List of defunct airlines of the United States (J–P)
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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)
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- See also
- References
| 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 | |||||
| Janair | JAX | JANAIR | 1988 | 1988 | |||||
| Janss Airways | Utah | Salt Lake City | 1966 | 1969 | Renamed to Sun Valley Airlines | ||||
| Jefferson | Minnesota | Minneapolis | 1928 | 1928 | Operated Ford Trimotor | ||||
| Jet 24 | Florida | TJ | JTS | Miami | 1979 | 1986 | |||
| Jet Alaska | Alaska | Anchorage | 1985 | 1985 | |||||
| Jet America | California | SI | JET | Long Beach | 1981 | 1987 | Merged into Alaska Airlines | ||
| Jet Aviation | BZF | BIZFLEET | 1999 | 1999 | |||||
| Jet Charter | JCT | JET CHARTER | 1997 | 1998 | |||||
| Jet Charter Jets | Nevada | Las Vegas McCarran | 1994 | 1994 | |||||
| Jet Courier | Ohio | DWW | DON JUAN | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky | 1974 | 1985 | Renamed to Wright International Express | ||
| Jet East International | Texas | JED | JET EAST | Dallas Love Field | 1983 | 2000 | Renamed to Express One International | ||
| Jet Express | Virginia | JI | JEX | JETEX | Charlottesville–Albemarle | 1983 | 1993 | Established as Bader Express. Become the last Midway Airlines | |
| Jet Fleet International Airlines | Texas | JFC | JET-FLEET | Dallas/Fort Worth | 1969 | 1992 | |||
| Jet Freight Cargo | Florida | JED | JET EAST | Miami | 1977 | 1980 | Renamed to Concord | ||
| Jet Hansa Corporation | Florida | XW | WRC | West Palm Beach | 1967 | 1975 | Charter flights. Operated Hansa Jet. Renamed to Walker’s Cay Airlines | ||
| Jet U.S. | Michigan | Detroit | 1993 | 1993 | Operated one week | ||||
| Jet Way | Michigan | JWY | Willow Run | 1970s | 1984 | Acquired by Kalitta Air | |||
| 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 | ||
| JetTrain | New York | JTN | JETTRAIN | Newark Liberty | 1994 | 1996 | Established as AirTrain Airlines | ||
| JetWest | Colorado | Denver | 1969 | 1970 | Absorbed by Frontier Airlines (1950–1986) | ||||
| Jetwest International | California | Los Angeles | 1994 | 1995 | Charter operator | ||||
| Jetwest International Airways | Nevada | Las Vegas McCarran | 1981 | 1982 | Renamed to Sunworld International | ||||
| Jetwingsco | Florida | Fort Myers | 2001 | 2004 | Operated Cessna Citation I, Gulfstream III | ||||
| Jim Dodson Air Service | Alaska | Anchorage | 1937 | 1943 | Acquired by Ray Petersen Flying Service | ||||
| Jim Hankins Air Services | Mississippi | HQ | HKN | HANKINS | Jackson | 1958 | 2009 | ||
| Johnson Airways | Louisiana | New Orleans | 1932 | 1933 | Established as The Gulf Coast Airlines | ||||
| Johnson Flying Service | Montana | JF | JF | JOHNSON SERVICE | Missoula | 1924 | 1975 | Sold to Evergreen Helicopters in 1975 to create Evergreen International Airlines | |
| Jolly Voyager Travel Club | 1970 | 1974 | Air travel club. Operated DC-7 | ||||||
| Juneau Air Service | Alaska | Juneau | 1980 | 1980 | Renamed to Ward Air | ||||
| Juneau Air Taxi Service | Alaska | Juneau | 1953 | 1951 | Renamed to Loken Air Charter | ||||
| K | |||||||||
| K-T Flying Service | Hawaii | Honolulu | 1934 | 1941 | Founded by Charles Knox and Robert Tyce | ||||
| Kahili Airlines (Trans National Airlines of Hawaii) | Hawaii | NX | Honolulu | 1979 | 1981 | ||||
| Kansas City Southern Skyways | Kansas | NX | Kansas City | 1945 | 1949 | Cargo carrier. Operated C-47 | |||
| Kenai Air Alaska | Alaska | Kenai | 1978 | 1987 | Established as Kenai Air Service | ||||
| Kenai Air Service | Alaska | Kenai | 1977 | 1978 | Founded by Vernon L. Lofsted. Renamed to Kenai Air Alaska | ||||
| Kenmore Air Harbor | Washington | Kenmore | 1946 | 1981 | Renamed to Kenmore Air | ||||
| KentuckySkies | Kentucky | Owensboro–Daviess | 2009 | 2012 | A Pacific Wings subsidiary | ||||
| Ketchikan Air Service | Alaska | 6S | Ketchikan | 1997 | 1998 | Acquired by Taquan Air | |||
| Ketchikan Airways | Alaska | Ketchikan | 1933 | 1993 | Established as Pioneer Airways | ||||
| Key Air | Utah | KEY | KEY AIR | Salt Lake City | 1987 | 1989 | Charter carrier | ||
| Key Airlines | Idaho | KWY | KEYAIR | Savannah/Hilton Head | 1969 | 1993 | Established as Thunderbird Airlines | ||
| Key West Airlines | Florida | Key West | 1980 | 1981 | |||||
| Keyway Air Transport | Rhein-Main Air Base | 1986 | 1992 | ||||||
| KeyWest Seaplane Service | Florida | Key West | 1976 | 1997 | Adventure tours carrier. Operated Cessna 206 | ||||
| King Airlines | Texas | Wichita Falls | 1965 | 1972 | Commuter air services. Operated Aero Commander 680, Piper Aztec, Cherokee Six | ||||
| Kingman Aviation | Arizona | Kingman | 1973 | 1982 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Kobrin Airways | New Jersey | Princeton | 1982 | 1982 | Operated Piper Navajo | ||||
| Kodiak Airways | Alaska | Kodiak | 1960 | 1973 | Merged with Western Alaska Airlines | ||||
| Kodiak Island Air | Alaska | Kodiak | 1995 | 1998 | |||||
| Kodiak Western Alaska Airline | Alaska | Kodiak | 1973 | 1982 | Formed by the merger of Kodiak Airways and Western Alaska Airlines. Operated Grumman Goose | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| La Posada Airways | Texas | Laredo | 1967 | 1969 | Scheduled commuter services. Operated Britten-Norman Islander | ||||
| Lake Central Airlines | Indiana | LC | Cleveland Hopkins | 1950 | 1968 | Began as Turner Airlines. To Allegheny Airlines | |||
