Airline
|
State or territory
|
Image
|
IATA
|
ICAO
|
Callsign
|
Hubs and
focus cities
|
Commenced operations
|
Ceased operations
|
Notes
|
Q
|
Quaker City Airways |
California |
|
|
|
|
Burbank |
1948 |
1959 |
Renamed to
Admiral Airlines. Operated
Boeing 307 Stratoliner
[1]
|
Queen City Flying Service |
Ohio |
|
|
|
|
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky |
1940 |
1970 |
Operated
Beech 18,
C-45 Expeditor
[2]
|
Quicktrans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R
|
Ram Air Freight |
North Carolina |
|
|
REX |
RAM EXPRESS |
Raleigh Durham |
1982 |
2008 |
Operated
Grumman Cheetah,
Piper Seneca,
Piper PA-32
|
Ramp 66 |
South Carolina |
|
|
PPK |
|
North Myrtle Beach |
1991 |
1994 |
Operated
Beech Baron,
Beech Bonanza,
Cessna 402
[3]
|
Ranger Airlines |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
El Paso |
1968 |
1970 |
Scheduled third-level services
[4]
|
Rankin Flying Service |
Oregon |
|
|
|
|
Swan Island |
1927 |
n/a |
Founded by
Tex Rankin
[5]
|
Ransome Airlines |
Pennsylvania |
|
RZ |
|
|
Northeast Philadelphia |
1967 |
1995 |
Feeder flights for
Allegheny Commuter (1970-1982),
Delta Connection (1984-1987),
Pan Am Express (1987-1991) and
Trans World Express (1991-1995)
|
Rapid Air |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1965 |
2006 |
Cargo operator. Known as
Sparta Aviation Service
|
Rapid Air Lines |
South Dakota |
|
|
|
|
Rapid City |
1930 |
1933 |
Merged with
Hanford Airlines to form
Hanford-Rapid Airlines
[6]
|
Rapid City Airlines |
South Dakota |
|
|
|
|
Rapid City |
1928 |
1929 |
Established as
Pioneer Airways. Operated
Curtiss Jenny
[7]
|
Raritan Valley Air |
New Jersey |
|
|
|
|
Manville |
1966 |
1968 |
Operated
Beech 18,
Beech Baron,
Piper Apache
[8]
|
Rasmark Jet Charter |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
El Paso |
1984 |
2000 |
Operated
Learjet 25,
Falcon 20
[9]
|
Raven Air |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Anchorage |
1987 |
1992 |
Operated
Cessna aircraft
[10]
|
Ravn Alaska |
Alaska |
|
7H |
RVF |
RAVN FLIGHT |
Anchorage |
2014 |
2020 |
Shutdown due to travel disruptions caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic
|
Ray Petersen Flying Service |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Bethel |
1937 |
1945 |
Acquired
Bristol Bay Air Service and
Jim Dodson Air Service
[11]
|
RCR Air |
North Carolina |
|
|
|
|
Lexington |
2007 |
2014 |
Operated
Embraer ERJ 145
[12]
|
Reading Aviation Service |
Pennsylvania |
|
|
|
|
Reading |
1966 |
1966 |
Operated
de Havilland Dove,
Beech D18S
[13]
|
Rectrix Aviation |
Massachusetts |
|
|
|
|
Nantucket |
2005 |
2019 |
|
Red Arrow Flying Service |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Miami |
1917 |
1919 |
Renamed to
Chalk's Flying Service Operated
Stinson Voyager with floats
[14]
[15]
|
Red Baron Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Palm Beach |
1979 |
1980 |
Renamed to
Florida Commuter Airlines
|
Red Carpet Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
RED |
|
Clearwater |
1978 |
1981 |
Renamed
Aerosun International. Operated
Convair 340,
DC-3
[16]
|
Red Way |
Nebraska |
|
|
|
|
Lincoln |
2023 |
2023 |
Virtual airlne
|
Red Wing Flying Service |
Massachusetts |
|
|
|
|
Ware |
1929 |
1929 |
Air taxi
[5]
|
Rediske Air |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Soldotna |
1991 |
2017 |
|
Redline Air Charters |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Ruby |
1996 |
2010 |
[17]
|
Reeve Aleutian Airways |
Alaska |
|
RV |
RVV |
REEVE |
Anchorage |
1932 |
2001 |
|
Regent Air |
California |
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles |
1983 |
1986 |
Established as
First Air. Operated
B-727
[18]
|
Regina Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Miami |
1948 |
1960 |
Operated
C-46
[19]
|
RegionsAir |
Tennessee |
|
3C |
CEA |
CORP-X |
Smyrna |
1996 |
2007 |
|
Reilly Air Service |
California |
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles |
1968 |
1971 |
Operated
Beech 18
[20]
|
Reliant Airlines |
Michigan |
|
|
RLT |
|
|
1984 |
2002 |
|
Reno Air |
Nevada |
|
QQ |
ROA |
RENO AIR |
Reno–Tahoe |
1992 |
1999 |
Merged into
American Airlines
|
Reno Air Express |
California |
|
|
|
|
San Jose |
1994 |
1995 |
[21]
|
Renown Aviation |
California |
|
RG |
RGS |
|
Santa Maria |
1980 |
2000 |
Established as
Western Aircraft Salvage
[22]
|
Republic Airlines |
Minnesota |
|
RC |
REP |
REPUBLIC |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
1979 |
1986 |
Merged into
Northwest Airlines
|
Resort Air |
Missouri |
|
|
|
|
St. Louis Lambert |
1983 |
1989 |
Renamed to
Trans States Airlines. Operated
Swearingen Metro
[23]
|
Resort Air |
Rhode Island |
|
|
|
|
Block Island |
1990s |
1990s |
Charter carrier
[24]
|
Resort Air |
Oregon |
|
|
|
|
Sunriver |
1992 |
1992 |
Scenic tours
[25]
|
Resort Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Oakland |
1949 |
1961 |
[26]
|
Resort Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Miami |
1949 |
1949 |
[27]
|
Resort Airlines |
Maryland |
|
|
|
|
Baltimore–Washington |
1982 |
1986 |
Operated
Piper aircraft
[28]
|
Resort Airways |
Hawaii |
|
|
|
|
Honolulu |
1960 |
1971 |
Absorbed by
HATS Hawaiian Air Tour Service. Operated
Aero Commander 500
[29]
|
Resort Commuter |
California |
|
|
|
|
Orange County |
1988 |
1995 |
Operated
Convair 580
[30]
|
Resort Commuter Airlines |
South Carolina |
|
|
|
|
|
1975 |
1979 |
Renamed to
Mid-South Airlines
[31]
|
Resort Commuter Airlines |
California |
|
XK |
|
|
Orange County |
1984 |
1989 |
Established as
Catalina Commuter
[32]
|
Rhoades International |
Indiana |
|
|
RDS |
|
Columbus |
1989 |
2006 |
Renamed to
Rhoades Aviation. Operated
Convair C-131,
Convair 240,
DC-3,
Douglas DC-6
[33]
|
Rich International Airways |
Florida |
|
JN |
RIA |
RICHAIR |
Miami |
1969 |
1996 |
|
Richmond Aviation |
Virginia |
|
|
|
|
Richmond |
1963 |
1971 |
Operated
Piper Twin Comanche,
Twin Bonanza,
Mitsubishi MU-2
[34]
|
Riddle Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Miami |
1945 |
1965 |
Rebranded as
Airlift International
|
Rio Airways |
Texas |
|
XO |
REO |
RIO |
Skylark Field |
1967 |
1986 |
Began as
Hood Airlines
|
RKO General |
Massachusetts |
|
|
|
|
|
1968 |
1970 |
Helicopter air taxi. Operated
Bell 47,
Bell 206
[35]
|
Robertson Aircraft Corporation |
Missouri |
|
|
|
|
Lambert Field |
1925 |
1929 |
[36]
|
Robin Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Long Beach |
1950 |
1951 |
Renamed to
North Continent Airlines
[37]
|
Robinson Airlines |
New York |
|
|
|
|
Ithaca |
1945 |
1952 |
Renamed to
Mohawk Airlines
[38]
|
Roblex Aviation |
Puerto Rico |
|
|
ROX |
|
San Juan |
1997 |
2013 |
Cargo operator
[39]
|
Rochester Aviation |
Minnesota |
|
|
|
|
Rochester |
1969 |
1971 |
Operated
Cessna 206
[40]
|
Rockford Air Charter |
Illinois |
|
|
|
|
Chicago Rockford |
1964 |
1971 |
Operated
Cessna 206,
Beech 18,
Piper Twin Comanche
[41]
|
Rocky Mountain Airways |
Colorado |
|
JC |
RMA |
ROCKY MOUNTAIN |
Denver Stapleton |
1965 |
1991 |
Began as
Vail Airways. Merged into
Continental Express
|
Rogers Heavy Lift Helicopters |
California |
|
|
|
|
Fresno Yosemite |
1994 |
1998 |
Operated
Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe
[42]
|
Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Corporation |
Georgia |
|
|
|
|
Candler Field |
1925 |
1928 |
Operated
Sikorsky S-29-A
|
Rose Aviation |
California |
|
|
|
|
Hawthorne |
1968 |
1969 |
Operated
Piper Apache,
Aero Commander 500
[43]
|
Rosenbalm Aviation |
Massachusetts |
|
|
RAX |
ROSIE |
Willow Run |
1973 |
1991 |
Became
Flagship Express Services. Operated
Consolidated PBY Catalina,
DC-6,
DC-8-63F
[44]
|
Roseswift Air Service |
Michigan |
|
|
|
|
Grand Rapids |
1920 |
1920 |
Founded by Arthur Rosenthal and Thomas Swift. Operated
Curtiss Jenny
[45]
|
Roswell Airlines |
