Airline | State or territory | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hubs and focus cities | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes | |
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1948 | 1959 | Renamed to Admiral Airlines. Operated Boeing 307 Stratoliner[1] | ||||||||
1940 | 1970 | Operated Beech 18, C-45 Expeditor[2] | ||||||||
REX | RAM EXPRESS | 1982 | 2008 | Operated Grumman Cheetah, Piper Seneca, Piper PA-32 | ||||||
PPK | 1991 | 1994 | Operated Beech Baron, Beech Bonanza, Cessna 402[3] | |||||||
1968 | 1970 | Scheduled third-level services [4] | ||||||||
1927 | n/a | Founded by Tex Rankin[5] | ||||||||
RZ | 1967 | 1995 | Feeder flights for Allegheny Commuter (1970-1982), Delta Connection (1984-1987), Pan Am Express (1987-1991) and Trans World Express (1991-1995) | |||||||
1965 | 2006 | Cargo operator. Known as Sparta Aviation Service | ||||||||
1930 | 1933 | Merged with Hanford Airlines to form Hanford-Rapid Airlines[6] | ||||||||
1928 | 1929 | Established as Pioneer Airways. Operated Curtiss Jenny[7] | ||||||||
1966 | 1968 | Operated Beech 18, Beech Baron, Piper Apache[8] | ||||||||
1984 | 2000 | Operated Learjet 25, Falcon 20[9] | ||||||||
1987 | 1992 | Operated Cessna aircraft[10] | ||||||||
7H | RVF | RAVN FLIGHT | 2014 | 2020 | Shutdown due to travel disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
1937 | 1945 | Acquired Bristol Bay Air Service and Jim Dodson Air Service[11] | ||||||||
2007 | 2014 | Operated Embraer ERJ 145[12] | ||||||||
1966 | 1966 | Operated de Havilland Dove, Beech D18S[13] | ||||||||
2005 | 2019 | |||||||||
1917 | 1919 | Renamed to Chalk's Flying Service Operated Stinson Voyager with floats[14] [15] | ||||||||
1979 | 1980 | Renamed to Florida Commuter Airlines | ||||||||
RED | 1978 | 1981 | Renamed Aerosun International. Operated Convair 340, DC-3[16] | |||||||
2023 | 2023 | Virtual airlne | ||||||||
1929 | 1929 | Air taxi | ||||||||
1991 | 2017 | |||||||||
1996 | 2010 | [17] | ||||||||
RV | RVV | REEVE | 1932 | 2001 | ||||||
1983 | 1986 | Established as First Air. Operated B-727[18] | ||||||||
1948 | 1960 | Operated C-46[19] | ||||||||
3C | CEA | CORP-X | 1996 | 2007 | ||||||
1968 | 1971 | Operated Beech 18[20] | ||||||||
RLT | 1984 | 2002 | ||||||||
ROA | RENO AIR | 1992 | 1999 | Merged into American Airlines | ||||||
1994 | 1995 | [21] | ||||||||
RG | RGS | 1980 | 2000 | Established as Western Aircraft Salvage[22] | ||||||
RC | REP | REPUBLIC | 1979 | 1986 | Merged into Northwest Airlines | |||||
1983 | 1989 | Renamed to Trans States Airlines. Operated Swearingen Metro[23] | ||||||||
1990s | 1990s | Charter carrier [24] | ||||||||
1992 | 1992 | Scenic tours [25] | ||||||||
1949 | 1961 | [26] | ||||||||
1949 | 1949 | [27] | ||||||||
1982 | 1986 | Operated Piper aircraft[28] | ||||||||
1960 | 1971 | Absorbed by HATS Hawaiian Air Tour Service. Operated Aero Commander 500[29] | ||||||||
1988 | 1995 | Operated Convair 580[30] | ||||||||
1975 | 1979 | Renamed to Mid-South Airlines[31] | ||||||||
XK | 1984 | 1989 | Established as Catalina Commuter[32] | |||||||
RDS | 1989 | 2006 | Renamed to Rhoades Aviation. Operated Convair C-131, Convair 240, DC-3, Douglas DC-6[33] | |||||||
JN | RIA | RICHAIR | 1969 | 1996 | ||||||
1963 | 1971 | Operated Piper Twin Comanche, Twin Bonanza, Mitsubishi MU-2[34] | ||||||||
1945 | 1965 | Rebranded as Airlift International | ||||||||
XO | REO | RIO | 1967 | 1986 | Began as Hood Airlines | |||||
1968 | 1970 | Helicopter air taxi. Operated Bell 47, Bell 206[35] | ||||||||
1925 | 1929 | [36] | ||||||||
1950 | 1951 | Renamed to North Continent Airlines[37] | ||||||||
1945 | 1952 | Renamed to Mohawk Airlines[38] | ||||||||
ROX | 1997 | 2013 | Cargo operator[39] | |||||||
1969 | 1971 | Operated Cessna 206[40] | ||||||||
1964 | 1971 | Operated Cessna 206, Beech 18, Piper Twin Comanche[41] | ||||||||
JC | RMA | ROCKY MOUNTAIN | 1965 | 1991 | Began as Vail Airways. Merged into Continental Express | |||||
1994 | 1998 | Operated Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe[42] | ||||||||
1925 | 1928 | Operated Sikorsky S-29-A | ||||||||
1968 | 1969 | Operated Piper Apache, Aero Commander 500[43] | ||||||||
RAX | ROSIE | 1973 | 1991 | Became Flagship Express Services. Operated Consolidated PBY Catalina, DC-6, DC-8-63F[44] | ||||||
1920 | 1920 | Founded by Arthur Rosenthal and Thomas Swift. Operated Curtiss Jenny[45] | ||||||||
1976 | 1981 | Founded by Dick Callens. Operated Piper Seneca[46] | ||||||||
1930 | 1935 | Founded by Thomas Pedersen Roust [47] | ||||||||
1978 | 1980 | Operated Embraer Bandeirante[48] | ||||||||
1977 | 1986 | Operated Vickers Viscount[49] [50] | ||||||||