| Lake Geneva Airways | Wisconsin | Lake Geneva | 1970 | 1973 | |||||
| Lake Havasu Air Services | Arizona | HCA | HAVASU | Lake Havasu City | 1970s | 1970s | Regional carrier | ||
| Lake State Airways | Minnesota | NT | New Ulm | 1977 | 1979 | Renamed to Midwest Aviation | |||
| Lake Union Air Service | Washington | Lake Union Seaplane Base | 1946 | 1993 | To Kenmore Air | ||||
| 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 | |
| Lance Air Transport | Florida | 1962 | 1965 | Operated C-46, DC-6A, DC-7 | |||||
| Landair International Airlines | BN | C29 | 1994 | 1994 | Renamed to Forward Air International Airlines | ||||
| Lang Aire | Nevada | Las Vegas | 1994 | 1998 | Cargo carrier | ||||
| Laredo Air | Texas | LRD | LAREDO AIR | Laredo | 1988 | 1989 | |||
| Larry’s Flying Service | J6 | 1982 | 2006 | ||||||
| Las Vegas Airlines | Nevada | 6G | EER | Las Vegas McCarran | 1973 | 1987 | |||
| Laughlin Express | Nevada | LEP | LAUGHLIN EXPRESS | Laughlin/Bullhead | 1992 | 1992 | |||
| Lavery Airways | Alaska | Fairbanks | 1935 | 1987 | Founded by William L. "Bill" Lavery. To Alaska Star Airlines | ||||
| Lawrence Aviation | LAR | LAWRENCE | 1992 | 1992 | |||||
| LB Ltd. | LB | LAB | 1999 | 2000 | Established as Princess Vacations by Sir Freddie Laker. Renamed to the original Princess Vacations | ||||
| Lear JeTravel | Nevada | Reno Stead | 1968 | 1969 | Operated Learjet 23 and Learjet 24 | ||||
| Lebanon Airport Development Corp. | New Hampshire | LAD | LADCO-AIR | Lebanon | 1975 | 1976 | Operated Aero Commander | ||
| Leconte Airlines | LCA | LECONTE | 1981 | 1981 | |||||
| Legend Airlines | Texas | LC | LGD | LEGENDARY | Dallas Love Field | 1996 | 2000 | Flights commenced in 2000; went bankrupt | |
| Leisure Air | North Carolina | L8 | LWD | LEISURE WORLD | Chicago O'Hare | 1992 | 1995 | ||
| Lemco Flying Services | 1960 | 1964 | Renamed to Chatham Airlines | ||||||
| Liberty Air | Alaska | Anchorage | 1984 | 1984 | Formed by the purchase and merger of Air North and Valdez Airlines | ||||
| Liberty Airlines | Ohio | Toledo Express | 1982 | 1983 | Operated Beech Baron and Convair 440 | ||||
| Liberty Express Airlines | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 1994 | 1997 | To Air Midwest | ||||
| Licon Airways | 1933 | 1934 | |||||||
| Lincoln Air Service | 1928 | 1932 | |||||||
| Lincoln Airlines | LUX | FREEBIRD | 1989 | 1990 | |||||
| Lindsay Aviation | LSY | LINDSAY AIR | 2004 | 2006 | |||||
| Lisle Air Service | California | Fresno Chandler | 1965 | 1967 | Commuter services. Operated Cessna 206 | ||||
| Livemercial Aviation | Delaware | Wilmington | 2008 | 2012 | Charter carrier | ||||
| Logair | Ohio | LOGAIR | Wright-Patterson AFB | 1954 | 1992 | Air Force cargo virtual airline | |||
| Loening Air | Idaho | Boise | 1963 | 1970 | Commuter service. Operated Cessna 411 | ||||
| Loken Air Charter | Alaska | Juneau | 1961 | 1964 | Established as Juneau Air Taxi Service. Merged with Channel Flying Service | ||||
| Loken Aviation | Alaska | Juneau | 1954 | 1997 | Renamed to Alaska Seaplanes | ||||
| Lon’s Flying Service | Alaska | Petersburg Johnson | 1967 | 1967 | Renamed to Alaska Island Air. Operated DHC-2 | ||||
| Lone Star Air Cargo Lines | Texas | Dallas Love Field | 1946 | 1947 | irregular air carrier | ||||
| 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 | |
| Longhorn Airlines | Texas | Fort Worth Meacham | 1965 | 1971 | Commuter air services. Operated Piper Cherokee | ||||
| LorAir | Arizona | LOR | Tucson | 1995 | 2001 | Charter carrier | |||
| Los Angeles Air Service | California | Los Angeles | 1946 | 1960 | Supplemental air carrier. Owned by Kirk Kerkorian from 1948. Renamed to Trans International Airlines in 1960 | ||||
| Los Angeles Air Taxi Service | California | Los Angeles | 1965 | 1970 | Operated de Havilland Dove, Beech 18, Aero Commander 680 | ||||
| Los Angeles Airways | California | Grand Central Airport | 1927 | 1928 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Louisa Flying Service | Virginia | Louisa | 1995 | 2005 | |||||
| Louisiana Aircraft | New Mexico | Albuquerque | 1941 | 2003 | Services for the U. S. Government. Renamed to Ross Aviation | ||||
| Lubbock-Amarillo Armored Service | Texas | Lubbock | 1967 | 1971 | Urgent deliveries carrier, Operated Piper Navajo | ||||
| Lucerne Airways | California | Oakland | 1931 | 1931 | |||||
| Ludington Airline | Pennsylvania | Cleveland Hopkins | 1929 | 1933 | |||||
| Luthi Aviation | North Dakota | Fargo | 1972 | 1974 | Operated Beech C-45, Renamed to Sizer Airways | ||||
| Lynch Flying Service | Montana | LCH | LYNCH AIR | 1967 | 1996 | Commuter services. Operated Cessna 310, Cessna 337 | |||
| Lynx Air International | Florida | LXF | LYNX FLIGHT | Fort Lauderdale | 1989 | 2009 | |||
| Lynx Aviation | Colorado | L3 | SSX | SHASTA | Denver | 2006 | 2011 | ||
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| Mac Dan Aviation | New Jersey | MCN | MAC DAN | Caldwell | 2004 | 2006 | |||
| MAC Helicopters | Texas | 1973 | 1973 | ||||||
| MAC McMullen Airways | Florida | Tampa | 1920 | 1931 | Daily passenger services. Operated Stinson | ||||
| Mackey Airlines | Florida | MK | MK | Fort Lauderdale | 1953 | 1967 | To Eastern Air Lines. Founder started Mackey International in 1968 | ||
| Mackey International | Florida | MI | MI | Fort Lauderdale | 1968 | 1981 | DBA Mackey International Air Taxi, then Mackey International Air Commuter then Mackey International Airlines | ||