New Mexico |
|
|
|
|
Roswell |
1976 |
1981 |
Founded by Dick Callens. Operated
Piper Seneca
[46]
|
Roust Airways |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Nome |
1930 |
1935 |
Founded by Thomas Pedersen Roust
[47]
|
Royal Air |
Missouri |
|
|
|
|
Kansas City |
1978 |
1980 |
Operated
Embraer Bandeirante
[48]
|
Royal American Airlines |
Arizona |
|
|
|
|
Tucson |
1977 |
1986 |
Operated
Vickers Viscount
[49]
[50]
|
Royal American Airways |
|
|
|
RLM |
|
|
1981 |
1993 |
Operated
Convair 240,
Convair 600,
Vickers Viscount
[51]
|
Royal Hawaiian Air Service |
Hawaii |
|
ZH |
|
|
|
1971 |
1986 |
Established as
Hawaii Wings in 1963. Operated
Cessna 402C
[52]
|
Royal Hawaiian Airlines |
Hawaii |
|
|
|
|
Honolulu |
1985 |
1986 |
[53]
|
Royal West Airlines |
Nevada |
|
|
|
|
Las Vegas McCarran |
1981 |
1982 |
Operated
DC-3
[54]
|
Royal West Airlines |
Colorado |
|
|
RWE |
ROYAL WEST |
Colorado Springs |
1981 |
1987 |
Merged with
Aero West Airlines in 1982. Operated
DC-3,
BAe 146
[55]
|
Royal West Airlines |
Nevada |
|
|
|
|
Las Vegas McCarran |
1986 |
1987 |
[56]
|
Royal-Air |
Arkansas |
|
|
|
|
Goodwin Field |
1982 |
1982 |
Established as
Jamaire. Renamed to
Sunbelt Airlines
[57]
|
Royale Airlines |
Louisiana |
|
OQ |
RAY |
ROYALE AIR |
New Orleans Armstrong |
1968 |
1989 |
|
Rugby Aviation |
Washington |
|
|
|
|
Seattle-Tacoma |
2002 |
2007 |
Renamed to
Northwest Sky Ferry
[58]
|
Russia Jet Direct |
Washington |
|
RD |
RYN |
|
Seattle–Tacoma |
2005 |
2005 |
|
Ryan Air |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Anchorage |
1979 |
1988 |
Established as
Unalakleet Air Taxi. Renamed to
Arctic Transportation Services
[59]
|
Ryan Airline Company |
California |
|
|
|
|
San Diego |
1925 |
1926 |
|
Ryan International Airlines |
Illinois |
|
RD |
RYN |
RYAN |
Chicago Rockford |
1972 |
2013 |
|
S
|
S.I. Airways |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
Amarillo |
1974 |
1975 |
[60]
|
S.S. Airways |
Kansas |
|
|
|
|
Amarillo |
1972 |
1972 |
Renamed to
Century Airlines
[61]
|
Saber Aviation |
|
|
SP |
SBR |
|
|
1978 |
1991 |
[62]
|
Safeway Airlines |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Fairbanks |
1964 |
1968 |
Operated
Piper Apache,
Piper Comanche,
Cherokee Six
[63]
|
Sair |
New York |
|
|
|
|
Syracuse |
1961 |
1999 |
[64]
|
Salair |
Alaska |
|
|
8S |
SIR |
Anchorage |
1980 |
1997 |
Operated
DC-3,
Convair 440. Renamed to
Air Alaska Cargo
|
Salmon Air |
Idaho |
|
S6 |
MBI |
|
Boise |
1968 |
2009 |
Merged into
McCall Aviation
|
Samoa Air |
American Samoa |
|
|
|
|
Pago Pago |
1987 |
2003 |
|
San Diego Sky Freight |
California |
|
|
|
|
San Diego |
1950 |
1952 |
Cargo operator
[65]
|
San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines |
California |
|
OH |
|
SFO AIRLINES |
San Francisco |
1961 |
1986 |
|
San Juan Airlines |
Washington |
|
|
|
|
Port Angeles |
1947 |
1989 |
Commuter operator
[66]
|
San Juan Airlines |
|
|
YS |
|
|
|
1970 |
1989 |
Merged into
Alaska Airlines
[67]
|
San Marino Taxi Aereo |
California |
|
|
|
|
Long Beach |
1999 |
2003 |
[68]
|
Santa Fe Airline Company |
New Mexico |
|
|
|
|
Santa Fe |
1972 |
1972 |
Intrastate air carrier
[69]
|
Santa Fe Skyway
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1946
|
1947
|
[70]
|
Santa Maria Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Hancock Field |
1928 |
1935 |
Founded by
George Allan Hancock
[71]
|
SAT-Air |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
San Antonio |
1983 |
1995 |
Renamed to
Merlin Express
[72]
|
Satellite Aero |
Wyoming |
|
|
|
|
Jackson Hole |
1990 |
1995 |
Operated
Cessna 206,
Cessna 402C,
Piper Navajo
[73]
|
Saturn Airways |
California |
|
KS |
|
|
Oakland |
1961 |
1976 |
Absorbed into
Trans International Airlines
|
Sawyer Aviation |
Arizona |
|
|
|
|
Phoenix Sky Harbor |
1961 |
1998 |
Operated
Cessna 182,
Cessna 425C,
Cessna Citation
[74]
|
SB Air |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
Dallas Love Field |
1999 |
2019 |
Established as
Seven Bar Flying Services. Renamed to
SevenBar Aviation. Medical transport operator.
[75]
|
Scanderbeg Air |
New York |
|
P1 |
|
|
New York Kennedy |
2009 |
2009 |
Charter carrier
[76]
|
SCAT South Central Air Transport |
Arkansas |
|
|
|
|
Fayetteville |
1946 |
1948 |
Operated
Cessna UC-78
[77]
|
Scenic Air |
California |
|
|
|
|
Columbia |
1994 |
1995 |
[78]
|
Scenic Air Tours Hawaii |
Hawaii |
|
|
|
|
Honolulu |
1992 |
1996 |
[79]
|
Scenic Airlines |
Nevada |
|
YR |
YRR |
|
North Las Vegas |
1967 |
2007 |
Acquired by
Grand Canyon Airlines and renamed to
Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines
[80]
|
Scenic Airways |
Arizona |
|
|
|
|
Grand Canyon |
1927 |
1930 |
Renamed to
Grand Canyon Airlines
[81]
|
Scheduled Skyways |
Arkansas |
|
|
|
|
Fayetteville |
1953 |
1972 |
Merged into
Air Midwest
|
Scheerer Air |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Palm Beach |
1979 |
1980 |
Merged into
Florida Commuter Airlines
[82]
|
Seaboard & Western Airlines |
New York |
|
|
|
|
New York Kennedy |
1947 |
1961 |
Renamed to
Seaboard World Airlines
[83]
|
Seaboard World Airlines |
New York |
|
SB |
SEW |
SEABOARD |
New York Kennedy |
1946 |
1980 |
As Seaboard & Western Airlines, merged into
Flying Tiger Line
|
Seaco Airlines |
Michigan |
|
|
|
|
Detroit Metro |
1976 |
1980 |
Operated
Cessna 402,
Piper Aztec
[84]
|
Seacoast Air Transport |
Massachusetts |
|
|
|
|
New Bedford |
1937 |
1939 |
[85]
|
SeaCoast Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
SCC |
SEA-COASTER |
St. Pete–Clearwater |
2002 |
2012 |
|
Seagull Air |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Bethel |
1988 |
1989 |
Founded by
J. Timothy Cracie
[86]
|
Seagull Air Lines |
Utah |
|
|
|
|
Salt Lake City |
1929 |
1930 |
Operated
Curtiss Robin
[87]
|
Seair Alaska Airlines |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Anchorage |
1980 |
1986 |
Established as
Sea Airmotive. Operated
Convair 440,
Twin Otter
[88]
|
Seaplanes of Key West |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Key West |
2004 |
2006 |
[89]
|
SeaPort Airlines |
Oregon |
|
K5 |
SQH |
SASQUATCH |
Portland |
2008 |
2016 |
Went into bankruptcy
[90]
|
Seattle Air Charter |
Washington |
|
|
|
|
Seattle-Tacoma |
1947 |
1949 |
[91]
|
Seattle Commuter Airlines |
Washington |
|
|
|
|
Seattle-Tacoma |
1965 |
1968 |
Scheduled commuter air services
[92]
|
Seattle Flying Services |
Washington |
|
|
|
|
Seattle |
1930 |
1930 |
Founded by
Vern Gorst
[93]
|
Seattle-Victoria Airmail Line |
Washington |
|
|
|
|
Seattle |
1919 |
1919 |
Established as
Hubbard Air Transport
[94]
|
Sentinel Airlines |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
Abilene |
1971 |
1971 |
Operated
Cessna 402
[95]
|
Seven Bar Flying Services |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
Dallas Love Field |
1947 |
1999 |
Medical transport operator. Renamed
SB Air
[96]
|
Seven Seas Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Burbank |
1957 |
1961 |
Operated
C-46,
DC-4
[97]
|
Severson Air Activities |
Montana |
|
|
|
|
Great Falls |
1964 |
1971 |
Operated
Cessna 182,
Cessna 320
[98]
|
Seward Airways |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Seward |
1937 |
1939 |
Founded by
John Littley
[99]
|
Shalkow Air Cargo Express |
Ohio |
|
|
|
|
Cleveland Hopkins |
1982 |
1989 |
Established as
Ace Air Cargo Express. Operated
C-47
[100]
|
Shasta Air |
California |
|
|
|
|
Yreka Rohrer Field |
1968 |
1983 |
Operated
Piper Navajo
[101]
|
Shavano Air |
Colorado |
|
|
SHV |
SHAVANO |
Harriet Alexander Field |
1960 |
2002 |
|
Shawnee Airlines |
Florida |
|
XW |
SHW |
SHAWNEE |
Orlando Executive |
1968 |
1975 |
Acquired by
Florida Airlines
[102]
|
Shawnee Airways |
Ohio |
|
|
|
|
Akron–Canton |
1961 |
1972 |
Founded by
Ernest Stadvec
[103]
|
Sheffield P. Wilds |
South Carolina |
|
|
|
|
|
196 |
1971 |
