Latin American aviation market
Monthly Latin American airline data updates
November 2026
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How much airline capacity does Latin America have in 2026?
Monthly scheduled capacity: November 2025 vs November 2026
Lower South America remains the largest market for capacity to/ from the region, with 17.2m seats. Carriers have added 409k seats vs last November.
Central America is the second largest market with 12.4m seats in Nov 26.
Volume wise capacity to North America reduced most with 262,200 fewer seats, followed by Central America with 120,100 fewer seats.
Are low cost carriers growing in Latin America?
Mainline carriers represent 65% of the market and grew by 2.4% vs Nov 25, whilst LCCs reduced capacity by 1.2% year on year and account for 18.1 million seats.
Mainline vs low-cost
Which Latin American country has the most airline seats?
Brazil remains the largest country market with 12.4m seats, growing by 4.4% vs last year.
Capacity in the Dominican Republic grew at the fastest rates of 8.4% vs last year, followed by Panama increasing by 7.7%. The increase in air capacity in the Dominican Republic is driven by landmark US-Dominican bilateral agreements, aggressive expansion by domestic carrier Arajet, and booming tourism demand.
Capacity reduced by 202,700 seats in Argentina vs last year.
Top 10 countries by seat capacity
Which Latin American country has the most domestic flights?
Brazil is the largest domestic market with 10.9 million seats, increasing capacity by 4.3% (452,500 additional seats) vs last November.
Domestic capacity grew at the fastest rate again in Peru, by 9.2% (140,800 seats).
Domestic capacity contracted at the fastest rates in Bolivia, decreasing by 24.4% vs Nov 25. Followed by Venezuela where it reduced by 13.9%.
Top 10 domestic markets by seat capacity
Which is the biggest airline in Latin America?
The LATAM Airline Group remains the largest airline with 9.1m seats, and increased capacity this month by 5.8% (501,500 additional seats).
Seat capacity by airline
Copa Airlines had the largest percentage increase in capacity, increasing by 11.8% (199,300 additional seats). Followed by Azul Airlines, increasing capacity by 7.9% (242,400 additional seats).
Vivaaerobus reduced capacity by 3.3%, 96,400 fewer seats.
| Rank | Airline | Seats Nov 2026 | Seats Nov 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | LATAM Airlines Group | 9,092,934 | 8,591,399 | +5.8% |
| 2. | Avianca | 3,778,532 | 3,705,771 | +2.0% |
| 3. | GOL Linhas Aereas S.A. | 3,611,696 | 3,676,496 | −1.8% |
| 4. | Azul Airlines | 3,321,886 | 3,079,487 | +7.9% |
| 5. | Vivaaerobus | 2,818,986 | 2,915,400 | −3.3% |
| 6. | Volaris | 2,655,266 | 2,674,351 | −0.7% |
| 7. | Aeromexico | 2,170,937 | 2,049,250 | +5.9% |
| 8. | Copa Airlines | 1,894,000 | 1,694,716 | +11.8% |
| 9. | Jetsmart | 1,585,208 | 1,551,599 | +2.2% |
| 10. | American Airlines | 1,354,418 | 1,391,742 | −2.7% |
Source: OAG · November 2026 scheduled capacity
What is the busiest airport in Latin America?
Bogota is the busiest airport in the region with 2.6m seats in November 26.
Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Apt is a close second busiest airport in the region with 2.4m seats in November 26.
Strongest growth within the top 10 largest airports in the continent came from Panama City, with an increase of 8.3% vs Nov 25.
Capacity to/from Cancun, Mexico, reduced again this month, by 3.7% (51,800 fewer seats).
There are 533 Latin American airports this month with scheduled capacity, and 154 airlines operating in Latin America.
| No | Code | Airport | Seats | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BOG | Bogotá | 2.56m | +1.3% |
| 2. | GRU | São Paulo Guarulhos | 2.37m | +2.1% |
| 3. | MEX | Mexico City | 2.30m | +5.7% |
| 4. | LIM | Lima | 1.37m | +6.2% |
| 5. | CUN | Cancún | 1.35m | −3.7% |
| 6. | CGH | São Paulo Congonhas | 1.31m | +1.6% |
| 7. | SCL | Santiago | 1.26m | +1.5% |
| 8. | PTY | Panama City | 1.14m | +8.3% |
| 9. | GDL | Guadalajara | 1.01m | +4.2% |
| 10. | GIG | Rio de Janeiro Galeão | 0.97m | +2.8% |
Source: OAG · November 2026 · hover chart or click a table row to cross-highlight
Where do Latin Americans fly internationally?
North America is the largest market with 12.8m seats, despite a 2% decline in capacity vs Nov 25 (262,200 fewer seats).
Capacity within Latin America is the next largest market with 6.5m seats.
Whilst remaining a small market, international capacity to Africa continues to grow at the fastest rates of 33% vs last year.
Capacity by destination region
Capacity change by destination region — November 2025 vs November 2026
| Destination region | Seats Nov 2026 | Seats Nov 2025 | Change | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 12,753,763 | 13,015,992 | −2.0% (−262,229) | 55.3% |
| Within Latin America | 6,472,371 | 6,291,689 | +2.9% (+180,682) | 28.0% |
| Europe | 3,542,705 | 3,417,706 | +3.7% (+124,999) | 15.4% |
| Asia Pacific | 126,071 | 123,098 | +2.4% (+2,973) | 0.5% |
| Middle East | 106,010 | 102,732 | +3.2% (+3,278) | 0.5% |
| Africa | 73,980 | 55,743 | +32.7% (+18,237) | 0.3% |
Total international seats November 2026: 23,074,900.0 · Source: OAG scheduled capacity data
North America accounts for 55.3% of all international capacity from Latin America, but declined 2.0% vs November 2025 — 262,200 fewer seats. It is the only destination region to contract this month.
Africa is growing rapidly from a low base, up 32.7% to 74,000 seats. Asia Pacific grew 2.4% to 126,000 seats and the Middle East 3.2% to 106,000 seats.
Europe grew 3.7% to 3.54m seats, while intra-regional capacity within Latin America grew 2.9% to 6.47m seats.
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Overall capacity for Latin America grew by 1.1% to 51.4 million seats in Nov 26. Domestic capacity grew by 1.8%, whilst international capacity increased by 0.3% vs last year.