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Argentinian airline

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LADE Fokker F.27-400M Troopship IATA ICAO Call sign 5U LDE LADE Founded September 1940 (1940-09) Fleet size 4 Destinations 30 Headquarters El Palomar, Buenos Aires, Argentina Website lade.faa.mil.ar

**Líneas Aéreas del Estado** (**LADE**, English: State Air Lines) is an [airline](/source/Airline) based in [Comodoro Rivadavia](/source/Comodoro_Rivadavia), Argentina. It is owned by the government of Argentina and operated by the [Argentine Air Force](/source/Argentine_Air_Force). It provides domestic scheduled services, mainly in [Patagonia](/source/Patagonia).

## History

The airline was established as an arm of the [Argentine Air Force](/source/Argentine_Air_Force) in September 1940 (1940-09) to service unprofitable routes to remote areas.[1] It was initially known as *Líneas Aéreas Suroeste* and consolidated under the present title in 1945 with another air force branch, *Líneas Aéreas Noreste*.[2] By April 1960 (1960-04), [DC-3s](/source/DC-3), [DC-4s](/source/DC-4) and [Vikings](/source/Vickers_VC.1_Viking) made up LADE's fleet.[1]

At March 1970, LADE had 150 employees and its fleet consisted of 14 DC-3s, two DC-4s, three [DC-6s](/source/Douglas_DC-6) and six [de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters](/source/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-6_Twin_Otter).[3] The carrier started regular flights between [Comodoro Rivadavia](/source/Comodoro_Rivadavia) and the [Falkland Islands](/source/Falkland_Islands) in 1972.[4][5] The Comodoro Rivadavia–[Port Stanley](/source/Port_Stanley) run was initially operated with [F27](/source/Fokker_F27_Friendship) equipment. The limited length of the runway at [Port Stanley Airport](/source/Port_Stanley_Airport) resulted in weight regulations to the aircraft operating the route, which restricted the number of carried passengers to a maximum of 22 per flight, along with a reduced volume of mail and freight.[6] The service was discontinued in 1982,[4] following the [Falklands War](/source/Falklands_War).[7][8]

At July 1980 (1980-07), the airline had a fleet of 11 F27s (five F27-600s and six F27-400Ms) five [Fokker F28-1000Cs](/source/Fokker_F28_Fellowship) and seven Twin Otters.[5] Ten years later, at March 1990 (1990-03), the fleet had grown to include five Fokker F28-1000Cs, 13 F27s (six F27-400Ms, two F27-500s and five F27-600s), one [Lockheed L-100-30](/source/Lockheed_L-100_Hercules) and seven Twin Otters.[9] At March 2004,[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LADE&action=edit) LADE served a comprehensive domestic network that included scheduled services to [Bahía Blanca](/source/Bah%C3%ADa_Blanca), [Buenos Aires](/source/Buenos_Aires), Comodoro Rivadavia, [El Calafate](/source/El_Calafate), [El Palomar](/source/El_Palomar_Airport), [Gobernador Gregores](/source/Gobernador_Gregores), [Lago Argentino](/source/Lago_Argentino), [Mar del Plata](/source/Mar_del_Plata), [Miramar](/source/Miramar%2C_Buenos_Aires), [Neuquén](/source/Neuqu%C3%A9n), [Paraná](/source/Paran%C3%A1%2C_Entre_R%C3%ADos), [Puerto Madryn](/source/Puerto_Madryn), [Río Gallegos](/source/R%C3%ADo_Gallegos), [Río Grande](/source/R%C3%ADo_Grande%2C_Tierra_del_Fuego), [San Antonio Oeste](/source/San_Antonio_Oeste), [San Carlos de Bariloche](/source/San_Carlos_de_Bariloche), [San Martín de los Andes](/source/San_Mart%C3%ADn_de_los_Andes), [Trelew](/source/Trelew), [Ushuaia](/source/Ushuaia) and [Viedma](/source/Viedma). The fleet at this time consisted of Twin Otters, Fokker F27s, [Fokker F28s](/source/Fokker_F28) and one Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules.[10] From December 2008 four [Saab 340s](/source/Saab_340) replaced four [Fokker F27s](/source/Fokker_F27) at a cost of US$34 million.[11][12]

## Services

LADE offers additional services like domestic cargo flights and catering.[13]

## Destinations

LADE operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (as of May 2026):[14]

- [Bahía Blanca](/source/Bah%C3%ADa_Blanca) ([Comandante Espora Airport](/source/Comandante_Espora_Airport))

- [Bariloche](/source/Bariloche) ([San Carlos de Bariloche Airport](/source/San_Carlos_de_Bariloche_Airport))

- [Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires](/source/Ciudad_Aut%C3%B3noma_de_Buenos_Aires) ([Aeroparque Jorge Newbery](/source/Aeroparque_Jorge_Newbery))

- [Comodoro Rivadavia](/source/Comodoro_Rivadavia) ([General Enrique Mosconi International Airport](/source/General_Enrique_Mosconi_International_Airport))

- [El Calafate](/source/El_Calafate) ([Comandante Armando Tola International Airport](/source/Comandante_Armando_Tola_International_Airport))

- [Mar del Plata](/source/Mar_del_Plata) ([Astor Piazzolla Airport](/source/Astor_Piazzolla_Airport))

- [Perito Moreno](/source/Perito_Moreno%2C_Santa_Cruz) ([Perito Moreno Airport](/source/Perito_Moreno_Airport))

