List of defunct airlines of the United States

This is a list of defunct airlines of the United States. However, some of these airlines have 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).

Defunct airlines

Airline	State or territory	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Hubs and focus cities	Founded	Ceased operations	Notes
AAXICO	Florida						1946	1966	Sold to Saturn Airways.
AccessAir	Iowa		ZA	CYD	CYCLONE	Des Moines	1998	2001
Aeroamerica	Washington		(none)	EO (AEO)	AEROAMERICA	Seattle Boeing Field and Berlin–Tegel	1973	1982
Aeromarine West Indies Airways	Florida		(none)	(none)			1920	1924	Formed by a merger between Florida West Indies Airways and Aeromarine Sightseeing and Navigation Company. Reorganized as Aeromarine Airways in 1921.
Aeromech Airlines	West Virginia			KC			1951	1983	Merged into Wright Airlines.
Aero Union	California						1960	2011
Aero Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands					St. Thomas	1977	1990
Air21	California						1995	1997
Air America	District of Columbia				AIR AMERICA		1950	1976	Owned and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency in Southeast Asia. A scheduled passenger airline based in the U.S. operating Lockheed L-1011 TriStar wide body jetliners on domestic and international routes also used the Air America name during the mid 1980s.[1]
Air Atlanta	Georgia		CC	CRB	AIRLAN	Atlanta	1984	1987
Air Bahia	California						1979	1980
Air Berlin USA							1979	1990	Reconstituted as Air Berlin GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs KG in 1990 under German company law.
Airborne Express	Washington						1946	2003	Founded as Airborne Flower Traffic Association of California. Merged with Airborne Freight to form ABX Air.
Air California	California		OC	ACL	AIRCAL	Orange County	1967	1987	Merged into American Airlines.
Air Caribbean (Puerto Rico)	Puerto Rico					San Juan (International)	1975	1979
Air Carolina	South Carolina						1967	1980	Founded as Florence Airlines. Absorbed by Atlantis Airlines.[2]
Air Chaparral	Nevada			CPL	MAVERICK		1980	1983
Air Cortez	California		AB			Ontario	1977	1986
Air Florida	Florida		QH	FLA	PALM	Miami	1971	1984	Air Florida Commuter was an affiliate[3]
Air Hawaii	Hawaii			AHC	AIR HAWAII		1985	1986
Air Illinois	Illinois		UX		ILLINOIS		1970	1984
Air Indiana	Indiana
Air Kentucky	Kentucky						1970	1989	Commenced operations in 1974.
Air L.A.	California		UE	UED			1982	1995	Purchased Conquest Airlines.
Airlift International	Florida		RD	AIR	AIRLIFT		1945	1991	Founded as Riddle Airlines.
Air Midwest	Kansas		ZV	AMW	AIR MIDWEST	Kansas City	1965	2008	Commenced operations in 1967.
Air Nevada							1974	1998
Air New England	Massachusetts		NE			Boston	1970	1981
Air New Orleans						Birmingham (AL)	1981	1988
Air Niagara	New York					Niagara Falls	1978	1984
AirNow	Vermont			RLR	RATTLER	William H. Morse State Airport	1957	2011	Founded as Business Air.
Air Oregon	Oregon		JT				1978	1981	Merged with Horizon Air.
Air Pacific (United States)	California		IK				1970	1981	Founded as Eureka Aero. Merged with Gem State Airlines to form Golden Gate Airlines.
Air Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania						1976	1982
Air St. Thomas	Virgin Islands		ZP	SST		St. Thomas	1975	2005
Air South (Georgia)	Georgia						1969	1978	Founded as Nationwide Airlines Southeast. Acquired by Florida Airlines in 1975.
Air South (South Carolina)			WV	KKB	KHAKI BLUE	Columbia (SC)	1993	1997	Commenced operations in 1994.
Air-Speed	Massachusetts						1974
AirTran Airways	Florida		FL	TRS	CITRUS		1992	2014	Founded as ValuJet Airlines and commenced operations in 1993. Acquired by Southwest Airlines in 2010, merged with it in 2014.
Air Vegas	Nevada		6V	VGA	AIR VEGAS	North Las Vegas	1971	2004
Air Vermont	Vermont						1981	1984
Airways International	Florida					Miami	1981	1999
Alaska Air Transport							1935	1939	Merged with Marine Airways to form Alaska Coastal Airlines.
Alaska Coastal Airlines	Alaska						1939	1968	Acquired by Alaska Airlines.
Albany Air	New York						1979	1979
Aloha Airlines	Hawaii		AQ	AAH	ALOHA		1946	2008	Founded as Trans-Pacific Airlines. Cargo operations still active under Aloha Air Cargo.
Altair Airlines	Pennsylvania		AK				1967	1982
America West Airlines	Arizona		HP	AWE	CACTUS		1981	2005	Commenced operations in 1983. Merged with US Airways, which then merged with American Airlines.
American Flyers Airline	Oklahoma						1949	1971	Taken over by Universal Airlines.
American International Airways			CB	CKS			1967	2000	Merged with Kitty Hawk International and rebranded as Kalitta Air.
American Overseas Airlines	New York						1937	1950	Founded as American Export Airlines. Merged with Pan American Airways.
