The following is a list of defunct airlines of the United States. However, some of these airlines have ceased operations completely, changed identities and/or FAA certificates and are still operating under a different name (e.g. America West Airlines changed to use the identity of US Airways in 2005 – which itself also changed identity to American Airlines in 2015).
For reasons of size, this article is broken into four parts:
- List of defunct airlines of the United States (A–C)
- List of defunct airlines of the United States (D–I)
- List of defunct airlines of the United States (J–P)
- List of defunct airlines of the United States (Q–Z)
Airline | State or territory | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hubs and focus cities | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
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Jamaire | Arkansas | Harrell Field | 1979 | 1982 | [1] | ||||
Janair | JAX | JANAIR | 1988 | 1988 | [2] | ||||
Janss Airways | Utah | Salt Lake City | 1966 | 1969 | Renamed to Sun Valley Airlines[3] | ||||
Jefferson | Minnesota | Minneapolis | 1928 | 1928 | Operated Ford Trimotor[4] | ||||
Jet 24 | Florida | ![]() | TJ | JTS | Miami | 1979 | 1986 | ||
Jet Alaska | Alaska | Anchorage | 1985 | 1985 | [5] | ||||
Jet America | California | ![]() | SI | JET | Long Beach | 1981 | 1987 | Merged into Alaska Airlines | |
Jet Aviation | BZF | BIZFLEET | 1999 | 1999 | [6] | ||||
Jet Charter | JCT | JET CHARTER | 1997 | 1998 | [7][8] | ||||
Jet Charter Jets | Nevada | Las Vegas McCarran | 1994 | 1994 | [9] | ||||
Jet Courier | Ohio | DWW | DON JUAN | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky | 1974 | 1985 | Renamed to Wright International Express[10] | ||
Jet East International | Texas | JED | JET EAST | Dallas Love Field | 1983 | 2000 | Renamed to Express One International[11] | ||
Jet Express | Virginia | JI | JEX | JETEX | Charlottesville–Albemarle | 1983 | 1993 | Established as Bader Express. Become the last Midway Airlines [12] | |
Jet Fleet International Airlines | Texas | JFC | JET-FLEET | Dallas/Fort Worth | 1969 | 1992 | [13] | ||
Jet Freight Cargo | Florida | JED | JET EAST | Miami | 1977 | 1980 | Renamed to Concord[14] | ||
Jet Hansa Corporation | Florida | XW | WRC | West Palm Beach | 1967 | 1975 | Charter flights. Operated Hansa Jet. Renamed to Walker’s Cay Airlines[15] | ||
Jet U.S. | Michigan | Detroit | 1993 | 1993 | Operated one week[16] | ||||
Jet Way | Michigan | JWY | Willow Run | 1970s | 1984 | Acquired by Kalitta Air[17] | |||
JetAmerica | Florida | J1 | BSK | BISCAYNE | Toledo Express | 2007 | 2009 | As Air Azul | |
Jetstream International Airlines | Ohio | VNA | JETSTREAM INTERNATIONAL | Dayton | 1983 | 1995 | Established as Vee Neal Airlines. Renamed to PSA Airlines[18] | ||
JetTrain | New York | JTN | JETTRAIN | Newark Liberty | 1994 | 1996 | Established as AirTrain Airlines[19] | ||
JetWest | Colorado | Denver | 1969 | 1970 | Absorbed by Frontier Airlines (1950–1986) | ||||
Jetwest International | California | Los Angeles | 1994 | 1995 | Charter operator[20] | ||||
Jetwest International Airways | Nevada | Las Vegas McCarran | 1981 | 1982 | Renamed to Sunworld International[21] | ||||
Jetwingsco | Florida | Fort Myers | 2001 | 2004 | Operated Cessna Citation I, Gulfstream III[22] | ||||
Jim Dodson Air Service | Alaska | Anchorage | 1937 | 1943 | Acquired by Ray Petersen Flying Service[23] | ||||
Jim Hankins Air Services | Mississippi | HQ | HKN | HANKINS | Jackson | 1958 | 2009 | [24] | |
Johnson Airways | Louisiana | New Orleans | 1932 | 1933 | Established as The Gulf Coast Airlines[25] | ||||
Johnsons Flying Service | Idaho | ![]() | JF | JOHNSON SERVICE | Missoula | 1926 | 1975 | Changed name to Johnson Air, then Johnson International Airlines. In 1975 merged into Intermountain Aviation became Evergreen International Aviation[26] | |
Jolly Voyager Travel Club | 1970 | 1974 | Operated DC-7[27] | ||||||
Juneau Air Service | Alaska | Juneau | 1980 | 1980 | Renamed to Ward Air[28] | ||||
Juneau Air Taxi Service | Alaska | Juneau | 1953 | 1951 | Renamed to Loken Air Charter[29] | ||||
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K-T Flying Service | Hawaii | Honolulu | 1934 | 1941 | Founded by Charles Knox and Robert Tyce[30] | ||||
Kahili Airlines (Trans National Airlines of Hawaii) | Hawaii | NX | Honolulu | 1979 | 1981 | [31] | |||
Kansas City Southern Skyways | Kansas | NX | Kansas City | 1945 | 1949 | Cargo carrier. Operated C-47[32][33] | |||
Kenai Air Alaska | Alaska | Kenai | 1978 | 1987 | Established as Kenai Air Service[34] | ||||
Kenai Air Service | Alaska | Kenai | 1977 | 1978 | Founded by Vernon L. Lofsted. Renamed to Kenai Air Alaska[35] | ||||
Kenmore Air Harbor | Washington | Kenmore | 1946 | 1981 | Renamed to Kenmore Air[36] | ||||
KentuckySkies | Kentucky | Owensboro–Daviess | 2009 | 2012 | A Pacific Wings subsidiary | ||||
Ketchikan Air Service | Alaska | 6S | Ketchikan | 1997 | 1998 | Acquired by Taquan Air[37] | |||
Ketchikan Airways | Alaska | Ketchikan | 1933 | 1993 | Established as Pioneer Airways[38] | ||||
Key Air | Utah | KEY | KEY AIR | Salt Lake City | 1987 | 1989 | Charter carrier[39] | ||
Key Airlines | Idaho | ![]() | KWY | KEYAIR | Savannah/Hilton Head | 1969 | 1993 | Established as Thunderbird Airlines | |
Key West Airlines | Florida | Key West | 1980 | 1981 | [40] | ||||
Keyway Air Transport | Rhein-Main Air Base | 1986 | 1992 | ||||||
KeyWest Seaplane Service | Florida | Key West | 1976 | 1997 | Adventure tours carrier. Operated Cessna 206[41] | ||||
King Airlines | Texas | Wichita Falls | 1965 | 1972 | Commuter air services. Operated Aero Commander 680, Piper Aztec, Cherokee Six[42] | ||||
Kingman Aviation | Arizona | Kingman | 1973 | 1982 | [43] | ||||
Kitty Hawk Aircargo | Indiana | ![]() | KR | KHA | KITTYHAWK | Fort Wayne | 1985 | 2008 | Formed as Kitty Hawk Airways |
Kitty Hawk Airways | Texas | 2K | KHA | Dallas Love Field | 1978 | 1990 | |||
Kitty Hawk International | Michigan | ![]() | CB | CKS | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky | 1999 | 2000 | To Kalitta Air | |
Kiwi International Air Lines | New Jersey | ![]() | KP | KIA | KIWI AIR | Newark Liberty | 1992 | 1999 | Went bankrupt |
Knowles Air-Ways | Michigan | Flint | 1933 | 1935 | Operated Ford Trimotor[44] | ||||
Kobrin Airways | New Jersey | Princeton | 1982 | 1982 | Operated Piper Navajo[45] | ||||
Kodiak Airways | Alaska | ![]() | Kodiak | 1960 | 1973 | Merged with Western Alaska Airlines[46] | |||
Kodiak Island Air | Alaska | Kodiak | 1995 | 1998 | [47] | ||||
Kodiak Western Alaska Airline | Alaska | Kodiak | 1973 | 1982 | Formed by the merger of Kodiak Airways and Western Alaska Airlines. Operated Grumman Goose[48] | ||||
L | |||||||||
L.A.B. Flying Service | Alaska | ![]() | JA | LAB | LAB | Haines | 1956 | 2008 | |
L'Express Airlines | Louisiana | LEX | LEX | New Orleans Louis Armstrong | 1989 | 1992 | |||
