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	22.1 (Apr)	67.8	67.8	66.7	65.0	60.3	51.8	45.8	43.4	38.9	313	160	[1]	Oneworld
2	Gol Transportes Aéreos	11.4 (Apr)	38.8	39.7	36.3	39.2	36.2	32.9	28.4	25.6	23.7	130	64	[2]	n/a
3	Avianca Holdings	7.1 (Mar)	28.3	26.2	24.6	23.1	20.8	11.7	10.2	9.0	8.3	189	109	[3][4]	Star Alliance
4	Azul Linhas Aereas				20.0	18.0	12.0	6.0	2.2	-	-	133	103	[5][6][7]	n/a
5	Aerolíneas Argentinas				8.5	-	-	6.4	5.4	5.3	-	74	60	[8]	Skyteam
6	VivaColombia			2.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	25	[9][10]	n/a
7	TAME			1.88	1.82	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	25	[11]	n/a
8	Boliviana de Aviación			1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	12	[12]	n/a
9	Línea Aérea Amaszonas			0.38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	19	[13]	n/a
10	Conviasa			0.36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	9	[14]	n/a
11	Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela			0.25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	9	[15]	n/a
12	EcoJet			0.15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	9	[16]	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.