American Trans-Oceanic Company	New York						1916
AmericanConnection	Illinois		AX				2001	2014
Apache Airlines	Arizona							1971
Apollo Airways							1978	1985	Rebranded as Pacific Coast Airlines
Appalachian Airlines	Tennessee						1977	1980
Arctic Circle Air	Alaska						1973	2009	Bought by Era Alaska
Arctic Transportation Services	Alaska		7S	RCT			1950	2010	Rebranded as Ryan Air Services
Arista International Airlines
Arizona Airways (1993–1996)	Arizona						1993	1996	To Arizona Airways Express
Arizona Airways	Arizona						1946	1950	To Frontier Airlines
Arizona Helicopters	Arizona								Operated in Laos during the 1970s
Aroostook Airways	Maine						1969	1972
Arrow Air	Florida		JW	APW	BIG A		1947	2010
Aspen Airways	Colorado		AP	ASP	Aspen Air		1952	1990	Merged into Air Wisconsin
Aspen Mountain Air							1996	1998	See Lone Star Airlines
Astar Air Cargo	Florida		ER	DHL	DAHL		1969	2012
ATA Airlines	Indiana		TZ	AMT	AMTRAN		1973	2008	As Ambassadair
ATA Connection	Illinois						1983	2008
Atlantic Coast Airlines	Virginia						1989	2006	To Independence Air
Atlantic Gulf Airlines	Florida						1983	1986
Atlantic North Airlines	New Jersey						1993	1993	Merged to Ocean Air Tradeways
Atlantic Southeast Airlines	Georgia		EV	ASQ	ACEY		1979	2011	To ExpressJet
Austin Express	Texas						1997	2000
Av Atlantic	Florida		G6	KYC			1989	1997
Bar Harbor Airlines	Maine		QO	AJC			1950	1971	Merged into Continental Express
Barnhill & McGee Airways	Alaska						1931	1932	Forerunner of McGee Airways
Bay Valley Air Service	California
Best Airlines	Kentucky		IW				1982
Big Sky Airlines	Montana		GQ	BSY	BIG SKY		1978	2008
Bimini Island Air	Florida			BMY			1993	2010	AOC removed by the FAA 2011
Bluegrass Airlines	Kentucky						1944	1946
Boeing Air Transport							1927	1930	To United Airlines
Bonanza Air Lines	Nevada						1945	1968	Merged with Pacific Air Lines and West Coast Airlines to form Air West which was then renamed Hughes Airwest
Boone County Airlines	Kentucky					Cincinnati	1946	1950
Boston-Maine Airways	New Hampshire		E9	CXS	CLIPPER CONNECTION		1998	2008
Braniff (1983–1990)	Texas		BN	BNF	BRANIFF		1984	1989
Braniff (1991–1992)	Texas		BE				1991	1992
Braniff International Airways	Texas		BN	BN	BRANIFF		1930	1982
Britt Airways	Indiana		RU	BTA			1956	1985	To People Express Airlines (1980s)
Brockway Air	Vermont		SS|				1960s	1989	To Metro Airlines
Brower Airlines	Iowa						1969	1979
Burlington Air Express	California						1986	1997	To BAX Global
Business Express Airlines	Massachusetts		HQ	GAA	BizEx		1982	2000	Merged into American Eagle Airlines
Cal Sierra Airlines	California						1980	1981
California Air Shuttle	California
California Central Airlines	California						1947	1954
CalPac (California Pacific)	California						1993	2005	To Mesa Airlines
Cape Smythe Air	Alaska		2F				1975	2005	To Frontier Flying Service
Capital Airlines	Washington, D.C.		CA	CA			1948	1961	To United Airlines
Capital Cargo International Airlines	Florida		PT	CCI	CAPPY		1996	2013	Merged into ATI – Air Transport International
Capitol Air (Capitol Airways)	Tennessee		CL	CL	CAPITOL		1946	1984
Cargo 360	Washington		GG	GGC	LONGHAUL		2005	2008	To Southern Air
Caribair (Puerto Rico)	Puerto Rico						1939	1973	To Eastern Airlines
Caribbean Sun	Florida						2002	2007	To World Atlantic Airlines
Carnival Air Lines	Florida		KW	CAA	Carnival Air		1988	1998	Merged into Pan Am (1996), to Boston-Maine Airways
Cascade Airways	Washington		CZ	CCD	CASCADE		1969	1986
Casino Express Airlines	Nevada		XP	CXP	CASINO EXPRESS		1987	2005	Rebranded as Xtra Airways
Catalina Air Lines	California						1940	1969	As Catalina Air Transport, then Avalon Air Transport (1953), then Catalina Air Lines (1963), acquired by Golden West Airlines
CCAir	North Carolina		ED		Carolina		1987	2002
Centennial Airlines	Wyoming		BE	CNL	Wyo-Air		1981	1987	Merged into Mesa Airlines
Central Airlines	Texas						1949	1967
Centurion Air Cargo	Florida		WE	CWC	CHALLENGE CARGO		1985	2018	Formerly known as Challenge Air Cargo
Chalk's International Airlines	Florida		BK	CHK	CHALKS		1917	2007	Founded as Red Arrow Flying Service; AOC revoked after crash
Challenger Airlines	Wyoming						1947	1950	Merged with Monarch Airlines (1946–1950) and Arizona Airways
Champion Air	Minnesota		MG	CCP	CHAMPION AIR		1995	2008	Formed from MGM Grand Air
Chautauqua Airlines	Indiana		RP	CHQ	CHAUTAUQUA		1973	2014	To Shuttle America
Cherokee Airlines
Chicago Air	Illinois		CH	CHGO	WildOnion		1985	1986
Chicago and Southern Air Lines	California			CS	C & S		1933	1953	As Pacific Seaboard Air Lines, rebranded Chicago and Southern Air Lines (1935), merged with Delta Air Lines
Chicago Express Airlines	Illinois		C8	WDY	WINDY CITY		1993	2005
Chicago Helicopter Airways	Illinois
Cochise Airlines	Arizona		DP				1971	1982
Colgan Air	Tennessee		9L	CJC	COLGAN		1991	2012	Originally an FBO (1965), flights began 1970, sold to Presidential Airways (1986), restarted as National Capital (1991), merged to Pinnacle Airlines
Colonial Air Transport	New York						1926	1930	To American Airlines
Colonial Airlines	New Jersey						1928	1956	Began as Canadian Colonial Airways, merged with Eastern Air Lines
Comair	Kentucky		OH	COM	COMAIR	Cincinnati, Orlando	1977	2012
Command Airways	New York		DD	CMD			1965	1988	Renamed Flagship Airlines
Commuter Airlines	New York						1964	1984	Began as Broome County Aviation
Conner Air Lines	Florida		CS				1948	1992
Connie Kalitta Services	Michigan						1967	1984	To American International Airways
Conquest Airlines	Texas		5C				1988	1997	Purchased by Air L.A.