LA Helicopter | California | Los Angeles | 1986 | 1989 | Operated Ecureuil 2[49] | ||||
La Posada Airways | Texas | Laredo | 1967 | 1969 | Scheduled commuter services. Operated Britten-Norman Islander[50] | ||||
Lake Central Airlines | Indiana | ![]() | LC | Cleveland Hopkins | 1950 | 1968 | Began as Turner Airlines. To Allegheny Airlines | ||
Lake Geneva Airways | Wisconsin | Lake Geneva | 1970 | 1973 | [51] | ||||
Lake Havasu Air Services | Arizona | HCA | HAVASU | Lake Havasu City | 1970s | 1970s | Regional carrier[52] | ||
Lake Havasu City Airlines | California | Long Beach | 1964 | 1971 | Merged into McCulloch International[53] | ||||
Lake State Airways | Minnesota | NT | New Ulm | 1977 | 1979 | Renamed to Midwest Aviation[54] | |||
Lake Union Air Service | Washington | ![]() | Lake Union Seaplane Base | 1946 | 1993 | To Kenmore Air[55] | |||
Lakeland Airlines | Wisconsin | YQ | LKL | LAKELAND | Rice Lake | 1980 | 1984 | ||
Laker Airways Inc. | Florida | ![]() | 6F | LKR | LAKER | Fort Lauderdale | 1995 | 1999 | Was a US-registered airline established as a sister company to Laker Airways Bahamas [56] |
Lance Air Transport | Florida | 1962 | 1965 | Operated C-46, DC-6A, DC-7[57] | |||||
Landair International Airlines | BN | C29 | 1994 | 1994 | Renamed to Forward Air International Airlines[58] | ||||
Lang Aire | Nevada | Las Vegas | 1994 | 1998 | Cargo carrier[59] | ||||
Laredo Air | Texas | LRD | LAREDO AIR | Laredo | 1988 | 1989 | [60] | ||
Larry’s Flying Service | J6 | 1982 | 2006 | [61] | |||||
Las Vegas Airlines | Nevada | 6G | EER | Las Vegas McCarran | 1973 | 1987 | [62] | ||
Laughlin Express | Nevada | LEP | LAUGHLIN EXPRESS | Laughlin/Bullhead | 1992 | 1992 | [63] | ||
Lavery Airways | Alaska | Fairbanks | 1935 | 1987 | Founded by William L. "Bill" Lavery. To Alaska Star Airlines[64] | ||||
Lawrence Aviation | LAR | LAWRENCE | 1992 | 1992 | [65] | ||||
LB Ltd. | LB | LAB | 1999 | 2000 | Established as Princess Vacations by Sir Freddie Laker. Renamed to the original Princess Vacations[66] | ||||
Lear JeTravel | Nevada | Reno Stead | 1968 | 1969 | Operated Learjet 23 and Learjet 24[67] | ||||
Lebanon Airport Development Corp. | New Hampshire | LAD | LADCO-AIR | Lebanon | 1975 | 1976 | Operated Aero Commander[68] | ||
Leconte Airlines | LCA | LECONTE | 1981 | 1981 | [69] | ||||
Legend Airlines | Texas | ![]() | LC | LGD | LEGENDARY | Dallas Love Field | 1996 | 2000 | Flights commenced in 2000; went bankrupt[70] |
Leisure Air | North Carolina | ![]() | L8 | LWD | LEISURE WORLD | Chicago O'Hare | 1992 | 1995 | |
Lemco Flying Services | 1960 | 1964 | Renamed to Chatham Airlines[71] | ||||||
Liberty Air | Alaska | Anchorage | 1984 | 1984 | Formed by the purchase and merger of Air North and Valdez Airlines[72] | ||||
Liberty Airlines | Ohio | Toledo Express | 1982 | 1983 | Operated Beech Baron and Convair 440[73] | ||||
Liberty Express Airlines | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 1994 | 1997 | To Air Midwest | ||||
Licon Airways | 1933 | 1934 | [74] | ||||||
Lincoln Air Service | 1928 | 1932 | [75] | ||||||
Lincoln Airlines | LUX | FREEBIRD | 1989 | 1990 | [76] | ||||
Lindsay Aviation | LSY | LINDSAY AIR | 2004 | 2006 | [77] | ||||
Lisle Air Service | California | Fresno Chandler | 1965 | 1967 | Commuter services. Operated Cessna 206[78] | ||||
Livemercial Aviation | Delaware | Wilmington | 2008 | 2012 | Charter carrier [79] | ||||
Loening Air | Idaho | Boise | 1963 | 1970 | Commuter service. Operated Cessna 411[80] | ||||
Loken Air Charter | Alaska | Juneau | 1961 | 1964 | Established as Juneau Air Taxi Service. Merged with Channel Flying Service[81] | ||||
Loken Aviation | Alaska | Juneau | 1954 | 1997 | Renamed to Alaska Seaplanes[82] | ||||
Lon’s Flying Service | Alaska | Petersburg Johnson | 1967 | 1967 | Renamed to Alaska Island Air. Operated DHC-2[83] | ||||
Lone Star Air Cargo | Texas | ![]() | Dallas Love Field | 1945 | 1947 | Cargo carrier[84] | |||
Lone Star Airlines | Texas | ![]() | AD | LSS | LONESTAR | Dallas/Fort Worth | 1984 | 1998 | Established as Exec Express II |
Long Island Airlines | New York | YL | ORA | LONG ISLAND | Farmingdale | 1987 | 1991 | Established as Montauk Caribbean Airways. Sold and renamed Executive Airlines[85] | |
Longhorn Airlines | Texas | Fort Worth Meacham | 1965 | 1971 | Commuter air services. Operated Piper Cherokee[86] | ||||
LorAir | Arizona | ![]() | LOR | Tucson | 1995 | 2001 | Charter carrier [87] | ||
Los Angeles Air Services | California | Los Angeles | 1948 | 1960 | Renamed to Trans International Airlines[88] | ||||
Los Angeles Air Taxi Service | California | Los Angeles | 1965 | 1970 | Operated de Havilland Dove, Beech 18, Aero Commander 680[89] | ||||
Los Angeles Airways | California | Grand Central Airport | 1927 | 1928 | [90] | ||||
Los Angeles Airways | California | ![]() | LX | LOS ANGELES | Los Angeles | 1947 | 1971 | ||
Los Angeles-San Diego Air Line | California | Los Angeles | 1925 | 1925 | Established by Ryan Airline. First scheduled airline in US[91] | ||||
Louisa Flying Service | Virginia | Louisa | 1995 | 2005 | [92] | ||||
Louisiana Aircraft | New Mexico | Albuquerque | 1941 | 2003 | Services for the U. S. Government. Renamed to Ross Aviation[93] | ||||
Lubbock-Amarillo Armored Service | Texas | Lubbock | 1967 | 1971 | Urgent deliveries carrier, Operated Piper Navajo[94] | ||||
Lucerne Airways | California | Oakland | 1931 | 1931 | [95] | ||||
Ludington Airline | Pennsylvania | Cleveland Hopkins | 1929 | 1933 | |||||
Luthi Aviation | North Dakota | Fargo | 1972 | 1974 | Operated Beech C-45, Renamed to Sizer Airways[96] | ||||
Lynch Flying Service | Montana | LCH | LYNCH AIR | 1967 | 1996 | Commuter services. Operated Cessna 310, Cessna 337[97] | |||
Lynx Air International | Florida | ![]() | LXF | LYNX FLIGHT | Fort Lauderdale | 1989 | 2009 | ||
Lynx Aviation | Colorado | ![]() | L3 | SSX | SHASTA | Denver | 2006 | 2011 | |
M | |||||||||
Mac Dan Aviation | New Jersey | MCN | MAC DAN | Caldwell | 2004 | 2006 | [98] | ||
MAC Helicopters | Texas | 1973 | 1973 | [99] | |||||
MAC McMullen Airways | Florida | Tampa | 1920 | 1931 | Daily passenger services. Operated Stinson[100] | ||||
Mackey Air Taxi | Florida | Fort Lauderdale | 1967 | 1968 | Renamed to MacKey International Air Commuter[101] | ||||
Mackey Airlines | Florida | ![]() | MK | Fort Lauderdale | 1946 | 1967 | To Eastern Air Lines, restarted as Mackey International Airlines, shut down 1981 | ||
MacKey International Air Commuter | Florida | Fort Lauderdale | 1968 | 1976 | Established as Mackey Air Taxi. Renamed to Mackey International[102] | ||||
MacKey International Airlines | Florida | MI | Fort Lauderdale | 1976 | 1980 | Established as MacKey International Air Commuter[103] | |||
Maddux Air Lines | California | Mines Field | 1927 | 1929 | Merged with Transcontinental Air Transport to form TAT Maddux Air Lines | ||||
Magic Carpet Air | 1961 | 1972 | Renamed to Traventure Air Travel Club. Operated Convair 440[104] | ||||||
