List of defunct airlines of the United States (D

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)

See also
References

Airline	State or territory	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Hubs and focus cities	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
D
Dailey Aviation	North Carolina				Jacksonville	2000	2000	Charter operator
DAL Airlines	Texas				Killeen–Fort Hood	1966	1968	Merged into Hood Airlines
Dallas Express Airlines	Texas	EX	DXP	DALLAS EXPRESS	Dallas Love Field	1994	1995	Operated Beech 1300 Commuter
Danbury Airways	Connecticut				Danbury	1980	1981
Dash Air	California	WI	IRV		Santa Ana	1981	1984	Established as Air Irvine
Data Air Courier	Ohio				Chicago Midway	1996	1996	Acquired by Airnet Express. Delivery of documents
Davis Air Lines	Georgia				Atlanta	1930	1930	Operated Travel Air aircraft
DayJet	Florida		DJS	DAYJET	Boca Raton	2002	2008
Daylight Air	Ohio				Willow Run	1996	1998
Daytona Aviation	Florida				Daytona Beach	1962	1966	Renamed Trans-Florida Airlines
DB Aviation	Illinois		NSH	NORTH SHORE	Waukegan	1987	2010	Acquired by Landmark Aviation
DC Aircraft	Michigan				Detroit	1967	1967	Commuter services
DeBoer Aviation	Kansas				Wichita	1973	1977	Original name of what later became Ryan Aviation, PHH Air and Ryan International
Decatur Commuter Airlines	Illinois		DAA	DECUR	Decatur	1980	1981	Acquired by Air Illinois
Del Airways	Georgia				Adel	1970	1971
Delta Air Service	Alaska				Emmonak	1971	1993	Renamed to Grant Aviation
Delta Express	Georgia	DL	DAL	DELTA	Orlando	1996	2003	Replaced by Song; folded back into Delta Air Lines
Delta Private Jets	Kentucky		DPJ	JET CARD	Cincinnati	2001	2020	Merged with Wheels Up.
Denver Ports of Call	Colorado	PC	POC	PAPA CHARLIE	Denver	1967	1992	Originally an air travel club. Rebranded as Skyworld Airlines
Des Moines Flying Service	Iowa				Des Moines	1960	1968
Desert Commuter Airlines	California				Santa Monica	1968	1970
Desert Sun Airlines	Arizona				Phoenix Sky Harbor	1995	1996	Merged to America West Express
Destination Sun Airways	Florida				Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood	1992	1993
Detroit Northern Air Service	Michigan				Alpena County	1950	1975	Known as Alpena Flying Service
Detroit – Grand Rapids Airline	Michigan				Dearborn	1926	1926	Operated Stout 2-AT Pullman
Devoe Airlines	Georgia				Miami	1981	1983
DHL Airways, Inc. (1979–2004)	Florida					1979	2004	Renamed Astar Air Cargo
DHL Airways	Kentucky	ER	DHL			1983	2003	Rebranded as Astar Air Cargo
Diamond Aviation			SPK	SPARKLE		1984	1985
Direct Air	Illinois	UO	XAP	AIR DIRECT	Chicago Gary	1980	1994	Reorganized as Northern Star Airlines
Direct Air	South Carolina				Myrtle Beach	2006	2012
Direct Airlines					New York Kennedy	1969	1969
Discover Air	Florida		DCV	DISCOVER	Orlando Sanford	1999	2003
Discovery Airlines	New Jersey				Trenton–Mercer	1996	2000	Formed as Sky Trek International Air Lines
Discovery Airways	Hawaii	DH	DVA	DISCOVERY AIRWAYS	Honolulu	1990	1990
Dixie Aircharter	Florida				Miami	1982	1983
Dixie Airlines	Utah				St. George	1969	1972	Renamed to SkyWest Airlines
Dixie Flying Service	Virginia				Charlottesville–Albemarle	1930	1932	Renamed to Ludington Air Lines
Dolphin Airways	Florida	DV		FLAGSHIP	Tampa	1981	1984	Acquired by Provincetown-Boston Airline
Dolphin Express Airlines	Florida	8U	IXX	ISLAND EXPRESS	Saint Croix	1994	2000
Dorado Wings	Puerto Rico					1964	1982	To Crown Air
Doug Geeting Aviation	Alaska				Talkeetna	1990s	2006	Merged into K2 Aviation
Dovair	Delaware				Delaware Airpark	1976	1977	Briefly operated as Baltimore Airways
Dovair Air Transport	Delaware				Delaware Airpark	1967	1969	Air taxi flights
Dove One	Florida				Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood	1990	1999	Air taxi operator
Downeast Airlines	Maine				Knox County	1960	2007	Commuter airline
Downeast Express	Maine	E7	DOW	DOWNEAST EXPRESS	Portland	1995	1997	Renamed Northeast Airlines
Downtown Airlines	New York				New York Skyports Seaplane Base	1972	1975	Hourly service operated with float-equipped Piper Aztec
Drummond Island Air	Michigan		DRE	MICHIGAN	Drummond Island	1989	1991	Established as Michigan Airways
Dynamic International Airways	Pennsylvania	2D	DYA	DYNAMIC AIR	Wayne	2015	2018	Established as Dynamic Airways
E
Eagle Air International	Nevada	V9	VIK		Las Vegas McCarran	1969	1993	Rebranded as Eagle Airlines
Eagle Airline	Alabama				Auburn	1985	1986	Operated Piper Navajo
Eagle Airlines	Kansas				Kansas City Wheeler	1930	1930	Scheduled passenger service
Eagle Airlines	Nevada	V9	VIK		Las Vegas McCarran	1993	1997	Began as Eagle Air International
Eagle Canyon Airlines	Nevada	FE	TLO	TALON	Las Vegas McCarran	1969	1998	Merged into Scenic Airlines