| Maddux Air Lines | California | Mines Field | 1927 | 1929 | Merged with Transcontinental Air Transport to form TAT Maddux Air Lines | ||||
| Magic Carpet Air | 1961 | 1972 | Air travel club. Renamed to Traventure Air Travel Club. Operated Convair 440 | ||||||
| Mahalo Air | Hawaii | BM | MLH | MAHALO | Honolulu | 1993 | 1997 | ||
| Main Flying Services | 1930 | 1931 | |||||||
| Maine Air | Maine | Bangor | 1982 | 1983 | Operated Piper Aircraft | ||||
| Maine Air Cargo Express | Maine | 1948 | 1949 | ||||||
| Maine Air Transport | Maine | MAT | MAINE AIR | 1932 | 1933 | ||||
| Maine Aviation | Maine | MAT | Portland Jetport | 1962 | 2002 | ||||
| Maine Coast Airways | Maine | 1983 | 1992 | ||||||
| Maine State Airways | Maine | Augusta | 1931 | 1931 | |||||
| Majestic Air | Florida | QT | PIA | Miami | 1988 | 1989 | Renamed to Carnival Air Lines. Operated a single Boeing 707-100 | ||
| Majestic Airlines | Utah | 2J | MAJ | MAGIC AIR | Salt Lake City | 1988 | 1997 | Operated Beech 99 | |
| Makani Kai Air | Hawaii | Honolulu | 1998 | 2020 | Merged into Mokulele Airlines | ||||
| Mall Airways | New York | GH | MLS | MALL AIRWAYS | Albany | 1973 | 1989 | Merged into Business Express Airlines | |
| Mamer Air Transport | Washington | Felts Field | 1929 | 1932 | Operated Ford Trimotor | ||||
| Manhattan Airlines | New York | Syracuse | 1974 | 1976 | Operated DC-3 | ||||
| Mannion Air Charter | Michigan | Willow Run | 1950s | 1980s | Operated DC-3 and Beech C-45 | ||||
| Manufacturers Air Transport | Illinois | Chicago Midway | 1967 | 1973 | Operated C-47, Cessna 206 and Cessna 310 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Mario’s Air | Florida | M2 | Miami-Opa-locka | 1995 | 2006 | Operated DC-3 | |||
| MarkAir | Alaska | BF | MRK | MARKAIR | Anchorage | 1946 | 1995 | Merged into Northern Air Cargo | |
| MarkAir Express | Alaska | BF | MRX | SPEEDMARK | Bethel | 1987 | 1996 | Established as Hermens Air. Acquired by MarkAir in 1987 | |
| Marquette Airlines | 1938 | 1941 | To Trans World Airlines | ||||||
| Marsh Airways | Alaska | Bethel | 1934 | 1935 | Founded by Ray Petersen | ||||
| Marshfield Aviation | Massachusetts | Marshfield | 1967 | 1971 | Operated Cessna 172, Cessna 177 Cardinal, Cessna 337 | ||||
| Martz Air Lines | New York | Buffalo Niagara | 1930 | 1933 | Absorbed by American Airways | ||||
| Maryland Airways | Maryland | 1964 | 1968 | Operated Beech 18 | |||||
| Mason & Dixie Air Lines | Michigan | Detroit | 1929 | 1931 | |||||
| Mass Air | Massachusetts | Boston | 1964 | 1971 | Founded by E. Antony. Acquired and merged intoExecutive Airlines | ||||
| Massachusetts Airlines | Massachusetts | Boston | 1949 | 1949 | |||||
| MATS Cargo Airlines | Illinois | Chicago O'Hare | 1972 | 1973 | Scheduled and charter cargo operator | ||||
| Matson Airlines | California | San Francisco | 1946 | 1948 | Operated DC-4 | ||||
| Maui Airlines | Hawaii | Kahului | 1985 | 1988 | |||||
| Mauiva Air Tours | Florida | Kissimmee | 2010 | 2014 | Renamed ViaAir. Operated Embraer Brasilia | ||||
| Maverick Airways | Texas | Maverick County | 1974 | 1976 | |||||
| Maverick Airways | Colorado | Denver | 1996 | 1997 | Founded by Cody Diekroeger. Operated DHC 7 | ||||
| Maverick International | New York | YG | New York Stewart | 1977 | 1979 | Operated three Boeing 707. Transported cattle to Iran | |||
| Mavrik Aire | Alaska | Kenai | 1998 | 2007 | Bush charter services | ||||
| Max's Air Service | Wisconsin | Appleton | 1947 | 1967 | Founded by Max Sagunsky. Renamed to Maxair | ||||
| MAXjet Airways | Virginia | MY | MXJ | MAX-JET | Washington Dulles | 2003 | 2007 | ||
| May Air Xpress | Texas | MXP | BEECHNUT | 1990 | 2004 | Founded by Thomas W. May | |||
| Mayflower Airlines | Massachusetts | Boston | 1936 | 1945 | Absorbed by Northeast Airlines | ||||
| McClain Airlines | Arizona | Phoenix Sky Harbor | 1984 | 1987 | |||||
| McCollum Aviation | Illinois | 1939 | 1986 | ||||||
| McCulloch International Airlines | California | Long Beach | 1970 | 1977 | McCulloch Properties bought Vance International Airways and merged w/ own operation. | ||||
| McCulloch Properties | California | Long Beach | 1964 | 1970 | Aircraft had "Lake Havasu City" titles. Merged into McCulloch International Airlines. | ||||
| McGee Airways | Alaska | Anchorage | 1932 | 1934 | Merged with Star Air Service | ||||
| McKinley Air Service | Alaska | Talkeetna | 2003 | 2003 | Operated Cessna 185 | ||||
| Mel Air | 1963 | 1971 | Operated Cessna 402, Piper Aztec, Piper Apache | ||||||
| Mercer Airlines | California | Burbank | 1950s | 1975 | intrastate airline and uncertificated carrier. Became Pacific American Airlines in 1975. | ||||
| Mercury Air Lines | California | West Los Angeles | 1919 | 1921 | Operated Junkers-Larsen JL-6 | ||||
| Mercury Airlines | Texas | Houston-Hobby | 1946 | 1947 | |||||
| Meridian Air Cargo | 1975 | 1979 | Established as Key Brothers Flying Service | ||||||
| Merlin Express | Texas | MEI | San Antonio | 1996 | 2000 | Established as SAT-Air. Renamed to Merlin Airways. Operated Swearingen Metroliner | |||
| Merrimack Air System | Massachusetts | Lawrence | 1975 | 1978 | Moved to Bedford and renamed to Merimack Airlines | ||||
| Merrimack Airlines | Massachusetts | ZE | Hanscom Field | 1978 | 1980 | Merged with New Jersey Airlines | |||
| Mesaba Airlines | Tennessee | XJ | MES | MESABA | Memphis | 1944 | 2012 | Merged into Pinnacle Airlines | |
| Methow Aviation | Washington | MER | METHOW | 1989 | 2006 | ||||
