aviación			1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	12		n/a
9	Línea Aérea Amaszonas			0.38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	19		n/a
10	Conviasa			0.36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	9		n/a
11	Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela			0.25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	9		n/a
12	EcoJet			0.15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	9		n/a

Notes

• ^1 Includes LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines.
• ^2 Includes Gol Transportes Aéreos and VARIG.
• ^3 Includes Avianca Colombia, Avianca Peru, Avianca El Salvador, Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca Ecuador, Avianca Nicaragua, Avianca Honduras and Avianca Guatemala.
• ^4 Includes Austral Líneas Aéreas.
• ^5 Includes TRIP Linhas Aéreas.

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