Operated
Aero Commander 500,
Piper Apache
[104]
|
Shelby Sky Haven |
Ohio |
|
|
|
|
Mansfield |
1948 |
1963 |
Renamed to
GCS Air Service
[105]
|
Shelter Charter Services |
Georgia |
|
|
|
|
Atlanta |
2017 |
2017 |
Operated
Cessna Citation I
[106]
|
Shelton-Jefferson Airways |
Missouri |
|
|
|
|
St. Louis Lambert |
1930 |
1931 |
Operated
Ogden Osprey
[5]
|
Shenandoah Airlines |
Virginia |
|
|
|
|
Charlottesville–Albemarle |
1968 |
1970 |
Operated
Beech E18S
[107]
|
Shoreline Aviation |
Connecticut |
|
|
|
|
Tweed New Haven |
1980 |
2020 |
Operated
Cessna Caravan seaplane
[108]
|
Shorter Airlines |
Michigan |
|
|
|
|
Pellston Regional |
1968 |
1975 |
Operated
Beech E18S,
DC-3
[109]
|
Shuttle Air Lines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Glendale Grand Central |
1931 |
1932 |
Operated
Ogden Osprey
[5]
|
Shuttle America |
Indiana |
|
S5 |
TCF |
MERCURY |
Chicago O'Hare |
1995 |
2017 |
Republic Airways Holdings merged into another subsidiary
|
Shuttle by United |
California |
|
UA |
UAL |
UNITED |
San Francisco |
1994 |
2001 |
Subsidiary of
United Airlines, renamed
United Shuttle
|
Sidles Airways |
Nebraska |
|
|
|
|
Lincoln |
1930 |
n/a |
Operated
Stinson Detroiter (NC7474)
[5]
|
Siemans Air Transport |
Pennsylvania |
|
|
|
|
Uniontown |
1927 |
n/a |
Founded by
Charles L. Siemans
[5]
|
Sierra Expressway |
California |
|
|
SRX |
SIERRA EX |
Oakland |
1994 |
1996 |
[110]
|
Sierra Mountain Airways |
California |
|
|
|
|
Oakland |
1987 |
1989 |
[111]
|
Sierra Nevada Airways |
Nevada |
|
ZS |
|
|
Las Vegas McCarran |
1984 |
1997 |
Operated
Beech Baron,
Cessna 402C
[112]
|
Sierra Pacific Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Oakland |
1965 |
1966 |
Operated
Beech 18
[113]
|
Sierra Pacific Airlines |
Arizona |
|
|
|
|
Tucson |
1976 |
1982 |
[114]
|
Sierra West Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Van Nuys |
1974 |
1975 |
Operated
Beech Queen Air
[115]
|
Silver State Airlines |
Nevada |
|
|
|
|
Las Vegas McCarran |
1979 |
1982 |
Charter carrier
[116]
|
Silver State Helicopters |
Nevada |
|
|
|
|
Henderson Executive |
1999 |
2008 |
|
Silver Wings Aviation |
South Dakota |
|
|
|
|
Rapid City |
1975 |
1976 |
[117]
|
Simmons Airlines |
Michigan |
|
MQ |
SYM |
SIMMONS |
Marquette |
1978 |
1998 |
Merged into
American Eagle Airlines
|
Sis-Q Flying Service |
California |
|
|
|
|
Sonoma County |
1962 |
1979 |
Aerial fire fighting. Operated
Grumman Tigercat
[118]
|
Sisk Aviation Activities |
Illinois |
|
|
|
|
St. Louis Downtown |
1964 |
1977 |
Third-level services
[119]
|
Sizer Airways |
North Dakota |
|
|
|
|
Fargo-Hector Field |
1970 |
1979 |
Established as
Luthi Aviation. Operated
Beech 18,
Riley Rocket
[120]
|
Skagway Air Service |
Alaska |
|
7J |
SGY |
|
|
1964 |
2007 |
[121]
|
Sky Bus Public Charter |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Fort Lauderdale |
1993 |
1993 |
Operated
Boeing 727-200
[122]
|
Sky Courier |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1988 |
1988 |
To
Airborne Express
[123]
|
Sky Harbor Air Service |
Nebraska |
|
NE |
SKD |
SKY DAWG |
Omaha |
1954 |
1970 |
[124]
|
Sky Harbor Air Services |
Wyoming |
|
WY |
SHC |
SKY HARBOR CHEYENNE |
Cheyenne |
1988 |
|
[125]
|
Sky King |
Florida |
|
5K |
SGB |
SONGBIRD |
Miami |
1990 |
2015 |
Rebranded as
Songbird Airways
|
Sky Tours |
Massachusetts |
|
|
|
|
|
1947 |
1953 |
Established as
Erie Isle Airways. Renamed to
Island Airlines
[126]
|
Sky Tours Hawaii |
Hawaii |
|
|
|
|
|
1965 |
1971 |
[127]
|
Sky Trek International Air Lines |
Virginia |
|
|
|
|
Richmond |
1996 |
2000 |
Renamed
Discovery Airways in 1999
|
Sky Trucks International |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Fort Lauderdale |
1972 |
1975 |
[128]
|
Skybus Airlines |
Ohio |
|
SX |
SKB |
SKYBUS |
Columbus |
2004 |
2008 |
|
Skybus Express |
Georgia |
|
|
|
|
Atlanta |
1991 |
1992 |
Operated
GAF Nomad
|
Skycoach Express |
California |
|
|
|
|
|
1953 |
1954 |
Founded by Irving E. Herman. Operated
C-46
[129]
|
Skyfreighters |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
Grand Prairie |
1984 |
1991 |
Established as
Coker Airfreight. Acquired by
Kitty Hawk Airways. Operated
Douglas C-117D
[130]
|
Skyfreight Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Miami |
1981 |
1984 |
Operated
DC-3
[131]
|
Skyline Air Service |
Washington |
|
|
|
|
Seattle-Tacoma |
1967 |
1969 |
Founded by Tom Wilson. To
Puget Sound Airlines
[132]
|
Skyline Motors Aviation Services |
Ohio |
|
|
|
|
Youngstown–Warren |
1979 |
1981 |
Renamed to
B.A.S Airlines
[133]
|
Skylink Airways |
Maryland |
|
|
|
|
Washington Dulles |
2003 |
2005 |
Rebranded as
MAXjet Airways
|
Skymark Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Sacramento Executive |
1968 |
1969 |
[134]
|
Skymaster Air Taxi |
New Hampshire |
|
8M |
SDD |
SKY DANCE |
Laconia |
1989 |
1993 |
Renamed
Atlantic North Airlines
[135]
|
Skyservice USA |
Colorado |
|
|
|
|
Chicago Rockford |
1998 |
2000 |
|
Skystar International |
Virginia |
|
|
SSK |
|
Washington National |
1984 |
1987 |
International pilgrimage
[136]
|
Skystream Airlines |
Illinois |
|
DN |
|
|
Chicago Meigs Field |
1973 |
1980 |
Founded by
Cecil Pond. Acquired
Hub Airlines
[137]
|
SkyValue |
Florida |
|
XP |
CXP |
RUBY MOUNTAIN |
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood |
2006 |
2007 |
|
SkyValue Airways |
Michigan |
|
4A |
DYN |
|
Oakland County |
2018 |
2018 |
[138]
|
Skyvan Airways |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1963 |
1964 |
Operated
C-46
[139]
|
Skyway Airlines (Skyway Aviation) |
Missouri |
|
ZY |
|
|
Forney Field |
1960 |
1979 |
Air taxi operator
[140]
|
Skyway Airlines |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1968 |
1980 |
Known as
Skyway Commuter. Operated
Beech E18S
[141]
|
Skyway Airlines |
Wisconsin |
|
AL |
SYX |
SKYWAY-EX |
Milwaukee Mitchell |
1994 |
2008 |
|
Skyway Commuter |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Ocala |
1984 |
1985 |
Established ad
Skyway of Ocala
[142]
|
Skyway of Ocala |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Ocala |
1981 |
1984 |
Operated as
Air Florida Commuter
[143]
|
Skyways International |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Miami |
1946 |
1951 |
Operated
C-46,
DC-3,
Lockheed Lodestar
[144]
|
Skyways International |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Miami |
1969 |
1972 |
Renamed to
Transair Cargo
[145]
|
Skyways International |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
Houston Bush |
1978 |
|
[146]
|
Skyworld Airlines |
Colorado |
|
PC |
SPC |
|
Denver |
1986 |
1992 |
Formerly
Denver Ports of Call
|
Slick Airways |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
Hollywood Burbank |
1946 |
1966 |
To
Airlift International
|
Slocum Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
SLO |
SLOCUM |
Miami |
1981 |
1984 |
Operated as
Air Florida Commuter
[147]
|
Small Community Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Dallas Love Field |
2007 |
2009 |
Operated
BAE Jetstream
[148]
|
SMB Stage Lines |
Texas |
|
MJ |
STG |
STAGE |
Dallas Fort Worth |
1967 |
1990 |
Operated
Convair 580,
Convair 600,
DC-3
[149]
|
Smokers Express |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Melbourne Orlando |
1993 |
1993 |
Not launched
|
Smyer Aircraft |
Kansas |
|
|
|
|
Strother Field |
1968 |
1972 |
Operated
Cessna 206,
Cherokee Six
[150]
|
Solar Airlines |
New Mexico |
|
|
|
|
Roswell |
1964 |
1971 |
Operated
Beech 18,
Dumod Infinité I,
PacAero Tradewind
[151]
|
Soldotna Air Service |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Soldotna |
1978 |
1979 |
[152]
|
Song |
Georgia |
|
DL |
DAL |
DELTA |
Atlanta |
2003 |
2006 |
Merged back in with its parent company,
Delta Air Lines
|
Songbird Airways |
Florida |
|
6K |
SGB |
SONGBIRD |
Orlando |
1990 |
2017 |
Began as
Sky King Inc.
