LADE - Lineas Aereas Del Estado
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LADE - Líneas Aéreas del Estado (Airline of the State) is an airline
based in Comodoro Rivadavia
, Argentina
. It is a state owned airline operated by the Argentine Air Force
and providing domestic scheduled services mainly in Patagonia
.
LADE was until 2006 one of only two airlines in the world to still operate Boeing 707
in passenger service, serving Rio Gallegos and Comodoro Rivadavia from El Palomar Air Force Base, near Buenos Aires.(The other airline is Saha Airlines
of Iran, owned by the Iranian Air Force.) The 707 is not used on scheduled passenger services any more. It was used for long routes such as AEP-USH and CRD-USH and USH-BRC.
, Comodoro Rivadavia
with hubs in Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
, Buenos Aires
, with a hub at Comandante Armando Tola International Airport
, El Calafate
..
LADE - Líneas Aéreas del Estado operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at June 2008) (Province + Destinations + Flights Weekly)
Terminated destinations: Neuquén
, San Martín de los Andes
, Santa Rosa
, Zapala
, Cutral Co
, Lago Argentino, General Roca
, Port Stanley.
Those aircraft are for regular flights.
The air force
cargo fleet is leased by LADE, consisting on:
There is a Presidential Fleet
which is normally not assigned to LADE:
The rest of the fleet is inoperative:
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Comodoro Rivadavia
Comodoro Rivadavia
Comodoro Rivadavia is a city in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of the Chenque Hill. Comodoro Rivadavia is the most important city of the San Jorge Basin....
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It is a state owned airline operated by the Argentine Air Force
Argentine Air Force
The Argentine Air Force is the national aviation branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. , it had 14,606 military and 6,854 civilian staff.-History:...
and providing domestic scheduled services mainly in Patagonia
Patagonia
Patagonia is a region located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the Andes mountains to the southwest towards the Pacific ocean and from the east of the cordillera to the valleys it follows south through Colorado River towards Carmen de Patagones in the Atlantic Ocean...
.
History
The airline was established in September 1940 and started operations in 1940. It was initially known as Líneas Aéreas Suroeste and consolidated under the present title in 1945 with another air force branch, Líneas Aéreas Noreste.LADE was until 2006 one of only two airlines in the world to still operate Boeing 707
Boeing 707
The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on...
in passenger service, serving Rio Gallegos and Comodoro Rivadavia from El Palomar Air Force Base, near Buenos Aires.(The other airline is Saha Airlines
Saha Airlines
Saha Airlines , is an airline based in Tehran, Iran, it also operates using abbriviated title Saha Air, it was rebranded as Iranian Airlines for a short while as well. Saha was established in 1990 as Saha Air Lines and is wholly owned by the Iranian Air Force...
of Iran, owned by the Iranian Air Force.) The 707 is not used on scheduled passenger services any more. It was used for long routes such as AEP-USH and CRD-USH and USH-BRC.
Destinations
Its main base is General Enrique Mosconi International AirportGeneral Enrique Mosconi International Airport
General Enrique Mosconi International Airport is an airport in Chubut Province, Argentina serving the city of Comodoro Rivadavia. It is the main hub from LADE and it's also served by Aerolíneas Argentinas and LAN Argentina...
, Comodoro Rivadavia
Comodoro Rivadavia
Comodoro Rivadavia is a city in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of the Chenque Hill. Comodoro Rivadavia is the most important city of the San Jorge Basin....
with hubs in Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
-Accidents and incidents:*On 17 December 1969, an Austral Líneas Aéreas C-46 Commando, lost engine 1 due to fuel exhaustion shortly after take-off. The plane failed to gain height and made a crash landing in a small sport field...
, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, with a hub at Comandante Armando Tola International Airport
Comandante Armando Tola International Airport
Comandante Armando Tola International Airport is an airport in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located approximately east of the city of El Calafate. The airport is jointly operated by the government and London Supply...
, El Calafate
El Calafate
- Population :In the last census 6,143 permanent residents were counted . This represents a 20.1% increase compared with the 1991 census. However, due to the expansion of tourism, the population was estimated at 8,000 people in 2005.- Wildlife :...
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LADE - Líneas Aéreas del Estado operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at June 2008) (Province + Destinations + Flights Weekly)
- Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
- City of Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
(Aeroparque Jorge NewberyAeroparque Jorge Newbery-Accidents and incidents:*On 17 December 1969, an Austral Líneas Aéreas C-46 Commando, lost engine 1 due to fuel exhaustion shortly after take-off. The plane failed to gain height and made a crash landing in a small sport field...