RLM | 1981 | 1993 | Operated Convair 240, Convair 600, Vickers Viscount[51] | |||||||
ZH | 1971 | 1986 | Established as Hawaii Wings in 1963. Operated Cessna 402C [52] | |||||||
1985 | 1986 | [53] | ||||||||
1981 | 1982 | Operated DC-3[54] | ||||||||
RWE | ROYAL WEST | 1981 | 1987 | Merged with Aero West Airlines in 1982. Operated DC-3, BAe 146[55] | ||||||
1986 | 1987 | [56] | ||||||||
1982 | 1982 | Established as Jamaire. Renamed to Sunbelt Airlines[57] | ||||||||
OQ | RAY | ROYALE AIR | 1968 | 1989 | ||||||
2002 | 2007 | Renamed to Northwest Sky Ferry[58] | ||||||||
RD | RYN | 2005 | 2005 | |||||||
1979 | 1988 | Established as Unalakleet Air Taxi. Renamed to Arctic Transportation Services[59] | ||||||||
1925 | 1926 | |||||||||
RD | RYN | RYAN | 1972 | 2013 | ||||||
1974 | 1975 | [60] | ||||||||
1972 | 1972 | Renamed to Century Airlines[61] | ||||||||
SP | SBR | 1978 | 1991 | [62] | ||||||
1964 | 1968 | Operated Piper Apache, Piper Comanche, Cherokee Six[63] | ||||||||
1961 | 1999 | [64] | ||||||||
8S | SIR | 1980 | 1997 | Operated DC-3, Convair 440. Renamed to Air Alaska Cargo | ||||||
S6 | MBI | 1968 | 2009 | Merged into McCall Aviation | ||||||
1987 | 2003 | |||||||||
1959 | 1960 | CAB-certificated as an intl carrier. | ||||||||
1950 | 1952 | Cargo operator [65] | ||||||||
OH | SFO AIRLINES | 1961 | 1986 | |||||||
1947 | 1989 | Commuter operator[66] | ||||||||
YS | 1970 | 1989 | Merged into Alaska Airlines[67] | |||||||
1999 | 2003 | [68] | ||||||||
1972 | 1972 | Intrastate air carrier [69] | ||||||||
Santa Fe Skyway | 1946 | 1947 | [70] | |||||||
1928 | 1935 | Founded by George Allan Hancock[71] | ||||||||
1983 | 1995 | Renamed to Merlin Express[72] | ||||||||
1990 | 1995 | Operated Cessna 206, Cessna 402C, Piper Navajo [73] | ||||||||
KS | 1961 | 1976 | Absorbed into Trans International Airlines | |||||||
1961 | 1998 | Operated Cessna 182, Cessna 425C, Cessna Citation [74] | ||||||||
1999 | 2019 | Established as Seven Bar Flying Services. Renamed to SevenBar Aviation. Medical transport operator.[75] | ||||||||
P1 | 2009 | 2009 | Charter carrier [76] | |||||||
1946 | 1948 | Operated Cessna UC-78[77] | ||||||||
1994 | 1995 | [78] | ||||||||
1992 | 1996 | [79] | ||||||||
YR | YRR | 1967 | 2007 | Acquired by Grand Canyon Airlines and renamed to Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines[80] | ||||||
1927 | 1930 | Renamed to Grand Canyon Airlines[81] | ||||||||
1953 | 1972 | Merged into Air Midwest | ||||||||
1979 | 1980 | Merged into Florida Commuter Airlines[82] | ||||||||
1947 | 1961 | Renamed to Seaboard World Airlines[83] | ||||||||
SB | SEW | SEABOARD | 1946 | 1980 | As Seaboard & Western Airlines, merged into Flying Tiger Line | |||||
1976 | 1980 | Operated Cessna 402, Piper Aztec[84] | ||||||||
1937 | 1939 | [85] | ||||||||
SCC | SEA-COASTER | 2002 | 2012 | |||||||
1988 | 1989 | Founded by J. Timothy Cracie[86] | ||||||||
1929 | 1930 | Operated Curtiss Robin[87] | ||||||||
1980 | 1986 | Established as Sea Airmotive. Operated Convair 440, Twin Otter[88] | ||||||||
2004 | 2006 | [89] | ||||||||
K5 | SQH | SASQUATCH | 2008 | 2016 | Went into bankruptcy [90] | |||||
1947 | 1949 | [91] | ||||||||
1965 | 1968 | Scheduled commuter air services [92] | ||||||||
1930 | 1930 | Founded by Vern Gorst[93] | ||||||||
1919 | 1919 | Established as Hubbard Air Transport[94] | ||||||||
1971 | 1971 | Operated Cessna 402[95] | ||||||||
1947 | 1999 | Medical transport operator. Renamed SB Air[96] | ||||||||
1957 | 1961 | Operated C-46, DC-4[97] | ||||||||
1964 | 1971 | Operated Cessna 182, Cessna 320[98] | ||||||||
1937 | 1939 | Founded by John Littley[99] | ||||||||
1982 | 1989 | Established as Ace Air Cargo Express. Operated C-47[100] | ||||||||
1968 | 1983 | Operated Piper Navajo[101] | ||||||||
SHV | SHAVANO | 1960 | 2002 | |||||||
XW | SHW | SHAWNEE | 1968 | 1975 | Acquired by Florida Airlines[102] | |||||
1961 | 1972 | Founded by Ernest Stadvec[103] | ||||||||
196 | 1971 | Operated Aero Commander 500, Piper Apache[104] | ||||||||
1948 | 1963 | Renamed to GCS Air Service[105] | ||||||||
2017 | 2017 | Operated Cessna Citation I[106] | ||||||||
1930 | 1931 | Operated Ogden Osprey | ||||||||
1968 | 1970 | Operated Beech E18S[107] | ||||||||
1980 | 2020 | Operated Cessna Caravan seaplane[108] | ||||||||
1968 | 1975 | Operated Beech E18S, DC-3[109] | ||||||||
1931 | 1932 | Operated Ogden Osprey | ||||||||
S5 | TCF | MERCURY | 1995 | 2017 | Republic Airways Holdings merged into another subsidiary | |||||
UA | UAL | UNITED | 1994 | 2001 | Subsidiary of United Airlines, renamed United Shuttle | |||||
1930 | n/a | Operated Stinson Detroiter (NC7474) | ||||||||