[153]
|
Sonora Air Lines |
Nevada |
|
|
|
|
Reno–Tahoe |
1967 |
1971 |
Operated
Cessna 150,
Cessna 172,
Piper PA-23
[154]
|
Sourdough Air Transport |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Fairbanks |
1953 |
1962 |
[155]
|
South Atlantic Airlines |
South Carolina |
|
|
|
|
Myrtle Beach |
1968 |
1969 |
Operated
Aero Commander 500,
Turbo Commander 690
[156]
|
South Bend Airways |
Indiana |
|
|
|
|
Cadet Field |
1927 |
n/a |
Founded by
Stephen Darius, Carl G Jordan. Operated
Pheasant H-10
[5]
|
South Central Air |
Alaska |
|
|
SCA |
|
Kenai |
1967 |
2001 |
Founded by Harold and Irene Andersen. Operated
BAe Jetstream 31,
BN Islander,
Cessna
[157]
|
South Central Air Transport (SCAT) |
Mississippi |
|
|
|
|
Natchez–Adams |
1971 |
1977 |
[158]
|
South Central Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Ocala |
1963 |
1964 |
[159]
|
South East Airline |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Pacific Air Lines |
California |
|
|
|
|
|
1960 |
|
|
South Pacific Island Airways |
Hawaii |
|
HK |
SPI |
SOUTH PACIFIC |
Honolulu |
1973 |
1987 |
|
South Winds Cargo |
Florida |
|
WE |
SWC |
|
Miami |
2002 |
2005 |
Merged into
Centurion Cargo. Operated
DC-10
|
Southcentral Air |
Alaska |
|
XE |
SCA |
SOUTH CENTRAL |
Kenai |
1975 |
1999 |
[160]
|
Southeast Airlines |
Tennessee |
|
SL |
|
SOUTHEAST |
Tri-Cities |
1956 |
1959 |
[161]
|
Southeast Airlines |
Florida |
|
NS |
SEA |
SOUTHEAST AIR |
Miami |
1966 |
1981 |
Originally known as
Cat Cay Airlines
[159]
|
Southeast Airlines |
Florida |
|
Sl |
SNK |
|
Youngstown–Warren |
1999 |
2004 |
|
Southeast Airlines (Southeastern Aviation) |
Tennessee |
|
|
|
|
Jackson |
1960 |
1979 |
Operated
de Havilland Dove
[162]
|
Southeast Skyways |
Alaska |
|
SE |
|
|
Juneau |
1968 |
1983 |
Founded by Dean Williams and Billy Bernhardt. Operated
Cessna 207,
DHC Beaver
[163]
|
Southeastern Commuter Airlines |
Georgia |
|
|
|
|
Atlanta |
1973 |
1983 |
Acquired by
Atlantic Southeast Airlines
|
Southern Air Transport (1929) |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
|
1929 |
1929 |
Controlled by
Avco, the company that organized
American Airlines
|
Southern Air Transport |
Florida |
|
SJ |
SJM |
SOUTHERN AIR |
Miami |
1947 |
1998 |
To
Southern Air
|
Southern Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
|
1981 |
1981 |
Rebranding
Florida Commuter Airlines
[164]
|
Southern Airlink |
Mississippi |
|
|
|
|
Bay Springs |
1996 |
1997 |
[165]
|
Southern Airways |
Georgia |
|
SO |
SO |
SOUTHERN |
Atlanta |
1949 |
1979 |
Merged with
North Central Airlines to form
Republic Airlines (1979–1986)
|
Southern Airways |
Mississippi |
|
|
|
|
Jackson–Medgar |
1985 |
1987 |
Established a
Flight Line
[166]
|
Southern Aviation |
Oklahoma |
|
|
|
|
Lawton |
1964 |
1974 |
Operated
Cessna 182,
Cessna 206
[167]
|
Southern Cross Airways |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1959 |
1960 |
Operated
C-46
[168]
|
Southern Express |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
|
1984 |
1986 |
Formerly known as
Finair Express
[169]
|
Southern International Airways |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
|
1981 |
1981 |
Successor of
Florida Airlines operated as
Air Florida Commuter
[170]
|
Southern Jersey Airways |
New Jersey |
|
6J |
ALC |
ACOM |
Cape May |
1946 |
1991 |
Established as
Atlantic City Airlines operating as
Allegheny Commuter
[171]
|
Southern Jersey Resorts Airways |
New Jersey |
|
|
|
|
Atlantic City |
1965 |
1990 |
Operated
Twin Otter,
Dash-8
[172]
|
Southern Maryland Aviation |
Maryland |
|
SF |
|
|
St. Mary's County |
1977 |
1979 |
[173]
|
Southern Nevada Airlines |
Nevada |
|
|
|
|
|
1980 |
1981 |
[174]
|
Southern Skyways |
Georgia |
|
|
|
|
Atlanta |
1980 |
|
A
virtual airline (economics) which markets air travel branding
|
Southwest Air Fast Express |
Oklahoma |
|
|
|
|
St. Louis Lambert |
1928 |
1929 |
Acquired by
American Airlines
|
Southwest Airlines |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
San Antonio |
1965 |
1967 |
Established as
Wild Goose Flying Service
[175]
|
Southwest Airways |
California |
|
|
|
|
San Francisco |
1941 |
1958 |
Renamed to
Pacific Air Lines
|
Southwest Ryan Airlines |
Indiana |
|
|
|
|
McIntyre Field |
1928 |
n/a |
Operated
Ryan Brougham
[5]
|
Special Aviation Systems |
Michigan |
|
|
|
|
|
2001 |
2004 |
Cargo carrier. Operated
Embraer Bandeirante
[176]
|
Speed Star Express |
California |
|
|
|
|
|
1968 |
2005 |
Operated
Twin Otter
[177]
|
Spirit Air |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
2009 |
Commuter and package carrier
[178]
|
Spirit Aviation |
California |
|
|
|
|
Van Nuys |
1994 |
1995 |
Charter operator
[179]
|
Spirit Lake Airways |
Iowa |
|
|
|
|
Spencer |
1977 |
1979 |
Renamed to
Great Lakes Airlines
[180]
|
Spirit of America Airlines |
California |
|
IM |
IAS |
BOXHALUER |
Los Angeles |
1959 |
1989 |
Established as
IASCO
[181]
|
Spokane Airways |
Washington |
|
|
|
|
Spokane |
1990 |
2012 |
[182]
|
Sports Air Travel |
Oregon |
|
|
WCC |
WEST COAST |
Portland–Troutdale |
1982 |
1999 |
[183]
|
Sports Air Travel |
California |
|
|
|
|
Burbank |
1997 |
1997 |
To
Ameriflight
[184]
|
Sports by Air |
South Carolina |
|
|
|
|
Hilton Head |
1968 |
1971 |
Operated
Aero Commander 680
[185]
|
Sportsflight Airways |
Arizona |
|
|
|
|
Tucson |
1993 |
1995 |
Renamed to
Pacific International Airlines
[186]
|
St. Germain Aviation |
Illinois |
|
|
|
|
Meigs Field |
1964 |
1971 |
Operated
Piper Twin Comanche
[187]
|
St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
St. Petersburg |
January 1914 |
May 1914 |
Benoist Type XIV
|
Stadvec Aviation |
Illinois |
|
|
|
|
Akron–Canton |
1958 |
1961 |
Founded by
Ernest Stadvec. Operated
Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer
[188]
|
Stagecoach Airways |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
San Antonio |
1958 |
1961 |
Operated
Beech Twin Bonanza,
Lockheed L.12 Electra
[189]
|
Standard Air Cargo |
California |
|
|
|
|
San Diego |
1946 |
1953 |
Renamed to
Standard Airways
[190]
|
Standard Air Lines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles |
1927 |
1930 |
Subsidiary of
Aero Corporation of California. In 1930 acquired by
Western Air Express
|
Standard Air Lines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Oakland |
1945 |
1957 |
Established as
Fireball Air Express
[191]
|
Standard Airways |
California |
|
FD |
|
|
San Diego |
1953 |
1968 |
Established as
Standard Air Cargo
[192]
|
Standard Airways |
Michigan |
|
|
|
|
Pontiac |
1966 |
1969 |
Operated
Beech 18,
Piper Navajo
[193]
|
Star Air Service |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Anchorage |
1932 |
1944 |
Renamed to
Alaska Airlines
|
Starflight |
Nevada |
|
|
|
|
Reno–Tahoe |
1975 |
1975 |
Operated
BAC One-Eleven
[194]
|
Starlight Express |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1987 |
1991 |
Cargo feeder for
FedEx Express
[195]
|
Starflite |
New York |
|
|
|
|
White Plains |
1965 |
1966 |
Contract service operator
[196]
|
Starship Airlines |
Arizona |
|
|
|
|
Tucson |
1991 |
2000 |
Operated
Convair 240C,
Convair 440F
[197]
|
Starstruck Jet |
Tennessee |
|
|
|
|
Nashville |
1998 |
1998 |
[198]
|
State Airlines |
South Carolina |
|
|
|
|
Charlotte Douglas |
1940 |
1940 |
Operated
Lockheed Lodestar,
Bellanca Cruisair
[5]
|
State Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Ft. Lauderdale |
1981 |
1984 |
[199]
|
StatesWest Airlines |
Arizona |
|
YW |
SWJ |
STATES |
Phoenix Sky Harbor |
1986 |
1993 |
|
Stateswide Airline |
New Hampshire |
|
|
|
|
Manchester–Boston |
1964 |
1965 |
Operated
de Havilland Dove
[200]
|
Stearns Air Alaska |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Anchorage |
1992 |
2001 |
[201]
|
Stewart Air Service |
California |
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles |
1946 |
1971 |
[202]
|
Stol Air Commuter |
California |
|
VB |
|
|
Fresno Yosemite |
1972 |
1978 |
Renamed
WestAir Commuter Airlines
[203]
|
Stout Air Services |
Michigan |
|
|
|
|
Ford Airport |
1925 |
1930 |
Purchased by
National Air Transport
|
Strachan Skyways |
Georgia |
|
|
|
|
Hunter Field |
1936 |
1938 |
[204]
|
Streamline Air |
Massachusetts |
|
|
SRY |
STINGRAY |
Hanscom Field |
2010 |
2012 |
|
Suburban Airlines |
|
|
AL |
|
|
DuBois |
1968 |
1989 |
To
Allegheny Airlines
|
Suburban Airways |
California |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Summit Airlines |
Pennsylvania |
|
DU |
SMM |
SUMMITAIR |
Philadelphia |
1966 |
1986 |
Established as
Del Air Cargo Airlines
[205]
|
Summit Airways |
Colorado |
|
|
|
|
Denver |
1946 |
1947 |
Established as
Challenger Airlines
[206]
|
Summit Aviation |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Miami |
1999 |
1999 |
Charter operator
[207]
|
Sumo Airlines |
New York |
|
SM |
|
|
New York Kennedy |
1988 |
1996 |
Cargo operator. Operated
Piper Lance
[208]
|
Sun Air Express |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Fort Lauderdale |
2014 |
2016 |
Acquired by
Southern Airways Express
[209]
|
Sun Air International |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood |
2011 |
2014 |
Rebranded as
Sun Air Express
|
Sun Aire Lines |
California |
|
OO |
|
|
Palm Springs |
1968 |
1984 |
Established as
Borrego Springs Airlines. Merged into
SkyWest Airlines
|
Sun Airlines |
Missouri |
|
|
|
|
St. Louis Lambert |
1967 |
1970 |
Founded by
George Caleshu. Operated
Beech 18,
Twin Otter,
de Havilland Heron
[210]
|
Sun Airlines |
Florida |
|
YX |
|
|
|
1969 |
1978 |
[211]
|
Sun Jet International |
Florida |
|
JX |
SJI |
SUNJET |
St. Pete–Clearwater |
1993 |
1997 |
Founded by
Tom Kolfenbach. Renamed to
Southeast Airlines
[212]
|
Sun Land Airlines |
Nevada |
|
RF |
|
|
Reno |
1980 |
1981 |
Operated single
Boeing 737-200
[213]
|
Sun Pacific International |
Arizona |
|
|
SNP |
|
Tucson |
1995 |
1999 |
Operated
Boeing 727-200
[214]
|
Sun Valley Airlines |
Utah |
|
|
|
|
Salt Lake City |
1964 |
1972 |
Established as
Janss Airways in 1964. Acquired by
Key Airlines
[215]
|
Sun Valley Key Airlines |
Idaho |
|
|
|
|
Friedman Memorial |
1968 |
1972 |
Formerly
Sun Valley Airlines renamed to
Key Airlines
|
Sun West Airlines |
Arizona |
|
KY |
SNW |
SUN WEST |
Phoenix Sky Harbor |
1980 |
1985 |
|
Sunaire Express |
Virgin Islands |
|
OY |
SUA |
SUNBIRD |
Saint Croix Rohlsen |
1982 |
1994 |
Went bankrupt
[216]
|
Sunbelt Airlines |
Arkansas |
|
JM |
BTR |
|
Harrell Field |
1979 |
1984 |
Known as
Jamaire until March 1982
[217]
|
Sunbird Air |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Fort Lauderdale |
1984 |
1989 |
Operated
Convair 440
[218]
|
Sunbird Airlines |
North Carolina |
|
ED |
SBD |
SUNBIRD |
Charlotte Douglas |
1979 |
1987 |
Absorbed by
Atlanta Express. Became
CCAir in 1986.
