The Chilean military aircraft – identified as a C-130 Hercules – was carrying 17 crew members and 21 passengers, including three civilians.
Chile’s Air Force shared a map of the plane’s route to Twitter
An alert was declared by the military after radio contact was lost Monday evening.
The plane – which took flight at 4.55pm from Punta Arenas, Chile – was headed to Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva air base in Antarctica.
Contact was lost at 6.13pm, the Air Force said in a press release.
The personnel on the plane were heading to the Chilean base to check on a floating fuel supply line and other equipment.
Chile’s Air Force shared a flight map of the missing aircraft’s last known location on Twitter.
Gen. Eduardo Mosqueira of the Fourth Air Brigade told local media a search and rescue operation is underway.
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