Eagle Commuter Airlines	Texas		ECA	EAGLEAIR	Brownwood	1976	1986
Eagle Jet Charter	Nevada				Las Vegas McCarran	1996	1998	Grand Canyon tours
Eagle Wings (airline)
East Coast Commuter	Massachusetts				Boston	1963	1970
East Hampton Aire	New York	IN	EHA	AIR HAMPTON	East Hampton	1978	1991	Operated subservices for Pilgrim Airlines
East Texas Airlines	Texas				Longview	1950s
Eastern Air Lines	New York Florida	EA	EAL	EASTERN	Miami	1926	1991	Established as Pitcairn Aviation
Eastern Air Lines (2015)	Florida				Miami	2015	2017	Operated Boeing 737
Eastern Air Lines Shuttle	Virginia				New York-LaGuardia	1961	1989	To Trump Shuttle
Eastern Metro Express	Georgia		EME	EMAIR	Atlanta	1984	1991
Eastman Airways	New York				Albany	1983	1984	Renamed to Air Marc
Eastwind Airlines	New Jersey	W9	SGR	STINGER	Trenton, New Jersey	1995	1999
Economy Airways							1956	Irregular air carrier grounded by CAB for financial weakness
Ed's Aircraft Service	Oklahoma					1972	1973
Edde Airlines	Utah				Salt Lake City	1960	1965
Ede-Aire	Michigan	DV			Detroit Lakes	1978	1981	Acquired by Mesaba Airlines
El Paso Transport	Texas				Big Spring McMahon	1975	1975	Renamed to Trans Regional Airlines
Elan Air	Massachusetts				Boston	1980	1982
Elite Airways	Maine	7Q	MNU	MAINER	Portland, Maine Vero Beach, Florida	2014	2022
Ellis Airlines	Alaska				Ketchikan	1936	1962	To Alaska Coastal Airlines
Emerald Air	Texas	OD	EFF	EMERALD	Austin Bergstrom	1978	1991	Established as Emerald Valley Airlines. To Braniff International Airlines, Inc.
Emery Worldwide Airlines	Ohio	EB	EWW	EMERY	Dayton	1989	2001	renamed from Air Train in 1989
Empire Air Lines	Idaho				Spokane	1946	1952	Purchased by West Coast Airlines
Empire Airlines	New York		UR		Oneida County	1976	1986	To Piedmont Airlines
Empire Airways	New York		JKR	JOKER	Farmingdale	2004	2012
Empire State Airlines	New York				Syracuse	1964	1966	Third level carrier
Encompass Aviation	California	LC	ROM		Hawthorne Jack Northrop	2017	2019	Passenger charter carrier
Enterprise Airlines	Ohio		JSP	JETSPEED	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky	1988	1990	Regional carrier connections to the Concorde
Eos Airlines	New York	E0	ESS	NEW DAWN	New York Kennedy	2004	2009
Era Aviation	Alaska	7H	ERH	ERAH	Anchorage	1948	2009	Formed as Economy Helicopters, acquired by Frontier Alaska, renamed to Era Alaska now Ravn Alaska
Essair	Texas				Houston-Hobby	1939	1946	Renamed to Pioneer Air Lines. Legal name of the carrier was Essair, Inc.
Eugene Aviation Services	Oregon				Eugene	1956	1969	Operated on behalf of West Coast Airlines
Eureka Aero	California				Samoa Field	1970	1979	Renamed Air Pacific (United States)
Evergreen International Airlines	Oregon	EZ	EIA	EVERGREEN	New York Kennedy	1975	2013	See also Evergreen International Aviation
Evergreen International Aviation	Oregon					1960	2014	Formed as Evergreen Helicopters, see also Evergreen International Airlines and Intermountain Aviation
Exec Air	New York				Sullivan County	1996	1999	Renamed to Exec Air of Naples
Exec Express	Texas				Dallas/Fort Worth	1984	1998	See Lone Star Airlines
Excellaire	Colorado	BH	AUS		Stapleton	1974	1985	Established as US Aviation. Changed to AIR US in 1977. Became Execellaire in 1984.
Execuair	Washington				Seattle-Tacoma	1971	1977	Renamed to Columbia Pacific Airlines
Executive Air Transport	Michigan				Muskegon	1995	1995	Executive charter and cargo carrier
Executive Airlines	Florida					1964	1971
Executive Airlines	Massachusetts	EX			Boston	1967	1973	Established as National Executive Flight Service
Executive Airlines	Massachusetts				Hanscom Field	1976	1977	Established as Air Speed
Executive Airlines	Puerto Rico	OW	EGF	EAGLE FLIGHT	San Juan	1986	2013	Began as Executive Air Charter
Executive Airlines	New York	YL	ORA		Farmingdale	1991	2003	Began as Long Island Airlines
Executive Airshare	Missouri		XSR		Kansas City Wheeler	1974	2018	Rebranded Airshare
Executive Charter Service	Alaska				Bethel	1983	1985	Acquired by Unalakleet Air Taxi
Executive Flight Services	Oregon				Portland	1961	1977	Renamed to Air Oregon
Executive Jet Aviation	Ohio				Columbus Glenn	1977	1978	Merged with Newport Aero to form EJA/Newport
Executive Jet Aviation	New Jersey	EJ	EJA	EXECJET	Teterboro	1965	2007	Established as Executive Jet Airways
Executive Yankee Airlines	Massachusetts				Pittsfield	1968	1969	Established as Yankee Airlines
Express Air	Arizona		AAE	ARIZONA	Phoenix Sky Harbor	1997	2001
Express Airlines I	Tennessee	9E	FLG	FLAGSHIP	Memphis	1995	2002	Renamed to Pinnacle Airlines
ExpressJet	Georgia	EV	ASQ	ACEY		1986	2022	Commenced flights in 1987. Ceased flights in 2020 and briefly relaunched as aha! before liquidating in 2022.