Conquest Sun Airlines								1994	To AirTran Airways
Continental Air Services, Inc	Nevada						1965		A subsidiary of Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines	Texas		CO	COA	CONTINENTAL		1937	2012	Merged into United Airlines
Continental Connection								2012	Included Cape Air, Colgan Air, CommutAir and Silver Airways, merged with United Express
Continental Lite							1993	1995	Airline within an airline, brand of Continental Airlines
Continental Micronesia	Guam		CS	CMI	AIR MIKE		1968	2010	Founded as Air Micronesia. Subsidiary of Continental Airlines until 2012; subsidiary of UCH until 2017 when it was officially merged into United Airlines
Contract Air Cargo	Michigan			TSU	TRANSAUTO		1983	2005	Rebranded as Gulf and Caribbean Cargo
Cordova Airlines	Alaska						1934	1968	Purchased by Alaska Airlines[4]
Corporate Airlines	Tennessee						1996	2007
Cosmopolitan Airlines	New York						1978	1980
Crown Airways	Pennsylvania						1969	1994	Began as Allegheny Commuter, to Mesa Airlines
Curtiss Flying Service
Custom Air Transport	Florida		5R	CTT	CATT		1985	2008
DayJet	Florida			DJS	DAYJET		2002	2008
Delta Express	Georgia		DL	DAL	DELTA		1996	2003	Replaced by Song; folded back into Delta Air Lines
Denver Ports of Call	Colorado		PC	POC			1967	1992	Rebranded as Skyworld Airlines
Desert Commuter Airlines
Desert Sun Airlines	Arizona						1995	1996	Merged to America West Express
DHL Airways, Inc. (1979 – 2004)	Florida						1979	2004	Renamed Astar Air Cargo
DHL Airways	Kentucky		ER	DHL			1983	2003	Rebranded as Astar Air Cargo
Direct Air	South Carolina						2006	2012
Discovery Airlines	New Jersey						1996	2000	Formed as Sky Trek International Air Lines
Discovery Airways	Hawaii		DH	DVA			1990	1990
Dorado Wings	Puerto Rico						1964	1982	To Crown Air
Eagle Airlines	Georgia		V9	VIK			1993	1995
Eagle Wings
Eastern Air Lines Shuttle	Virginia						1961	1989	To Trump Shuttle
Eastern Air Lines	New York/Florida		EA	EAL	EASTERN		1926	1991	Founded as Pitcairn Aviation
New Eastern Air Lines	Florida						2015	2017
Eastwind Airlines	New Jersey		W9	SGR	STINGER		1995	1999
Ellis Airlines	Alaska						1936	1962	To Alaska Coastal Airlines
Emerald Air (United States)	Texas		OD				1978	1991
Emery Worldwide	California		EB	EWW	EMERY		1946	2001
Empire Airlines (1976–1985)	New York			UR			1976	1985	To Piedmont Airlines
Empire Airways	New York			JKR	JOKER		2004	2012
Empires Airlines								1946	Merged with Zimmerly Airlines to form West Coast Airlines
Eos Airlines	New York		E0	ESS	NEW DAWN		2004	2009
Era Aviation	Alaska		7H	ERH	ERAH		1948	2014	Formed as Economy Helicopters, bought by Frontier Alaska, name change to Era Alaska and now Ravn Alaska
Essair Airways	Texas						1939	1946	Renamed Pioneer Airlines
Eureka Aero	California						1970	1979	Renamed Air Pacific (United States)
Evergreen International Airlines	Oregon		EZ	EIA	EVERGREEN		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 Express	Texas						1984	1998	See Lone Star Airlines
Executive Airlines	Puerto Rico		OW	EGF	EAGLE FLIGHT		1986	2013
Express.Net Airlines	Florida			XNA	EXPRESSNET		1972	2008	Formed as Transcontinental Airlines
Falcon Air Express	Florida		6F	FAO	PANTHER		1995	2015
Family Airlines	Nevada						1992	1992	Never started operations
Farwest Airlines	California			FRW			1995	2003	Operated intrastate airline service in California while another commuter air carrier operating in Oregon and Washington also used the Far West name.[5]
Fina Air	Puerto Rico						2003
Fine Air	Florida		FB	FBF	FINE AIR		1989	2002	To Arrow Air
Flagship Airlines	Tennessee						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
Flight Alaska	Alaska						1950s	2017	Was doing business as Yute Air
Florida Aircraft Leasing	Florida
Florida Airlines	Florida		FE		Florida		1960	1981
Florida Airways	Florida						1923	1927
Florida Coastal Airlines	Florida		PA	FCL	FLORIDA COASTAL		1995	2010
Florida Commuter Airlines	Florida			FCA			1980	1981	To Southern Airways
Florida Express	Florida						1983	1988	Merged into Braniff (1983–1990)
FloridaGulf Airlines	Florida						1991	1997	To Air Midwest
Florida West International Airways	Florida		RF	FWL	FLO WEST		1981	2017
Fly Guam	Guam						2008	2012
FlyHawaii Airlines	Hawaii						2005	2005	Never started operations
Flying Tiger Line	California		FT	FTL	TIGER		1945	1989	To FedEx Express
Focus Air Cargo	Florida		F2	FKS	FOCUS		2004	2008
Fort Worth Airlines	Texas						1985
Four Star Air Cargo	Puerto Rico		HK	FSC	FOUR STAR		1982	2009	Started in the United States Virgin Islands
Freedom Airlines	Texas		F8	FRL	FREEDOM AIR		2002	2010
Freelandia							1973	1974
Friedkin Airlines	California								Predecessor to Pacific Southwest Airlines
Frontier Airlines (1950–1986)	Colorado		FL		FRONTIER		1950	1986
Frontier Horizon Airlines