) AEP (hub) x4 - Bahía BlancaBahía BlancaBahía Blanca is a city located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, and seat of government of Bahía Blanca Partido. It has a population of 274,509 inhabitants according to the...
(Comandante Espora AirportComandante Espora AirportComandante Espora Airport , also known as Bahía Blanca Airport, is a domestic airport in Bahía Blanca, Argentina, which is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas, Líneas Aéreas del Estado and LAN Argentina....
) BHI x2 - Mar del PlataMar del PlataMar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
(Ástor Piazzola International Airport) MDQ x4
- City of Buenos Aires
- Río NegroRío Negro ProvinceRío Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean.Its capital is Viedma...
- El BolsónEl BolsónEl Bolsón may refer to:* El Bolsón, Río Negro, a village in Argentina* Cerro del Bolsón, a mountain in Argentina...
(El Bolsón Airport) EHL x1 - San Antonio OesteSan Antonio OesteSan Antonio Oeste is a port city in the Argentine province of Río Negro, and head of the department of San Antonio.The town is bordered by its sister communities of San Antonio Este, to the east, and Las Grutas, to the southwest. Discovered by an expedition of the Spanish Empire in 1779, San Matías...
(Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport) OES x1 - San Carlos de BarilocheSan Carlos de BarilocheSan Carlos de Bariloche, usually known as Bariloche, is a city in the , situated in the foothills of the Andes on the southern shores of Nahuel Huapi Lake and is located inside Nahuel Huapi National Park...
(Teniente Luis Candelaria International AirportTeniente Luis Candelaria International AirportTeniente Luis Candelaria International Airport is an airport in Río Negro Province, Argentina serving the city of San Carlos de Bariloche. In 2007, the airport handled 724,010 passengers...
) BRC x2 - Viedma (Gobernador Edgardo Castello AirportGobernador Edgardo Castello AirportGobernador Edgardo Castello Airport is an airport in Río Negro Province, Argentina serving the cities of Viedma and Carmen de Patagones. It's served by Aerolíneas Argentinas and LADE...
) VDM x1
- El Bolsón
- ChubutChubut ProvinceChubut a province in the southern part of Argentina situated between the 42nd parallel south and the 46th parallel south , the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean...
- Comodoro RivadaviaComodoro RivadaviaComodoro Rivadavia is a city in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of the Chenque Hill. Comodoro Rivadavia is the most important city of the San Jorge Basin....
(General Enrique Mosconi International AirportGeneral Enrique Mosconi International AirportGeneral Enrique Mosconi International Airport is an airport in Chubut Province, Argentina serving the city of Comodoro Rivadavia. It is the main hub from LADE and it's also served by Aerolíneas Argentinas and LAN Argentina...
) CRD (main hub) x8 - Puerto MadrynPuerto MadrynPuerto Madryn is a city in the province of Chubut in the Argentine Patagonia. It is the head town of the Viedma Department, and has about 57,571 inhabitants according to the last census in 2001....
(El Tehuelche AirportEl Tehuelche AirportEl Tehuelche Airport is an airport located about 10 km northwest of downtown Puerto Madryn, in the province of Chubut, Argentina.-Services:...
) PMY x1 - EsquelEsquelAccording to the , the Esquel district had about 28,000 inhabitants, with one of the highest rates of growth in the province, mainly as result of the immigration of people from Buenos Aires, but also from other provinces. It has wide cement streets with sidewalks, and is clean and well maintained...
(Esquel AirportEsquel AirportEsquel Airport is an airport in Chubut Province, Argentina serving the city of Esquel. It is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas and LADE ....
) EQS x1
- Comodoro Rivadavia
- Santa CruzSanta Cruz Province (Argentina)Santa Cruz is a province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country, in Patagonia. It borders Chubut province to the north, and Chile to the west and south. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean...
- Perito MorenoPerito MorenoPerito Moreno may refer to:*Francisco Moreno, Argentine explorer and scientist*Perito Moreno Glacier, at the Los Glaciares National Park in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina*Perito Moreno National Park, on the Northwest of the Santa Cruz Province in Argentina...
(Perito Moreno Airport) PMQ x1 - Gobernador GregoresGobernador GregoresGobernador Gregores is a town in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, formerly known as Cañadón León. It is located at around ....
(Gobernador Gregores AirportGobernador Gregores AirportGobernador Gregores Airport , is an airport in Gobernador Gregores, Argentina.-Airlines and destinations:...
) GGS x1 - El CalafateEl Calafate- Population :In the last census 6,143 permanent residents were counted . This represents a 20.1% increase compared with the 1991 census. However, due to the expansion of tourism, the population was estimated at 8,000 people in 2005.- Wildlife :...