Mahalo Air | Hawaii | ![]() | BM | MLH | MAHALO | Honolulu | 1993 | 1997 | |
Main Flying Services | 1930 | 1931 | [105] | ||||||
Maine Air | Maine | Bangor | 1982 | 1983 | Operated Piper Aircraft[106] | ||||
Maine Air Cargo Express | Maine | 1948 | 1949 | [107] | |||||
Maine Air Transport | Maine | MAT | MAINE AIR | 1932 | 1933 | [108] | |||
Maine Aviation | Maine | MAT | Portland Jetport | 1962 | 2002 | [109] | |||
Maine Coast Airways | Maine | 1983 | 1992 | [110] | |||||
Maine State Airways | Maine | Augusta | 1931 | 1931 | [111] | ||||
Majestic Air | Florida | ![]() | QT | PIA | Miami | 1988 | 1989 | Renamed to Carnival Air Lines. Operated a single Boeing 707-100[112] | |
Majestic Airlines | Utah | 2J | MAJ | MAGIC AIR | Salt Lake City | 1988 | 1997 | Operated Beech 99[113] | |
Makani Kai Air | Hawaii | ![]() | Honolulu | 1998 | 2020 | Merged into Mokulele Airlines[114] | |||
Mall Airways | New York | GH | MLS | MALL AIRWAYS | Albany | 1973 | 1989 | Merged into Business Express Airlines | |
Mamer Air Transport | Washington | Felts Field[115] | 1929 | 1932 | Operated Ford Trimotor[116] | ||||
Manhattan Airlines | New York | Syracuse | 1974 | 1976 | Operated DC-3[117] | ||||
Mannion Air Charter | Michigan | Willow Run | 1950s | 1980s | Operated DC-3 and Beech C-45[118][119] | ||||
Manufacturers Air Transport | Illinois | Chicago Midway | 1967 | 1973 | Operated C-47, Cessna 206 and Cessna 310[120] | ||||
Marco Island Airways | Florida | ![]() | LS | Miami | 1973 | 1986 | Merged into Provincetown-Boston Airlines | ||
Marine Airways | Alaska | Juneau | 1936 | 1939 | Merged with Alaska Air Transport to form Alaska Coastal Airlines[121] | ||||
Mario’s Air | Florida | M2 | Miami-Opa-locka | 1995 | 2006 | Operated DC-3[122] | |||
MarkAir | Alaska | ![]() | BF | MRK | MARKAIR | Anchorage | 1946 | 1995 | Merged into Northern Air Cargo |
Markair Express | Alaska | 2E | MRX | SPEEDMARK | Bethel | 1974 | 1996 | Established as Hermens Air. Acquired by MarkAir in 1987 [123] | |
Marquette Airlines | 1938 | 1941 | To Trans World Airlines[124] | ||||||
Marsh Airways | Alaska | Bethel | 1934 | 1935 | Founded by Ray Petersen[125] | ||||
Marshfield Aviation | Massachusetts | Marshfield | 1967 | 1971 | Operated Cessna 172, Cessna 177 Cardinal, Cessna 337[126] | ||||
Martz Air Lines | New York | Buffalo Niagara | 1930 | 1933 | Absorbed by American Airways[127] | ||||
Maryland Airways | Maryland | 1964 | 1968 | Operated Beech 18[128] | |||||
Mason & Dixie Air Lines | Michigan | Detroit | 1929 | 1931 | [129] | ||||
Mass Air | Massachusetts | Boston | 1964 | 1971 | Founded by E. Antony. Acquired and merged intoExecutive Airlines[130] | ||||
Massachusetts Airlines | Massachusetts | Boston | 1949 | 1949 | [131] | ||||
MATS Cargo Airlines | Illinois | Chicago O'Hare | 1972 | 1973 | Scheduled and charter cargo operator [132] | ||||
Matson Airlines | California | San Francisco | 1946 | 1948 | Operated DC-4[133] | ||||
Maui Airlines | Hawaii | Kahului | 1985 | 1988 | [134] | ||||
Mauiva Air Tours | Florida | Kissimmee | 2010 | 2014 | Renamed ViaAir. Operated Embraer Brasilia[135] | ||||
Maverick Airways | Texas | Maverick County | 1974 | 1976 | [136] | ||||
Maverick Airways | Colorado | Denver | 1996 | 1997 | Founded by Cody Diekroeger. Operated DHC 7[137] | ||||
Maverick International | New York | YG | New York Stewart | 1977 | 1979 | Operated three Boeing 707. Transported cattle to Iran[138][139] | |||
Mavrik Aire | Alaska | Kenai | 1998 | 2007 | Bush charter services [140] | ||||
Max's Air Service | Wisconsin | Appleton | 1947 | 1967 | Founded by Max Sagunsky. Renamed to Maxair[141] | ||||
MAXjet Airways | Virginia | ![]() | MY | MXJ | MAX-JET | Washington Dulles | 2003 | 2007 | |
May Air Xpress | Texas | MXP | BEECHNUT | 1990 | 2004 | Founded by Thomas W. May[142] | |||
Mayflower Airlines | Massachusetts | Boston | 1936 | 1945 | Absorbed by Northeast Airlines | ||||
McClain Airlines | Arizona | ![]() | Phoenix Sky Harbor | 1984 | 1987 | ||||
McCollum Aviation | Illinois | 1939 | 1986 | [143] | |||||
McCulloch International Airlines | California | Long Beach | 1966 | 1978 | Acquired by Vance International Airways[144] | ||||
McGee Airways | Alaska | ![]() | Anchorage | 1932 | 1934 | Merged with Star Air Service | |||
McKinley Air Service | Alaska | Talkeetna | 2003 | 2003 | Operated Cessna 185[145] | ||||
Mel Air | 1963 | 1971 | Operated Cessna 402, Piper Aztec, Piper Apache[146] | ||||||
Mercer Airlines | California | ![]() | Burbank | 1946 | 1976 | Began as Airplane Charter by Mercer.[147] Became Pacific American Airlines[148] | |||
Mercury Air Lines | California | West Los Angeles | 1919 | 1921 | Operated Junkers-Larsen JL-6[149] | ||||
Mercury Airlines | Texas | Houston-Hobby | 1946 | 1947 | [150] | ||||
Meridian Air Cargo | 1975 | 1979 | Established as Key Brothers Flying Service[151] | ||||||
Merlin Express | Texas | ![]() | MEI | San Antonio | 1996 | 2000 | Established as SAT-Air. Renamed to Merlin Airways. Operated Swearingen Metroliner[152] | ||
Merrimack Air System | Massachusetts | Lawrence | 1975 | 1978 | Moved to Bedford and renamed to Merimack Airlines[153] | ||||
Merrimack Airlines | Massachusetts | ZE | Hanscom Field | 1978 | 1980 | Merged with New Jersey Airlines[154] | |||
Mesaba Airlines | Tennessee | ![]() | XJ | MES | MESABA | Memphis | 1944 | 2012 | Merged into Pinnacle Airlines |
Methow Aviation | Washington | MER | METHOW | 1989 | 2006 | [155] | |||
MetJet | Wisconsin | Green Bay–Austin Straubel | 2013 | 2013 | [156] | ||||
Meteor Air Transport | New York | ![]() | Teterboro | 1946 | 1958 | Operated C-46, C-47 and DC-4[157] | |||
Metro Air Northeast | New York | SS | MNE | NORTHEAST | Plattsburgh | 1989 | 1991 | [158] | |
Metro Airlines | Texas | ![]() | Clear Lake City STOLport | 1969 | 1993 | Originally Houston Metro Airlines | |||
Metroflight Airlines | Part of Metro Airlines | ||||||||
Metro Express II | MEX | EAGLE EXPRESS | 1984 | 1995 | Established as Eastern Metro Express. Operated Jetstream 31[159] | ||||
Metro Express Airlines | Georgia | EME | EASTERN METRO | Atlanta | 1984 | 1991 | [160] | ||
Metro International Airlines | New York | ![]() | FT | New York Kennedy | 1980 | 1983 | Passenger division of Flying Tiger Line. Operated Boeing 747[161] | ||
MetroJet | Virginia | ![]() | US | USA | USAIR | Baltimore–Washington | 1998 | 2001 | |
Metropolitan Air Ferry Service | New York | Newark | 1931 | 1931 | Operated Ford Trimotor[162] | ||||
MGM Grand Air | California | ![]() | MG | MGM | GRAND AIR | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | 1987 | 1995 | To Champion Air |
Miami Air Charter | Florida | HUR | HURRICANE CHARTER | Miami | 1987 | 1995 | Renamed to Nations Air Express[163] | ||
Miami Air International | Florida | ![]() | LL | BSK | BISCAYNE | Miami | 1990 | 2020 | [164] |
Miami Air Lease | Florida | ![]() | MG | MGD | MIAMI AIR | Miami | 1999 | 1999 | [165] |
Miami Airlines | Florida | Miami | 1960 | 1961 | [166] | ||||
