Aerovias DAP is a Chilean regional airline, which operates schedule and charter services in the southern Chilean Patagonia, including Antarctica and Ushuaia in Argentina. Established in 1979, headquarter of Aerovias DAP is based in Punta Arenas, Chile.
Aerovias DAP is the first airline, which began regular commercial flights to the Antartica in 1987. Its main base is Carlos Ibanez Del Campo International Airport, Punta Arenas.
The Aerovias DAP fleet includes the following aircrafts and helicopters:
Dash – 7 (1): With capacity for 44 passengers
Twin Otter DHC – 6 (1): With capacity for 20 passengers
Beechcraft – King Air 100 (1): With capacity for 10 passengers
- CESSNA 402 (2): With capacity for 9 passengers
- Helicopters AS 355 – Aerospatiale (4): With capacity for 6 passengers
- Helicopters – BO-105 (5): With capacity for 4 passengers
- Aerorescate – BO-105 (1): With capacity for 4 passengers
With the increasing demand of larger aircraft, Aerovias DAP is planning to use BAe 146-200 G-FLTD aircraft for flights to Antartica.
Current domestic and international destinations of Aerovias DAP include:
- El Calafate
- Porvenir
- Puerto Williams
- Punta Arenas
- Ushuaia
- Cerro Castillo
- Torres Del Paine
- Puerto Natales
- Pampa Guanaco