1927 | n/a | Founded by Charles L. Siemans | ||||||||
SRX | SIERRA EX | 1994 | 1996 | [110] | ||||||
1987 | 1989 | [111] | ||||||||
ZS | 1984 | 1997 | Operated Beech Baron, Cessna 402C[112] | |||||||
1965 | 1966 | Operated Beech 18[113] | ||||||||
1976 | 1982 | [114] | ||||||||
1974 | 1975 | Operated Beech Queen Air[115] | ||||||||
1979 | 1982 | Charter carrier[116] | ||||||||
1999 | 2008 | |||||||||
1975 | 1976 | [117] | ||||||||
MQ | SYM | SIMMONS | 1978 | 1998 | Merged into American Eagle Airlines | |||||
1962 | 1979 | Aerial fire fighting. Operated Grumman Tigercat[118] | ||||||||
1964 | 1977 | Third-level services [119] | ||||||||
1970 | 1979 | Established as Luthi Aviation. Operated Beech 18, Riley Rocket[120] | ||||||||
7J | SGY | 1964 | 2007 | [121] | ||||||
1993 | 1993 | Operated Boeing 727-200[122] | ||||||||
1988 | 1988 | To Airborne Express[123] | ||||||||
NE | SKD | SKY DAWG | 1954 | 1970 | [124] | |||||
WY | SHC | SKY HARBOR CHEYENNE | 1988 | [125] | ||||||
5K | SGB | SONGBIRD | 1990 | 2015 | Rebranded as Songbird Airways | |||||
1947 | 1953 | Established as Erie Isle Airways. Renamed to Island Airlines[126] | ||||||||
1965 | 1971 | [127] | ||||||||
1996 | 2000 | Renamed Discovery Airways in 1999 | ||||||||
1972 | 1975 | [128] | ||||||||
SX | SKB | SKYBUS | 2004 | 2008 | ||||||
1991 | 1992 | Operated GAF Nomad | ||||||||
1953 | 1954 | Founded by Irving E. Herman. Operated C-46[129] | ||||||||
1984 | 1991 | Established as Coker Airfreight. Acquired by Kitty Hawk Airways. Operated Douglas C-117D[130] | ||||||||
1981 | 1984 | Operated DC-3[131] | ||||||||
1967 | 1969 | Founded by Tom Wilson. To Puget Sound Airlines[132] | ||||||||
1979 | 1981 | Renamed to B.A.S Airlines[133] | ||||||||
2003 | 2005 | Rebranded as MAXjet Airways | ||||||||
1968 | 1969 | [134] | ||||||||
8M | SDD | SKY DANCE | 1989 | 1993 | Renamed Atlantic North Airlines[135] | |||||
1998 | 2000 | |||||||||
SSK | 1984 | 1987 | International pilgrimage[136] | |||||||
DN | 1973 | 1980 | Founded by Cecil Pond. Acquired Hub Airlines[137] | |||||||
XP | CXP | RUBY MOUNTAIN | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
4A | DYN | 2018 | 2018 | [138] | ||||||
1963 | 1964 | Operated C-46[139] | ||||||||
ZY | 1960 | 1979 | Air taxi operator[140] | |||||||
1968 | 1980 | Known as Skyway Commuter. Operated Beech E18S[141] | ||||||||
AL | SYX | SKYWAY-EX | 1994 | 2008 | ||||||
1984 | 1985 | Established ad Skyway of Ocala[142] | ||||||||
1981 | 1984 | Operated as Air Florida Commuter[143] | ||||||||
1946 | 1951 | Operated C-46, DC-3, Lockheed Lodestar[144] | ||||||||
1969 | 1972 | Renamed to Transair Cargo[145] | ||||||||
1978 | [146] | |||||||||
PC | SPC | 1986 | 1992 | Formerly Denver Ports of Call | ||||||
1946 | 1966 | To Airlift International | ||||||||
SLO | SLOCUM | 1981 | 1984 | Operated as Air Florida Commuter[147] | ||||||
2007 | 2009 | Operated BAE Jetstream[148] | ||||||||
MJ | STG | STAGE | 1967 | 1990 | Operated Convair 580, Convair 600, DC-3[149] | |||||
1993 | 1993 | Not launched | ||||||||
1968 | 1972 | Operated Cessna 206, Cherokee Six[150] | ||||||||
1964 | 1971 | Operated Beech 18, Dumod Infinité I, PacAero Tradewind[151] | ||||||||
1978 | 1979 | [152] | ||||||||
DL | DAL | DELTA | 2003 | 2006 | Merged back in with its parent company, Delta Air Lines | |||||
6K | SGB | SONGBIRD | 1990 | 2017 | Began as Sky King Inc.[153] | |||||
1967 | 1971 | Operated Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Piper PA-23[154] | ||||||||
1953 | 1962 | [155] | ||||||||
1968 | 1969 | Operated Aero Commander 500, Turbo Commander 690[156] | ||||||||
1927 | n/a | Founded by Stephen Darius, Carl G Jordan. Operated Pheasant H-10 | ||||||||
SCA | 1967 | 2001 | Founded by Harold and Irene Andersen. Operated BAe Jetstream 31, BN Islander, Cessna[157] | |||||||
1971 | 1977 | [158] | ||||||||
1963 | 1964 | [159] | ||||||||
1960 | 1963 | Merged into Pan Am in 1964 | ||||||||
HK | SPI | SOUTH PACIFIC | 1973 | 1987 | ||||||
WE | SWC | 2002 | 2005 | Merged into Centurion Cargo. Operated DC-10 | ||||||
XE | SCA | SOUTH CENTRAL | 1975 | 1999 | [160] | |||||
SL | SOUTHEAST | 1956 | 1959 | [161] | ||||||
NS | SEA | SOUTHEAST AIR | 1966 | 1981 | Originally known as Cat Cay Airlines | |||||
Sl | SNK | 1999 | 2004 | |||||||
1960 | 1979 | Operated de Havilland Dove[162] | ||||||||
SE | 1968 | 1983 | Founded by Dean Williams and Billy Bernhardt. Operated Cessna 207, DHC Beaver[163] | |||||||
1973 | 1983 | Acquired by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | ||||||||
1929 | 1929 | Controlled by Avco, the company that organized American Airlines | ||||||||
SJ | SJM | SOUTHERN AIR | 1947 | 1998 | To Southern Air | |||||
