Latin C-130 Hercules

Alfredo Jurado
Ecuador

More than 40 years after its first flight, the Lockheed C-130 Hercules is with no doubt everyone´s favorite for logistics operations with over 60 users around the world as a proof of this statement, just comparable with the C-47 success in the 40s and 50s.
Their reliability, versatility and the ability to land and take-off on short strips, has made of this remarkable aircraft the working horse of most latin american countries, where their geographical conditions and not so many prepared runways in remote places demand this type of cargo planes to fulfill their logistics requirements.

Here you will find every C-130 operator in Latin America with the most information we could get from many sources. The only purpose of this article is to give a rough guide to this aircraft and operators and we will update constantly this page as more information is obtained. To go to each country especific information, please click the desired banner.
 

This compilation could not be possible without the invaluable help of my friends Orlando Rueda (Colombia), Eduardo Ahumada (Chile), Víctor Gutiérrez y Víctor Vargas (Mexico), Erwin Fuguett (Venezuela), Jorge Núñez Padín (Argentina), Marco Lavagnino (El Salvador), and Bob Daley. Also my thanks to Lt.Crnl. Sánchez from No.11 Transport Wing, Ecuadorean Air Force.