Galaxy Airlines (United States)	Florida							1986
Gem State Airlines	Idaho						1978	1980	Merged with Air Pacific (United States) to become Golden Gate Airlines
Gemini Air Cargo	Minnesota		GR	GCO	GEMINI		1995	2008
Geo Air	Florida						1995	2008
Georgia Skies	Georgia		LI	NMI	TSUNAMI		2008	2013	A Pacific Wings subsidiary
Global International Airways	Missouri		GX	GAX			1981	1984
Go! (airline)	Hawaii		YV	ASH	AIR SHUTTLE		2006	2014
Go! Mokulele	Hawaii						2009	2012
Golden Gate Airlines	California						1980	1981	Merged with Swift Aire Lines
Golden Pacific Airlines (1969–1973)	California						1969	1973
Golden Pacific Airlines	Arizona						1981	1989
Golden West Airlines	California		GW	GWA	Golden West		1967	1983
GP Express Airlines	Nebraska			GPE	Regional Express		1975	1996
Grand Aire Express	Ohio						1985	2003
Grand Airways	Nevada
Great American Airlines	Nevada		MV	GRA			1979	1997
Great Plains Airlines	Oklahoma		ZO	OZR	OZARK		2001	2004
Gulf Air Transport	Louisiana			GAT			1979	2000	Renamed Trans Ocean Airways
Gulfstream International Airlines	Florida						1990	2010
Guy-America Airways	New York						1981	1984	See also American Overseas Airlines
Hageland Aviation Services	Alaska						1981	2008	Merged with Frontier Alaska
Harbor Airlines	Washington		HB	HAR	HARBOR		1971	2001
Hawkins and Powers Aviation	Wyoming
Heartland Airlines	Ohio						1998	2001	Never started operations
Henson Airlines	Maryland		PI	HNA			1962	1993	Rebranded as Piedmont Airlines
Holiday Airlines (United States)	Florida						1960s	1970s
Hooters Air	South Carolina						2003	2006
Houston Metro Airlines	Texas						1969	1993	Renamed Metro Airlines
Hub Airlines
Hughes Airwest (formerly Air West)	California		RW		HUGHES-AIR		1968	1980	To Republic Airlines
Ilan Airways, Inc.	New York						1984	1988	No flights
Imperial Airlines	California						1964	1986
Independence Air	Virginia		DH	IDE	INDEPENDENCE		1989	2006	Formed as Atlantic Coast Airlines
Independent Air	Georgia		ID	IDN	Independent		1966	1990
Indigo Airlines	Illinois		I9	IBU			1999	2001
Inland Empire Airlines	California
Interior Airways	Alaska						1946	1972	To Alaska International Air
Intermountain Aviation	Arizona						1969	1975	CIA front, to Evergreen International Aviation
International Cargo Xpress	Michigan		2C				1989	1994	Merged into ATI – Air Transport International
Island Airlines	Massachusetts		IS	ISA			1991	2015	[6]
Island Pacific Air	Hawaii								To Air Hawaii
Jet 24	Florida		TJ	JTS			1979	1986
Jet America Airlines	California		SI	JET	-		1980	1987	Merged into Alaska Airlines
JetAmerica	Florida		J1	BSK	BISCAYNE		2007	2009	As Air Azul
JetWest							1969	1970	Absorbed by Frontier Airlines
KentuckySkies	Kentucky						2009	2012	A Pacific Wings subsidiary
Key Airlines	Idaho			KWY	KEYAIR		1969	1993	Founded as Thunderbird Airlines
Keyway Air Transport							1986	1992	Operated from Rhein-Main Air Base
Kitty Hawk Aircargo	Indiana		KR	KHA	KITTYHAWK		1985	2008	Formed as Kitty Hawk Airways
Kitty Hawk Airways	Texas						1976	1990
Kitty Hawk International	Michigan		CB	CKS			1999	2000	To Kalitta Air
Kiwi International Air Lines	New Jersey		KP	KIA	Kiwi		1992	1999
L.A.B. Flying Service	Alaska		JA	LAB	LAB		1956	2008
L'Express Airlines	Louisiana			LEX	LEX		1989	1992
Lake Central Airlines	Indiana						1950	1968	To Allegheny Airlines
Lake Union Air	Washington							1992	To Kenmore Air
Lakeland Airlines	Wisconsin		YQ				1980	1984
Legend Airlines	Texas		LC	LGD	Legendary		2000	2005
Leisure Air	North Carolina		L8	LWD	LEISURE WORLD		1992	1995
Liberty Express Airlines	Pennsylvania						1994	1997	To Air Midwest
Lone Star Airlines	Texas		AD	LSS	LONESTAR		1984	1998	As Exec Express
Lorair	Mississippi			LOR			1995	2001
Los Angeles Airways	California						1947	1971
Lynx Air International	Florida			LXF	LYNX FLIGHT		1989	2009
Lynx Aviation	Colorado		L3	SSX	SHASTA		2006	2011
Mackey Airlines	Florida						1946	1967	To Eastern Air Lines, restarted as Mackey International Airlines, shut down 1981
Maddux Air Lines	California						1927	1929	Merged with Transcontinental Air Transport to form TAT - Maddux Air Lines
Mahalo Air	Hawaii		BM	MLH	MAHALO		1993	1997
Mall Airways	New York		FH				1973	1989	To Business Express Airlines
Marco Island Airways	Florida						1973	1986	Merged into Provincetown-Boston Airlines
Marine Airways	Alaska						1936	1939	To Alaska Coastal Airlines
MarkAir	Alaska		BF	MRK	MarkAir		1946	1995
Marquette Airlines							1938	1945	To Trans World Airlines
MAXjet Airways	Virginia		MY	MXJ	MAX-JET		2003	2007
Mayflower Airlines	Massachusetts						1936	1945	Absorbed by Northeast Airlines
McClain Airlines	Arizona						1984	1987
McGee Airways	Alaska						1932	1934	Merged with Star Air Service
Mesaba Airlines	Minnesota		XJ	MES	MESABA		1944	2012	Merged into Pinnacle Airlines