1981 | 1981 | Rebranding Florida Commuter Airlines[164] | ||||||||
1996 | 1997 | [165] | ||||||||
SO | SO | SOUTHERN | 1949 | 1979 | Merged with North Central Airlines to form Republic Airlines (1979–1986) | |||||
1985 | 1987 | Established a Flight Line[166] | ||||||||
1964 | 1974 | Operated Cessna 182, Cessna 206[167] | ||||||||
1959 | 1960 | Operated C-46[168] | ||||||||
1984 | 1986 | Formerly known as Finair Express[169] | ||||||||
1981 | 1981 | Successor of Florida Airlines operated as Air Florida Commuter[170] | ||||||||
6J | ALC | ACOM | 1946 | 1991 | Established as Atlantic City Airlines operating as Allegheny Commuter[171] | |||||
1965 | 1990 | Operated Twin Otter, Dash-8[172] | ||||||||
SF | 1977 | 1979 | [173] | |||||||
1980 | 1981 | [174] | ||||||||
1980 | A virtual airline (economics) which markets air travel branding | |||||||||
1928 | 1929 | Acquired by American Airlines | ||||||||
1965 | 1967 | Established as Wild Goose Flying Service[175] | ||||||||
1941 | 1958 | Renamed to Pacific Air Lines | ||||||||
1928 | n/a | Operated Ryan Brougham | ||||||||
2001 | 2004 | Cargo carrier. Operated Embraer Bandeirante[176] | ||||||||
1968 | 2005 | Operated Twin Otter[177] | ||||||||
2005 | 2009 | Commuter and package carrier [178] | ||||||||
1994 | 1995 | Charter operator [179] | ||||||||
1977 | 1979 | Renamed to Great Lakes Airlines[180] | ||||||||
IM | IAS | BOXHALUER | 1959 | 1989 | Established as IASCO[181] | |||||
1990 | 2012 | [182] | ||||||||
WCC | WEST COAST | 1982 | 1999 | [183] | ||||||
1997 | 1997 | To Ameriflight[184] | ||||||||
1968 | 1971 | Operated Aero Commander 680[185] | ||||||||
1993 | 1995 | Renamed to Pacific International Airlines[186] | ||||||||
1964 | 1971 | Operated Piper Twin Comanche[187] | ||||||||
January 1914 | May 1914 | Benoist Type XIV | ||||||||
1958 | 1961 | Founded by Ernest Stadvec. Operated Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer[188] | ||||||||
1958 | 1961 | Operated Beech Twin Bonanza, Lockheed L.12 Electra[189] | ||||||||
1946 | 1953 | Renamed to Standard Airways[190] | ||||||||
1927 | 1930 | Subsidiary of Aero Corporation of California. In 1930 acquired by Western Air Express | ||||||||
1945 | 1957 | Established as Fireball Air Express[191] | ||||||||
FD | 1953 | 1968 | Established as Standard Air Cargo[192] | |||||||
1966 | 1969 | Operated Beech 18, Piper Navajo[193] | ||||||||
1932 | 1944 | Renamed to Alaska Airlines | ||||||||
1975 | 1975 | Operated BAC One-Eleven[194] | ||||||||
1987 | 1991 | Cargo feeder for FedEx Express[195] | ||||||||
1965 | 1966 | Contract service operator [196] | ||||||||
1991 | 2000 | Operated Convair 240C, Convair 440F [197] | ||||||||
1998 | 1998 | [198] | ||||||||
1940 | 1940 | Operated Lockheed Lodestar, Bellanca Cruisair | ||||||||
1981 | 1984 | [199] | ||||||||
YW | SWJ | STATES | 1986 | 1993 | ||||||
1964 | 1965 | Operated de Havilland Dove[200] | ||||||||
1992 | 2001 | [201] | ||||||||
1946 | 1971 | [202] | ||||||||
VB | 1972 | 1978 | Renamed WestAir Commuter Airlines[203] | |||||||
1925 | 1930 | Purchased by National Air Transport | ||||||||
1936 | 1938 | [204] | ||||||||
SRY | STINGRAY | 2010 | 2012 | |||||||
AL | 1968 | 1989 | To Allegheny Airlines | |||||||
DU | SMM | SUMMITAIR | 1966 | 1986 | Established as Del Air Cargo Airlines[205] | |||||
1946 | 1947 | Established as Challenger Airlines[206] | ||||||||
1999 | 1999 | Charter operator[207] | ||||||||
SM | 1988 | 1996 | Cargo operator. Operated Piper Lance[208] | |||||||
2014 | 2016 | Acquired by Southern Airways Express[209] | ||||||||
2011 | 2014 | Rebranded as Sun Air Express | ||||||||
OO | 1968 | 1984 | Established as Borrego Springs Airlines. Merged into SkyWest Airlines | |||||||
1967 | 1970 | Founded by George Caleshu. Operated Beech 18, Twin Otter, de Havilland Heron[210] | ||||||||
YX | 1969 | 1978 | [211] | |||||||
JX | SJI | SUNJET | 1993 | 1997 | Founded by Tom Kolfenbach. Renamed to Southeast Airlines[212] | |||||
RF | 1980 | 1981 | Operated single Boeing 737-200[213] | |||||||
SNP | 1995 | 1999 | Operated Boeing 727-200[214] | |||||||
1964 | 1972 | Established as Janss Airways in 1964. Acquired by Key Airlines[215] | ||||||||
1968 | 1972 | Formerly Sun Valley Airlines renamed to Key Airlines | ||||||||
KY | SNW | SUN WEST | 1980 | 1985 | ||||||
OY | SUA | SUNBIRD | 1982 | 1994 | Went bankrupt[216] | |||||
JM | BTR | 1979 | 1984 | Known as Jamaire until March 1982[217] | ||||||
1984 | 1989 | Operated Convair 440[218] | ||||||||
ED | SBD | SUNBIRD | 1979 | 1987 | Absorbed by Atlanta Express. Became CCAir in 1986.[219] | |||||
1980 | 1980 | Operated Piper Cherokee Six[220] | ||||||||
B6 | 1993 | 1996 | [221] | |||||||