- [Río Gallegos](/source/R%C3%ADo_Gallegos) ([Piloto Civil N. Fernández International Airport](/source/Piloto_Civil_N._Fern%C3%A1ndez_International_Airport))

- [Río Grande](/source/R%C3%ADo_Grande%2C_Tierra_del_Fuego) ([Hermes Quijada International Airport](/source/Hermes_Quijada_International_Airport))

- [Ushuaia](/source/Ushuaia) ([Malvinas Argentinas International Airport](/source/Malvinas_Argentinas_International_Airport))

## Fleet

Saab 340

Fokker F28

The LADE - Líneas Aéreas del Estado fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2021[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LADE&action=edit))[\[1\]](https://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2020/09/12/noticia-argentina-reincorporara-aviones-otter-fokker-linea-aerea.html) [\[2\]](https://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2021/04/03/noticia-argentina-capacita-personal-nuevo-avion-boeing-fuerza-aerea.html)

- 4 [Saab 340B](/source/Saab_340B)

- 1 [Fokker F28](/source/Fokker_F28)

- 1 [de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter](/source/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-6_Twin_Otter)

- 1 [Boeing 737-700](/source/Boeing_737_Next_Generation)

Those aircraft are for regular flights.

The [air force](/source/Argentine_Air_Force) cargo fleet is leased by LADE, consisting of:

- 2 [Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules](/source/C-130_Hercules#C-130H_model)

- 1 [Lockheed Martin KC-130H Hercules](/source/C-130_Hercules#KC-130H_model)

Two surviving [Lockheed Martin C-130B Hercules](/source/C-130_Hercules#C-130B_model) were retired by the [air force](/source/Argentine_Air_Force) in 2011, while the sole [Lockheed Martin L-100-30 Hercules](/source/C-130_Hercules#civil_models) has been inoperative since early 2010.

There is a [Presidential Fleet](/source/Agrupaci%C3%B3n_A%C3%A9rea_Presidencial) which is normally not assigned to LADE:

- 1 [Boeing 757-200](/source/Boeing_757), callsign **Tango 01**

- 1 [Fokker F28 Mk4000](/source/Fokker_F28_Fellowship), callsign **Tango 02**

- 1 [Fokker F28 Mk1000](/source/Fokker_F28_Fellowship), callsign **Tango 03**

The rest of the fleet is inoperative:

- 2 [Boeing 707-320B](/source/Boeing_707)

- 7 [De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 200](/source/De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-6_Twin_Otter)

- 2 [Fokker F28 Mk1000](/source/Fokker_F28_Fellowship)

As of June 2012[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LADE&action=edit) nearly all flights were operated by Saab 340 aircraft, with the [Fokker F28](/source/Fokker_F28) fleet flying exclusively for the [air force](/source/Argentine_Air_Force). [Fokker F27s](/source/Fokker_F27) were withdrawn from the LADE schedules in April 2009, although they have since been known to operate LADE flights now and again.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Accidents and incidents

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Date Location Aircraft Tail number Aircraft damage Fatalities Description Refs 16 June 1995 Jeremie F27-400M TC-73 W/O 0 Collapse of left main landing gear on touchdown at Jeremie Airport. The aircraft ran off the runway and crashed into a building. [15] 8 November 1995 Villa Dolores F27-400M TC-72 W/O 53/53 Crashed into mountainous terrain in bad weather while flying the last leg of a domestic non-scheduled Comodoro Rivadavia–Villa Reynolds–Córdoba. [16]

## See also

- [List of airlines of Argentina](/source/List_of_airlines_of_Argentina)

- [Transport in Argentina](/source/Transport_in_Argentina)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Flight1960-503_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Flight1960-503_1-1) ["Airlines of the World – Lineas Aereas del Estado—LADE"](https://www.webcitation.org/6JIPXzMTe?url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1960/1960%20-%200503.html). *[Flight](/source/Flight_(magazine))*. **77** (2665): 503. 8 April 1960. Archived from [the original](http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1960/1960%20-%200503.html) on 1 September 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FI_2-0)** "Directory: World Airlines". *[Flight International](/source/Flight_International)*. 3 April 2007. p. 104.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FI1970_3-0)** ["World airlines 1970–Lineas Aereas del Estado (LADE)"](https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200539.html). *[Flight International](/source/Flight_International)*. **97** (3185): 489. 26 March 1970. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170818122228/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200539.html) from the original on 18 August 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-El_nuevo_laborismo_preocupa_en_Malvinas_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-El_nuevo_laborismo_preocupa_en_Malvinas_4-1) ["El nuevo laborismo preocupa en Malvinas"](http://www.lanacion.com.ar/70050-el-nuevo-laborismo-preocupa-en-malvinas). *[La Nación](/source/La_Naci%C3%B3n)*. 1 June 1997.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-FI1990-105_9-0)** ["Lineas Aereas del Estado (LADE)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131230231933/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200757.html). *[Flight International](/source/Flight_International)*. **137** (4207): 105. 14–20 March 1990. Archived from [the original](http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%200757.html) on 30 December 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FI2004_10-0)** ["Directory: world airlines—LADE–Lineas Aereas del Estado"](https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200219.html). *[Flight International](/source/Flight_International)*. **165** (4926): 97. 23–29 March 2004. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181104165237/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200219.html) from the original on 4 November 2018.

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