LADE Expands Flight Availability for Summer 2025: Routes and Schedule Details

In a new update to the reservation system, the commercialization of flights by Líneas Aéreas del Estado (LADE), a promotion-focused airline belonging to the Argentine Air Force, was observed for the period spanning January to March 2025.

Until last week, flights were only available for December 2024. Now, flights during the summer season are visible, maintaining the schedule from recent months. The airline will operate seven routes, connecting ten cities in Patagonia and Buenos Aires Province, departing from Comodoro Rivadavia, Río Gallegos, or Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, with frequencies ranging from 1 to 3 flights per week.

The flights will be operated with De Havilland Twin Otter aircraft, with 19 seats, and Saab 340 aircraft, with 34 seats. Meanwhile, flights between Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, Bahía Blanca, and Bariloche will be conducted with Embraer ERJ 140 (43 seats), Fokker F-28 (65 seats), or Boeing 737-700 (141 seats). Considering this, there will be an approximate offer of 2,000 seats between January and March 2025.

According to Argentina’s National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC), LADE transported 9,985 passengers between January and October 2024. This represents a 19.6% decrease compared to the same period in 2023 but an 85.1% increase compared to 2019.

LADE Schedule and Routes

1. Buenos Aires/Aeroparque – Mar del Plata – Bahía Blanca – Bariloche / Monday or Thursday with ERJ 140, F 28, and/or Boeing 737-700.

• Flight 5U 502 AEP 08:00 – 08:55 MDQ
• Flight 5U 502 MDQ 09:35 – 10:30 BHI
• Flight 5U 502 BHI 11:10 – 12:40 BRC
• Flight 5U 503 BRC 13:20 – 14:50 BHI
• Flight 5U 503 BHI 15:30 – 16:25 MDQ
• Flight 5U 503 MDQ 17:05 – 18:00 AEP

1. Comodoro Rivadavia – Perito Moreno – El Calafate – Río Gallegos – Ushuaia / Monday with Saab 340.

• Flight 5U 444 CRD 08:30 – 09:30 PMQ
• Flight 5U 444 PMQ 10:10 – 11:20 FTE
• Flight 5U 444 FTE 12:00 – 12:45 RGL
• Flight 5U 444 RGL 13:25 – 14:35 USH
• Flight 5U 445 USH 15:45 – 17:25 FTE
• Flight 5U 445 FTE 18:05 – 19:45 CRD

1. Comodoro Rivadavia – Perito Moreno – El Calafate – Río Gallegos / Wednesday with Saab 340.

• Flight 5U 450 CRD 08:30 – 09:30 PMQ
• Flight 5U 450 PMQ 10:10 – 11:20 FTE
• Flight 5U 450 FTE 12:00 – 12:45 RGL
• Flight 5U 451 RGL 13:25 – 14:10 FTE
• Flight 5U 451 FTE 14:50 – 16:00 PMQ
• Flight 5U 451 PMQ 16:40 – 17:40 CRD

1. Comodoro Rivadavia – El Calafate – Río Gallegos – Ushuaia / Friday with Saab 340.

• Flight 5U 452 CRD 07:30 – 09:10 FTE
• Flight 5U 452 FTE 09:50 – 10:35 RGL
• Flight 5U 452 RGL 11:15 – 12:25 USH
• Flight 5U 453 USH 13:05 – 14:15 RGL
• Flight 5U 453 RGL 15:15 – 16:00 FTE
• Flight 5U 453 FTE 16:40 – 18:20 CRD

1. Río Gallegos – Río Grande – Ushuaia / Monday with Twin Otter

• Flight 5U 990 RGL 11:40 – 13:00 RGA 13:40 – 14:30 USH
• Flight 5U 991 USH 15:10 – 16:00 RGA 16:40 – 18:00 RGL / Monday.

1. Río Gallegos – Río Grande – Ushuaia – Río Gallegos / Wednesday and Thursday with Twin Otter.

• Flight 5U 994 RGL 08:00 – 09:20 RGA 09:50 – 10:40 USH
• Flight 5U 995 USH 11:10 – 12:50 RGL
• Flight 5U 998 RGL 09:00 – 10:20 RGA 11:00 – 11:50 USH
• Flight 5U 999 USH 12:30 – 14:10 RGL

1. Río Gallegos – Ushuaia – Río Grande – Río Gallegos / Tuesday with Twin Otter

• Flight 5U 992 RGL 09:00 – 10:40 USH.
• Flight 5U 993 USH 11:20 – 12:10 RGA 12:50 – 14:10 RGL.