WS | SNT | SUNCOAST | 1986 | 1988 | Went bankrupt. Operated Boeing 727-100 | |||||
1997 | 1999 | Operated Cessna Citation V, Learjet 35[222] | ||||||||
OQ | SDC | SUNDANCE | 1967 | 2000 | Established as Lake Powell Air Service[223] | |||||
SM | SWI | SUNWORLD | 1996 | 2004 | ||||||
JK | SWI | SUNWORLD | 1983 | 1988 | Established as Jetwest International Airways | |||||
1950 | 1953 | Operated DC-3[224] | ||||||||
1972 | 1973 | Operated BN Islander[225] | ||||||||
1960 | 1963 | Operated de Havilland Dove, Aero Commander[226] | ||||||||
1961 | 1962 | |||||||||
1994 | 2003 | To Mesa Airlines | ||||||||
1979 | 1985 | Established as Forde-Aire. Operated Riley Turbo Skyliner, Piper Aztec[227] | ||||||||
WQ | SWQ | SWIFTFLIGHT | 1997 | 2019 | Renamed to iAero Airways | |||||
WI | 1969 | 1981 | Merged with Golden Gate Airlines | |||||||
2000 | 2001 | Renamed to Tourjets[228] | ||||||||
1990 | 2000 | Renamed to International Air Response. Operated Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-7B [229] | ||||||||
TBI | TAB | 1992 | 2005 | Operated Beech 1900[230] | ||||||
1959 | 1970 | Shut down following crash | ||||||||
1929 | 1930 | Merged with Western Air Express to form Transcontinental & Western Air | ||||||||
XP | CXP | CASINO EXPRESS | 1999 | 1999 | ||||||
1984 | 1994 | Operated Cessna Stationair, DHC Beaver[231] | ||||||||
1947 | 1948 | Renamed to Talkeetna Air Taxi[232] | ||||||||
1964 | 1969 | Renamed to Southcoast Airways[233] | ||||||||
1972 | 1974 | Renamed to Alaska Central Airways[234] | ||||||||
1930s | 1930s | Operated Stinson Detroiter | ||||||||
2016 | 2018 | [235] | ||||||||
1977 | 2000 | Renamed to Taquan Air. Operated DHC Beaver[236] | ||||||||
THC | TARHEEL | 1975 | 2000 | [237] | ||||||
1977 | 1980 | Renamed to Everts Air Alaska. Operated Cessna 180[238] | ||||||||
1955 | 1957 | Founded by William Knight. Renamed to TAG Airlines. Operated DHC Otter[239] | ||||||||
UA | UAL | UNITED | 2004 | 2009 | Merged back into parent company United Airlines | |||||
TB | 1976 | 1980 | Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy[240] | |||||||
1995 | 2004 | [241] | ||||||||
TEH | TEMPELHOF | 1981 | 1990 | Operated from West Berlin | ||||||
1968 | 1968 | [242] | ||||||||
2007 | 2018 | Executive jet charter. Went bankrupt[243] | ||||||||
1986 | 1991 | The helicopter division continue to operate as TEMSCO Helicopters Inc.[244] | ||||||||
ZN | TEN | TENNESSEE | 1978 | 1990 | Operated Embraer Bandeirante[245] | |||||
2009 | 2012 | A Pacific Wings subsidiary | ||||||||
1987 | 2006 | [246] | ||||||||
TI | TIA | TEXAS | 1969 | 1982 | Merged into Continental Airlines | |||||
TXN | TEXAS NATIONAL | 1986 | 1988 | Established as Border Airlines[247] | ||||||
1963 | 1963 | Operated DC-3[248] | ||||||||
1923 | 1932 | Renamed to Johnson Airways[249] | ||||||||
1962 | 1983 | Operated as an Allegheny Commuter[250] | ||||||||
LP | HEA | 1982 | 1983 | |||||||
5Q | 1986 | 1987 | ||||||||
1975 | 1978 | Founded by Jack Holzman and Robert Frost. Established as Ananda Air[251] | ||||||||
1928 | 1932 | Renamed to Transamerican Airlines | ||||||||
1929 | 1930 | Operated Great Lakes 2-T-1, Bellanca CH-200[252] | ||||||||
1964 | 1969 | Renamed to Key Airlines. Operated Twin Otter[253] | ||||||||
1992 | 1996 | Charter operator[254] | ||||||||
1969 | 1972 | Cargo carrier[255] | ||||||||
TMM | WILLOW RUN | 1994 | 2005 | Cargo carrier. Operated L-188, DC-8[256] | ||||||
TI | TOL | TOL AIR | 1983 | 2006 | Acquired by Four Star Air Cargo | |||||
2001 | 2002 | Established as Swissjets[257] | ||||||||
FF | TOW | TEE AIR | 1983 | 2000 | ||||||
1950 | 1958 | Established as Trans-Pacific Airlines[258] | ||||||||
UF | 1989 | 1996 | [259] | |||||||
WI | TDX | TRADEWINDS EXPRESS | 1991 | 2010 | ||||||
GO | TRA | TRANS ISLAND | 1982 | 1986 | Established as Trans Island Airways[260] | |||||
1962 | 1963 | Renamed to Air Lines. Operated Aero Commanders[261] | ||||||||
1986 | 1989 | [262] | ||||||||
1955 | 1963 | Operated DC-4, DC-6A, PBY-5A Catalina[263] | ||||||||
ECQ | 1992 | 1995 | [264] | |||||||
TR | TCA | 1945 | 1971 | Acquired by American Airlines | ||||||
TR | TCA | 1945 | 1971 | Original name of Trans Caribbean Airways | ||||||
TD | TCN | TRANSCOM | 1974 | 1992 | Established as International Airlines Academy. Rebranded as Express.Net Airlines | |||||
1963 | 1972 | Formed as Statewide Airlines | ||||||||
1982 | 1984 | Established as New York Air. Renamed to Island Air. Operated Twin Otter, Embraer Bandeirante[265] | ||||||||
1957 | 1961 | Founded by Donald Rich[266] | ||||||||
1979 | 1984 | Charter carrier[267] | ||||||||
2002 | 2003 | [268] | ||||||||