Express One International	Texas	EO	LHN	LONGHORN	Dallas/Fort Worth	1995	2002	Renamed to Pinnacle Airlines then Endeavor Air
Express.Net Airlines	Florida		XNA	EXPRESSNET	Naples	1972	2008	Formed as Transcontinental Airlines
F
Fairbanks Air Service	Alaska		FAS	FAIRBANKS	Fairbanks	1946	1975	to Great Northern Airlines
Fairbanks Airplane Company	Alaska				Fairbanks	1925	1926	Operated Fokker F.III. Absorbed into Wien Alaska Airways
Fairways Corp.	Virginia		FWY		Washington National	1969	1989	Intrastate carrier
Falcon Air Express	Florida	F2	FAO	PANTHER	Miani	1995	2015
Falcon Airways	Texas				Addison	1971	1979	Operated Carvair
Family Airlines	Nevada				Las Vegas McCarran	1992	1992	Never started operations
FAR Airlines	New York				New York Kennedy	1968	1968
Farthest North Airplane Company	Alaska				Fairbanks	1923	1924	Ben Eielson first flight on a Curtiss Jenny JN-4D took place on 3 July 1923
Far West Airlines	California		FRW		Fresno Yosemite	1984	1984	Operated two leased NAMC YS-11
Farwest Airlines	Arizona				Phoenix Sky Harbor	1999	2004	Operated DHC Dash 7
Federated Airlines	New York				New York-LaGuardia	1948	1952	Irregular air carrier.
Ferguson Airways	Alaska				Anchorage	1949	1949	Acquired by Wien Alaska Airlines
Ferns Flying Service	New Hampshire				Concord	1969	1969	Daily commuter service between Concord and Boston
Fiesta Airline			FIE	FIESTA		1971	1973
Fina Air	Puerto Rico				San Juan	2003
Finair Express	Florida		FNX	FINEX	Miami	1982	1984	Subcontract carrier for Air Florida Commuter then renamed to Southern Express
Financial Air Express	Michigan				Pontiac	1974	1974	Founded by Gerald Mercer
Fine Air	Florida	FB	FBF	FINE AIR	Miami	1989	2002	To Arrow Air
First Air	California				Los Angeles	1982	1983	Renamed to Regentair. All-first class service
Fischer Brothers Aviation	Ohio	GP	GCS	GALION	Galion	1989	2001	Established as Galion Commuter Service. Became an Allegheny Commuter. Acquired by Midway Airlines and renamed to Midway Commuter
Five Star Airlines	Massachusetts		FIV	FIVE STAR		1985	1989	Operated L-1011 TriStar
Flagship Airlines	Tennessee				Nashville	1991	1998	Formed by the merger of Command Airways into Nashville Eagle, merged with Simmons Airlines and Wings West Airlines to form American Eagle Airlines
Flagship Express Services	Illinois Michigan		FSX	FLAG	Willow Run Airport	1991	1991	Previously Rosenbalm Aviation, briefly flew own-brand cargo service
Fleet Airways	Minnesota				Duluth	1967	1968	Renamed to Fleet Airlines
Fleetway Airlines	Texas				Austin Mueller	1967	1969
Fleming International Airways						1973	1983	All-cargo carrier. Renamed to Cam Air International
Flight Alaska	Alaska	4Y	UYA		Bethel	2000	2004	Established as Yute Air Alaska. Renamed to Yute Air
Flight Express			EXR	FLIGHT EXPRESS		1985	2013	Established as Chapman Air
Flight International Airlines	Georgia		FIV	FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL	Atlanta	1984	1987
Flight Line	Missouri		FLN	FAST LINE	Cape Girardeau	1985	1986	Renamed to Southern Airways
Flight Operations	Ohio		FOI		Cleveland Hopkins	1979	1979	Charter carrier. Acquired by Crow Executive Air
Flight Options	New York		OPT	OPTIONS	Greater Binghamton	1999	1999
Flight Service	New York				Syracuse	1953	1964	Third level carrier
Flightways Aviation System	Pennsylvania				Philadelphia	1974	1975	Commuter services
Florence Airlines	South Carolina				Florence	1974	1975	Established as Air Taxi
Florida Air Lines	Florida				Sarasota-Bradenton	1969	1981	Established as Florida Air Taxi. Became Southern International Airways. Operated DC-3, Cessna 402
Florida Air Taxi	Florida				Tampa	1964	1968	Renamed to Florida Airlines
Florida Aircraft Leasing	Florida
Florida Airlines	Florida	FE			Tampa	1960	1981
Florida Airmotive	Florida				Lantana	1940	1940	Charter carrier
Florida Airways	Florida				Miami	1923	1927
Florida Airways	Florida				Orlando	1947	1949	local service airline, originally Orlando Airlines