MetJet	Wisconsin							2013
Metro Airlines	Texas						1969	1993	Originally Houston Metro Airlines
Metroflight Airlines	Texas							1993	Part of Metro Airlines
MetroJet (American airline)	Virginia		US	USA	USAIR		1998	2001
MGM Grand Air	California		MG	MGM	Grand Air		1987	1995	To Champion Air
Mid Pacific Air	Hawaii		HO	MPA	MID PAC		1981	1988
Mid-Continent Airlines	Iowa						1938	1952	Acquired by Braniff International Airways
MidAtlantic Airways	Pennsylvania		BK	PDC			2002	2006
Midstate Airlines	Wisconsin		IU	MIS	MIDSTATE		1964	1989	To Sentry Insurance
Midway Airlines (1976–1991)	Illinois		ML	MDW	MIDWAY		1976	1991
Midway Airlines (1993–2003)	North Carolina		JI	MDW	MIDWAY		1993	2003
Midway Connection	Illinois
Midwest Airlines	Wisconsin		YX	MEP	MIDEX		1948	2010	As K-C Aviation, merged with Frontier Airlines
Midwest Airways	Ohio
Midwest Aviation	Minnesota						1973	1983	Operated as Air New Ulm (1973-1977), then as Lake State Airways (1977-1999)
Midwest Connect	Wisconsin						1994	2010	Regional airline associate of Midwest Airlines
Midwest Express	Wisconsin						1978	2002	Name change to Midwest Airlines
Millon Air	Florida		OX	OXO			1983	1998
Mississippi Valley Airlines	Wisconsin		XV				1968	1985	Merged with Air Wisconsin
Modern Air Transport	New Jersey		KV		MODERN		1946	1975
Mohawk Airlines	New York		MO		Mohawk		1945	1972	As Robinson Airlines, to Allegheny Airlines
Monarch Airlines (1946–1950)	Colorado						1946	1950	Merged with Arizona Airways and Challenger Airlines to form Frontier Airlines
Morris Air	Utah		KN	MSS	Wasatch		1948	1994	As Morris Air Service, to Southwest Airlines
Mountain Air Express	Colorado			MAX	Pikes Peak		1996	1998	Sold to Air Wisconsin, formerly owned by Western Pacific Airlines
Mountain West Airlines-Idaho	Idaho		FX				1979	1981
Mountain West Airlines	Arizona						1995	1996	To Mesa Airlines
Murray Air	Michigan		5M	MUA			2000	2008	Rebranded as National Airlines (N8)
Muse Air	Texas		MC	TST	Muse Air		1981	1985	Acquired by Southwest Airlines which then changed the Muse Air name to TranStar Airlines
National Air Transport							1925	1934
National Airlines (1934–1980)	Florida		NA	NA	NATIONAL		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		1999	2002
National Airlines/Private Jet Expeditions	Kansas		5J	PJE	Pee Jay		1994	1995
National Florida Airlines	Florida						1981	1983
National Parks Airways	Idaho						1927	1937	Bought by Western Airlines
Nations Air	Pennsylvania						1995	1998
Nationwide Airlines Southeast	Georgia						1969	1978	Name changed to Air South (Georgia)
New England & Western Air Transportation Co.	Massachusetts						1930	1930
New England Air Transport	Maine						2008	2009
New Mexico Airlines	Arizona		LW	NMI	TSUNAMI		2007	2015	A Pacific Wings subsidiary
New York Air	New York		NY	NYA	APPLE		1980	1987	To Continental Airlines
New York Airways	New York						1949	1979	Helicopter services
New York Helicopter	New York		HD	NYH			1980	1988
New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line	New York						1929	1930	To Pan American World Airways
North American Airlines	Georgia		NA	NAO	NORTH AMERICAN		1989	2014
North Central Airlines	Minnesota		NC		NORTH CENTRAL		1944	1979	Merged with Southern Airways to form Republic Airlines (1979-1986)
North Pacific Airlines	Washington						1987	1991	Merged with WestAir Commuter Airlines
Northcoast Executive Airlines	Ohio		5N	NCE	TOP HAT		1990	1991
Northeast Airlines	Massachusetts		NE	NE			1940	1972	Founded 1931 as Boston-Maine Airways, merged into Delta Air Lines
Northeast Express Regional Airlines	New Hampshire		2V	NEE			1974	1994
Northeastern International Airways	Florida		QS	QSA	NORTHEASTER		1982	1986
Northern Consolidated Airlines	Alaska								To Wien Air Alaska
Northwest Airlines	Minnesota		NW	NWA	Northwest		1934	2010	Formed 1926 as Northwest Airways, merged into Delta Air Lines
Northwest Airlink
Northwest Orient Airlines	Minnesota								Name change to Northwest Airlines
Oceanair	Puerto Rico		(none)	TJ			1970s	1980s	To Trans Commuter Airline
Overseas National Airways	New York		(none)	OV	ONAIR		1950	1978
Ozark Air Lines (1998)	Missouri						1998	2001	To Great Plains Airlines
Ozark Air Lines	Missouri		OZ	OZ (OZA)	OZARK		1950	1986	To Trans World Airlines
Pace Airlines	North Carolina		Y5	PCE	PACE		1996	2002	To Hooters Air
Pacific Air Lines	California		PC	PC	PACIFIC		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
Pacific Alaska Airways	Alaska						1932	1941	Merged into Pan American World Airways
Pacific American Airlines	California						1976
Pacific Coast Airlines									Another airline also used the Pacific Coast Airlines name and formerly operated as Apollo Airways based in Santa Barbara, CA