Miami Executive Aviation | Florida | Miami | 1997 | 1999 | [167] | ||||
Miami Seaplane Service | Florida | Miami Seaplane Base | 1933 | 1933 | [168] | ||||
Miami Valley Aviation | Ohio | OWL | NIGHT OWL | Middletown | 1998 | 2006 | Established as Hoganair[169] | ||
Miami-Key West Airways | Florida | Miami | 1937 | 1938 | [170] | ||||
Michigan Air Express | Michigan | 1930 | 1931 | [171] | |||||
Michigan Airways | Michigan | 1982 | 1989 | Established as Emmet County Aviation. Acquired by Drummond Island Air[172] | |||||
Michigan Central Airlines | Michigan | Bishop | 1938 | 1938 | [173] | ||||
Michigan Peninsular Airways | Michigan | Willow Run | 1978 | 1981 | Operated DC-8[174] | ||||
Michigan Trade Winds | Michigan | 1968 | 1968 | [175] | |||||
Mid Pacific Air | Hawaii | ![]() | HO | MPA | MID PAC | Honolulu | 1981 | 1995 | |
Mid Pacific Cargo | Indiana | PF | MPA | Lafayette | 1999 | 1999 | [176] | ||
Mid South Airways | 1940 | 1940 | [177] | ||||||
Mid-America Airlines | Illinois | Peoria | 1970 | 1970 | Operated Martin 2-0-2[178] | ||||
Mid-American Air Transport | Kansas | 1967 | 1971 | Operated Beech 18[179] | |||||
Mid-Atlantic Freight | North Carolina | MDC | NIGHT SHIP | Piedmont Triad | 1990 | 2005 | Acquired by Martinaire in 2005 [180] | ||
Mid-Coast Airways | Maine | Rockland | 1960 | 1968 | Renamed to Downeast Airlines[181] | ||||
Mid-Continent Air Express | Colorado | Denver Stapleton | 1929 | 1931 | Operated Fokker Super Universal. Acquired by Western Air Express[182] | ||||
Mid-Continent Airlines | Iowa | ![]() | Sioux Gateway | 1938 | 1952 | Established as Hanfords Tri-State Airlines in 1928. Acquired by Braniff[183] | |||
Mid-Continent Airlines | 1964 | 1964 | [184] | ||||||
Mid-Continent Airlines | Tennessee | Memphis | 1969 | 1970 | Operated Cessna 402[185] | ||||
Mid-Continent Airlines | Oklahoma | Halliburton Field | 1972 | 1974 | Operated Piper Aircraft[186] | ||||
Mid-Continent Airlines | 1980 | 1982 | Funded by Terry Hudik and Mike Gedmin. Renamed to American Central Airlines[187] | ||||||
Mid-Hudson Airline | 1951 | 1966 | Renamed to Command Airways[188] | ||||||
Mid-South Airlines | 1979 | 1983 | Established as Resort Commuter Airlines. Renamed to Air Virginia[189] | ||||||
Mid-West Airways | Iowa | Des Moines | 1929 | 1931 | Renamed to Des Moines Airways[190] | ||||
Mid-West Airlines | Iowa | Des Moines | 1949 | 1952 | local service airline, originally Iowa Airplane Company | ||||
MidAtlantic Airways | Pennsylvania | ![]() | BK | PDC | Pittsburgh | 2002 | 2006 | ||
Midcontinent Airlines | Nebraska | CT | MCA | CONTINAIR | Omaha | 1986 | 1989 | Began as AAA Airlines. Operated as Braniff Express[191] | |
Midet Aviation | Florida | Palm Beach | 1938 | 1956 | Acquired by Mackey Airlines[192] | ||||
Midnight Express | Georgia | Atlanta | 1983 | 1988 | [193] | ||||
Midstate Airlines | Wisconsin | ![]() | IU | MIS | MIDSTATE | Central Wisconsin | 1964 | 1989 | To Sentry Insurance |
Midway Airlines (1976–1991) | Illinois | ![]() | ML | MDW | MIDWAY | Chicago Midway | 1976 | 1991 | |
Midway Connection | ![]() | XAP | MID-TOWN | 1987 | |||||
Midway Metrolink | 1983 | 1985 | Operated DC-9-30[194] | ||||||
Midway Express | Florida | ![]() | FLA | PALM | Miami | 1984 | 1990 | Operated former Air Florida Boeing 737[195] | |
Midway Airlines (1993–2003) | North Carolina | ![]() | JI | MDW | MIDWAY | Chicago Midway | 1993 | 2003 | |
Midway Aviation | Texas | Dallas Love Field | 1996 | 1996 | Acquired by Airnet Express[196] | ||||
Midwest Air Charter | Ohio | Willoughby | 1977 | 1980 | Acquired by Airborne[197] | ||||
Midwest Airlines | Wisconsin | ![]() | YX | MEP | MIDEX | Milwaukee Mitchell | 1948 | 2010 | As K-C Aviation, merged with Frontier Airlines |
Midwest Connect | ![]() | 1994 | Regional airline associate of Midwest Airlines | ||||||
Midwest Express | ![]() | 1978 | 2002 | Renamed to Midwest Airlines | |||||
Midwest Airways | Ohio | Lunken Field | |||||||
Midwest Aviation | Minnesota | New Ulm | 1973 | 1983 | Operated as Air New Ulm (1973–1977), then as Lake State Airways (1977–1999) | ||||
Midwest Commuter Airlines | Indiana | ![]() | Indianapolis | 1967 | 1974 | [198] | |||
Militair | 1979 | 1980 | Operated American Eagle Boeing 707 to fly military families[199] | ||||||
Million Air Monterey | California | Salinas | 1999 | 2012 | Established as Air Trails. Operated Cessna Citation II, Learjet 35A[200] | ||||
Millon Air | Florida | ![]() | OX | OXO | MILL AIR | Miami | 1983 | 1998 | Operated Boeing 707, CL-44[201] |
Mission Airlines | California | Gillespie Field | 1969 | 1982 | Operated Beech 18[202] | ||||
Mississippi Valley Airlines | Wisconsin | ![]() | XV | MVA | VALAIR | Quad City | 1968 | 1985 | Merged with Air Wisconsin |
Missouri Air Commuter | Missouri | Kansas City | 1974 | 1978 | Charter and air taxi. Operated Martin 4-0-4[203] | ||||
Modern Air Transport | New Jersey | ![]() | KV | MODERN | Newark Liberty | 1946 | 1975 | ||
Mohawk Airlines | New York | ![]() | MO | MOHAWK | Ithaca Tompkins | 1945 | 1972 | As Robinson Airlines, to Allegheny Airlines | |
Mokulele Flight Service | Hawaii | ![]() | Kona | 1998 | 2005 | Rebranded as Mokulele Airlines[204] | |||
Monarch Air | Texas | Dallas Addison | 1986 | 2017 | Founded by the Sawtelle family. Operated Cessna Skyhawk[205] | ||||
Monarch Air Lines | Colorado | Denver | 1946 | 1950 | Merged with Arizona Airways and Challenger Airlines to form Frontier Airlines[206] | ||||
Monarch Aviation | Florida | Miami | 1977 | 1982 | [207] | ||||
Montauk Caribbean Airways | New York | YL | ORA | Farmingdale | 1960 | 1987 | Sold and renamed Long Island Airlines[208] | ||
Morris Air | Utah | KN | MSS | WASATCH | Salt Lake City | 1948 | 1994 | As Morris Air Service, to Southwest Airlines | |
Mountain Air Express | Colorado | M7 | MAX | PIKES PEAK | Denver | 1996 | 1998 | Sold to Air Wisconsin, formerly owned by Western Pacific Airlines | |
Mountain Airways | New York | Kingston–Ulster | 1969 | 1970 | Operated BN Islander[209] | ||||
Mountain Aviation | Alaska | Sitka | 1977 | 1995 | Operated amphibious Cessna 185, DHC Beaver[210] | ||||
Mountain West Airlines | Idaho | FX | Boise | 1979 | 1981 | ||||
Mountain West Airlines | Arizona | Phoenix Sky Harbor | 1995 | 1996 | To Mesa Airlines | ||||
Mountainwest Aviation | Arizona | Tucson | 1967 | 1981 | Acquired Sierra Pacific Airlines, Operated Convair 580[211] | ||||
MPA Michigan Peninsula Airlines | Michigan | MN | XAT | Willow Run | 1979 | 1984 | Cargo operator[212] | ||
Munz Northern Airlines | Alaska | Nome | 1974 | 1983 | [213] | ||||
Mt. McKinley Air Freight | Alaska | Anchorage | 1946 | 1949 | Operated C-47A[214] | ||||
Murray Air | Michigan | ![]() | 5M | MUA | Oakland County | 1986 | 2008 | Rebranded as National Airlines (N8)[215] | |
Muse Air | Texas | ![]() | MC | TST | MUSE AIR | Dallas Love Field | 1981 | 1986 | Acquired by Southwest Airlines and renamed TranStar Airlines |