| MetJet | Wisconsin | Green Bay–Austin Straubel | 2013 | 2013 | |||||
| Meteor Air Transport | New York | Teterboro | 1946 | 1958 | Supplemental air carrier; ceased operation after IRS seized assets. | ||||
| Metro Air Northeast | New York | SS | MNE | NORTHEAST | Plattsburgh | 1989 | 1991 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Metro Express Airlines | Georgia | EME | EASTERN METRO | Atlanta | 1984 | 1991 | |||
| Metro International Airways | New York | FT | New York Kennedy | 1981 | 1983 | Passenger division of Flying Tiger Line. Operated Boeing 747 | |||
| MetroJet | Virginia | US | USA | USAIR | Baltimore–Washington | 1998 | 2001 | ||
| Metropolitan Air Ferry Service | New York | Newark | 1931 | 1931 | Operated Ford Trimotor | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Miami Air International | Florida | LL | BSK | BISCAYNE | Miami | 1990 | 2020 | ||
| Miami Air Lease | Florida | MG | MGD | MIAMI AIR | Miami | 1999 | 1999 | ||
| Miami Airlines | Florida | Miami | 1960 | 1961 | |||||
| Miami Executive Aviation | Florida | Miami | 1997 | 1999 | |||||
| Miami Seaplane Service | Florida | Miami Seaplane Base | 1933 | 1933 | |||||
| Miami Valley Aviation | Ohio | OWL | NIGHT OWL | Middletown | 1998 | 2006 | Established as Hoganair | ||
| Miami-Key West Airways | Florida | Miami | 1937 | 1938 | |||||
| Michigan Air Express | Michigan | 1930 | 1931 | ||||||
| Michigan Airways | Michigan | 1982 | 1989 | Established as Emmet County Aviation. Acquired by Drummond Island Air | |||||
| Michigan Central Airlines | Michigan | Bishop | 1938 | 1938 | |||||
| Michigan Peninsular Airways | Michigan | Willow Run | 1978 | 1981 | Operated DC-8 | ||||
| Michigan Trade Winds | Michigan | 1968 | 1968 | ||||||
| Mid Pacific Air | Hawaii | HO | MPA | MID PAC | Honolulu | 1981 | 1995 | ||
| Mid Pacific Cargo | Indiana | PF | MPA | Lafayette | 1999 | 1999 | |||
| Mid South Airways | 1940 | 1940 | |||||||
| Mid-America Airlines | Illinois | Peoria | 1970 | 1970 | Operated Martin 2-0-2 | ||||
| Mid-American Air Transport | Kansas | 1967 | 1971 | Operated Beech 18 | |||||
| Mid-Atlantic Freight | North Carolina | MDC | NIGHT SHIP | Piedmont Triad | 1990 | 2005 | Acquired by Martinaire in 2005 | ||
| Mid-Coast Airways | Maine | Rockland | 1960 | 1968 | Renamed to Downeast Airlines | ||||
| Mid-Continent Air Express | Colorado | Denver Stapleton | 1929 | 1931 | Operated Fokker Super Universal. Acquired by Western Air Express | ||||
| Mid-Continent Airlines | Iowa | Sioux Gateway | 1938 | 1952 | Established as Hanfords Tri-State Airlines in 1928. Acquired by Braniff | ||||
| Mid-Continent Airlines | 1964 | 1964 | |||||||
| Mid-Continent Airlines | Tennessee | Memphis | 1969 | 1970 | Operated Cessna 402 | ||||
| Mid-Continent Airlines | Oklahoma | Halliburton Field | 1972 | 1974 | Operated Piper Aircraft | ||||
| Mid-Continent Airlines | 1980 | 1982 | Funded by Terry Hudik and Mike Gedmin. Renamed to American Central Airlines | ||||||
| Mid-Hudson Airline | 1951 | 1966 | Renamed to Command Airways | ||||||
| Mid-South Airlines | 1979 | 1983 | Established as Resort Commuter Airlines. Renamed to Air Virginia | ||||||
| Mid-West Airways | Iowa | Des Moines | 1929 | 1931 | Renamed to Des Moines Airways | ||||
| Mid-West Airlines | Iowa | Des Moines | 1949 | 1952 | Local service airline, briefly owned by Purdue University. Completely unrelated to the later Midwest Airlines of Wisconsin. | ||||
| 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 | |
| Midet Aviation | Florida | Palm Beach | 1938 | 1956 | Acquired by Mackey Airlines | ||||
| Midnight Express | Georgia | Atlanta | 1983 | 1988 | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Midway Express | Florida | FLA | PALM | Miami | 1984 | 1990 | Operated former Air Florida Boeing 737 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Midwest Air Charter | Ohio | AOH | AIR OHIO | Wilmington, Ohio | 1970 | 1980 | Acquired by Airborne Freight Corporation, became Airborne Express, today's ABX Air | ||
| Midwest Airlines | Wisconsin | YX | MEP | MIDEX | Milwaukee Mitchell | 2002 | 2010 | Merged with Frontier Airlines, completely unrelated to earlier Mid-West Airlines. | |
| Midwest Connect | 1994 | Regional airline associate of Midwest Airlines | |||||||
| Midwest Express | 1978 | 2002 | Originally K-C Aviation, 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 | |||||
| Militair | 1979 | 1980 | Operated American Eagle Boeing 707 to fly military families | ||||||
| Million Air Monterey | California | Salinas | 1999 | 2012 | Established as Air Trails. Operated Cessna Citation II, Learjet 35A | ||||
| Millon Air | Florida | OX | OXO | MILL AIR | Miami | 1983 | 1998 | Operated Boeing 707, CL-44 | |
| Mission Airlines | California | Gillespie Field | 1969 | 1982 | Operated Beech 18 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Modern Air Transport | New Jersey | KV | MODERN | Newark Liberty | 1946 | 1975 | |||
| Mohawk Airlines | New York | MO | MOHAWK | Utica, New York | 1945 | 1972 | As Robinson Airlines, to Allegheny Airlines | ||
| Mokulele Flight Service | Hawaii | Kona | 1998 | 2005 | Rebranded as Mokulele Airlines | ||||
| Monarch Air | Texas | Dallas Addison | 1986 | 2017 | Founded by the Sawtelle family. Operated Cessna Skyhawk | ||||
| Monarch Air Lines | Colorado | Denver | 1946 | 1950 | Merged with Arizona Airways and Challenger Airlines to form Frontier Airlines | ||||
| Monarch Aviation | Florida | Miami | 1977 | 1982 | |||||