Pacific Corporation	Delaware						1950	1979	A holding company that the Central Intelligence Agency used to control several aviation front organizations
Pacific East Airlines	California		(6P)	(PCE)			1983	1984
Pacific Express	California		VB	VB (WCA)			1982	1984
Pacific Island Aviation	Northern Mariana Islands		9J	PSA	PACIFIC ISLE		1988	2005
Pacific Northern Airlines	Alaska		PN	PN				1967	Merged into Western Airlines
Pacific Skyway
Pacific Southwest Airlines	California		PS	PSA			1949	1988	To US Airways
Pacific Wings	Arizona		LW	NMI	TSUNAMI		1974	2015	See also New Mexico Airlines, Georgia Skies, TennesseeSkies, and KentuckySkies
Pan Am Cargo	New York						1963	1983	Subsidiary of Pan American World Airways
Pan Am Express							1981	1991	A flight connection code sharing service operated by several air carriers including Air Atlanta (1984 to 1987), Emerald Air (United States) (1981 to 1985), Empire Airlines (1981 to 1985), Pacific Express, Presidential Airways (scheduled) (1987) and Republic Airlines (1981 to 1986). See also Ransome Airlines
Pan Am Shuttle							1986	1991	To Delta Shuttle
Pan American Airways (1996–1998)	Florida						1996	1998
Pan American Airways (1998–2004)	New Hampshire						1998	2004	To Boston-Maine Airways
Pan American World Airways	New York		PA	PAA	CLIPPER		1927	1991	Went bankrupt
Pan American-Grace Airways (Panagra)	Florida		PY	PY	Panagra		1929	1969	To Braniff International Airways
Paradise Island Airlines	Florida		BK	PDI	Paradise Island		1989	1999
Parks College Airline	Illinois						1935	1950	Purchased by Ozark Air Lines
Pennsylvania Central Airlines	Pennsylvania						1930s	1948	To Capital Airlines
People Express Airlines (1980s)	New Jersey		PE	PEX			1981	1987	Merged into Continental Airlines
People Express Airlines (2010s)	Virginia		V2	RBY	RUBY		2014	2014
Pet Airways	Florida			SUB	SUB AIR		2009	2013
Piedmont Airlines (1948–1989)	North Carolina		PI	PAI	PIEDMONT		1948	1989	To US Airways
Pilgrim Airlines	Connecticut		PM					1986	To Business Express Airlines
Pioneer Airlines	Texas						1946	1955	Formed as Essair Airways (1939), merged with Continental Airlines
Planet Airways	Florida			PLZ	Planet		1995	2006
Platinum Airlines	Florida						1998	2006
Polar Airways
Premier Executive Transport Services	Massachusetts								Alleged to be a front organization for the Central Intelligence Agency
Presidential Airways (scheduled)	Virginia		XV		Washington Eagle		1985	1989
Pride Air	Louisiana						1985	1985
Primaris Airlines	Nevada		FE	WCP	WHITECAP		2002	2009
Prinair	Puerto Rico		PQ		COLORBIRD, PRU		1966	1985	As Aerolíneas de Ponce (Ponce Airlines)
Private Jet Expeditions	Georgia		5J	PJE	Pee Jay		1989	1995
Pro Air	Washington		P9	PRH	Prohawk		1997	2000
Provincetown-Boston Airlines	Massachusetts		PT	PBA			1949	1989
Puertorriqueña de Aviación	Puerto Rico						1936	1941	Also known as Aerovías Nacionales de Puerto Rico
Quiet Skies
Ram Air Freight	North Carolina						1982	2008
Ransome Airlines	Pennsylvania		RZ				1967	1995	Feeder flights for Allegheny Commuter (1970-1982), Delta Connection (1984-1987), Pan Am Express (1987-1991) and Trans World Express (1991-1995)
Rapid Air
Red Baron Airlines	Florida						1979	1980s
Red Carpet Airlines	Florida							1981	Renamed Aerosun International[7]
Reeve Aleutian Airways	Alaska		RV	RVV	REEVE		1932	2000
RegionsAir	Tennessee		3C	CEA	CORP-X		1996	2007
Reliant Airlines	Michigan			RLT			1984	2002
Reno Air	Nevada		QQ	ROA	RENO AIR		1992	1999	Merged into American Airlines
Republic Airlines (1979–1986)	Minnesota		RC	REP	REPUBLIC		1979	1986	Merged into Northwest Airlines
Rich International Airways	Florida		JN	RIA	Richair		1969	1996
Riddle Airlines	Florida						1945	1965	Rebranded as Airlift International
Rio Airways	Texas						1967	1986
Rocky Mountain Airways	Colorado		JC	RMA	Rocky Mountain		1965	1991	Merged into Continental Express
Royal American Airlines	Arkansas						1980	1982
Royal Hawaiian Air Service	Hawaii							1987
Royal West Airlines
Royale Airlines	Louisiana						1968	1969
Russia Jet Direct	Washington		RD	RYN			2005	2005
Ryan Airline Company	California						1925	1926
Ryan International Airlines	Kansas		RN	RYN	RYAN		1972	2013
Salmon Air	Idaho		S6	MBI			1968	2009	Merged into McCall Aviation
Samoa Air (1987–2003)	American Samoa						1987	2003
San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines	California						1961	1986
Saturn Airways	California		KS				1961	1976	Absorbed into Trans International Airlines
Scheduled Skyways	Arkansas				-		1953	1972	Fayetteville Flying Service
Seaboard World Airlines	New York						1946	1980	As Seaboard & Western Airlines, merged with Flying Tiger Line
SeaCoast Airlines	Florida			SCC	Sea-Coaster		2002	2012
Shavano Air							1960	2002
Shawnee Airlines	Florida						1968	1975	Purchased by Florida Airlines[8]