[219]
|
Sunbird Airlines |
Tennessee |
|
|
|
|
Nashville |
1980 |
1980 |
Operated
Piper Cherokee Six
[220]
|
Sunbird Airways |
Florida |
|
B6 |
|
|
Orlando |
1993 |
1996 |
[221]
|
SunCoast Airlines |
Florida |
|
WS |
SNT |
SUNCOAST |
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood |
1986 |
1988 |
Went bankrupt. Operated
Boeing 727-100
|
Sunjet Aviation |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Orlando Sanford |
1997 |
1999 |
Operated
Cessna Citation V,
Learjet 35
[222]
|
Sunrise Airlines |
Nevada |
|
OQ |
SDC |
SUNDANCE |
Las Vegas McCarran |
1967 |
2000 |
Established as
Lake Powell Air Service
[223]
|
Sunwest International |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sunworld International Airlines |
Kentucky |
|
SM |
SWI |
SUNWORLD |
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky |
1996 |
2004 |
|
Sunworld International Airways |
Nevada |
|
JK |
SWI |
SUNWORLD |
Las Vegas McCarran |
1983 |
1988 |
Established as
Jetwest International Airways
|
Supair |
California |
|
|
|
|
Buchanan Field |
1950 |
1953 |
Operated
DC-3
[224]
|
Superior Air |
West Virginia |
|
|
|
|
Fairmont |
1972 |
1973 |
Operated
BN Islander
[225]
|
Superior Airlines |
Georgia |
|
|
|
|
Atlanta |
1960 |
1963 |
Operated
de Havilland Dove,
Aero Commander
[226]
|
Superior Airlines |
Indiana |
|
|
|
|
|
1961 |
1962 |
|
Superior Airlines |
Arizona |
|
|
|
|
Columbus Glenn |
1994 |
2003 |
To
Mesa Airlines
|
Susquehanna Airways |
New York |
|
|
|
|
Sidney |
1979 |
1985 |
Established as
Forde-Aire. Operated
Riley Turbo Skyliner,
Piper Aztec
[227]
|
Swift Air |
Florida |
|
WQ |
SWQ |
SWIFTFLIGHT |
Miami |
1997 |
2019 |
Renamed to
iAero Airways
|
Swift Aire Lines |
California |
|
WI |
|
|
San Luis Obispo |
1969 |
1981 |
Merged with
Golden Gate Airlines
|
Swissjets |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Fort Lauderdale |
2000 |
2001 |
Renamed to
Tourjets
[228]
|
T
|
T & G Aviation |
Arizona |
|
|
|
|
Buckeye |
1990 |
2000 |
Renamed to
International Air Response. Operated
Douglas DC-6,
Douglas DC-7B
[229]
|
TAB Express Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
TBI |
TAB |
Melbourne Orlando |
1992 |
2005 |
Operated
Beech 1900
[230]
|
TAG Airlines |
Michigan |
|
|
|
|
Detroit City |
1959 |
1970 |
Shut down following crash
|
TAT-Maddux Air Lines |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1929 |
1930 |
Merged with
Western Air Express to form Transcontinental & Western Air
|
Tahoe Air |
California |
|
XP |
CXP |
CASINO EXPRESS |
Lake Tahoe |
1999 |
1999 |
|
Taku Glacier Air Gold |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Juneau |
1984 |
1994 |
Operated
Cessna Stationair,
DHC Beaver
[231]
|
Talkeetna Air Service |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Talkeetna |
1947 |
1948 |
Renamed to
Talkeetna Air Taxi
[232]
|
Tamgass Aviation |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
|
1964 |
1969 |
Renamed to
Southcoast Airways
[233]
|
Tanana Air Taxi |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Tanana |
1972 |
1974 |
Renamed to
Alaska Central Airways
[234]
|
Tanner Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles |
1930s |
1930s |
Operated
Stinson Detroiter
[5]
|
TapJets |
North Dakota |
|
|
|
|
Fargo Hector |
2016 |
2018 |
[235]
|
Taquan Air Service |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Ketchikan |
1977 |
2000 |
Renamed to
Taquan Air. Operated
DHC Beaver
[236]
|
Tar Heel Aviation |
North Dakota |
|
|
THC |
TARHEEL |
Jacksonville Ellis |
1975 |
2000 |
[237]
|
Tatonduk Flying Service |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Eagle |
1977 |
1980 |
Renamed to
Everts Air Alaska. Operated
Cessna 180
[238]
|
Taxi Air Group |
Ohio |
|
|
|
|
Cleveland Burke Lakefront |
1955 |
1957 |
Founded by William Knight. Renamed to
TAG Airlines. Operated
DHC Otter
[239]
|
Ted |
Illinois |
|
UA |
UAL |
UNITED |
Denver |
2004 |
2009 |
Merged back into parent company
United Airlines
|
Tejas Airlines |
Texas |
|
TB |
|
|
San Antonio |
1976 |
1980 |
Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
[240]
|
Telair International |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telford Aviation |
Maine |
|
|
|
|
|
1995 |
2004 |
[241]
|
Tempelhof Airways |
Florida |
|
|
TEH |
TEMPELHOF |
Fort Lauderdale |
1981 |
1990 |
Operated from
West Berlin
|
Temple Airlines |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1968 |
1968 |
[242]
|
Tempus Jets |
South Carolina |
|
|
|
|
Greenville–Spartanburg |
2007 |
2018 |
Executive jet charter. Went bankrupt
[243]
|
TEMSCO Airlines |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Ketchikan |
1986 |
1991 |
The helicopter division continue to operate as
TEMSCO Helicopters Inc.
[244]
|
Tennessee Airways |
Tennessee |
|
ZN |
TEN |
TENNESSEE |
Knoxville McGhee |
1978 |
1990 |
Operated
Embraer Bandeirante
[245]
|
TennesseeSkies |
Tennessee |
|
|
|
|
Nashville |
2009 |
2012 |
A
Pacific Wings subsidiary
|
Tepper Aviation |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Crestview |
1987 |
2006 |
[246]
|
Texas International Airlines |
Texas |
|
TI |
TIA |
TEXAS |
Houston Intercontinental
DFW Airport |
1969 |
1982 |
Merged into
Continental Airlines
|
Texas National Airlines |
Texas |
|
|
TXN |
TEXAS NATIONAL |
San Antonio |
1986 |
1988 |
Established as
Border Airlines
[247]
|
The Air-Oasis Co |
California |
|
|
|
|
Long Beach |
1963 |
1963 |
Operated
DC-3
[248]
|
The Gulf Coast Airline |
Louisiana |
|
|
|
|
New Orleans |
1923 |
1932 |
Renamed to
Johnson Airways
[249]
|
The Hagerstown Commuter |
Maryland |
|
|
|
|
Hagerstown |
1962 |
1983 |
Operated as an
Allegheny Commuter
[250]
|
The Hawaii Express |
Hawaii |
|
LP |
HEA |
|
Los Angeles |
1982 |
1983 |
|
The Lord's Airline |
Florida |
|
5Q |
|
|
Miami |
1986 |
1987 |
|
The Maui Commuter |
Hawaii |
|
|
|
|
Kahului |
1975 |
1978 |
Founded by Jack Holzman and Robert Frost. Established as
Ananda Air
[251]
|
Thompson Aeronautical Corporation |
Ohio |
|
|
|
|
Cleveland |
1928 |
1932 |
Renamed to
Transamerican Airlines
[5]
|
Thor Solberg Aviation |
New York |
|
|
|
|
Curtiss Field |
1929 |
1930 |
Operated
Great Lakes 2-T-1,
Bellanca CH-200
[252]
|
Thunderbird Airlines |
Utah |
|
|
|
|
Ogden-Hinckley |
1964 |
1969 |
Renamed to
Key Airlines. Operated
Twin Otter
[253]
|
Tibben Flight Lines |
Iowa |
|
|
|
|
Cedar Rapids |
1992 |
1996 |
Charter operator
[254]
|
TMA Trans-Michigan Airlines |
Michigan |
|
|
|
|
Traverse City |
1969 |
1972 |
Cargo carrier
[255]
|
TMC Airlines |
Michigan |
|
|
TMM |
WILLOW RUN |
Willow Run |
1994 |
2005 |
Cargo carrier. Operated
L-188,
DC-8
[256]
|
Tol Air |
Puerto Rico |
|
TI |
TOL |
TOL AIR |
|
1983 |
2006 |
Acquired by
Four Star Air Cargo
|
Tourjets |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Fort Lauderdale |
2001 |
2002 |
Established as
Swissjets
[257]
|
Tower Air |
New York |
|
FF |
TOW |
TEE AIR |
New York Kennedy |
1983 |
2000 |
|
TPA-The Aloha Airline |
Hawaii |
|
|
|
|
Honolulu |
1950 |
1958 |
Established as
Trans-Pacific Airlines
[258]
|
TPI International Airways |
Georgia |
|
UF |
|
|
Brunswick Golden Isles |
1989 |
1996 |
[259]
|
Tradewinds Airlines |
North Carolina |
|
WI |
TDX |
TRADEWINDS EXPRESS |
Piedmont Triad |
1991 |
2010 |
|
Trans Air |
Florida |
|
GO |
TRA |
TRANS ISLAND |
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood |
1982 |
1986 |
Established as
Trans Island Airways
[260]
|
Trans Air Lines |
Louisiana |
|
|
|
|
New Orleans Armstrong |
1962 |
1963 |
Renamed to
Air Lines. Operated
Aero Commanders
[261]
|
Trans Air Link |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Miami |
1986 |
1989 |
[262]
|
Trans Alaskan Airlines |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Anchorage |
1955 |
1963 |
Operated
DC-4,
DC-6A,
PBY-5A Catalina
[263]
|
Trans American Charter |
Illinois |
|
|
ECQ |
|
Chicago O'Hare |
1992 |
1995 |
[264]
|
Trans Caribbean Airways |
New York |
|
TR |
TCA |
|
|
1945 |
1971 |
Acquired by
American Airlines
|
Trans Continental Airlines |
Michigan |
|
TD |
TCN |
TRANSCOM |
Willow Run |
1974 |
1992 |
Established as
International Airlines Academy. Rebranded as
Express.Net Airlines
|
Trans East Airlines |
New Hampshire |
|
|
|
|
Manchester–Boston |
1963 |
1972 |
Formed as
Statewide Airlines
|
Trans East International |
New York |
|
|
|
|
Farmingdale |
1982 |
1984 |
Established as
New York Air. Renamed to
Island Air. Operated
Twin Otter,
Embraer Bandeirante
[265]
|
Trans Global Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Long Beach |
1957 |
1961 |
Founded by
Donald Rich
[266]
|
Trans Global Airlines |
New Jersey |
|
|
|
|
Newark Liberty |
1979 |
1984 |
Charter carrier
[267]
|
Trans Global Vacations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
2003 |
[268]
|
Trans International Airlines |
California |
|
TV |
|
TRANSAMERICA |
Oakland |
1960 |
1986 |
Formed as
Los Angeles Air Service (1946), rebranded as
Transamerica Airlines
|
Trans International Express |
|
|
|
BAP |
BIG APPLE |
|
1998 |
2002 |
[269]
|
Trans Island Airways |
Florida |
|
GO |
TRA |
TRANS ISLAND |
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood |
1977 |
1982 |
Sold and renamed to
Trans Air
[270]
|
Trans Magic Airlines |
Idaho |
|
|
|
|
Boise |
1969 |
1974 |
Merged into
Air Idaho
[271]
|
Trans National Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Oakland |
1973 |
1979 |
[272]
|
Trans Ocean Airways |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Arcadia |
1989 |
1990 |
Established as
Gulf Air International
[273]
|
Trans Penn Airlines |
Pennsylvania |
|
|
|
|
Reedsville |
1971 |
1980 |
Operated
Piper Navajo
[274]
|
Trans Regional Airlines |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
Big Spring |
1975 |
1977 |
Founded by
Louis Rosembaum. Established as
El Paso Transport
[275]
|
Trans Sierra Airlines |
Arizona |
|
|
TSI |
|
Tucson |
1970 |
1971 |
Founded by Chris Condon and Allan Silliphant. Renamed to
Sierra Pacific Airlines
[276]
|
Trans Southern Airways |
South Carolina |
|
|
|
|
Florence |
1976 |
1985 |
Established as
Pee Dee Air Express Inc.