TV | TRANSAMERICA | 1960 | 1986 | Formed as Los Angeles Air Service (1946), rebranded as Transamerica Airlines | ||||||
BAP | BIG APPLE | 1998 | 2002 | [269] | ||||||
GO | TRA | TRANS ISLAND | 1977 | 1982 | Sold and renamed to Trans Air[270] | |||||
1969 | 1974 | Merged into Air Idaho[271] | ||||||||
1973 | 1979 | [272] | ||||||||
1989 | 1990 | Established as Gulf Air International[273] | ||||||||
1971 | 1980 | Operated Piper Navajo[274] | ||||||||
1975 | 1977 | Founded by Louis Rosembaum. Established as El Paso Transport[275] | ||||||||
TSI | 1970 | 1971 | Founded by Chris Condon and Allan Silliphant. Renamed to Sierra Pacific Airlines[276] | |||||||
1976 | 1985 | Established as Pee Dee Air Express Inc.[277] | ||||||||
1984 | 1985 | Routes that had been dropped by Piedmont Airlines[278] | ||||||||
AX | LOF | WATERSKI | 1989 | 2020 | Shutdown due to travel disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
TW | TWA | TWA | 1950 | 2001 | Merged into American Airlines | |||||
RZ | 1987 | 1995 | ||||||||
GJB | SKY TRUCK | 1977 | ? | |||||||
1968 | 1971 | Operated Beech Queen Air, Beech Bonanza[279] | ||||||||
ZM | ACN | 1980 | 1984 | [280] | ||||||
VJ | TCE | TRANS COLORADO | 1980 | 1988 | Became a Continental Express carrier | |||||
TFA | TRANS FLORIDA | 1966 | 2006 | Established as Daytona Aviation in 1962[281] | ||||||
1945 | 1946 | Charter services[282] | ||||||||
1969 | 1970 | Operated Beech 99, Cherokee Six[283] | ||||||||
XU | 1966 | 1986 | ||||||||
1971 | 1973 | Founded by Tom Brown. Operated Cessna 402A [284] | ||||||||
1968 | 1971 | Commuter services. Operated Beech C-45 Expeditor[285] | ||||||||
1946 | 1950 | Renamed to TPA-The Aloha Airline. Operated C-47[286] | ||||||||
TT | 1947 | 1968 | Renamed to Texas International Airlines. Operated DC-3, Convair 240[287] | |||||||
1946 | 1946 | [288] | ||||||||
1946 | 1949 | Operated DC-3, DC-4, Lockheed Super Electra, Lockheed Lodestar[289] | ||||||||
1972 | 1977 | Established as Skyways International in 1962[290] | ||||||||
1946 | 1948 | Operated C-46 | ||||||||
TV | TVA | TRANS-AMERICA | 1979 | 1986 | Established in 1948 as Los Angeles Air Services | |||||
1930 | 1950 | Renamed to Trans World Airlines; operated DC-1, DC-2[291] | ||||||||
1928 | 1929 | Merged with Maddux Air Lines to form TAT-Maddux Air Lines | ||||||||
T9 | TRZ | TRANS MERIDIAN | 1995 | 2005 | Established as Prime Air | |||||
TL | TALOA | 1946 | 1960 | Went bankrupt[292] | ||||||
QG | GAT | GULFTRANS | 1989 | 1990 | Established as Gulf Air Transport. Charter operator | |||||
TRH | TRANSTAR | 1992 | 1993 | [293] | ||||||
MC | TST | TRANSTAR | 1986 | 1987 | Shut down by parent company Southwest Airlines | |||||
1963 | n/a | Operated Lockheed L-1049[294] | ||||||||
ACW | 1977 | 1981 | Established as Zoom Zoom Air in 1973. Renamed to Air Charter West. Operated DC-3[295] | |||||||
WZ | TRW | TRANS WEST | 1977 | 1983 | Acquired by Horizon Air | |||||
1969 | 1972 | As part of Allegheny Commuter. Operated Beech 99[296] | ||||||||
1929 | 1929 | Rename to New York Safety Airlines. Operated Ford Trimotor (NC1780)[297] | ||||||||
1930 | 1936 | Renamed to Hanford Tri-State Airlines[298] | ||||||||
1971 | 1972 | Established as Air Enterprises in 1969[299] | ||||||||
RI | 1967 | 1978 | Operated Beech 18, DC-3[300] | |||||||
1993 | 1993 | [301] | ||||||||
T3 | TRY | TRISTAR AIR | 1995 | 1997 | ||||||
1980 | 1989 | Associated with Air Molokai[302] | ||||||||
1988 | 1988 | [303] | ||||||||
1986 | 1989 | [304] | ||||||||
1968 | 1971 | Operated Beech 18[305] | ||||||||
TB | TPS | TRUMP | 1989 | 1992 | To US Airways Shuttle | |||||
1995 | 1995 | Operated Beech 18[306] | ||||||||
1928 | 1929 | Ownership transferred to Universal Aviation Corporation[307] | ||||||||
1995 | 1995 | Charter carrier[308] | ||||||||
1972 | 2015 | Founded by Robert Caravan[309] | ||||||||
1947 | 1950 | Renamed to Lake Central Airlines[310] | ||||||||
TWC Aviation, Inc | California | San José | 1998 | 2015 | Acquired and rebranded into Landmark Aviation[311] | |||||
1946 | 1963 | Founded by Glen Shave and Christopher Bachman. Operated DC-3, DC-4. To North American Airlines [312] | ||||||||
OF | 1975 | 1986 | Operated DHC Beaver[313] | |||||||
1965 | 1967 | Merged into Wright Airlines[314] | ||||||||
1973 | 1975 | Cargo operator[315] | ||||||||
1945 | 1952 | Non-scheduled services[316] | ||||||||
BH | 1977 | 1979 | Renamed to Air U.S.[317] | |||||||
ULT | ULTRAIR | 1993 | 1994 | [318] | ||||||
RL | ULT | 1993 | 1994 | Operated 727-200[319] | ||||||
1953 | 1979 | Renamed to Ryan Air[320] | ||||||||
1971 | 1971 | Merged with California Air Charter[321] | ||||||||
U2 | UFS | FEEDER EXPRESS | 1993 | 2000 | [322] | |||||