Shuttle America	Indiana				Mercury		1995	2017	Republic Airways Holdings merged into another subsidiary
Shuttle by United	California		UA	UAL			1994	2001	Subsidiary of United Airlines, renamed United Shuttle
Silver State Helicopters	Nevada						1999	2008
Simmons Airlines	Michigan		MQ	SYM	SIMMONS		1978	1998	Merged into American Eagle Airlines
Skagway Air Service	Alaska						1964	2007	[9]
Sky King	Florida		5K	SGB			1990	2012	Rebranded as Songbird Airways
Sky Trek International Air Lines	Virginia						1996	2000
Skybus Airlines	Ohio		SX	SKB	SKYBUS		2004	2009
Skyfreight
Skylink Airways	Maryland						2003	2005	Rebranded as MAXjet Airways
Skyservice USA (airline)	Colorado						1998	2000
SkyValue	Florida		XP	CXP	RUBY MOUNTAIN		2006	2007
Skyway Airlines	Wisconsin		AL	SYX	SKYWAY-EX		1994	2008
Skyworld Airlines	Colorado		PC	SPC			1986	1992	Formerly Denver Ports of Call
Slick Airways	Texas						1946	1966	To Airlift International
Smokers Express	Florida						1993	1993	No flights
Song (airline)	Georgia		DL	DAL	DELTA		2003	2006	Merged back in with its parent company, Delta Air Lines
South Pacific Air Lines	California						1960
South Pacific Island Airways	Hawaii		HK	SPI	SOUTH PACIFIC		1973	1987
South Winds Cargo	Florida		WE				2002	2005
Southeast Airlines	Florida		SL	SNK			1999	2004
Southeastern Airlines	Georgia						1982	1983	Acquired by Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Southern Air Transport (1929)	Texas						1929	1929	Came under the control of Avco, the company that organized American Airlines
Southern Air Transport	Florida		SJ	SJM			1947	1998	To Southern Air
Southern Airways	Georgia		SO	SO	SOUTHERN		1949	1979	Merged with North Central Airlines to form Republic Airlines (1979–1986)
Southern Skyways	Georgia						1980		A virtual airline (economics) which markets air travel branding
Southwest Air Fast Express	Oklahoma						1928	1929	Purchased by American Airlines
Southwest Airways	California						1941	1958	Renamed Pacific Air Lines
St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line	Florida						1914	1914
Standard Air Lines	California						1927	1930	Subsidiary of Aero Corporation of California, In 1930, bought by Western Air Express
Star Air Service	Alaska						1932	1944	Renamed Alaska Airlines
StatesWest Airlines	Arizona		YW	SWJ	States		1986	1993
Stol Air Commuter	California						1974	1979	Renamed WestAir Commuter Airlines
Stout Air Services	Michigan						1925	1930	Purchased by National Air Transport
Streamline Air	Massachusetts			SRY	Stingray		2010	2012
Suburban Airlines
Summit Airlines
Sun Air International	Florida						2011	2014	Rebranded as Sun Air Express
Sun Aire Lines	California						1968	1984	Merged into SkyWest Airlines
Sun Jet International	Florida		JX	SJI			1993	1997
Sun Land Airlines
Sun Valley Key Airlines	Idaho						1968	1972	Formerly Sun Valley Airlines, to Key Airlines
Sun West Airlines	Arizona						1980	1985
Sunbird Airlines	North Carolina						1979	1987	Renamed CCAir
SunCoast Airlines	Florida							1988
Sunwest International
Sunworld International Airlines	Kentucky		SM	SWI	SUNWORLD		1996	2004
Sunworld International Airways	Nevada		JK	SWI	Sunworld		1983	1988
Superior Airlines	Indiana						1961	1962
Superior Airlines	Arizona						1994	2003	To Mesa Airlines
Swift Aire Lines	California		WI				1969	1981	Merged with Golden Gate Airlines
TAG Airlines	Michigan						1959	1970
Tahoe Air	California		XP	CXP	CASINO EXPRESS		1999	1999
Ted (airline)	Illinois		UA	UAL	UNITED		2004	2009	Merged back into parent company United Airlines
Tejas Airlines	Texas						1976
Telair International
Tempelhof Airways	Florida						1981	1990	Operated from West Berlin
Temple Airlines
Tennessee Airways	Tennessee		ZN	TEN	Tennessee		1978	1987
TennesseeSkies	Tennessee						2009	2012	A Pacific Wings subsidiary
Texas Air	Texas
Texas International Airlines	Texas		TI	TIA	TEXAS		1944	1982	Formed as Aviation Enterprises, became Trans-Texas Airways (1947), merged into Continental Airlines
The Hawaii Express	Hawaii		LP	HEA			1982	1983
The Lord's Airline	Florida		5Q				1986	1987
Tol Air	Puerto Rico		TI	TOL	Tol Air		1983	2006	Purchased by Four Star Air Cargo
Tower Air	New York		FF	TOW	Tee Air		1983	2000
TPI International Airways
Tradewinds Airlines	North Carolina						1991	2008
Trans Caribbean Airways	New York		TC				1945	1971	Merged into American Airlines
Trans Continental Airlines	Michigan		TD	TCN			1972	2000	Rebranded as Express.net Airlines
Trans East Airlines	New Hampshire						1963	1972	Formed as Statewide Airlines
Trans International Airlines	California		TV		TRANSAMERICA		1960	1986	Formed as Los Angeles Air Service (1946), rebranded as Transamerica Airlines
Trans International Express
Trans Ocean Airways	Louisiana						1979	2000	Formed as Gulf Air Transport. Charter operations only.