[277]
|
Trans Southern Aieways |
Georgia |
|
|
|
|
|
1984 |
1985 |
Routes that had been dropped by
Piedmont Airlines
[278]
|
Trans States Airlines |
Missouri |
|
AX |
LOF |
WATERSKI |
Chicago–O'Hare
Denver |
1989 |
2020 |
Shutdown due to travel disruptions caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic
|
Trans Tropic Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Miami |
|
|
|
Trans World Airlines |
Missouri |
|
TW |
TWA |
TWA |
New York Kennedy |
1950 |
2001 |
Merged into
American Airlines
|
Trans World Connection |
|
|
New York Kennedy
Los Angeles |
|
|
Trans World Express |
|
RZ |
Philadelphia Northeast |
1987 |
1995 |
|
Trans-Air-Link |
Florida |
|
|
GJB |
SKY TRUCK |
Opa Locka |
1977 |
? |
|
Trans-Cal Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Long Beach |
1968 |
1971 |
Operated
Beech Queen Air,
Beech Bonanza
[279]
|
Trans-Central Airlines |
Oklahoma |
|
ZM |
ACN |
|
Oklahoma City |
1980 |
1984 |
[280]
|
Trans-Colorado Airlines |
Colorado |
|
VJ |
TCE |
TRANS COLORADO |
Gunnison–Crested Butte |
1980 |
1988 |
Became a
Continental Express carrier
|
Trans-Florida Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
TFA |
TRANS FLORIDA |
Daytona Beach |
1966 |
2006 |
Established as
Daytona Aviation in 1962
[281]
|
Trans-Marine Airways |
New York |
|
|
|
|
Daytona Beach |
1945 |
1946 |
Charter services
[282]
|
Trans-Michigan Airlines |
Michigan |
|
|
|
|
Traverse City |
1969 |
1970 |
Operated
Beech 99,
Cherokee Six
[283]
|
Trans-Mo Airlines |
Missouri |
|
XU |
|
|
|
1966 |
1986 |
|
Trans-Nebraska Airlines |
Nebraska |
|
|
|
|
|
1971 |
1973 |
Founded by Tom Brown. Operated
Cessna 402A
[284]
|
Trans-Nevada Air Service |
Nevada |
|
|
|
|
Las Vegas McCarran |
1968 |
1971 |
Commuter services. Operated
Beech C-45 Expeditor
[285]
|
Trans-Pacific Airlines |
Hawaii |
|
|
|
|
Honolulu |
1946 |
1950 |
Renamed to
TPA-The Aloha Airline. Operated
C-47
[286]
|
Trans-Texas Airways |
Texas |
|
TT |
|
|
Houston-Hobby
Dallas-Love Field |
1947 |
1968 |
Renamed to
Texas International Airlines. Operated
DC-3,
Convair 240
[287]
|
Transair |
New York |
|
|
|
|
New York-LaGuardia |
1946 |
1946 |
[288]
|
Transair Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
St. Pete–Clearwater |
1946 |
1949 |
Operated
DC-3,
DC-4,
Lockheed Super Electra,
Lockheed Lodestar
[289]
|
Transair Cargo |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Miami |
1972 |
1977 |
Established as
Skyways International in 1962
[290]
|
Transair Hawaii |
Hawaii |
|
|
|
|
Honolulu |
1946 |
1948 |
Operated
C-46
[5]
|
Transamerica Airlines |
California |
|
TV |
TVA |
TRANS-AMERICA |
Oakland |
1979 |
1986 |
Established in 1948 as
Los Angeles Air Services
|
Transcontinental & Western Air |
New York |
|
|
|
|
New York-LaGuardia |
1930 |
1950 |
Renamed to Trans World Airlines; operated
DC-1,
DC-2
[291]
|
Transcontinental Air Transport |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1928 |
1929 |
Merged with
Maddux Air Lines to form TAT-Maddux Air Lines
|
TransMeridian Airlines |
Georgia |
|
T9 |
TRZ |
TRANS MERIDIAN |
Orlando Sanford |
1995 |
2005 |
Established as
Prime Air
|
Transocean Air Lines |
California |
|
TL |
|
TALOA |
Oakland |
1946 |
1960 |
Went bankrupt
[292]
|
TransOcean Airways |
Louisiana |
|
QG |
GAT |
GULFTRANS |
New Iberia |
1989 |
1990 |
Established as
Gulf Air Transport. Charter operator
|
Transtar Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
TRH |
TRANSTAR |
Orlando |
1992 |
1993 |
[293]
|
TranStar Airlines |
Texas |
|
MC |
TST |
TRANSTAR |
Houston-Hobby |
1986 |
1987 |
Shut down by parent company
Southwest Airlines
|
Transtate Airlines |
New York |
|
|
|
|
New York-LaGuardia |
1963 |
n/a |
Operated
Lockheed L-1049
[294]
|
Transwest Air Express |
California |
|
|
ACW |
|
Oakland |
1977 |
1981 |
Established as
Zoom Zoom Air in 1973. Renamed to
Air Charter West. Operated
DC-3
[295]
|
Transwestern Airlines |
Utah |
|
WZ |
TRW |
TRANS WEST |
Logan-Cache |
1977 |
1983 |
Acquired by
Horizon Air
|
Travel Air Aviation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1969 |
1972 |
As part of
Allegheny Commuter. Operated
Beech 99
[296]
|
Tri-Motor Safety Airlines |
New York |
|
|
|
|
Garden City |
1929 |
1929 |
Rename to
New York Safety Airlines. Operated
Ford Trimotor (NC1780)
[297]
|
Tri-State Airlines |
Iowa |
|
|
|
|
Rickenbacker |
1930 |
1936 |
Renamed to
Hanford Tri-State Airlines
[298]
|
Tri-State Flying Service |
West Virginia |
|
|
|
|
Huntington Tri-State |
1971 |
1972 |
Established as
Air Enterprises in 1969
[299]
|
Tricon International Airlines |
Texas |
|
RI |
|
|
Dallas Love Field |
1967 |
1978 |
Operated
Beech 18,
DC-3
[300]
|
Trinity Air Bahamas |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood |
1993 |
1993 |
[301]
|
TriStar Airlines |
Nevada |
|
T3 |
TRY |
TRISTAR AIR |
Las Vegas McCarran |
1995 |
1997 |
|
Tropic Air |
Hawaii |
|
|
|
|
Honolulu |
1980 |
1989 |
Associated with
Air Molokai
[302]
|
Tropic Air |
California |
|
|
|
|
Burbank |
1988 |
1988 |
[303]
|
Tropical Airways |
New York |
|
|
|
|
New York Kennedy |
1986 |
1989 |
[304]
|
Tropics International |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Miami |
1968 |
1971 |
Operated
Beech 18
[305]
|
Trump Shuttle |
New York |
|
TB |
TPS |
TRUMP |
New York-LaGuardia |
1989 |
1992 |
To
US Airways Shuttle
|
Tulip City Executive Express |
Minnesota |
|
|
|
|
Holland |
1995 |
1995 |
Operated
Beech 18
[306]
|
Tulsa-Oklahoma City Airline |
Oklahoma |
|
|
|
|
Tulsa |
1928 |
1929 |
Ownership transferred to
Universal Aviation Corporation
[307]
|
Turbo Air |
Idaho |
|
|
|
|
Boise |
1995 |
1995 |
Charter carrier
[308]
|
Turks Air Cargo |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Miami |
1972 |
2015 |
Founded by
Robert Caravan
[309]
|
Turner Airlines |
Indiana |
|
|
|
|
Indianapolis |
1947 |
1950 |
Renamed to
Lake Central Airlines
[310]
|
TWC Aviation, Inc
|
California
|
|
|
|
|
San José
|
1998
|
2015
|
Acquired and rebranded into
Landmark Aviation
[311]
|
Twentieth Century Airlines |
North Carolina |
|
|
|
|
Charlotte Douglas |
1946 |
1963 |
Founded by
Glen Shave and
Christopher Bachman. Operated
DC-3,
DC-4. To North American Airlines
[312]
|
Tyee Airlines |
Alaska |
|
OF |
|
|
Ketchikan |
1975 |
1986 |
Operated
DHC Beaver
[313]
|
Tyme Airlines |
Ohio |
|
|
|
|
Cleveland Burke |
1965 |
1967 |
Merged into
Wright Airlines
[314]
|
U
|
U Fly Air Freighters |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
Dallas Fort Worth |
1973 |
1975 |
Cargo operator
[315]
|
U.S. Airlines |
New York |
|
|
|
|
New York-LaGuardia |
1945 |
1952 |
Non-scheduled services
[316]
|
U.S. Aviation |
Wyoming |
|
BH |
|
|
Riverton |
1977 |
1979 |
Renamed to
Air U.S.