Mustang Airlines | Texas | Dallas | 1967 | 1977 | [216][unreliable source?] | ||||
Mutual Air Lines | California | Los Angeles | 1928 | 1929 | Operated Ryan Brougham[217] | ||||
Myrtle Beach Jet Express | South Carolina | Myrtle Beach | 1996 | 1999 | [218] | ||||
N | |||||||||
NAA North American Airlines | California | ![]() | Hollywood Burbank | 1954 | 1957 | [219] | |||
Nantucket Airlines | Massachusetts | ![]() | ACK | ACK AIR | Hyannis | 1986 | 1989 | Merged with Cape Air[220] | |
Nantucket Shuttle | Massachusetts | Hyannis | 2006 | 2011 | Founded as Horizon Air Charter. Acquired by Island Airlines[221] | ||||
Napier Air Service | Alabama | NAP | NAPIER | Dothan | 1948 | 1991 | [222] | ||
Naples Airlines | Florida | ![]() | Naples | 1960 | 1980 | Merged into Provincetown-Boston Airlines[223] | |||
Nashville Eagle | Tennessee | Nashville | 1987 | 1991 | Acquired AVAir. Merged with Command Airways to become Flagship Airlines[224] | ||||
National Air Transport | Illinois | ![]() | Chicago Midway | 1925 | 1934 | ||||
National Airlines (1934–1980) | Florida | ![]() | NA | NA | NATIONAL | Miami | 1934 | 1980 | Merged into Pan American World Airways |
National Airlines (1983) | ![]() | (none) | OV (NAN) | NATION AIR | 1983 | 1986 | |||
National Airlines (1999–2002) | Nevada | ![]() | N7 | ROK | RED ROCK | Las Vegas McCarran | 1999 | 2002 | |
National Airlines / Private Jet Expeditions | Kansas | ![]() | 5J | PJE | Pee Jay | Atlanta | 1994 | 1995 | |
National Airways | Massachusetts | Boston | 1931 | 1940 | Founded by Paul Collins, Sam Solomon, Amelia Earhart. Operated 2 Stinson Airliner. To Delta Air Lines[225] | ||||
National Commuter Airlines | Florida | Miami | 1982 | 1984 | Acquired by Air Florida | ||||
National Executive Flight Service | Massachusetts | Boston | 1960 | 1967 | Renamed to Executive Airlines[226] | ||||
National Florida Airlines | Florida | NFA | VOYAGER | Daytona Beach | 1981 | 1983 | |||
National Freight Service | California | Los Angeles | 1945 | 1949 | Renamed to Flying Tigers Airlines. Operated Budd Conestoga, C-46[227] | ||||
National Parks Airways | Idaho | Salt Lake City | 1927 | 1937 | Bought by Western Airlines | ||||
National Skyway Freight Corporation | California | Los Angeles | 1945 | 1946 | Operated Budd Conestoga. Renamed to Flying Tiger Line[228] | ||||
Nations Air | Pennsylvania | ![]() | N5 | NAE | NATIONS EXPRESS | Pittsburgh | 1995 | 1998 | |
Nationwide Air Transport Service | Florida | Miami | 1946 | 1951 | Cargo carrier[229] | ||||
Nationwide Airlines | Michigan | Detroit | 1947 | 1952 | Air mail and passenger service[230] | ||||
Nationwide Airlines Southeast | Georgia | ![]() | Atlanta | 1969 | 1978 | Name changed to Air South (Georgia) | |||
Navajo Airlines | Arizona | Winslow | 1930 | n/a | Operated Kreutzer Air Coach[231] | ||||
Nenana Fuel Company | Alaska | Fairbanks | 1958 | 1992 | Cargo carrier. Operated C-46, DC-3[232] | ||||
Nevada Airlines | California | Los Angeles Grand Central | 1929 | 1929 | Operated four Lockheed Vega[231] | ||||
Nevada Airlines | Nevada | 1963 | 1962 | Established as Blatz Airlines. Succeeded by Hawthorne-Nevada Airlines in 1964 [233] | |||||
New England Air Express | New Jersey | ![]() | NEZ | ENGAIR | Teterboro | 1949 | 1954 | Acquired by Flying Tiger Line[234] | |
New England Air Transport | Maine | 2008 | 2009 | ||||||
New England Central Airways | Massachusetts | Boston | 1946 | 1947 | Operated Cessna Bobcat[235] | ||||
New England Commuter | New Hampshire | Manchester–Boston | 1971 | 1971 | Operated Cessna 402[236] | ||||
New England & Western Air Transportation Co. | Massachusetts | Westfield-Barnes | 1930 | 1930 | |||||
New Haven Airways | Connecticut | HAVEN AIR | Tweed New Haven | 1978 | 1980 | Renamed to NewAir[237] | |||
New Jersey Airways | 1977 | 1980 | Merged into Merrimack Airlines[238] | ||||||
New Mexico Airlines | Arizona | LW | NMI | TSUNAMI | Albuquerque | 2007 | 2015 | A Pacific Wings subsidiary | |
New Orleans Air Lines | Louisiana | New Orleans Lakefront | 1931 | 1931 | [231] | ||||
New York & Western Airlines | New York | Newark Liberty | 1931 | n/a | Subsidiary of Pittsburgh Airlines[231] | ||||
New York Air | New York | ![]() | NY | NYA | APPLE | New York-LaGuardia | 1980 | 1987 | To Continental Airlines |
New York Air Connection | 1985 | Routes feeding New York Air[239] | |||||||
New York Airways | New York | ![]() | NY | NYA | NEW YORK | New York-LaGuardia | 1949 | 1979 | Helicopter services |
New York Helicopter | New York | ![]() | HD | NYH | East 34th Street Heliport | 1980 | 1988 | ||
New York Safety Airlines | New York | Roosevelt Field | 1929 | 1930 | Established as Tri-Motor Safety Airlines. Acquired by New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line[240] | ||||
New York-Newport Air Service | New York | Newark Liberty | 1922 | 1923 | [231] | ||||
New York, Philadelphia & Washington Airways | New York | Newark Liberty | 1929 | 1934 | Acquired by Eastern Air Transport[231] | ||||
New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line | New York | New York Curtiss | 1929 | 1930 | To Pan American World Airways | ||||
NewAir | Connecticut | Tweed New Haven | 1980 | 1990 | Established as New Haven Airways[241] | ||||
Niemeyer Aviation | Indiana | 1972 | 1999 | Founded by Don Neimeyer. Operated Grumman AA-5 Tiger[242] | |||||
Noland-Decoto Flying Service | Washington | Yakima | 1966 | 1998 | Charter, aerial photography, ambulance service [243] | ||||
Nomads Travel Club | Michigan | ![]() | Detroit Metro | 1965 | 2011 | Oldest travel club. Operated 727-200[244] | |||
Nome Flying Service | Alaska | Nome | 1971 | 1979 | [245] | ||||
North American Airlines | California | Los Angeles | 1950 | 1956 | Part of North American Aircoach System. Operated C-46, DC-3, DC-4, DC-6[246] | ||||
North American Airlines | Florida | Miami | 1980 | 1982 | Established as Air Miami. Operated CASA 212[247] | ||||
North American Airlines | Georgia | ![]() | NA | NAO | NORTH AMERICAN | Tampa | 1989 | 2014 | Went bankrupt |
North American Airways | Wisconsin | Appleton | 1930s | 1930s | Operated Stinson Detroiter[231] | ||||
North Central Airlines | Minnesota | ![]() | NC | NORTH CENTRAL | Chicago O'Hare | 1944 | 1979 | Merged with Southern Airways to form Republic Airlines (1979-1986) | |
North Continent Airlines | California | Long Beach | 1983 | 1991 | Operated Hamilton Westwind III, Beech 1900, Twin Otter[248] | ||||
North Pacific Airlines | Alaska | Anchorage | 1983 | 1992 | Founded by Roy Musgrove[249] | ||||
North Pacific Airlines | Washington | Seattle–Tacoma | 1987 | 1991 | Merged with WestAir Commuter Airlines | ||||
North Slope Supply Company | Alaska | Anchorage | 1969 | 1969 | Went bankrupt[250] | ||||
North South Airways | Georgia | SPK | SPK | Statesboro | 1983 | 2003 | Founded as Diamond Aviation[251] | ||
North Star Air Cargo | Alaska | SBX | SKY BOX | Anchorage | 1989 | 2008 | [252] | ||
North Star Aircoach | New York | ![]() | New York-LaGuardia | 1951 | 1952 | [253] | |||
