Latin Carga

Venezuelan cargo airline

Latin Carga

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
-	LTC	-

Founded

1963

Ceased operations

1980

Hubs

Simón Bolívar International Airport

Fleet size

Destinations

Headquarters

Caracas, Venezuela

Latin Carga (legally Latinoamericana Aerea de Carga) was a Venezuelan cargo airline that operated from 1963 to 1980. It operated different types of aircraft, from turboprops to jetliners.

History

The airline began flying in 1963, as Tigres Voladores (Flying Tigers). In 1972, the airline changed its name to Latin Carga.^[1]

Destinations

Aruba

Oranjestad (Queen Beatrix International Airport)

Colombia

Barranquilla (Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport)

Jamaica

Kingston (Norman Manley International Airport)

Panama

- Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)

United States

Miami (Miami International Airport)

Venezuela

Caracas (Simón Bolívar International Airport) Hub
Maracaibo (La Chinita International Airport)
Porlamar (Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport)
Puerto Ayacucho (Cacique Aramare Airport)

Fleet

The airline operated a number of different aircraft:^[1]

Incidents and accidents

On December 5, 1972, a Curtiss C-46 Commando (registered YV-C-TGE), flying from Kingston to Barranquilla, was damaged beyond repair when it force landed in trees, 10 kilometers from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport. All 3 crew members were not injured.^[2]

On November 3, 1980, a Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crashed on take-off from Simon Bolivar International Airport, resulting in the deaths of 4 occupants, and total destruction of the aircraft. The aircraft involved (registered YV-145C) had flown from 1962 to January 1974 for Delta Air Lines of the and was retired, then sold to Latin Carga in 1979.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Profile for: Latin Carga".
^ "ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando YV-C-TGE Galapa". Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-880-22-2 YV-145C Caracas-Simon Bolivar Airport (CCS)". Retrieved July 2, 2014.