At its heyday, the carrier operated international services to the United States and Uruguay, as well as an extensive domestic network within Argentina.

LAPA was the first carrier to break a monopolistic market controlled by Aerolíneas Argentinas and its sister company Austral Líneas Aéreas, offering competitive prices.

[5] By July 1980 (1980-07), the major shareholder of the company was Claudio Zichy-Thyssen; the fleet comprised three YS-11As and a Piper Cheyenne that worked on a domestic passenger and cargo network serving Concordia, Ezeiza Airport, Gualeguaychu, La Plata, Necochea, Olavarria, Parana, Pehuajo, San Nicolas and Tres Arroyos.

[5] The carrier started a period of major growth in 1993 when it gained permissions to fly to Bariloche, Córdoba, Iguazú and Mar del Plata.

[12] The airline had its heyday following the deregulation of the Argentine air market in 1994;[13] it operated an extensive domestic network, as well as international services to Atlanta, Montevideo and Punta del Este.