Florida Atlantic Airlines	Florida				Fort Lauderdale	1968	1970
Florida Coastal Airlines	Florida	PA	FCL	FLORIDA COASTAL	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood	1995	2010
Florida Commuter Airlines	Florida		FCA		Palm Beach	1980	1981	To Southern Airways
Florida Express	Florida	ZO	FLX	FLEXAIR	Orlando	1983	1988	Merged into Braniff (1983–1990)
Florida West Airlines	Florida	HG	FWL	FLO WEST	Miami	1989	1995	Acquired by Florida West International Airways
Florida West International Airways	Florida	RF	FWL	FLO WEST	Miami	1981	2017
FloridaGulf Airlines	Florida				Tampa	1991	1997	Merged into Air Midwest
Fly First Class		F3	SGB	SONGBIRD		2008	2008
Fly Guam	Guam				Guam	2008	2012
FlyHawaii Airlines	Hawaii				Honolulu	2005	2005	Never started operations
Flying Fox Services						1929	1929	Acquired by Delta Air Service
Flying Tiger Air Services					Tokyo Narita	1966	1967	Branch of Flying Tiger Lines. Contract to Military Airlift Command
Flying Tiger Line	California	FT	FTL	TIGER	Los Angeles	1945	1989	Merged into FedEx Express
Flying W Airways	New Jersey				Medford, New Jersey	1967	1972	uncertificated carrier
Focus Air Cargo	Florida	F2	FKS	FOCUS	Fort Lauderdale	2004	2008
Folsom's Air Service	Maine				Greenville	1989	2006	Charter carrier
Fontana Aviation	Michigan				Iron Mountain	1967	1977	Third-level services
Ford Air Transport Service	Illinois				Detroit	1925	1932	Merged with Stout Air Service
Forde-Aire			SQH	SUSQUEHANNA		1978	1979	Renamed to Susquehanna Airways
Fort Collins Flying Service	Colorado				Denver	1980	1981	Established as Valley Airpark. Acquired by Air Link Corporation
Fort Vancouver Airlines	Washington				Vancouver	1979	1981	Commuter carrier. PATCO strike caused the closing.
Fort Wayne Air Service	Indiana				Fort Wayne	1963	1967	Scheduled air taxi services to Detroit
Fort Worth Airlines	Texas		FTW	FORT WORTH AIR	Fort Worth Meacham	1984	1985	Went bankrupt
Foster Aviation	Alaska		FSA	FOSTER-AIR	Nome	1973	1984	Was an FBO operator by Neal Foster
Four Star Air Cargo	Puerto Rico	HK	FSC	FOUR STAR	San Juan	1982	2009	Started in the United States Virgin Islands
Fox Cities Airlines	Wisconsin					1963	1965	Operated de Havilland Dove. Merged into Air Wisconsin
Frank Martz Coach Co.	New York				Buffalo Niagara	1929	1930	Renamed to Martz Air Lines
Freedom Airlines	Ohio	DN		LIBERTY	Cleveland Hopkins	1980	1984	Subsidiary of Red Dodge Aviation
Freedom Airlines	Texas	F8	FRL	FREEDOM AIR	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky	2002	2010	Shut down by parent company
Freelandia					Newark Liberty	1973	1974
Friedkin Airlines	California				San Diego	1948	1948
Friendship Air Alaska	Alaska	4H	FAL	FRIENDSHIP	Fairbanks	1986	1989	Established as Harold's Air Service. Resumed as Tanana Air Service in 1992
Fromhagen Aviation	Florida				St. Pete-Clearwater	1969	1998
Frontier Airlines	Colorado	FL	FTA	FRONTIER	Denver	1950	1986	Went bankrupt; some operations absorbed by Continental Airlines
Frontier Alaska	Alaska				Anchorage	2008	2014
Frontier Express	Wisconsin				Milwaukee Mitchell	2011	2013	Operated by Chautauqua Airlines
Frontier Flying Service	Alaska				Fairbanks	1950	2014
Frontier Horizon Airlines	Colorado	FL	FLH	MILE HIGH	Denver Stapleton	1983	1986
Funair	Florida				Miami	1996	2001	Operated for Carnival Cruise Lines
Funworld International Airways	Florida				Miami	1993	1994	Operated Boeing 727-200
Futura Air Lines	California				Oakland	1962	1962
G
Galaxy Airlines	Tennessee				Cleveland Hopkins	1968	1969	Commuter services. Operated Douglas DC-3
Galaxy Airlines	Florida	9G	GAL	GALAXY	Fort Lauderdale	1978	1987
Galena Air Service	Alaska		GAS	GALENA AIR SERVICE	Galena	1968	1989	Acquired by MarkAir Express
Gateway Aviation	Wisconsin				La Crosse	1968	1969	Renamed to Mississippi Valley Airways
Gem State Airlines	Idaho	GS			Coeur d'Alene	1978	1980	Merged with Air Pacific (United States) to become Golden Gate Airlines
Gemini Air Cargo	Minnesota	GR	GCO	GEMINI	Miami	1995	2008