Northcoast Executive Airlines | Ohio | 5N | NCE | TOP HAT | Dayton | 1990 | 1991 | ||
Northeast Airlines | Massachusetts | ![]() | NE | DOW | NORTHEAST | Boston | 1940 | 1972 | Founded 1931 as Boston-Maine Airways, merged into Delta Air Lines |
Northeast Airlines | Maine | NEE | NORTHEAST | Portland Jetport | 1997 | 1999 | Began as Downeast Express[254] | ||
Northeast Express Regional Airlines | New Hampshire | ![]() | 2V | NEE | Manchester–Boston | 1974 | 1994 | Went bankrupt | |
Northeastern International Airways | Florida | ![]() | QS | QSA | NORTHEASTER | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood | 1982 | 1986 | |
Northern Air Service | Alaska | 1930 | 1930 | [255] | |||||
Northern Air Transport | Alaska | 1924 | 1926 | Renamed to Wien Airways of Alaska[256] | |||||
Northern Airlines | North Dakota | Minot | 1928 | 1929 | [231] | ||||
Northern Airlines | Ohio | St. Marys | 1968 | 1970 | Operated Beech 18, Twin Otter[257] | ||||
Northern Airlines | Minnesota | St. Paul Downtown | 1981 | 1982 | Filed for bankruptcy[258] | ||||
Northern Consolidated Airlines | Alaska | Anchorage | 1947 | 1968 | Merged into Wien Airways of Alaska. Operated DC-3, Short Skyvan | ||||
Northern Illinois Commuter Airlines | Illinois | NIC | ILLINOIS COMMUTER | 1979 | 1980 | Operated Beech 99[259] | |||
Northern International Airlines | New York | New York Kennedy | 1954 | 1966 | Renamed to Direct Airlines[260] | ||||
Northern Star Airlines | Illinois | UO | XAP | MID TOWN | Chicago Gary | 1994 | 1995 | Reorganized as Northern Star Airlines [261] | |
Northwest Airlines | Minnesota | ![]() | NW | NWA | NORTHWEST | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | 1934 | 2010 | Formed 1926 as Northwest Airways, merged into Delta Air Lines |
Northwest Orient Airlines | ![]() | Renamed to Northwest Airlines | |||||||
Northwest Airlink | ![]() | NWX | FLAG SHIP | 1984 | 2009 | ||||
Northwest Sky Ferry | Washington | Friday Harbor | 2007 | 2014 | Established as Rugby Aviation in 1999. Merged into San Juan Airlines[262] | ||||
O | |||||||||
Oahu & Kauai Airlines | Hawaii | Honolulu | 1976 | 1976 | Operated Cessna 402[263] | ||||
Oak Harbor Airlines | Washington | Oak Harbor | 1971 | 1974 | Renamed to Harbor Airlines[264] | ||||
Ocean Airways | Florida | 1980 | 1980 | [265] | |||||
Ocean Reef Airways | Florida | Key Largo | 1970 | 1982 | Merged into Provincetown-Boston Airlines[266] | ||||
Ocean Wings | Massachusetts | TUK | TUCKERNUCK | Nantucket | 1990 | 2002 | To Island Airlines[267] | ||
Oceanair | Puerto Rico | ![]() | TJ | 1970s | 1980s | To Trans Commuter Airline | |||
Odyssey Transport | Nevada | Las Vegas McCarran | 1998 | 2002 | Cargo operator[268] | ||||
Okair (Oaha and Kauai Airlines) | Hawaii | YQ | Honolulu | 1975 | 1980 | [231] | |||
Oklahoma Short Line Airways | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 1930 | 1931 | Founded by L H Atkinson. Operated Ryan Brougham[231] | ||||
Oklahoma-Texas Air Line | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 1929 | 1932 | [231] | ||||
Olson Air Service | Alaska | 4B | Nome | 1987 | 2006 | [269] | |||
Omaha Aviation Commuter | Nebraska | Omaha | 1979 | 1980 | [270] | ||||
Omega Air Cargo | Florida | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood | 2004 | 2004 | Renamed to Focus Air Cargo[271] | ||||
Omni Air Express | Oklahoma | OMNI-EXPRESS | Tulsa | 1993 | 1997 | Renamed Omni Air International[272] | |||
Omni Airlines | Arizona | OE | Flagstaff Pulliam | 1977 | 1981 | Renamed to Arizona Pacific Airlines[273] | |||
Omniflight Helicopters | Texas | Addison | 1962 | 2011 | Acquired by Air Methods[274] | ||||
ONAT (Orvis Nelson Air Transport Company) | California | OE | Oakland | 1946 | 1946 | Renamed to Transocean Air Lines[275] | |||
Oneida County Aviation | New York | Oneida County | 1975 | 1976 | Renamed to Empire Airlines[276] | ||||
OneJet | Pennsylvania | J1 | Pittsburgh | 2015 | 2018 | Established as PrimAir[277] | |||
ONG Airlines | Illinois | Chicago Meigs Field | 2015 | 2018 | Founded by William Armitage Ong. Established as PrimAir[278] | ||||
Orange Air | Florida | U3 | ORN | ORANGE JET | Orlando Sanford | 2011 | 2017 | Charter operator[279] | |
Orion Air | North Carolina | ![]() | HS | TAG | TAGGE | Raleigh–Durham | 1980 | 1989 | Sold to Ryan International[280] |
Orion Airways | Missouri | St. Louis Lambert | 1971 | 1971 | Third-level services[281] | ||||
Orlando Airlines | Florida | Orlando | 1943 | 1947 | Renamed to Florida Airways[282] | ||||
Oscar Winchell Air Service | Alaska | Anchorage | 1931 | 1932 | Founded by Oscar Winchell[283] | ||||
Otis Spunkmeyer Air | California | Oakland | 1990 | 1999 | Established as Sentimental Journeys Aviation. Operated DC-3[284] | ||||
Otter Air | Washington | Seattle Lake Union Seaplane Base | 1985 | 1986 | Scheduled and charter seaplane services. Acquired by Kenmore Air[285] | ||||
Overland Airways | Oklahoma | Alameda | 1929 | 1932 | [231] | ||||
Overseas International Distributors | California | Van Nuys | 1978 | 1979 | Renamed to Ginny Aviation. Operated Boeing 720[286] | ||||
Overseas National Airways | New York | ![]() | OV | ONA | ONAIR | New York Kennedy | 1950 | 1978 | |
Owensboro Aviation | Kentucky | Owensboro–Daviess | 1964 | 1974 | Founded by L.S. Cox. Renamed to Air Kentucky[287] | ||||
Oxnard Air Freight | California | Oxnard | 1950 | 1951 | Founded by Ross Hart and Jack Lewin. Merged into Standard Airlines. Operated DC-4[288] | ||||
Ozark Air Lines | Missouri | ![]() | OZ | OZA | OZARK | St Louis Lambert International Airport | 1950 | 1986 | To Trans World Airlines |
Ozark Air Lines (1998) | Missouri | OZR | Oklahoma Will Rogers | 1998 | 2001 | To Great Plains Airlines | |||
P & M Flying Services | Maine | PAZ | PAPA MIKE | Presque Isle | 1965 | 1968 | Founded by John C. Philbrick. Renamed to Aroostook Airways[289] | ||
P & N Flight and Charter | Indiana | Marion | 1995 | 1996 | Passenger and cargo charters [290] | ||||
P | |||||||||
PAC Air | Massachusetts | PCR | PACAIR | Provincetown | 1989 | 1989 | Owned by Arthur Pearson. Sold to San Juan Airlines[291] | ||
Pace Airlines | North Carolina | ![]() | Y5 | PCE | PACE | Winston-Salem Smith Reynolds | 1996 | 2002 | To Hooters Air |
Pacific Air Charter | California | PRC | PACIFIC CHARTER | San Diego | 1994 | 1996 | Acquired by Airnet Express[292] | ||
Pacific Air Express | Hawaii | ![]() | PCF | PACIFIC EXPRESS | Honolulu | 1983 | 1986 | [293] | |
Pacific Air Freight | Washington | Seattle–Tacoma | 1951 | 1968 | Merged with Airborne of California to form Airbourne Freight Company[294] | ||||
Pacific Air Lines | California | ![]() | PC | PC | PACIFIC | San Francisco | 1946 | 1968 | Formerly Southwest Airways, renamed 1958, merged with Bonanza Air Lines and West Coast Airlines to form Air West which was then renamed Hughes Airwest |
Pacific Air Transport | California | ![]() | 1926 | 1928 | Merged into Boeing Air Transport, but remained a separate division | ||||