| Montauk Caribbean Airways | New York | YL | ORA | Farmingdale | 1960 | 1987 | Sold and renamed Long Island Airlines | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Mountain Aviation | Alaska | Sitka | 1977 | 1995 | Operated amphibious Cessna 185, DHC Beaver | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| MPA Michigan Peninsula Airlines | Michigan | MN | XAT | Willow Run | 1979 | 1984 | Cargo operator | ||
| Munz Northern Airlines | Alaska | Nome | 1974 | 1983 | |||||
| Mt. McKinley Air Freight | Alaska | Anchorage | 1946 | 1949 | Operated C-47A | ||||
| Murray Air | Michigan | 5M | MUA | Oakland County | 1986 | 2008 | Rebranded as National Airlines (N8) | ||
| 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 | [unreliable source?] | ||||
| Mutual Air Lines | California | Los Angeles | 1928 | 1929 | Operated Ryan Brougham | ||||
| Myrtle Beach Jet Express | South Carolina | Myrtle Beach | 1996 | 1999 | |||||
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| Nantucket Airlines | Massachusetts | ACK | ACK AIR | Hyannis | 1986 | 1989 | Merged with Cape Air | ||
| Nantucket Shuttle | Massachusetts | Hyannis | 2006 | 2011 | Founded as Horizon Air Charter. Acquired by Island Airlines | ||||
| Napier Air Service | Alabama | NAP | NAPIER | Dothan | 1948 | 1991 | |||
| Naples Airlines | Florida | Naples | 1960 | 1980 | Merged into Provincetown-Boston Airlines | ||||
| Nashville Eagle | Tennessee | Nashville | 1987 | 1991 | Acquired AVAir. Merged with Command Airways to become Flagship Airlines | ||||
| 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 (1983–1985) | OV | NAN | NATION AIR | 1983 | 1985 | dba for United Air Carriers, which flew 1982–1983 as "Overseas National Airways" | |||
| 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 | ||||
| National Commuter Airlines | Florida | Miami | 1982 | 1984 | Acquired by Air Florida | ||||
| National Executive Flight Service | Massachusetts | Boston | 1960 | 1967 | Renamed to Executive Airlines | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Nations Air | Pennsylvania | N5 | NAE | NATIONS EXPRESS | Pittsburgh | 1995 | 1998 | ||
| Nationwide Air Transport Service | Florida | Miami | 1946 | 1951 | Cargo carrier | ||||
| Nationwide Airlines | Michigan | Detroit | 1947 | 1952 | Air mail and passenger service | ||||
| Nationwide Airlines Southeast | Georgia | Atlanta | 1969 | 1978 | Name changed to Air South (Georgia) | ||||
| Navajo Airlines | Arizona | Winslow | 1930 | n/a | Operated Kreutzer Air Coach | ||||
| Nenana Fuel Company | Alaska | Fairbanks | 1958 | 1992 | Cargo carrier. Operated C-46, DC-3 | ||||
| Nevada Airlines | California | Los Angeles Grand Central | 1929 | 1929 | Operated four Lockheed Vega | ||||
| Nevada Airlines | Nevada | 1963 | 1962 | Established as Blatz Airlines. Succeeded by Hawthorne-Nevada Airlines in 1964 | |||||
| New England Air Express | New Jersey | Teterboro | 1949 | 1952 | Irregular air carrier shut by CAB in 1952 for mistreating passengers | ||||
| New England Air Transport | Maine | 2008 | 2009 | ||||||
| New England Central Airways | Massachusetts | Boston | 1946 | 1947 | Operated Cessna Bobcat | ||||
| New England Commuter | New Hampshire | Manchester–Boston | 1971 | 1971 | Operated Cessna 402 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| New Jersey Airways | 1977 | 1980 | Merged into Merrimack Airlines | ||||||
| New Mexico Airlines | Arizona | LW | NMI | TSUNAMI | Albuquerque | 2007 | 2015 | A Pacific Wings subsidiary | |
| New Pacific Airlines | Alaska | 7H | RVF | RAVN FLIGHT | Ontario | 2021 | 2025 | Subsidiary of former Ravn Alaska | |
| New Orleans Air Lines | Louisiana | New Orleans Lakefront | 1931 | 1931 | |||||
| New York & Western Airlines | New York | Newark Liberty | 1931 | n/a | Subsidiary of Pittsburgh Airlines | ||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||
| New York-Newport Air Service | New York | Newark Liberty | 1922 | 1923 | |||||
| New York, Philadelphia & Washington Airways | New York | Newark Liberty | 1929 | 1934 | Acquired by Eastern Air Transport | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Niemeyer Aviation | Indiana | 1972 | 1999 | Founded by Don Neimeyer. Operated Grumman AA-5 Tiger | |||||
| Noland-Decoto Flying Service | Washington | Yakima | 1966 | 1998 | Charter, aerial photography, ambulance service | ||||
| Nomads Travel Club | Michigan | Detroit Metro | 1965 | 2011 | Oldest air travel club. Operated 727-200 | ||||
| Nome Flying Service | Alaska | Nome | 1971 | 1979 | |||||
| North American Airlines | California | Lockheed Air Terminal | 1952 | 1956 | Name of Twentieth Century Airlines 1952–1956. Part of North American Airlines Group | ||||
| North American Airlines | Florida | Miami | 1980 | 1982 | Established as Air Miami. Operated CASA 212 | ||||
| North American Airlines | Georgia | NA | NAO | NORTH AMERICAN | Tampa | 1989 | 2014 | Went bankrupt | |
| North American Airlines Group | California | Lockheed Air Terminal | 1949 | 1957 | A combine: rogue virtual airline flying as "North American". "Trans American" 1956–1957 | ||||
| North American Airways | Wisconsin | Appleton | 1930s | 1930s | Operated Stinson Detroiter | ||||
| North Central Airlines | Wisconsin | 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 | ||||
| North Pacific Airlines | Alaska | Anchorage | 1983 | 1992 | Founded by Roy Musgrove | ||||
| North Pacific Airlines | Washington | Seattle–Tacoma | 1987 | 1991 | Merged with WestAir Commuter Airlines | ||||