Trans Tropic Airlines	Florida
Trans World Airlines	Missouri		TW	TWA			1925	2001	To American Airlines
Trans World Connection								2001
Trans World Express							1987	1995
Trans-Air-Link
Trans-Colorado Airlines	Colorado			TCE	TRANS COLORADO		1980	1988
Trans-Mo Airlines	Missouri
Trans-Texas Airways (TTa)	Texas						1969		Name change to Texas International Airlines
Transamerica Airlines	California		TV		-		1979	1986
Transcontinental Air Transport							1928	1929	Merged with Maddux Air Lines
TransMeridian Airlines	Georgia		T9	TRZ	Trans Meridian		1995	2005
Transocean Air Lines	California		(none)	TL	TALOA		1946	1960
TranStar Airlines	Texas		MC	TST	Muse Air		1981	1987	Formerly Muse Air, acquired by Southwest Airlines
Transwestern Airlines	Utah		WZ	TRW	Trans West		1977	1983	Acquired by Horizon Air
TriStar Airlines	Nevada		T3				1995	1997
Trump Shuttle	New York						1989	1992	To US Airways Shuttle
UltrAir
United Shuttle	California		UA	UAL			1994	2001	Subsidiary of United Airlines, formerly Shuttle by United
Universal Air Lines Corporation	Missouri						1928	1934	To American Airlines
Universal Airlines (United States)	Michigan						1966	1972	To Saturn Airways
Universal Aviation Corporation	Missouri						1929		An airline holding company
US Airways Express	Arizona						1967	2015	Merged with American Eagle
US Airways Shuttle	Virginia						1961	2015	Founded as Eastern Air Lines Shuttle, merged with American Eagle
US Airways	Arizona		US	USA	US AIR		1997	2015	Formed as All American Aviation (1937), renamed All American Airways (1949), renamed Allegheny Airlines (1953), renamed USAir (1979), merged into American Airlines
US Helicopter	New York		UH	USH	US HELI		2004	2009
USA3000 Airlines	Pennsylvania		US	GWY	GETAWAY		2001	2012
USAfrica Airways	Virginia						1994	1995
USAir	Arizona						1979	1997	Formed as All American Aviation (1937), renamed All American Airways (1949), renamed Allegheny Airlines (1953), renamed USAir (1979), merged into American Airlines
ValuJet Airlines	Georgia		J7	VJA	CRITTER		1993	1997	Merged into AirTran Airways
Vance International Airways	Washington						1949	1970	Became McCulloch International Airlines
Vanguard Airlines	Missouri		NJ	VGD	VANGUARD AIR		1994	2002
Varney Air Lines	Idaho						1926	1934	Merged into United Airlines
Vintage Airways
Vintage Props and Jets	Florida		VQ	VPP	VINTAGE		1992	2008	Went bankrupt
Virgin America	California		VX	VRD	REDWOOD		2004	2018	Merged into Alaska Airlines
Viscount Air Service	Arizona			VCT			1992	1996
Vision Airlines	Nevada		V2	RBY	RUBY		1994	2016	Incorporation in Virginia Revoked by state
West Coast Airlines	Washington						1941	1968	Merged with Pacific Air Lines and Bonanza Air Lines to form Air West which was then renamed Hughes Airwest in 1970
WestAir Commuter Airlines	California		OE	SDU			1978	1992	Formerly Stol Air Commuter, to Mesa Air Group
Western (airline)	Washington		XP	CXP	RUBY MOUNTAIN		2007	2007
Western Airlines	California		WA	WAL	WESTERN		1941	1987	Merged into Delta Air Lines
Western Express Air	Arizona							2007
Western Pacific Airlines	Colorado		W7	KMR	KOMSTAR		1995	1998
Westward Airways (Nebraska)	Nebraska		CN	WWD	Westward		2004	2005
Wien Air Alaska	Alaska		WC	WAA			1927	1985	Several name changes over the years, final name Wien Airlines
WinAir Airlines	Utah			WNA	WinAir		1997	1999
Wings Airways	Pennsylvania		WQ	WAW	WING SHUTTLE		1977	1991
Wings of Alaska	Alaska		K5	SQH	SASQUACH	Juneau		1982
Wings West Airlines	California		RM	WWM	Wings West		1979	1998	Later operated as American Eagle and then merged with Simmons Airlines
World Airways	Georgia		WO	WOA	WORLD		1948	2014
Wright Airlines	Ohio		FW	WRT	WRIGHT		1966	1983
Zantop Air Transport	Michigan						1962	1966	To Universal Airlines
Zantop Flying Service	Michigan						1946	1962	Became Zantop Air Transport
Zantop International Airlines	Michigan		VK	ZAN	Zantop		1972	2005