General Air Lines					San Diego	1934	1934	Renamed to Western Air Express
General Airlines	Pennsylvania					1978	1979	Established as General Aviation Service
General Aviation	Tennessee		GNL	GENERAL		1979	1988	Affiliate of Orion Air, became Kitty Hawk Air Cargo
Genavco Air Cargo	Hawaii					1972	2003	to Kamaka Air
Geo Air	Florida					1995	2008
Georgia Air	Georgia				Atlanta	1970	1972
Georgia Air Freight	Georgia	GS			Atlanta	1978	1979
Georgia Skies	Georgia	LI	NMI	TSUNAMI	Atlanta	2008	2013	A Pacific Wings subsidiary
GID Air Services	Texas				Fort Worth Meacham	1982	1986	Operated CV-580
Gillam Airways	Alaska				Valdez	1932	1932
Gilley Airways	New York				Glens Falls	1961	1979	All-cargo commuter
Gilpin Air Lines	California				Los Angeles	1931	1934	Renamed to C&G Air Lines
GLO Airlines	Louisiana				New Orleans	2015	2017
Global International Airways	Missouri	GX	GAX	GLOBAL	Kansas City	1978	1985	Former commercial operator started to transport cattle
Globe Air	Arizona				New Orleans	1981	1985	Operating name of Aircraft Specialities of Mesa Airlines
Globe Freight Airline						1945	1948
go!	Hawaii	YV	ASH	AIR SHUTTLE	Honolulu	2006	2014
Go! Mokulele	Hawaii				Honolulu	2009	2012
Go Transportation						1971	1977	Established as Ron Clark Enterprises. Renamed to Go Air
Gold Coast Air	California		GMR	EXPEDITOR	Los Angeles	1981	1982
Gold Coast Air Taxi	Florida				Miami	1966	1967	Renamed to Gold Coast Airways
Gold Coast Airways	Florida				Miami	1967	1969	Acquired by Executive Airlines
Golden Airlines			GDD	GOLDEN AIRLINES		1999	1999
Golden Airways						1980	1983	Established as Ancar Aviation
Golden Carriage Air						1979	1980
Golden Eagle Airlines			GEL	GOLDEN EAGLE		1978	1979	Absorbed by WestAir Airlines
Golden Gate Airlines	California	GG			Monterey	1980	1981	Merged with Swift Aire Lines
Golden Gate Airways	California				San Francisco	1960	1962
Golden Isles Airlines	Georgia				McKinnon St. Simons Island	1960	1960	Operated de Havilland Dove
Golden North Airways	Alaska					1947	1949	Operated C-46
Golden Nugget Aviation						1982	2001
Golden Pacific Airlines	California				San Francisco	1969	1973
Golden Pacific Airlines	Arizona	YB	GPA	GOLD PAC	Kingman	1981	1989
Golden South Airlines	Florida				Fort Pierce	1979	1979
Golden State Airlines	California				Burbank	1951	1952	California intrastate airline	Golden State Airlines	California	1955	1987
Golden State Airlines	Arizona		GSC	GOLDEN STATE	Santa Ana	1979	1985
Golden Valley Aero						1982	1982
Golden West Airlines	California	GW	GWA	GOLDEN WEST	Long Beach	1967	1983
Golden West Airlines	California				Van Nuys	1968	1969
Gopher Airlines						1968	1968
Gopher Aviation						1959	1959
Gordon Air						1984	2000	Founded by John Gordon. Renamed to Ultimate Jetcharters
Gorst Air Transport	Washington				Seattle Lake Union Seaplane Base	1929	1935	Founded by Vern C. Gorst
GP Express Airlines	Nebraska		GPE	REGIONAL EXPRESS	Grand Island	1975	1996
Graham Airways	Alaska					1932	1935
Grand Aire Express	Ohio		GAE	GRAND EXPRESS	Toledo Express	1985	2003
Grand Airways	Nevada	QD	GNV	GRAND VEGAS	Las Vegas McCarran	1980	1996
Grand Forks Airmotive	North Dakota				Grand Forks	1975	1975	Scheduled airmail carrier
Grand Valley Aviation	Idaho				Driggs–Reed	1992	1995	Charters and scenic flights
Gray Line Air	New York	WS	WSA		Niagara Falls	1994	1995
Great American Airways	Nevada	MV	GRA	GREAT AMERICAN	Reno–Tahoe	1979	1997
Great Arctic Airways	Alaska				Fairbanks	1996	1996	Operated ATL-98 Carvair
Great Lakes Airlines	California				Burbank	1946	1961	Supplemental air carrier, shut down in 1961 by CAB for combine activity
Great Lakes Airlines	Wyoming	ZK	GLA	LAKES AIR	Cheyenne	1979	2018	Formerly Spirit Lake Airways
Great Lakes Commuter	Michigan				Traverse City	1972	1974	Acquired by Skystream Airlines
Great Northern Airlines	Alaska	OU	GNA	GREAT NORTHERN	Anchorage	1975	1980	Established as Fairbanks Air Service as an intrastate airline. Merged into Alaska International Air.