| North Slope Supply Company | Alaska | Anchorage | 1969 | 1969 | Went bankrupt | ||||
| North South Airways | Georgia | SPK | SPK | Statesboro | 1983 | 2003 | Founded as Diamond Aviation | ||
| North Star Air Cargo | Alaska | SBX | SKY BOX | Anchorage | 1989 | 2008 | |||
| North Star Group | New York | New York-LaGuardia | 1950s combine. Aircraft shown is Caribbean American Lines | ||||||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||||||
| Northern Air Transport | Alaska | 1924 | 1926 | Renamed to Wien Airways of Alaska | |||||
| Northern Airlines | North Dakota | Minot | 1928 | 1929 | |||||
| Northern Airlines | Ohio | St. Marys | 1968 | 1970 | Operated Beech 18, Twin Otter | ||||
| Northern Airlines | Minnesota | St. Paul Downtown | 1981 | 1982 | Filed for bankruptcy | ||||
| Northern Consolidated Airlines | Alaska | Anchorage | 1947 | 1968 | Merged with Wien Airways Alaska Operated DC-3, Short Skyvan | ||||
| Northern Illinois Commuter Airlines | Illinois | NIC | ILLINOIS COMMUTER | 1979 | 1980 | Operated Beech 99 | |||
| Northern International Airlines | New York | New York Kennedy | 1954 | 1966 | Renamed to Direct Airlines | ||||
| Northern Star Airlines | Illinois | UO | XAP | MID TOWN | Chicago Gary | 1994 | 1995 | Reorganized as Northern Star Airlines | |
| 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 | 2010 | |||||
| Northwest Sky Ferry | Washington | Friday Harbor | 2007 | 2014 | Established as Rugby Aviation in 1999. Merged into San Juan Airlines | ||||
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| Oahu & Kauai Airlines | Hawaii | Honolulu | 1976 | 1976 | Operated Cessna 402 | ||||
| Oak Harbor Airlines | Washington | Oak Harbor | 1971 | 1974 | Renamed to Harbor Airlines | ||||
| Ocean Airways | Florida | 1980 | 1980 | ||||||
| Ocean Reef Airways | Florida | Key Largo | 1970 | 1982 | Merged into Provincetown-Boston Airlines | ||||
| Ocean Wings | Massachusetts | TUK | TUCKERNUCK | Nantucket | 1990 | 2002 | To Island Airlines | ||
| Ocean Air Tradeways | New York | 1946 | 1950 | Original name of United States Overseas Airlines | |||||
| Oceanair | Puerto Rico | TJ | 1970s | 1980s | To Trans Commuter Airline | ||||
| Odyssey Transport | Nevada | Las Vegas McCarran | 1998 | 2002 | Cargo operator | ||||
| Okair (Oaha and Kauai Airlines) | Hawaii | YQ | Honolulu | 1975 | 1980 | ||||
| Oklahoma Short Line Airways | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 1930 | 1931 | Founded by L H Atkinson. Operated Ryan Brougham | ||||
| Oklahoma-Texas Air Line | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 1929 | 1932 | |||||
| Olson Air Service | Alaska | 4B | Nome | 1987 | 2006 | ||||
| Omaha Aviation Commuter | Nebraska | Omaha | 1979 | 1980 | |||||
| Omega Air Cargo | Florida | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood | 2004 | 2004 | Renamed to Focus Air Cargo | ||||
| Omni Air Express | Oklahoma | OMNI-EXPRESS | Tulsa | 1993 | 1997 | Renamed Omni Air International | |||
| Omni Airlines | Arizona | OE | Flagstaff Pulliam | 1977 | 1981 | Renamed to Arizona Pacific Airlines | |||
| Omniflight Helicopters | Texas | Addison | 1962 | 2011 | Acquired by Air Methods | ||||
| ONAT (Orvis Nelson Air Transport Company) | California | OE | Oakland | 1946 | 1946 | Renamed to Transocean Air Lines | |||
| Oneida County Aviation | New York | Oneida County | 1975 | 1976 | Renamed to Empire Airlines | ||||
| OneJet | Pennsylvania | J1 | Pittsburgh | 2015 | 2018 | Established as PrimAir | |||
| ONG Airlines | Illinois | Chicago Meigs Field | 2015 | 2018 | Founded by William Armitage Ong. Established as PrimAir | ||||
| Orange Air | Florida | U3 | ORN | ORANGE JET | Orlando Sanford | 2011 | 2017 | Charter operator | |
| Orion Air | North Carolina | HS | TAG | TAGGE | Louisville | 1981 | 1989 | Originally Zantop Airways. Assets sold to Ryan International | |
| Orion Airways | Missouri | St. Louis Lambert | 1971 | 1971 | Third-level services | ||||
| Orlando Airlines | Florida | Orlando | 1943 | 1947 | Renamed to Florida Airways | ||||
| Oscar Winchell Air Service | Alaska | Anchorage | 1931 | 1932 | Founded by Oscar Winchell | ||||
| Otis Spunkmeyer Air | California | Oakland | 1990 | 1999 | Established as Sentimental Journeys Aviation. Operated DC-3 | ||||
| Otter Air | Washington | Seattle Lake Union Seaplane Base | 1985 | 1986 | Scheduled and charter seaplane services. Acquired by Kenmore Air | ||||
| Overland Airways | Oklahoma | Alameda | 1929 | 1932 | |||||
| Overseas International Distributors | California | Van Nuys | 1978 | 1979 | Renamed to Ginny Aviation. Operated Boeing 720 | ||||
| Overseas National Airways | New York | OV | OV | Liberty | New York Kennedy | 1946 | 1978 | The original version. | |
| Overseas National Airways (second version) | New York | OV | ONA | ONAIR | New York Kennedy | 1982 | 1983 | dba for United Air Carriers, operated as "National Airlines" 1983–1985 | |
| Owensboro Aviation | Kentucky | Owensboro–Daviess | 1964 | 1974 | Founded by L.S. Cox. Renamed to Air Kentucky | ||||
| Oxnard Sky Freight | California | Oxnard | 1946 | 1951 | Founded 24 November 1946 as partnership in Ventura County by Voyle Banks, Ralph Hicks & Melvin Hicks | ||||
| 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 | |||
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| P & M Flying Services | Maine | PAZ | PAPA MIKE | Presque Isle | 1965 | 1968 | Founded by John C. Philbrick. Renamed to Aroostook Airways | ||