Pacific Airways | Alaska | 3F | Ketchikan | 2000 | 2020 | Operated DHC Beaver floatplane[295] | |||
Pacific Alaska Airlines | Alaska | AW | PAK | PACIFIC ALASKA | Fairbanks | 1972 | 1986 | Operated de Havilland Heron, DC-3, DC-6, Fairchild Packet, B-25 Mitchell[296] | |
Pacific Alaska Airways | Alaska | Juneau | 1932 | 1941 | Merged into Pan American World Airways | ||||
Pacific American Airlines | California | Burbank Hollywood | 1976 | 1979 | |||||
Pacific Cal Air | California | AX | PCC | Oakland | 1979 | 1984 | [297] | ||
Pacific Cargo | California | Los Angeles | 1985 | 1985 | Operated DC-8-50F [298] | ||||
Pacific Coast Airlines | ![]() | SONIC | Santa Barbara | 1981 | 1985 | Established as Apollo Airways[299] | |||
Pacific Corporation | Delaware | 1950 | 1979 | Holding company Used by CIA to control aviation front organizations | |||||
Pacific East Airlines | California | ![]() | 6P | PCE | Los Angeles | 1983 | 1984 | ||
Pacific Express | California | ![]() | VB | WCA | Chico | 1982 | 1984 | ||
Pacific Inter Air | Florida | QT | PIA | Miami | 1985 | 1987 | Established as Pacific Interstate. Renamed to Bahamas Express[300] | ||
Pacific International Airlines | Arizona | PIN | Tucson | 1995 | 1996 | Established as Sportsflight Airways[301] | |||
Pacific Interstate Airlines | Nevada | Las Vegas McCarran | 1984 | 1985 | Renamed Pacific Inter Air[302] | ||||
Pacific Island Aviation | Northern Mariana Islands | 9J | PSA | PACIFIC ISLE | Saipan | 1988 | 2005 | ||
Pacific Marine Airways | California | Avalon | 1922 | 1928 | Operated two Curtiss HS[231] | ||||
Pacific National Airways | California | Burbank | 1980 | 1981 | Established as Air Tours[303] | ||||
Pacific Northern Airlines | Alaska | PN | Anchorage | 1947 | 1967 | Established as Woodley Airways by Art Woodley in 1932. Renamed to Pacific Northern Airway. Merged into Western Airlines[304] | |||
Pacific Ocean Airlines | Hawaii | Honolulu | 1946 | 1948 | [305] | ||||
Pacific Overseas Airlines | California | ![]() | Ontario | 1946 | 1947 | Established as Industrial Air Transport. Operated C-54 Skymaster. Daily flight to Tokyo[306] | |||
Pacific Seaboard Air Lines | California | Monterey | 1933 | 1935 | Renamed to Chicago and Southern Air Lines. Operated Bellanca CH-300[231] | ||||
Pacific Skyway | California | ![]() | 2000 | 2003 | |||||
Pacific Southwest Airlines | California | ![]() | PS | PSX | SMILEY | Los Angeles | 1949 | 1988 | To US Airways |
Pacific Western Airways | Utah | Salt Lake City | 1968 | 1969 | [307] | ||||
Pacific Wings | Arizona | ![]() | LW | NMI | TSUNAMI | Albuquerque Sunport | 1974 | 2015 | See also New Mexico Airlines, Georgia Skies, TennesseeSkies, and KentuckySkies |
Paklook Air | Alaska | Fairbanks | 2003 | 2003 | Founded by Howard Holman and Terry Cratty. Renamed to Servant Air. Operated Cessna 207[308] | ||||
Palm Springs Airlines | California | Palm Springs | 1936 | 1937 | [309] | ||||
Pan Alaska Airways | Alaska | Fairbanks | 1970 | 1973 | Renamed to Pacific Alaska Airlines. Acquired by Empire Airlines in 1989 [310] | ||||
Pan Am Air Bridge | Florida | ![]() | Miami Seaplane Base | 1996 | 1999 | [311] | |||
Pan American World Airways | New York | ![]() | PA | PAA | CLIPPER | New York Kennedy | 1927 | 1991 | Went bankrupt |
Pan Am Cargo | 1963 | 1983 | Subsidiary of Pan American World Airways | ||||||
Pan Am Express | ![]() | RZ | PXX | PAN AM | Miami | 1981 | 1991 | A flight connection code sharing service operated by several air carriers. See also Ransome Airlines | |
Pan Am Shuttle | 1986 | To Delta Shuttle | |||||||
Pan American Airways (1996–1998) | Florida | ![]() | PN | PAA | CLIPPER | Miami | 1996 | 1998 | Merged with Carnival Air Lines |
Pan American Airways (1998–2004) | New Hampshire | ![]() | PA | PAA | CLIPPER | Portsmouth | 1998 | 2004 | To Boston-Maine Airways |
Pan American-Grace Airways | Florida | ![]() | PY | PY | 1929 | 1969 | To Braniff International Airways | ||
Panagra Airways | Florida | ![]() | 7E | PGI | PANAGRA | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood | 1996 | 1999 | [312] |
Panama Airways | Florida | Panama City–Bay County | 1990 | 1991 | [313] | ||||
Panhandle Airways | Florida | 1976 | 1978 | Operated Beech 18, DC-3[314] | |||||
Paradise Airlines | California | Oakland | 1962 | 1964 | Operated Lockheed L-049 Constellation[315] | ||||
Paradise Airways | Virginia | Manassas | 1995 | 1997 | Charter carrier. Renamed to Prestige Airlines[316] | ||||
Paradise Island Airlines | Florida | ![]() | BK | PDI | PARADISE ISLAND | Miami | 1989 | 1999 | |
Paragon Air | Hawaii | Honolulu | 1985 | 2006 | Charter operator[317] | ||||
Paramount Airlines | California | Burbank | 1960 | 1962 | Established as Paul Mantz Air Service. Non-scheduled transcontinental flights. Operated DC-7C Seven Seas[318] | ||||
Parks Air Lines | Illinois | Parks Metropolitan Airport | 1950 | 1950 | Founded as Parks Air Transport in 1944. Acquired by Ozark Air Lines | ||||
Passaat Airlines | Florida | Miami | 1965 | 1967 | Charter operator[319] | ||||
Patriot Air | Texas | Dallas Love Field | 2001 | 2002 | [320] | ||||
Patriot Airlines | California | P7 | PAA | PATRIOTAIR | San Jose | 1991 | 1994 | [321] | |
Paul Mantz Air Service | California | Burbank | 1959 | 1960 | Renamed to Paramount Airlines. Operated DC-7C Seven Seas, L-749 Constellation[322] | ||||
Peak Air | Colorado | Aspen | 1995 | 1995 | Renamed to Aspen Mountain Air[323] | ||||
Pearson Aircraft | Washington | YE | Port Angeles | 1972 | 1981 | Founded by Earl Pearson. Acquired by San Juan Airlines[324] | |||
Pearson-Alaska Airlines | Alaska | Anchorage | 1948 | 1956 | Founded by Eric Pearson. Renamed to World Wide Airlines. Operated DC-4, C-46, L-749, L-1049[325] | ||||
Peck & Rice Airways | Alaska | Bethel | 1930 | 1939 | Founded by John Peck and Wyman Rice. Operated Travel Air 6000B[326] | ||||
Pegaso Air | California | Los Angeles | 1985 | 1986 | [327] | ||||
Pegasus Air | Washington | Bremerton | 1985 | 1986 | Operated Cessna 172[328] | ||||
Peninsula Airways | California | San Carlos | 1973 | 1973 | [329] | ||||
Peninsular Air Transport | Florida | ![]() | Miami | 1946 | 1955 | [330] | |||
Pennsylvania Air Lines | Pennsylvania | Bettis Field | 1930 | 1936 | Merged with Central Airlines to form Pennsylvania Central Airlines[331] | ||||
Pennsylvania Airlines | Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | 1980 | 1985 | Acquired by USAir[332] | ||||
Pennsylvania Central Airlines | Pennsylvania | ![]() | Allegheny County | 1936 | 1948 | Formed by the merger of Central Airlines and Pennsylvania Airlines. Operated DC-3A. To Capital Airlines | |||
Pennsylvania Commuter Airlines | Pennsylvania | AL | Harrisburg | 1970 | 1980 | Established as Harrisburg Commuter. Became an Allegheny Commuter and renamed to Pennsylvania Airlines.[333] | |||
Penobscot Airways | Maine | Millinocket Seaplane Base | 1949 | 1955 | Founded by Arthur Harjula. Renamed to Stonington Flying Service[334] | ||||