UA | UAL | UNITED | 1994 | 2001 | Subsidiary of United Airlines, formerly Shuttle by United; folded back into United | |||||
1929 | 1930 | Operated Ryan Brougham | ||||||||
1946 | 1964 | Carrier operating primarily for the US Military [323] | ||||||||
1929 | 1929 | Founded by W R Frentzel, C M Baker & Francis Baker[324] | ||||||||
1928 | 1934 | Merged with 90 other airlines to form American Airlines | ||||||||
UV | UTQ | 1966 | 1972 | Established as Zantop Air Transport. To Saturn Airways | ||||||
1990 | 1992 | Cargo operator[325] | ||||||||
Missouri | 1929 | An airline holding company | ||||||||
1964 | 1975 | Operated Beech 99, Beech E18S[326] | ||||||||
1955 | n/a | |||||||||
1949 | 1956 | Founded by Louis Powell and Wyman Reynolds[327] | ||||||||
US | USA | US AIR | 1997 | 2015 | Merged into American Airlines | |||||
Rebranded as American Eagle | ||||||||||
Founded as Eastern Air Lines Shuttle, rebranded as American Airlines Shuttle | ||||||||||
1974 | 1974 | Delivery of documents and small packages [328] | ||||||||
UH | USH | US HELI | 2004 | 2009 | ||||||
US | GWY | GETAWAY | 2001 | 2012 | ||||||
1994 | 1995 | |||||||||
1979 | 1997 | Renamed to US Airways | ||||||||
1931 | n/a | |||||||||
1965 | 1977 | Operated Lockheed L-12 Electra Junior, Piper Navajo, Piper Twin Comanche[329] | ||||||||
1970 | 1974 | Operated DC-6B, L-188 Electra[330] | ||||||||
1966 | 1968 | Founded by Gordon Autry[331] | ||||||||
1950 | n/a | Feeder service. Operated Beech Bonanza, Ryan Navion | ||||||||
1980 | 1984 | Merged with Air North to form Liberty Air[332] | ||||||||
1972 | 1973 | [333] | ||||||||
VIN | 1979 | 1980 | [334] | |||||||
1968 | 1974 | Merged with Ram Airways to form Pacific Northwest Airways[335] | ||||||||
1981 | 1989 | Renamed to Northeast Express[336] | ||||||||
1975 | 1977 | [337] | ||||||||
1981 | 1981 | [338] | ||||||||
1965 | 1967 | [339] | ||||||||
J7 | VJA | CRITTER | 1993 | 1997 | Merged into AirTran Airways | |||||
1928 | n/a | Founded by Clare Vance. Operated Stinson Detroiter | ||||||||
1949 | 1970 | Became McCulloch International Airlines | ||||||||
NJ | VGD | VANGUARD AIR | 1994 | 2002 | Low cost /low fare airline | |||||
1926 | 1934 | Merged into United Airlines | ||||||||
1980 | 1983 | renamed to Jetstream International Airlines[340] | ||||||||
1964 | 1975 | Renamed to Britt Airways[341] | ||||||||
VM | VMA | VERO MAMMOUTH | 1973 | 1975 | Operated de Havilland Heron, Martin 4-0-4[342] | |||||
1945 | n/a | Operated DC-3, DC-4[343] | ||||||||
VC | SRY | 2015 | 2019 | Established as Charter Air Transport. Operated Embraer Brasilia, Embraer ERJ 145[344] | ||||||
1935 | 1935 | Charter and resort air service [345] | ||||||||
VC | SRY | STINGRAY | 1997 | 2019 | Went bankrupt | |||||
1995 | 1999 | [346] | ||||||||
1945 | 1949 | Established as Aero-Van Express[347] | ||||||||
VO | VIK | VIKING | 1969 | 1994 | Acquired by Eagle Air International[348] | |||||
1992 | 1995 | Founded by Richard Branson operated in 1940s livery[349] | ||||||||
VQ | VPP | VINTAGE | 1992 | 2008 | Went bankrupt | |||||
VX | VRD | REDWOOD | 2004 | 2018 | Acquired by Alaska Airlines | |||||
VSS | WATERBIRD | 1982 | 1989 | [350] | ||||||
1974 | 1979 | Operated BN islander, Short Skyvan[351] | ||||||||
1964 | 1967 | Operated shuttle service. Renamed to Imperial Airlines[352] | ||||||||
VCT | VISCOUNT AIR | 1992 | 1996 | Operated B-727, B-737 | ||||||
V2 | RBY | RUBY | 1994 | 2017 | Established as Vision Air. Incorporated in Virginia. Revoked by State | |||||
1970 | 1973 | Airline division of Volusia Aviation Service[353] | ||||||||
1965 | 1972 | Established as Champs Aviation[354] | ||||||||
1930 | 1930 | [355] | ||||||||
XW | WRC | 1982 | 2003 | Established as Jet Hansa Corporation in 1967[356] | ||||||
1971 | 1971 | Third-level services. Operated Piper Twin Comanche, Piper Apache[357] | ||||||||
1946 | 1948 | Operated Lockheed Lodestar, DC-3[358] | ||||||||
1968 | 1969 | STOL operation [359] | ||||||||
1928 | 1929 | Scenic flights [360] | ||||||||
1961 | 1971 | Operated Beech 18, Piper Apache[361] | ||||||||
1999 | 2018 | Operated Cessna Grand Caravan[362] | ||||||||
1945 | 1947 | Intrastate carrier [363] | ||||||||
1935 | 1936 | |||||||||
1970 | 1979 | Founded by Jim Webber. Merged with Flair Air to form Southeast Alaska Airlines. Operated DHC Beaver], Grumman Goose[364] | ||||||||
1932 | 1961 | Founded by Larry Schmidlapp and George "Pappy" Wedekind. Operated Waco VKS-7[365] | ||||||||
1929 | 1936 | Founded by Jimmy Wedell and Harry Palmerston Williams. Acquired by Eastern Air Lines. Operated Lockheed Vega 5B[366] | ||||||||
1964 | 1971 | Operated Piper Navajo, Piper Twin Comanche, Piper Cherokee[367] | ||||||||