Great Plains Airlines		ZN				1977	1979	Established as Trinity Airlines
Great Plains Airlines	Oklahoma	ZO	OZR	OZARK	Oklahoma City Rogers	2001	2004
Great Planes Express	Kansas				Augusta	1995	1995
Great Sierra Airlines	California				Lake Tahoe	1980	1981
Great Southern Airways	Florida				Miami	1988	1989	Cargo carrier
Great Western Air			GWA	G-W AIR		1994	1994
Great Western Airlines	Oklahoma	DQ	GWS	GREAT WESTERN		1975	1979	Scheduled mail and freight services operating Beech 18
Great Western Aviation	South Dakota				Sioux Fall	1990	1990	Operated Cessna P210R
Greater Pacific Airways	California				Los Angeles	1982	1988	Operated Embraer Bandeirante. Renamed to Air LA
Greatland Air Cargo	Alaska				Anchorage	1995	2001	Operated DHC-4 Caribou
Green Bay Aviation	Wisconsin	HE	GBA		Green Bay–Austin Straubel	1965	1981
Green Hills Aviation			GRH	GREEN HILLS		1978	1987
Green Mountain Airlines	New York				New York-LaGuardia	1979	1980	Operated Cessna 402
Greenbriar Airlines	West Virginia				Greenbrier	1939	1969	Commuter carrier. Operated Cessna 172
Grey Goose Air Lines	Illinois				Chicago Midway	1928	1929	Sightseeing service. Operated Ford Trimotor
Grognet Flying Service	Michigan				Houghton	1973	1975	Summer schedule service to Isle Royale
Gross Aviation	Washington				Tacoma Narrows	1972	1974	Air taxi operator
Gulf Air International	Florida				Arcadia	1979	1989	Renamed to Trans Ocean Airways
Gulf Air Transport	Louisiana	QG	GAT	GULFTRANS	New Iberia	1979	1989	Renamed to Trans Ocean Airways
Gulf and Caribbean Cargo		8G	TSU			2004	2009
Gulf Central Airlines	Florida	BJ	GCN	GULF CENTRAL	Melbourne Orlando	1981	1984	Established as Devoe Airlines
Gulf Coast Airlines	Mississippi		GFC	GULF COAST	Gulfport	1971	1975	Renamed to Coastal Airways
Gulfstream Airlines			GFS	GULFSTAR		1971	1975
Gulfstream International Airlines	Florida	3M	GFT	GULF FLIGHT	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood	1990	2010	Now Silver Airways
Gulkana Air Service	Alaska				Gulkana	1963	1997	Operated Cessna 185 Skywagon, Cessna 206, Cessna 402
Gull Air	Massachusetts	JI			Hyannis	1975	1987	Founded by Robert Welch
Gull Air	Florida		GUL	GULL-AIR	Miami	1982	1987	Was an Air Florida Commuter
Guy-America Airways	New York	GK	GAM	GUY AMERICA	New York Kennedy	1981	1984	See also American Overseas Airlines
H
H & D Aviation	Indiana				Terre Haute	1980	1981	Renamed to Terre Haute Air Commuter
Hageland Aviation Services	Alaska	H6	HAG	HAGELAND	Anchorage	1981	2008	Merged with Frontier Alaska
Hagerty’s Air Transportation	North Carolina				Charlotte	1984	1984	Merged into Sunbird Airlines
Haines Airways	Alaska	7A			Haines	1986	2000	Founded by Reg Radcliffe. Operated Piper PA-32
Hammonds Air Service	Louisiana				Houma–Terrebonne	1977	1985	Operated Piper Navajo, Twin Otter
Hampton Air Service	New York				East Hampton	1936	1937	Operated Stinson Reliant
Hanford Airlines	Iowa				Sioux City	1937	1937	Established as Hanford Tri-State Airlines
Happy Hours Air Travel Club	Florida				Miami	1973	1973	Air travel club founded by James Ruscoe. Operated Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
Harbor Airlines	Washington	HB	HAR	HARBOR	Seattle–Tacoma	1971	2001
Harold's Air Service	Alaska		HAS	HAROLDS	Fairbanks	1974	1986	Renamed to Friendship Air Alaska
Harrisburg Commuter	Pennsylvania				Harrisburg	1965	1970	Renamed to Pennsylvania Commuter Airlines
Hartford Airlines	Connecticut				Robertson Field	1966	1966	Operated Aero Commander 500
Hartzog Schneck Aviation	Illinois				Chicago Rockford	1966	1969	Operated Beechcraft King Air
HATS Hawaiian Air Tour Service	Hawaii				Honolulu	1946	1950	Operated Beechcraft D-18
HATS Hawaiian Air Tour Service	Hawaii		RES	RESORT	Honolulu	1953	1979	Absorbed Resort Airways in 1967. Operated de Havilland Dove
Havasu Airlines	Arizona	HW	HCA	HAVASU	Lake Havasu City	1963	1987	Subsidiary of Nicholson Air Service and Cumberland Airlines
Hawaii Express	Hawaii				Honolulu	1982	1984
Hawaii Island Hoppers	Hawaii				Honolulu	1992	1992	Scenic tours
Hawaii Jet-Aire	Hawaii				Honolulu	1968	1968	Third level services. Operated Twin Otter
Hawaii Pacific Air	Hawaii				Honolulu	1973	1995	Operated Carvair
Hawaiian Airventures	Hawaii				Keahole	1992	1992	Scenic tours
Hawaiian Pacific Airlines	Hawaii	HP			Los Angeles	1992	1992	Established as Alii Air Hawaii
Hawkeye Airlines	Iowa				Ottumwa	1974	1974	Operated DC-3
Hawkaire	North Carolina		HKI	HAWKEYE	Charlotte Douglas	1991	2009
Hawkins and Powers Aviation	Wyoming				Greybull	1989	2006	Aerial firefighting. Operated Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer and Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Hawthorne Nevada Airlines	California				Hawthorne	1963	1970	Renamed to Air Nevada
Heartland Airlines	Ohio				Dayton	1998	2001	Never started operations
Helicopter Air Service	Delaware					1949	1956	Renamed to Chicago Helicopter Airways
Hemet Valley Flying Services	California				Hemet-Ryan	1946	1997	Aerial firefighting. Operated Boeing KC-97L, PBY Catalina, C-119C
Hemisphere Air Transport						1950	1957	A member carrier of North American Airlines
Henry's Charter Air Service	Kansas				Concordia	1965	1968	Operated Cessna 337 and Cessna 210
Hensley Flying Service	Montana				Havre	1944	1978
Henson Airlines	Maryland	PI	HNA		Charlotte Douglas	1962	1993	Rebranded as Piedmont Airlines
Henson Aviation			HNA	HENSON		1967	1979
Hermens Air	Alaska	2E	HRM	HERMENS	Bethel	1974	1987	Bought by MarkAir, became MarkAir Express.