| P & N Flight and Charter | Indiana | Marion | 1995 | 1996 | Passenger and cargo charters | ||||
| PAC Air | Massachusetts | PCR | PACAIR | Provincetown | 1989 | 1989 | Owned by Arthur Pearson. Sold to San Juan Airlines | ||
| 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 | ||
| Pacific Air Express | Hawaii | PCF | PACIFIC EXPRESS | Honolulu | 1983 | 1986 | |||
| Pacific Air Lines | California | PC | PC | PACIFIC | San Francisco | 1946 | 1968 | Renamed 1958 from Southwest Airways, merged w/ Bonanza and West Coast to form Air West later 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 | |||
| Pacific Alaska Airlines | Alaska | AW | PAK | PACIFIC ALASKA | Fairbanks | 1972 | 1986 | Operated de Havilland Heron, DC-3, DC-6, Fairchild Packet, B-25 Mitchell | |
| Pacific Alaska Airways | Alaska | Juneau | 1932 | 1941 | Merged into Pan American World Airways | ||||
| Pacific American Airlines | California | Burbank Hollywood | 1975 | 1978 | uncertificated carrier follow on from Mercer Airlines | ||||
| Pacific Cal Air | California | AX | PCC | Oakland | 1979 | 1984 | |||
| Pacific Cargo | California | Los Angeles | 1985 | 1985 | Operated DC-8-50F | ||||
| Pacific Coast Airlines | SONIC | Santa Barbara | 1981 | 1985 | Established as Apollo AirwaysRenamed as Pacific Coast Airlines in 1982. | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Pacific International Airlines | Arizona | PIN | Tucson | 1995 | 1996 | Established as Sportsflight Airways | |||
| Pacific Interstate Airlines | Nevada | Las Vegas McCarran | 1984 | 1985 | Renamed Pacific Inter Air | ||||
| Pacific Island Aviation | Northern Mariana Islands | 9J | PSA | PACIFIC ISLE | Saipan | 1988 | 2005 | ||
| Pacific Marine Airways | California | Avalon | 1922 | 1928 | Operated two Curtiss HS | ||||
| Pacific National Airways | California | Burbank | 1980 | 1981 | Established as Air Tours | ||||
| Pacific Northern Airlines | Alaska | PN | Seattle | 1945 | 1967 | Established as Woodley Airways by Art Woodley in 1932. Renamed to Pacific Northern Airlines. Moved HQ to Seattle in 1951, but remained an Alaska-centric airline. Merged into Western Airlines. | |||
| Pacific Northern Airlines (Oregon) | Oregon | 1973 | Oregon airline from the 1970s unconnected to the original Alaska carrier that merged into Western in 1967 | ||||||
| Pacific Ocean Airlines | Hawaii | Honolulu | 1946 | 1948 | |||||
| Pacific Overseas Airlines | California | Ontario | 1946 | 1947 | Established as Industrial Air Transport. Operated C-54 Skymaster. Daily flight to Tokyo | ||||
| Pacific Seaboard Air Lines | California | Monterey | 1933 | 1935 | Renamed to Chicago and Southern Air Lines. Operated Bellanca CH-300 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Palm Springs Airlines | California | Palm Springs | 1936 | 1937 | |||||
| Pan Alaska Airways | Alaska | Fairbanks | 1970 | 1973 | Renamed to Pacific Alaska Airlines. Acquired by Empire Airlines in 1989 | ||||
| Pan Am Air Bridge | Florida | Miami Seaplane Base | 1996 | 1999 | |||||
| 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 | PG | PG | 1929 | 1969 | To Braniff International Airways | |||
| Panagra Airways | Florida | 7E | PGI | PANAGRA | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood | 1996 | 1999 | ||
| Panama Airways | Florida | Panama City–Bay County | 1990 | 1991 | |||||
| Panhandle Airways | Florida | 1976 | 1978 | Operated Beech 18, DC-3 | |||||
| Paradise Airlines | California | Oakland | 1962 | 1964 | intrastate airline that operated L-049. One of its two founders later founded Holiday Airlines | ||||
| Paradise Airways | Virginia | Manassas | 1995 | 1997 | Charter carrier. Renamed to Prestige Airlines | ||||
| Paradise Island Airlines | Florida | BK | PDI | PARADISE ISLAND | Miami | 1989 | 1999 | ||
| Paragon Air | Hawaii | Honolulu | 1985 | 2006 | Charter operator | ||||
| Paramount Airlines | California | Burbank | 1961 | 1962 | Supplemental air carrier. Originally Paul Mantz Air Services. CAB refused to certificate it in 1962 due to combine activity. | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Patriot Air | Texas | Dallas Love Field | 2001 | 2002 | |||||
| Patriot Airlines | California | P7 | PAA | PATRIOTAIR | San Jose | 1991 | 1994 | ||
| Paul Mantz Air Services | California | Burbank | 1947 | 1961 | Renamed to Paramount Airlines | ||||
| Peak Air | Colorado | Aspen | 1995 | 1995 | Renamed to Aspen Mountain Air | ||||
| Pearson Aircraft | Washington | YE | Port Angeles | 1972 | 1981 | Founded by Earl Pearson. Acquired by San Juan Airlines | |||
| 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 | ||||
| Peck & Rice Airways | Alaska | Bethel | 1930 | 1939 | Founded by John Peck and Wyman Rice. Operated Travel Air 6000B | ||||
| Pegaso Air | California | Los Angeles | 1985 | 1986 | |||||
| Pegasus Air | Washington | Bremerton | 1985 | 1986 | Operated Cessna 172 | ||||
| Peninsula Airways | California | San Carlos | 1973 | 1973 | |||||
| Peninsular Air Transport | Florida | Miami | 1946 | 1957 | Irregular air carrier shut by CAB in 1957 for combine activities | ||||
| Pennsylvania Air Lines | Pennsylvania | Bettis Field | 1930 | 1936 | Merged with Central Airlines to form Pennsylvania Central Airlines | ||||
| Pennsylvania Airlines | Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | 1980 | 1985 | Acquired by USAir | ||||
| 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. | |||