1966 | 1971 | Operated de Havilland Dove, Cherokee Six, Cessna 182[368] | ||||||||
WCC | WEST COAST | 1982 | 1999 | Cargo carrier[369] | ||||||
WC | 1941 | 1968 | Merged with Pacific Air Lines and Bonanza Air Lines to form Air West which was then renamed Hughes Airwest in 1970 | |||||||
1978 | 1986 | Established as Stol Air Commuter. Renamed to WestAir Commuter Airlines[370] | ||||||||
OE | SDU | SUNDANCE | 1978 | 1992 | Formerly Stol Air Commuter, to Mesa Air Group | |||||
1947 | 1960 | [371] | ||||||||
WS | WSA | WESTATES | 1984 | 1995 | Renamed to Gray Line Air[372] | |||||
1926 | 1930 | Operated Douglas M-2, Fokker F-10[373] | ||||||||
2004 | 2016 | Operated Beech Queen Air 70[374] | ||||||||
1960 | 1960 | Aerial firefighting carrier. Renamed to Aero Union. Operated B-25 Mitchell[375] | ||||||||
1930 | 1930 | Operated Ford Trimotor | ||||||||
1972 | 1976 | Operated Beech Queen Air, Riley Dove 400[376] | ||||||||
1964 | 1971 | Operated Beech 18, Piper Apache[377] | ||||||||
1974 | 1980 | Operated Beech 18, Piper Apache[378] | ||||||||
WA | WAL | WESTERN | 1941 | 1987 | Merged into Delta Air Lines | |||||
XP | CXP | RUBY MOUNTAIN | 2007 | 2007 | ||||||
1940 | 1973 | Merged with Kodiak Airways to form Kodiak Western Alaska[379] | ||||||||
2007 | ||||||||||
W7 | KMR | KOMSTAR | 1995 | 1998 | ||||||
1981 | 1986 | Acquired by Temsco Airlines[380] | ||||||||
1998 | 1999 | Renamed to Allegiant Air[381] | ||||||||
CN | WWD | WESTWARD | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||
1969 | 1991 | Established as Wheeler Flying Service[382] | ||||||||
1964 | 1969 | Founded by Wes Luipen. To Puget Sound Airlines[383] | ||||||||
1982 | 1984 | [384] | ||||||||
WC | WAA | 1973 | 1982 | Several name changes over the years, final name Wien[385] | ||||||
1926 | 1935 | Established as Northern Air Transport[386] | ||||||||
1935 | 1968 | Merged with Northern Consolidated Airlines to form Wien Consolidated Airlines[387] | ||||||||
1968 | 1973 | Formed by the merger of Wien Alaska Airlines and Northern Consolidated Airlines[388] | ||||||||
1984 | 1992 | [389] | ||||||||
1984 | 1992 | [390] | ||||||||
1998 | 1998 | [391] | ||||||||
1981 | 1983 | Operated BN Islander[392] | ||||||||
1931 | 1942 | Certificated by the Civil Aeronautics Board in 1939, owned by the Wrigley family. | ||||||||
WNA | WINAIR | 1997 | 1999 | |||||||
1931 | 1946 | Freight service. Operated DC-3 towing Waco CG-4[393] | ||||||||
WAI | 2008 | 2010 | [394] | |||||||
WQ | WAW | WING SHUTTLE | 1977 | 1991 | ||||||
1993 | 1993 | Cargo carrier. Acquired by Ameriflight[395] | ||||||||
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 | ||
RM | WWM | WINGS WEST | 1979 | 1998 | Later operated as American Eagle, then merged into Simmons Airlines | |||||
1990 | 1990 | Operated Boeing 727. Salmon transport [396] | ||||||||
1976 | 1977 | [397] | ||||||||
1946 | 1952 | Renamed to North Central Airlines[398] | ||||||||
4W | 1983 | 1985 | Operated Beech 99, Twin Otter. Went bankrupt[399] | |||||||
1932 | 1945 | Renamed to Pacific Northern Airlines[400] | ||||||||
1961 | 2000 | [401] | ||||||||
WO | WOA | WORLD | 1948 | 2014 | ||||||
1968 | 1970 | [402] | ||||||||
1956 | 1962 | Established as Pearson-Alaska Airlines in 1948. Operated DC-4, C-46, L-749, L-1049[403] | ||||||||
1983 | 1986 | Subsidiary of Carefree Vacations Inc.[404] | ||||||||
1973 | 1991 | Established as Bluebell Aviation in 1969. Renamed to Tradewinds Airlines[405] | ||||||||
FW | WRT | WRIGHT | 1966 | 1983 | Went bankrupt | |||||
1967 | 1987 | Acquired by BAX Global[406] | ||||||||
1930 | 1937 | Renamed to Inland Air Lines. Operated Stinson Junior, Boeing 247D [407] | ||||||||
1930 | 1938 | Renamed to Inland Air Lines in 1938[408] | ||||||||
XP | CXP | CASINO EXPRESS | 1987 | 2021 | Founded as Casino Express Airlines commenced operations in 1989. Rebranded as Avelo Airlines. | |||||
1962 | 1968 | Acquired by Executive Airlines. Operated de Havilland Dove[409] | ||||||||
JE | 1975 | 1981 | [410] | |||||||
1967 | 1973 | Founded by Roger Dowding. Renamed to Air North[411] | ||||||||
1987 | 1994 | Renamed to Alaska Central Express[412] | ||||||||
4Y | UYA | 2004 | 2017 | [413] | ||||||
1974 | 2000 | Established as Bob Harris Flying Service. Renamed to Flight Alaska[414] | ||||||||
1962 | 1966 | To Universal Airlines | ||||||||
1946 | 1962 | Became Zantop Air Transport | ||||||||
VK | ZAN | ZANTOP | 1972 | 2005 | ||||||
2015 | 2017 | Established as Advanced Air Management[415] | ||||||||
1972 | 1980 | Renamed to Air New Mexico. Air ambulance services[416] | ||||||||
1942 | 1946 | Renamed Empire Airlines[417] | ||||||||
1973 | 1974 | Renamed to Air Charter West. Operated Basler BT-67[418] |