Heussler Air	Pennsylvania		HUS	HEUSSLER	Erie	1977	1994	Air taxi
Hoganair	Ohio		HGA	HOGAN AIR	Middletown	1989	1998	Renamed to Miami Valley Aviation
Holiday Airlines	California				Oakland	1956	1956	Operated de Havilland Dove
Holiday Airlines	California	HD	HD	HOLIDAY	Lake Tahoe	1965	1975	intrastate airline that operated Electra. Founder was co-founder of Paradise Airlines
Holiday Airlines	New York				Sullivan County	1970	1970	Known as Catskill Holiday Airlines. Operated Beech 99
Holiday Airlines	New Jersey				Newark	1979	1989	Owned subsidiary of Clinton Industries
Holiday Airlines	California				Orange County	1988	1990	Renamed to Pacific Coast Airline
Holiday Ways	California				Ontario	1988	1990	Operated Beech 18
Hood Airlines	Texas				Killeen–Fort Hood	1964	1970	Acquired by Rio Airways. Operated Beech 99
Hooters Air	South Carolina	H1			Myrtle Beach	2003	2006	Shut down by parent company
Hop-A-Jet			HPJ	HOPA-JET		1999	1999
Horizon Airlines	Virginia		QXE	HORIZON AIR		1964	1970	Operated Piper Navajo and Piper Apache
Horizon Airways	Missouri				Kirksville	1969	1976	Renamed to Air Missouri
Horizon Cargo Transport						1978	1979	Renamed to Kahili Airlines
Houston Airlines	Virginia				Lynchburg	1967	1967
Houston Commuter Airlines	Texas				Houston Bush	1968	1968
Houston Metro Airlines	Texas				Clear Lake City STOLport	1969	1993	Renamed Metro Airlines
Huachuca Airlines	Arizona	7H			Sierra Vista	1983	1985
Hub Airlines	Illinois		HUB	HUB	Chicago Meigs Field	1968	1974	Acquired Commuter Airlines. Operated Beech 99
Hub Air Service	Alaska				McGrath	1964	1976	Operated Cessna 195, Cherokee Six, Piper PA-22
Hubbard Air Transport	Washington				Seattle Lake Union Seaplane Base	1919	1920	On 3 March 1919 a B & W Seaplane made the first international US airmail flight
Hudson Air Service	Alaska				Talkeetna	1947	2010	Renamed to Sheldon Air Services
Hughes Airwest	California	RW		HUGHES-AIR	San Francisco	1968	1980	To Republic Airlines
Hughes Float Plane Service	Alaska				Homer	1990s	1990s	Air taxi
Hulman Airlines	Indiana				Terre Haute	1968	1975	Established as Hulman Field Aviation. Operated Cessna 310
Hulman Field Aviation	Indiana				Terre Haute	1959	1968	Renamed to Hulman Airlines
Hyannis Aviation	Massachusetts	YB	HAN	AIR HYANNIS	Barnstable	1977	1977
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IAero Airways	Florida	WQ	SWQ	SWIFTFLIGHT	Miami	1997	2024	Founded as Swift Air. Went bankrupt.
IASCO International Air Service Company	California				Los Angeles	1978	1992	Operated Boeing 727-100
Ilan Airways, Inc.	New York					1984	1988	No flights
Illini Airlines	Ohio				Chicago Rockford	1956	1957	Merged with Taxi Air Group to form TAG Airlines
Illinois Airways	Illinois				Southern Illinois	1969	1972	Renamed to Air Illinois. Intrastate scheduled-service carrier
ImagineAir	Georgia		IMG		Lawrenceville	2004	2018
Imperial Airlines					Miami	1960	1961	Supplemental air carrier previously Regina Cargo Airlines. Grounded after notorious 1961 crash
Imperial Airlines	California	II	IMP		Imperial	1964	1986	Founded as Visco Flyging Service
Imperial Commuter Airlines	California				Imperial	1967	1968	Operated Beech 18, Beech Bonanza
Imperial International	Minnesota		PNX	PHOENIX	South St. Paul	1981	1992
Independence Air	Virginia	DH	IDE	INDEPENDENCE	Washington Dulles	1989	2006	Formed as Atlantic Coast Airlines
Independent Air	Georgia	ID	IDN	INDEPENDENT	Atlanta	1966	1990	Founded as Atlanta Skylarks
Indian Wells Airlines	California				Inyokern	1985	1985	Established as C&M Airlines
Indiana Airways		WY	INA	INDI-AIR		1978	1980
Indigo Airlines	Illinois	I9	IBU	INDIGO BLUE	Chicago Midway	1999	2001
Industrial Air Transport	California				Ontario	1945	1946	Trans-Pacific freight carrier. Renamed to Pacific Overseas Airlines. Operated C-54 Skymaster.