(Comandante Armando Tola International AirportComandante Armando Tola International AirportComandante Armando Tola International Airport is an airport in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located approximately east of the city of El Calafate. The airport is jointly operated by the government and London Supply...
) FTE (hub) x3 - Río Gallegos (Piloto Civil N. Fernández International Airport) RGL x3
- Perito Moreno
- Tierra del FuegoTierra del Fuego Province (Argentina)Tierra del Fuego is an Argentine province entirely separated from mainland Argentina by the Strait of Magellan. It includes:* The eastern part of the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego archipelago and the Staten Island.* Argentina's claims to the Falkland Islands and to...
- Río GrandeRio GrandeThe Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes...
(Hermes Quijada International AirportHermes Quijada International AirportHermes Quijada International Airport is an airport in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina serving the city of Río Grande. It is served by Aerolíneas Argentinas and LADE....
) RGA x2 - UshuaiaUshuaiaUshuaia may refer to the following:*Ushuaia, a city in Argentina.**Ushuaia Department, an administrative division**Ushuaia River**Ushuaia International Airport**Colegio Nacional de Ushuaia, National School of Ushuaia....
(Malvinas Argentinas International Airport) USH x3
- Río Grande
- Entre RíosEntre Ríos ProvinceEntre Ríos is a northeastern province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires , Corrientes and Santa Fe , and Uruguay in the east....
- ParanáParaná, Entre RíosParaná is the capital city of the Argentine province of Entre Ríos, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, opposite the city of Santa Fe, capital of the neighbouring Santa Fe Province...
(General Justo José de Urquiza Airport) PRA x1
- Paraná
Terminated destinations: Neuquén
Neuquén
Neuquén is the name of the following things:* Neuquén, Argentina* Neuquén Province* Neuquén River* Neuquén Group...
, San Martín de los Andes
San Martín de los Andes
-References:* - Official website.-External links:*...
, Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa is the Spanish and Portuguese name for Saint Rose. It may also refer to:-Places: Argentina:*Santa Rosa, La Pampa*Santa Rosa de Calamuchita *Santa Rosa de Calchines *Santa Rosa de Río Primero...
, Zapala
Zapala
Zapala is a city in the Patagonian province of Neuquén, Argentina with about 32,000 inhabitants according to the .The city is located at the geographic center of the province at the confluence of national and provincial roads, on a route to the Andes and Chile...
, Cutral Co
Cutral Có
Cutral Có is a city in the Confluencia Department of Neuquén Province in Argentina. It is part of the statistical area formed with neighboring Plaza Huincul....
, Lago Argentino, General Roca
General Roca
General Roca may refer to a number of things and places named after Argentine military Julio Argentino Roca:Places;Argentina*General Roca, Río Negro*General Roca Department, Río Negro*General Roca Department, Córdoba...
, Port Stanley.
Fleet
The LADE - Líneas Aéreas del Estado fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2011):- 3 Fokker F28 Mk1000Fokker F28The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:...
- 1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterDe Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterThe DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian 19-passenger STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada and currently produced by Viking Air. The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC...
- 4 Saab 340B
Those aircraft are for regular flights.
The air force
Argentine Air Force
The Argentine Air Force is the national aviation branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. , it had 14,606 military and 6,854 civilian staff.-History:...
cargo fleet is leased by LADE, consisting on:
- 2 Lockheed Martin C-130B Hercules
- 3 Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules
- 1 Lockheed Martin L-100-30 Hercules
There is a Presidential Fleet
Agrupación Aérea Presidencial
Agrupación Aérea Presidencial is the Head of State Air Transport Unit of Argentina.- Background :The Presidential Air Group is a small fleet of Argentine Air Force aircraft and helicopters for official use by the President, immediate family and senior government officials...
which is normally not assigned to LADE:
- 1 Boeing 757-200Boeing 757The Boeing 757 is a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Passenger versions of the twinjet have a capacity of 186 to 289 persons and a maximum range of , depending on variant and cabin configuration...
Callsign Tango 01 - 1 Fokker F28 Mk4000Fokker F28The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:...
Callsign Tango 02, - 1 Fokker F28 Mk1000Fokker F28The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:...
Callsign Tango 03,
The rest of the fleet is inoperative:
- 2 Boeing 707-320BBoeing 707The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on...
- 6 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterThe DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian 19-passenger STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada and currently produced by Viking Air. The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC...
- 2 Fokker F28 Mk1000Fokker F28The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:...