[317]
|
UltrAir |
New York |
|
|
ULT |
ULTRAIR |
New York Kennedy |
1993 |
1994 |
[318]
|
UltrAir |
Texas |
|
RL |
ULT |
|
Houston Bush |
1993 |
1994 |
Operated
727-200
[319]
|
Unalakleet Air Taxi |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Unalakleet |
1953 |
1979 |
Renamed to
Ryan Air
[320]
|
United Couriers |
California |
|
|
|
|
Burbank |
1971 |
1971 |
Merged with
California Air Charter
[321]
|
United Feeder Service |
Illinois |
|
U2 |
UFS |
FEEDER EXPRESS |
Chicago O'Hare |
1993 |
2000 |
[322]
|
United Shuttle |
California |
|
UA |
UAL |
UNITED |
San Francisco |
1994 |
2001 |
Subsidiary of
United Airlines, formerly Shuttle by United; folded back into United
|
United States Air Transport |
New York |
|
|
|
|
New York Curtis |
1929 |
1930 |
Operated
Ryan Brougham
[5]
|
United States Overseas Airlines |
New Jersey |
|
|
|
|
Cape May |
1946 |
1964 |
Carrier operating primarily for the US Military
[323]
|
United Union Airways |
Washington |
|
|
|
|
Felts Field |
1929 |
1929 |
Founded by W R Frentzel, C M Baker & Francis Baker
[324]
|
Universal Air Lines Corporation |
Missouri |
|
|
|
|
St. Louis Lambert |
1928 |
1934 |
Merged with 90 other airlines to form
American Airlines
|
Universal Airlines |
Michigan |
|
UV |
UTQ |
|
Willow Run |
1966 |
1972 |
Established as
Zantop Air Transport. To
Saturn Airways
|
Universal Airlines |
Michigan |
|
|
|
|
Willow Run |
1990 |
1992 |
Cargo operator
[325]
|
Universal Aviation Corporation |
Missouri |
|
|
|
|
|
1929 |
|
An airline holding company
|
Upper Valley Aviation |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
McAllen Miller |
1964 |
1975 |
Operated
Beech 99,
Beech E18S
[326]
|
Uraba, Medellin & Central Airways |
New York |
|
|
|
|
New York-LaGuardia |
1955 |
n/a |
[5]
|
US Aircoach Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Hollywood Burbank |
1949 |
1956 |
Founded by Louis Powell and Wyman Reynolds
[327]
|
US Airways |
Arizona |
|
US |
USA |
US AIR |
Phoenix Sky Harbor |
1997 |
2015 |
Merged into
American Airlines
|
US Airways Express |
|
Phoenix Sky Harbor |
Rebranded as
American Eagle
|
US Airways Shuttle |
Virginia |
|
Washington National |
Founded as
Eastern Air Lines Shuttle, rebranded as
American Airlines Shuttle
|
US Check Airlines |
Ohio |
|
|
|
|
|
1974 |
1974 |
Delivery of documents and small packages
[328]
|
US Helicopter |
New York |
|
UH |
USH |
US HELI |
Downtown Manhattan Heliport |
2004 |
2009 |
|
USA3000 Airlines |
Pennsylvania |
|
US |
GWY |
GETAWAY |
Philadelphia |
2001 |
2012 |
|
USAfrica Airways |
Virginia |
|
|
|
|
Washington Dulles |
1994 |
1995 |
|
USAir |
Arizona |
|
|
|
|
Phoenix Sky Harbor |
1979 |
1997 |
Renamed to
US Airways
|
Utah Pacific Airways |
Utah |
|
|
|
|
Ogden |
1931 |
n/a |
[5]
|
Uvalde Aero Service |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
Uvalde |
1965 |
1977 |
Operated
Lockheed L-12 Electra Junior,
Piper Navajo,
Piper Twin Comanche
[329]
|
V
|
Vagabond Air Travel Club |
Ohio |
|
|
|
|
|
1970 |
1974 |
Operated
DC-6B,
L-188 Electra
[330]
|
Vail Airways |
Colorado |
|
|
|
|
|
1966 |
1968 |
Founded by
Gordon Autry
[331]
|
Val-Air Lines |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
Mercedes |
1950 |
n/a |
Feeder service. Operated
Beech Bonanza,
Ryan Navion
[5]
|
Valdez Airlines |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Anchorage |
1980 |
1984 |
Merged with
Air North to form
Liberty Air
[332]
|
Valdosta Phoenix Airlines |
Georgia |
|
|
|
|
Valdosta |
1972 |
1973 |
[333]
|
Vale International Airlines |
Tennessee |
|
|
VIN |
|
Nashville |
1979 |
1980 |
[334]
|
Valley Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Oakland |
1968 |
1974 |
Merged with
Ram Airways to form
Pacific Northwest Airways
[335]
|
Valley Airlines |
Maine |
|
|
|
|
Fort Kent |
1981 |
1989 |
Renamed to
Northeast Express
[336]
|
Valley Airpark Commuter Service |
Colorado |
|
|
|
|
Denver |
1975 |
1977 |
[337]
|
Valley Catalina Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Van Nuys |
1981 |
1981 |
[338]
|
Valley Isle Aviation |
Hawaii |
|
|
|
|
Kahului |
1965 |
1967 |
[339]
|
ValuJet Airlines |
Georgia |
|
J7 |
VJA |
CRITTER |
Atlanta |
1993 |
1997 |
Merged into
AirTran Airways
|
Vance Air Services |
Montana |
|
|
|
|
Great Falls |
1928 |
n/a |
Founded by
Clare Vance. Operated
Stinson Detroiter
[5]
|
Vance International Airways |
Washington |
|
|
|
|
Boeing Field |
1949 |
1970 |
Became McCulloch International Airlines
|
Vanguard Airlines |
Missouri |
|
NJ |
VGD |
VANGUARD AIR |
Kansas City |
1994 |
2002 |
Low cost /low fare airline
|
Varney Air Lines |
Idaho |
|
|
|
|
Salt Lake City |
1926 |
1934 |
Merged into
United Airlines
|
Vee Neal Airlines |
Pennsylvania |
|
|
|
|
Latrobe |
1980 |
1983 |
renamed to
Jetstream International Airlines
[340]
|
Vercoa Air Service |
Illinois |
|
|
|
|
Danville |
1964 |
1975 |
Renamed to
Britt Airways
[341]
|
Vero Monmouth Airlines |
Georgia |
|
VM |
VMA |
VERO MAMMOUTH |
Vero Beach |
1973 |
1975 |
Operated
de Havilland Heron,
Martin 4-0-4
[342]
|
Veterans Air Lines |
New Jersey |
|
|
|
|
Newark |
1945 |
n/a |
Operated
DC-3,
DC-4
[343]
|
Via Airlines |
Florida |
|
VC |
SRY |
|
Orlando |
2015 |
2019 |
Established as
Charter Air Transport. Operated
Embraer Brasilia,
Embraer ERJ 145
[344]
|
Viair |
New Jersey |
|
|
|
|
Newark |
1935 |
1935 |
Charter and resort air service
[345]
|
ViaAir |
Florida |
|
VC |
SRY |
STINGRAY |
Beckley Raleigh County |
1997 |
2019 |
Went bankrupt
|
Victory Aviation Services International |
New York |
|
|
|
|
New York-LaGuardia |
1995 |
1999 |
[346]
|
Viking Air Lines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Hollywood Burbank |
1945 |
1949 |
Established as
Aero-Van Express
[347]
|
Viking International Airlines |
Minnesota |
|
VO |
VIK |
VIKING |
Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
1969 |
1994 |
Acquired by
Eagle Air International
[348]
|
Vintage Airways |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Kissimmee |
1992 |
1995 |
Founded by
Richard Branson operated in 1940s livery
[349]
|
Vintage Props and Jets |
Florida |
|
VQ |
VPP |
VINTAGE |
New Smyrna Beach |
1992 |
2008 |
Went bankrupt
|
Virgin America |
California |
|
VX |
VRD |
REDWOOD |
San Francisco |
2004 |
2018 |
Acquired by
Alaska Airlines
|
Virgin Islands Seaplane Shuttle |
US Virgin Islands |
|
|
VSS |
WATERBIRD |
Saint Croix |
1982 |
1989 |
[350]
|
Virginia Air Cargo |
Maryland |
|
|
|
|
Baltimore–Washington |
1974 |
1979 |
Operated
BN islander,
Short Skyvan
[351]
|
Visco Flying Service |
California |
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles |
1964 |
1967 |
Operated shuttle service. Renamed to
Imperial Airlines
[352]
|
Viscount Air Service |
Arizona |
|
|
VCT |
VISCOUNT AIR |
Tucson |
1992 |
1996 |
Operated
B-727,
B-737
|
Vision Airlines |
Nevada |
|
V2 |
RBY |
RUBY |
North Las Vegas |
1994 |
2017 |
Established as Vision Air. Incorporated in Virginia. Revoked by State
|
VQ Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Daytona Beach |
1970 |
1973 |
Airline division of
Volusia Aviation Service
[353]
|
Vroman Aviation |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
|
1965 |
1972 |
Established as
Champs Aviation
[354]
|
W
|
Walatka Air Service |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
|
1930 |
1930 |
[355]
|
Walker's International |
Florida |
|
XW |
WRC |
|
Fort Lauderdale |
1982 |
2003 |
Established as
Jet Hansa Corporation in 1967
[356]
|
Warsaw Aviation |
Indiana |
|
|
|
|
Warsaw |
1971 |
1971 |
Third-level services. Operated
Piper Twin Comanche,
Piper Apache
[357]
|
Waterman Airlines |
Alabama |
|
|
|
|
Mobile |
1946 |
1948 |
Operated
Lockheed Lodestar,
DC-3
[358]
|
Washington Airlines |
Maryland |
|
|
|
|
Baltimore–Washington |
1968 |
1969 |
STOL operation
[359]
|
Washington Flying Service |
Virginia |
|
|
|
|
Washington |
1928 |
1929 |
Scenic flights
[360]
|
Washington-Baltimore Airways |
Maryland |
|
|
|
|
Baltimore–Washington |
1961 |
1971 |
Operated
Beech 18,
Piper Apache
[361]
|
Watermakers Air |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Fort Lauderdale |
1999 |
2018 |
Operated
Cessna Grand Caravan
[362]
|
Waterman Airlines |
Alabama |
|
|
|
|
|
1945 |
1947 |
Intrastate carrier
[363]
|
Watertown Airways |
South Dakota |
|
|
|
|
Watertown |
1935 |
1936 |
[5]
|
Webber Airlines |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base |
1970 |
1979 |
Founded by Jim Webber. Merged with
Flair Air to form
Southeast Alaska Airlines. Operated
DHC Beaver],
Grumman Goose
[364]
|
Wedekind-Schmidlapp Flying Service |
Ohio |
|
|
|
|
Hook Field |
1932 |
1961 |
Founded by
Larry Schmidlapp and
George "Pappy" Wedekind. Operated
Waco VKS-7
[365]
|
Wedell-Williams Air Service Corporation |
Louisiana |
|
|
|
|
Patterson |
1929 |
1936 |
Founded by
Jimmy Wedell and
Harry Palmerston Williams. Acquired by
Eastern Air Lines. Operated
Lockheed Vega 5B
[366]
|
Wes-Tex Aircraft |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
Lubbock Airport |
1964 |
1971 |
Operated
Piper Navajo,
Piper Twin Comanche,
Piper Cherokee
[367]
|
West Central Airlines |
Nebraska |
|
|
|
|
Omaha |
1966 |
1971 |
Operated
de Havilland Dove,
Cherokee Six,
Cessna 182
[368]
|
West Coast Air Cargo |
Oregon |
|
|
WCC |
WEST COAST |
Portland–Troutdale |
1982 |
1999 |
Cargo carrier
[369]
|
West Coast Airlines |
Washington |
|
WC |
|
|
Seattle–Tacoma |
