Latin America Aviation Market

Monthly Latin American Airline Data Updates

Discover the Busiest Airports and Airlines in Latin America This Month | August 2025

How much airline capacity is there in Latin America? Find out with new data each month, detailing:

  • How many airlines and airports are operating in Latin America?
  • Which is the busiest airport in the continent?
  • What is the biggest airline in Latin America?
  • Which Latin American country has the most airline capacity?
  • Which regions are most visited?
  • And more.
Data is sourced from OAG's Schedules Analyser; a cutting-edge platform for airline schedule analysis. 

 

Airline Capacity in Latin America | August 2025

 

In Latin America this month there are 147 airlines with scheduled capacity and 531 airports

How much airline capacity is there in latin america?

  • Overall capacity for Latin America has increased by 2.8% to 51.5 million seats in Aug 25. 
  • International capacity grew at a faster rate than domestic capacity this month of 5.4% to 23.5 million seats, and accounts for 46% of capacity.
  • Mainline carriers represent 63% of the market and grew by 1.8% vs Aug 24. However LCCs continue to grow faster, with a 4.6% increase year on year and account for 19.3 million seats.

*As of July 2025, international capacity is reported on a two-way basis (previously one-way departing).

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Country Aviation Markets in Latin America | August 2025

 

Which Latin American Country Has The Most Airline Capacity (Domestic + International)?

  • Brazil remains the largest country market with 12.1m seats, growing by 5.2% vs last year.
  • Capacity in Argentina continues to grow at the fastest rates of 16.9% vs last year, an additional 383,000 seats.
  • Capacity in Panama also grew by 11.9% vs last year, 121,200 additional seats.

Which Latin American Country Has THE Most DOMESTIC Airline Capacity?

 

  • Brazil is the largest domestic market with 10.6 million seats, increasing capacity by 4.1% (414,300 additional seats) vs last Aug.
  • Domestic capacity grew fastest again in Venezuela this month by 19.5% (50,700 more seats), followed by Argentina by 15.7% (247,400 more seats) vs Aug 24.
  • Domestic capacity declined by 411,500 seats in Colombia, 138,200 in Chile and 109,700 seats in Bolivia vs last year.  

Top Ten Busiest Airports by Departing Seats in Latin America | August 2025

 

Which is the Busiest Airport in Latin America?

  • Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport grew by 7.1% vs last year and remains the busiest airport in the region with 2.4m seats.
  • Capacity at Bogota, Colombia, continued to reduce by 3.7% vs last year to 2.35m seats.  It remains the second busiest airport in Latin America.
  • Strongest growth within the top 10 largest airports in the continent came again from Buenos Aires Airport, which grew by 27.4% vs Aug 24.  This represents an increase of 208,700 seats.
  • Panama City also grew by 11.8%, 113,000 additional seats.
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Airline Capacity by Region | August 2025

Which Region of Latin America Has Most AIRLINE Capacity?

  • Lower South America is the largest market and capacity to/ from the region continues to increase at the fastest rate of 5.2% vs last year.  This represents an additional 854,100 seats compared with last year.
  • Central America is the second largest market and capacity to/ from the region grew by 3.2% to 12.2m seats.
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Where do flights from Latin America go?

  • North America is the largest market with 12.8m seats.  An increase of 458,800 seats vs last year.
  • Capacity within Latin America is the next largest market with 6.8m seats and an increase of 632,300 seats vs last year.
  • Whilst remaining small markets, international capacity to Asia Pacific and the Middle East grew at the fastest rates of 28% and 26% respectively vs last year.

Top Ten Airlines in latin America (Departing seats, one-way) | August 2025

 

Which is the biggest airline in Latin America?

  • The LATAM Airline Group remains the largest airline with 8.9m seats and increased capacity this month by 6.6% (552,600 additional seats). 
  • Jetsmart made the largest percentage increase in capacity of 29.3% (358,500 additional seats). Followed by GOL Linhas Aereas with a 12.3% increase (393,500 additional seats).
  • Aeromexico and Azul Airlines reduced capacity by 7.4% and 6% respectively.

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