| Penobscot Airways | Maine | Millinocket Seaplane Base | 1949 | 1955 | Founded by Arthur Harjula. Renamed to Stonington Flying Service | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Pet Airways | Florida | SUB | SUB AIR | 2009 | 2013 | ||||
| PHH Air | Kansas | Wichita | 1988 | 1989 | Former Ryan Aviation, briefly named PHH Air after parent PHH Group, then renamed Ryan International | ||||
| Philadelphia Rapid Transit | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1926 | 1926 | Operated Fokker F.VII | ||||
| Phoenix Air | Georgia | Cartersville | 2002 | 2003 | |||||
| Phoenix Airways | Georgia | DeKalb–Peachtree | 1980 | 1981 | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Pinehurst Airlines | Georgia | MQ | Whispering Pines | 1973 | 1982 | Operated YS-11, C-47A. Went into bankruptcy due to PATCO | |||
| Pinnacle Airlines | Michigan | 9E | FLG | FLAGSHIP | Detroit Metro | 2002 | 2013 | Establishes as Express Airlines I. Renamed to Endeavor Air | |
| Pioneer Air Lines | Texas | Houston-Hobby | 1946 | 1955 | Merged into Continental Airlines | ||||
| Pioneer Airlines | Colorado | JB | PIO | PIONEER | Denver | 1976 | 1986 | Establishes as Pioneer Airways. Operated Beech 99 | |
| Pioneer Airways | South Dakota | 1927 | 1928 | Founded by Oscar Winclell. Renamed to Rapid City Airlines. Operated Curtiss Jenny | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Pitcairn Aviation | New York | Floyd Bennett Field | 1927 | 1930 | Founded by Harold J. Pitcairn. Renamed to Eastern Air Transport | ||||
| Pittsburgh Airways | Pennsylvania | Allegheny County | 1929 | 1930 | Founded by James Condon, Ted Taney. Subsidiary of New York & Western Airlines | ||||
| Planet Airways | Florida | PLZ | PLANET | Orlando | 1995 | 2006 | Began as Airship Airways | ||
| 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. | |
| 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 | ||||
| Pompano Airways | Florida | MG | Fort Lauderdale Executive | 1983 | 1984 | Subcontract carrier for Air Florida Commuter | |||
| Pomona Valley Aviation | California | Brackett Field | 1968 | 1975 | Renamed to Inland Empire Airlines. Operated Piper Navajo, Swearingen Metroliner | ||||
| Port Angeles Air Transport | Washington | Port Angeles | 1931 | 1931 | Operated Stinson Detroiter | ||||
| Potomac Air | Texas | BK | PDC | DISTRICT | Washington National | 2001 | 2001 | Renamed to Midatlantic Airways. Operated DHC-8 | |
| Precision Airlines | New Hampshire | RP | PRE | PRECISION | Manchester–Boston | 1972 | 1994 | Was an Eastern Express carrier. Acquired by Northeast Express in 1989. | |
| Premier Executive Transport Services | Massachusetts | Alleged to be a front organization for the Central Intelligence Agency | |||||||
| President Airlines | California | Burbank | 1960 | 1962 | Supplemental air carrier, bought California Eastern Airways certificate. Operated DC-4, DC-6, DC-7 | ||||
| Presidential Air | California | PRD | PRESIDENTIAL | Long Beach | 1993 | 1996 | Operated Airbus A300 | ||
| Presidential Airways (scheduled) | Virginia | XV | WASHINGTON EAGLE | Washington Dulles | 1985 | 1989 | |||
| Presidential Express | Virginia | CJ | CJC | COLGAN | Manassas | 1986 | 1989 | Began as Colgan Airways | |
| Prestige Airways | New York | OJ | PAI | New York Kennedy | 1995 | 1997 | Established as Paradise Airways in 1990. Operated 727-200 | ||
| Pride Air | Louisiana | NI | New Orleans | 1985 | 1985 | Went into bankruptcy | |||
| PrimAir | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 2009 | 2014 | Rebranded OneJet | ||||
| Primaris Airlines | Nevada | FE | WCP | WHITECAP | Las Vegas McCarran | 2002 | 2009 | ||
| Prime Air | Pennsylvania | Clarksville | 1986 | 1987 | Operated Piper | ||||
| Prime Air | Illinois | Murphysboro | 1988 | 1989 | |||||
| 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 | |
| Princeton Airways | New Jersey | Princeton | 1978 | 1979 | Operated BN Islander, GAF Nomad | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Princeville Airways | Hawaii | Honolulu | 1980 | 1987 | Renamed to Aloha Island Air. Operated Twin Otter | ||||
| Private Jet Expeditions | Georgia | 5J | PJE | PEE JAY | Atlanta | 1989 | 1995 | ||
| Pro Air | Florida | Miami | 1981 | 1988 | |||||
| Pro Air | Washington | P9 | PRH | PROHAWK | Detroit Young | 1997 | 2000 | ||
| Profit Express Airlines | New York | New York Kennedy | 1945 | 1985 | Operated Convair 880 | ||||
| Pronto Aviation Services | Texas | El Paso | 1982 | 1983 | Renamed to Atorie Air | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Purdue Aeronautics Corporation | Indiana | Lafayette, IN | 1949 | 1950 | CAB-certificated scheduled service on Chicago-Lafayette, owned by Purdue University | ||||
| Purdue Aeronautics Corporation | Indiana | PUR | PURDUE | Lafayette, IN | 1953 | 1968 | Charter operator run by Purdue University | ||
| Purdue Airlines | Indiana | PUR | PURDUE | Lafayette, IN | 1968 | 1971 | Charter operator owned by Stephens Inc. with Purdue University participation |
See also
- List of airlines of the United States
- List of airports in the United States
- List of defunct airlines of Guam
- List of defunct airlines of Puerto Rico
- List of defunct airlines of the United States Virgin Islands
Further reading
- Davies R.E.G., Airlines of the United States since 1914, IRLINES OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1914, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington (D.C.), 1982
- Davies R.E.G.-Quastler I.E., Commuter airlines of the United States, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington (D.C.), 1995