Airline
|
State or territory
|
Image
|
IATA
|
ICAO
|
Callsign
|
Hubs and
focus cities
|
Commenced operations
|
Ceased operations
|
Notes
|
J
|
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]
|
K
|
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 into
Executive 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 AerolÃneas 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
AerovÃas 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
|