People Express Airlines (1980s) | New Jersey | ![]() | PE | PEX | PEOPLE EXPRESS | Newark Liberty | 1981 | 1987 | Merged into Continental Airlines |
People Express Airlines (2010s) | Virginia | ![]() | V2 | RBY | RUBY | Newport News/Williamsburg | 2014 | 2014 | |
Permian Airways | Texas | Midland | 1979 | 1982 | Founded by John Andrews and David Glover [335] | ||||
Pet Airways | Florida | SUB | SUB AIR | 2009 | 2013 | ||||
PHH Air | Kansas | Wichita | 1986 | 1989 | Founded by Jack P DeBoer and Ron Ryan. Established as Ryan Aviation. Renamed to Ryan International Airlines[336] | ||||
Philadelphia Rapid Transit | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1926 | 1926 | Operated Fokker F.VII[337] | ||||
Phoenix Air | Georgia | Cartersville | 2002 | 2003 | [338] | ||||
Phoenix Airways | Georgia | DeKalb–Peachtree | 1980 | 1981 | [339] | ||||
Pickwick Airways | California | Los Angeles | 1929 | 1930 | Operated Bach Air Yacht | ||||
Piedmont Airlines (1948–1989) | North Carolina | ![]() | PI | PAI | PIEDMONT | Charlotte Douglas | 1948 | 1989 | To US Airways |
Pilgrim Airlines | Connecticut | ![]() | PM | PMT | PILGRIM | Groton-New London | 1960 | 1986 | Acquired by Business Express Airlines |
Pine State Airlines | Maine | PW | PXX | Frenchville | 1990 | 1999 | Operated Cessna 402C[340] | ||
Pinehurst Airlines | Georgia | MQ | Whispering Pines | 1973 | 1982 | Operated YS-11, C-47A. Went into bankruptcy due to PATCO[341] | |||
Pinnacle Airlines | Michigan | ![]() | 9E | FLG | FLAGSHIP | Detroit Metro | 2002 | 2013 | Establishes as Express Airlines I. Renamed to Endeavor Air[342] |
Pioneer Air Lines | Texas | ![]() | Houston-Hobby | 1946 | 1955 | Merged into Continental Airlines[343] | |||
Pioneer Airlines | Colorado | JB | PIO | PIONEER | Denver | 1976 | 1986 | Establishes as Pioneer Airways. Operated Beech 99[344] | |
Pioneer Airways | South Dakota | 1927 | 1928 | Founded by Oscar Winclell. Renamed to Rapid City Airlines. Operated Curtiss Jenny[345] | |||||
Pioneer Airways | Alaska | Ketchikan | 1931 | 1931 | Founded by Vern C. Gorst, Roy F. Jones, C.R. Wright Jones. Renamed to Ketchikan Airways. Operated Curtiss Jenny[346] | ||||
Pitcairn Aviation | New York | Floyd Bennett Field | 1927 | 1930 | Founded by Harold J. Pitcairn. Renamed to Eastern Air Transport[347] | ||||
Pittsburgh Airways | Pennsylvania | Allegheny County | 1929 | 1930 | Founded by James Condon, Ted Taney. Subsidiary of New York & Western Airlines[231] | ||||
Planet Airways | Florida | ![]() | PLZ | PLANET | Orlando | 1995 | 2006 | Began as Airship Airways[348] | |
Platinum Airlines | Florida | P2 | PLS | Miami | 1998 | 2006 | |||
Pocono Airlines | Pennsylvania | 4P | POC | POCONO | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 1965 | 1990 | Began flying as an Allegheny Commuter, switched to TWA Express in 1989.[349] | |
Polar Airways | Alaska | ![]() | PE | Anchorage | 1968 | 1979 | Operated Aero Commander | ||
Pollack Flying Service | Alaska | Fairbanks | 1933 | 1942 | Founded by Frank Pollack. Sold to Alaska Star Airlines[350] | ||||
Pompano Airways | Florida | MG | Fort Lauderdale Executive | 1983 | 1984 | Subcontract carrier for Air Florida Commuter[351] | |||
Pomona Valley Aviation | California | Brackett Field | 1968 | 1975 | Renamed to Inland Empire Airlines. Operated Piper Navajo, Swearingen Metroliner[352] | ||||
Port Angeles Air Transport | Washington | Port Angeles | 1931 | 1931 | Operated Stinson Detroiter[231] | ||||
Potomac Air | Texas | BK | PDC | DISTRICT | Washington National | 2001 | 2001 | Renamed to Midatlantic Airways. Operated DHC-8[353] | |
Precision Airlines | New Hampshire | RP | PRE | PRECISION | Manchester–Boston | 1972 | 1994 | Was an Eastern Express carrier. Acquired by Northeast Express in 1989.[354] | |
Premier Executive Transport Services | Massachusetts | ![]() | Alleged to be a front organization for the Central Intelligence Agency | ||||||
President Airlines | California | Burbank | 1960 | 1962 | Operated DC-4, DC-6, DC-7[355] | ||||
Presidential Air | California | PRD | PRESIDENTIAL | Long Beach | 1993 | 1996 | Operated Airbus A300[356] | ||
Presidential Airways (scheduled) | Virginia | ![]() | XV | WASHINGTON EAGLE | Washington Dulles | 1985 | 1989 | ||
Presidential Express | Virginia | CJ | CJC | COLGAN | Manassas | 1986 | 1989 | Began as Colgan Airways[357] | |
Prestige Airways | New York | OJ | PAI | New York Kennedy | 1995 | 1997 | Established as Paradise Airways in 1990. Operated 727-200[358] | ||
Pride Air | Louisiana | NI | New Orleans | 1985 | 1985 | Went into bankruptcy | |||
PrimAir | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 2009 | 2014 | Rebranded OneJet[359] | ||||
Primaris Airlines | Nevada | ![]() | FE | WCP | WHITECAP | Las Vegas McCarran | 2002 | 2009 | |
Prime Air | Pennsylvania | Clarksville | 1986 | 1987 | Operated Piper[360] | ||||
Prime Air | Illinois | Murphysboro | 1988 | 1989 | [361] | ||||
Prinair | Puerto Rico | ![]() | PQ | COLORBIRD, PRU | Ponce | 1966 | 1985 | Established as Aerolíneas de Ponce (Ponce Airlines) | |
Princeton Air Link | New Jersey | IV | PCN | PRINCETON | Princeton | 1986 | 1988 | Operated BN Islander. Went into bankruptcy[362] | |
Princeton Airways | New Jersey | Princeton | 1978 | 1979 | Operated BN Islander, GAF Nomad[363] | ||||
Princeton Aviation Corporation | New Jersey | Princeton | 1950 | 1979 | Founded by Webster B. Todd and Lawrence Tokash. Participated in the Metro Air Service with A.A. in 1965 [364] | ||||
Princeville Airways | Hawaii | Honolulu | 1980 | 1987 | Renamed to Aloha Island Air. Operated Twin Otter[365] | ||||
Private Jet Expeditions | Georgia | ![]() | 5J | PJE | PEE JAY | Atlanta | 1989 | 1995 | |
Pro Air | Florida | Miami | 1981 | 1988 | [366] | ||||
Pro Air | Washington | P9 | PRH | PROHAWK | Detroit Young | 1997 | 2000 | ||
Profit Express Airlines | New York | New York Kennedy | 1945 | 1985 | Operated Convair 880[367][368] | ||||
Pronto Aviation Services | Texas | El Paso | 1982 | 1983 | Renamed to Atorie Air[369] | ||||
Provincetown-Boston Airlines | Massachusetts | ![]() | PT | PBA | Provincetown | 1949 | 1989 | ||
Puertorriqueña de Aviación | Puerto Rico | 1936 | 1941 | Also known as Aerovías Nacionales de Puerto Rico | |||||
Puget Sound Airlines | Washington | Bellingham | 1969 | 1970 | Formed by the merger of six local airlines. To San Juan Airlines. Operated Beech Expeditor, Cherokee Six[370] | ||||
Purdue Aeronautics Corporation | Indiana | Lafayette, IN | 1949 | 1950 | CAB-certificated scheduled service on Chicago-Lafayette, owned by Purdue University | ||||
Purdue Aeronautics Corporation | Indiana | Lafayette, IN | 1953 | 1968 | Charter operator run by Purdue University | ||||
Purdue Airlines | Indiana | Lafayette, IN | 1968 | 1971 | Charter operator owned by Stephens Inc. with Purdue University participation |
See also
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