1941 |
1968 |
Merged with
Pacific Air Lines and
Bonanza Air Lines to form
Air West which was then renamed
Hughes Airwest in 1970
|
WestAir Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Fresno Yosemite |
1978 |
1986 |
Established as
Stol Air Commuter. Renamed to
WestAir Commuter Airlines
[370]
|
WestAir Commuter Airlines |
California |
|
OE |
SDU |
SUNDANCE |
Fresno Yosemite |
1978 |
1992 |
Formerly
Stol Air Commuter, to
Mesa Air Group
|
Westair Transport |
California |
|
|
|
|
|
1947 |
1960 |
[371]
|
Westates Airlines |
California
New Jersey |
|
WS |
WSA |
WESTATES |
Los Angeles
Atlantic City |
1984 |
1995 |
Renamed to
Gray Line Air
[372]
|
Western Air Express |
California |
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles |
1926 |
1930 |
Operated
Douglas M-2,
Fokker F-10
[373]
|
Western Air Express Texas |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
Midland |
2004 |
2016 |
Operated
Beech Queen Air 70
[374]
|
Western Air Industries |
California |
|
|
|
|
Redding |
1960 |
1960 |
Aerial firefighting carrier. Renamed to
Aero Union. Operated
B-25 Mitchell
[375]
|
Western Air Service |
Nebraska |
|
|
|
|
Eppley Airfield |
1930 |
1930 |
Operated
Ford Trimotor
[5]
|
Western Air Stages |
Colorado |
|
|
|
|
Grand Junction |
1972 |
1976 |
Operated
Beech Queen Air,
Riley Dove 400
[376]
|
Western Aircraft |
Idaho |
|
|
|
|
Gooding |
1964 |
1971 |
Operated
Beech 18,
Piper Apache
[377]
|
Western Aircraft Salvage |
California |
|
|
|
|
Santa Maria |
1974 |
1980 |
Operated
Beech 18,
Piper Apache
[378]
|
Western Airlines |
California |
|
WA |
WAL |
WESTERN |
Los Angeles |
1941 |
1987 |
Merged into
Delta Air Lines
|
Western Airlines (2007) |
Washington |
|
XP |
CXP |
RUBY MOUNTAIN |
Bellingham |
2007 |
2007 |
|
Western Alaska Airlines |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Kodiak |
1940 |
1973 |
Merged with
Kodiak Airways to form
Kodiak Western Alaska
[379]
|
Western Express Air |
Arizona |
|
|
|
|
Laughlin/Bullhead |
|
2007 |
|
Western Pacific Airlines |
Colorado |
|
W7 |
KMR |
KOMSTAR |
Colorado Springs |
1995 |
1998 |
|
Westflight Aviation |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Ketchikan |
1981 |
1986 |
Acquired by
Temsco Airlines
[380]
|
WestJet Express |
Nevada |
|
|
|
|
Fresno Yosemite |
1998 |
1999 |
Renamed to
Allegiant Air
[381]
|
Westward Airways |
Nebraska |
|
CN |
WWD |
WESTWARD |
Western Nebraska |
2004 |
2005 |
|
Wheeler Airlines |
North Carolina |
|
|
|
|
Raleigh–Durham |
1969 |
1991 |
Established as
Wheeler Flying Service
[382]
|
Whidbey Flying Service |
Washington |
|
|
|
|
Oak Harbor |
1964 |
1969 |
Founded by
Wes Luipen. To
Puget Sound Airlines
[383]
|
Wien |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Anchorage |
1982 |
1984 |
[384]
|
Wien Air Alaska |
|
WC |
WAA |
|
1973 |
1982 |
Several name changes over the years, final name
Wien
[385]
|
Wien Airways of Alaska |
|
|
|
|
1926 |
1935 |
Established as
Northern Air Transport
[386]
|
Wien Alaska Airways |
|
|
|
|
1935 |
1968 |
Merged with
Northern Consolidated Airlines to form
Wien Consolidated Airlines
[387]
|
Wien Consolidated Airlines |
|
|
|
|
1968 |
1973 |
Formed by the merger of
Wien Alaska Airlines and
Northern Consolidated Airlines
[388]
|
Wilbur's Inc. |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Anchorage |
1984 |
1992 |
[389]
|
Wild Goose Flying Service |
Texas |
|
|
|
|
San Antonio |
1984 |
1992 |
[390]
|
Wildblue Yonder-Aero Taxi |
Idaho |
|
|
|
|
Lemhi County |
1998 |
1998 |
[391]
|
Williams Air |
New Jersey |
|
|
|
|
|
1981 |
1983 |
Operated
BN Islander
[392]
|
Wilmington Catalina Airlines |
California |
|
|
|
|
Catalina |
1931 |
1941 |
[393]
|
WinAir Airlines |
Utah |
|
|
WNA |
WINAIR |
Salt Lake City |
1997 |
1999 |
|
Winged Cargo Company |
Pennsylvania |
|
|
|
|
Northeast Philadelphia |
1931 |
1946 |
Freight service. Operated
DC-3 towing
Waco CG-4
[394]
|
Wings Air |
Georgia |
|
|
WAI |
|
Atlanta |
2008 |
2010 |
[395]
|
Wings Airways |
Pennsylvania |
|
WQ |
WAW |
WING SHUTTLE |
Blue Bell Wings Field |
1977 |
1991 |
|
Wings Express |
California |
|
|
|
|
Burbank |
1993 |
1993 |
Cargo carrier. Acquired by
Ameriflight
[396]
|
Wings of Alaska
|
Alaska
|
|
K5
|
SQH
|
SASQUACH
|
Juneau
|
1982
|
2017
|
Founded by Dean Williams and Billy Bernhardt. Established as
Southeast Skyways. Operated
Cessna 207,
DHC-3 Otter
|
Wings West Airlines |
California |
|
RM |
WWM |
WINGS WEST |
McChesney Field |
1979 |
1998 |
Later operated as
American Eagle, then merged into
Simmons Airlines
|
Winkys Fish Airlines |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Anchorage |
1990 |
1990 |
Operated
Boeing 727. Salmon transport
[397]
|
Winnipesaukee Airlines |
Florida |
|
|
|
|
Tampa |
1976 |
1977 |
[398]
|
Wisconsin Central Airlines |
Wisconsin |
|
|
|
|
Clintonville |
1946 |
1952 |
Renamed to
North Central Airlines
[399]
|
Wise Airlines |
Texas |
|
4W |
|
|
San Angelo |
1983 |
1985 |
Operated
Beech 99,
Twin Otter. Went bankrupt
[400]
|
Woodley Airways |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Merrill Field |
1932 |
1945 |
Renamed to
Pacific Northern Airlines
[401]
|
Woods Air Service |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Palmer |
1961 |
2000 |
[402]
|
World Airways |
Georgia |
|
WO |
WOA |
WORLD |
Atlanta |
1948 |
2014 |
|
World American Airlift |
California |
|
|
|
|
Fresno Yosemite |
1968 |
1970 |
[403]
|
World Wide Airlines |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Anchorage |
1956 |
1962 |
Established as
Pearson-Alaska Airlines in 1948. Operated
DC-4,
C-46,
L-749,
L-1049
[404]
|
Worldwide Airlines |
Illinois |
|
|
|
|
Chicago Midway |
1983 |
1986 |
Subsidiary of
Carefree Vacations Inc.
[405]
|
Wrangler Aviation |
North Carolina |
|
|
|
|
Piedmont Triad |
1973 |
1991 |
Established as
Bluebell Aviation in 1969. Renamed to
Tradewinds Airlines
[406]
|
Wright Airlines |
Ohio |
|
FW |
WRT |
WRIGHT |
Cleveland Burke |
1966 |
1983 |
Went bankrupt
|
WTC Air Freight |
New Jersey |
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1967 |
1987 |
Acquired by
BAX Global
[407]
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Wyoming Air Service |
Wyoming |
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Cheyenne |
1930 |
1937 |
Renamed to
Inland Air Lines. Operated
Stinson Junior,
Boeing 247D
[408]
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Wyoming-Montana Air Lines |
Wyoming |
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Casper–Natrona |
1930 |
1938 |
Renamed to
Inland Air Lines in 1938
[409]
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X
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Xtra Airways |
Florida |
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XP |
CXP |
CASINO EXPRESS |
Houston-Hobby |
1987 |
2021 |
Founded as
Casino Express Airlines commenced operations in 1989. Rebranded as
Avelo Airlines.
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Y
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Yankee Airlines |
Massachusetts |
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Pittsfield |
1962 |
1968 |
Acquired by Executive Airlines. Operated
de Havilland Dove
[410]
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Yosemite Airlines |
California |
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JE |
|
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Columbia |
1975 |
1981 |
[411]
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Yukon Air Service |
Alaska |
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|
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Fairbanks |
1967 |
1973 |
Founded by Roger Dowding. Renamed to Air North
[412]
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Yutana Airlines |
Alaska |
|
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Anchorage |
1987 |
1994 |
Renamed to
Alaska Central Express
[413]
|
Yute Air |
Alaska |
|
4Y |
UYA |
|
Bethel |
2004 |
2017 |
[414]
|
Yute Air Alaska |
Alaska |
|
|
|
|
Bethel |
1974 |
2000 |
Established as
Bob Harris Flying Service. Renamed to
Flight Alaska
[415]
|
Z
|
Zantop Air Transport |
Michigan |
|
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|
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Willow Run |
1962 |
1966 |
To
Universal Airlines
|
Zantop Flying Service |
Michigan |
|
|
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Willow Run |
1946 |
1962 |
Became
Zantop Air Transport
|
Zantop International Airlines |
Michigan |
|
VK |
ZAN |
ZANTOP |
Willow Run |
1972 |
2005 |
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Zetta Jet |
California |
|
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Burbank |
2015 |
2017 |
Established as
Advanced Air Management
[416]
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Zia Airlines |
New Mexico |
|
|
|
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Las Cruces |
1972 |
1980 |
Renamed to
Air New Mexico.
Air ambulance services
[417]
|
Zimmerly Air Lines |
Idaho |
|
|
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Boise |
1942 |
1946 |
Renamed
Empire Airlines
[418]
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Zoom Zoom Air |
California |
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Oakland |
1973 |
1974 |
Renamed to
Air Charter West. Operated
Basler BT-67
[419]
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