Indy Air Travel Club						1960s	1960s	Air travel club established as Four Winds. Operated Convair 880. Charter carrier
Inland Air Lines	Wyoming				Casper–Natrona	1930	1952	Incorporated under Western brand
Inland Aviation Services		7N				1996	2009
Inland Empire Airlines	California	CC	IEA	INLAND EMPIRE	Reno–Tahoe	1978	1981	Acquired by Air Chaparral
Inlet Airlines	Alaska				Homer	1989	1999	Founded by Dennis Rothberg. Established as Cook Inlet Aviation. Operated Piper Cherokee
Inter Citiair Express	Washington				Seattle-Tacoma	1930	1930	Acquired by Alaska-Washington Airways. Operated Stinson Detroiter, Lockheed Vega
Inter-City Air Lines	Massachusetts				Boston	1932	1933	Operated Travel Air 6000
Inter-Island Air	Hawaii		UGL	UGLY VAN	Kahului	1990	1991
Inter-Island Airways	Hawaii				Honolulu	1929	1941	Renamed to Hawaiian Airlines
Intercoastal Airways	Illinois		ICA	INTERCOASTAL	Willow Run	1986	1989	Operated C-117D
Intercontinental Airways		IL				1977	1981	Operated Boeing 707-321C, Douglas DC-8-33
Intercontinental US Inc.	New York				New York-LaGuardia	1960	1966	Operated Carvair, DC-4
Interior Air Taxis	Alaska				Fairbanks	1965	1968	Third-level services. Affiliate of Interior Airways
Interior Airways	Alaska				Anchorage	1946	1972	To Alaska International Air
Intermountain Air Service	Arizona				Marana Air Park	1973	1975	Air taxi affiliate of Intermountain Aviation
Intermountain Airways	Colorado					1978	1978	To ExpressJet Airlines
Intermountain Aviation	Arizona		IMA	INTER MOUNTAIN	Marana Air Park	1961	1975	CIA front. Assets acquired by Rosenbalm & Evergreen
International Air Cargo	Massachusetts				Boston	1974	1975	All-cargo operator
International Air Cargo	Michigan				Willow Run	1980	1985
International Air Response	Arizona				Buckeye	1997	2000	Established as T & G Aviation. Aerial firefighting
International Air Taxi	Alaska				Anchorage	1965	1970	Operated Cessna 180
International Air Taxi	Alaska				Anchorage	1980	1983	Affiliated with Wien Air Alaska
International Airlines	North Dakota				Minot	1928	1931	Operated Lockheed Vega. First US operator
International Airlines	California				Burbank	1961	1966	uncertificated carrier
International Airlines	Texas				San Antonio	1966	1967	Operated Douglas DC-7
International Airlines Academy	Illinois				Willow Run	1972	1975	Renamed Trans Continental Airlines
International Charter Xpress	Michigan		ICX	INTEX	Houston Bush	1992	1994	International Cargo Xpress dba Intl Charter Xpress commonly owned & merged w/ Air Transport Intl in 1994
International Parcel Express			IPX	SPEED PACK		1986	1988
International U.S.						1968	1974
Interstate Air Lines	California				Buchanan Field	1928	1930
Interstate Airlines	Illinois				Springfield	1966	1968	Third-level carrier. Operated Cherokee Six
Interstate Airlines	Michigan Arkansas	8C	INT	INTER-FLIGHT	Willow Run	1979	1988	Owner bought Air Transport International, operating w/ former Interstate assets.
Interstate Airmotive	Missouri				Lambert Field	1968	1972	Small supplemental air carrier. Operated DC-3s
Interstate World Airways	California				Los Angeles	1974	1975	Scheduled all-cargo services
Iowa Airways	Iowa	JT	IOA	IOWA AIR	Dubuque	1985	1994	Agreement with Midway Airlines. Operated Embraer Bandeirante
Iowa Airplane Company	Iowa					1933	1949	Renamed to Mid-West Airlines
Irvine Airways						1932	1932
Island Air	Washington				Bremerton	1970	1970	Established as Island Sky Ferries. To form Puget Sound Airlines
Island Air	Hawaii				Honolulu	1971	1972
Island Air	New York				Farmingdale	1976	1976	Operated DC-3
Island Air	Hawaii	WP	MKU	MOKU	Honolulu	1980	2017	Established as Princeville Airways
Island Air	New York	WS			Farmingdale	1984	1984	Successor to Trans East International
Island Air Charters	Florida		ILF		Fort Lauderdale	1986	2006
Island Air Ferries	New York				New York-LaGuardia	1945	1953	Shuttle between JFK and LGA. Operated DC-3, Noorduyn Norseman
Island Airlines	Ohio				Erie–Ottawa	1929	1979
Island Airlines	Massachusetts				New Bedford	1932	1932	Acquired by Maine Air Transport
Island Airlines	Massachusetts					1934	1934	Operated six Fairchild 71
Island Airlines	Massachusetts					1962	1962	Established as Sky Tours
Island Airlines	Massachusetts	IS	ISA	ISLAND	Hyannis	1991	2015
Island Airlines Hawaii	Hawaii		ACH		Honolulu	1960	2002	Operated Convair 440
Island Airways	Michigan				Charlevoix	1975	2006
Island Express		2S	SDY	SANDY ISLE		1996	2006
Island Express Air	Hawaii				Honolulu	1994	1994	Renamed to Mahalo Air
Island Helicopters	New York				Garden City	1968	1977	Scheduled services to Manhattan
Island Mail	Washington				Friday Harbor	1966	1979	Scheduled commuter services. Operated Cessna 206
Island Pacific Air	Hawaii		PCR	PACAIR	Honolulu	1975	1977
Island Sky Ferries	Washington				Bremerton	1948	1950	Established as Orcas Island Air Service. Operated Lockheed Model 10 Electra
Isle Royale Airways	Michigan				Houghton	1965	1965	Operated Grumman Mallard
Isle Royale Seaplane Service	Michigan				Houghton	1973	1975	Summer schedule
ITR Airlines	Colorado		ITR	OUTBACK	Denver	1984	1985	Assumed the Frontier Commuter operations

List of defunct airlines of the United States (D–I)

See also

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