Airline State or territory Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hubs andfocus cities Commencedoperations Ceasedoperations Notes 0–9 135 Airlines Texas GNL Dallas Love Field 1995 1995 4 W Air Alaska King Salmon 2003 2003 A AAA Air Enterprises Nebraska Eppley Airfield 1977 1986 Acquired by Mid-Continent Airlines AAI Alaska Aeronautical Industries Alaska YC ALR Anchorage 1954 1987 Agreement with Continental AirlinesAAXICO AirlinesFloridaAXAXAAXICOMiami19461965Acquired by Saturn Airways, w/ AAXICO the surviving management and ownership. Abbe Air Cargo Alaska Wasilla 2001 2003 Operated C-47 ABC Airlines California Ontario 1965 1966 Absaroka Airways Montana Red Lodge 1994 2012 Scenic flights around the Beartooth Mountains. Operated Cessna 172 ACA Aviation Corporation of the Americas Alaska Anchorage 1927 1932 Founded by Juan Trippe Academy Airlines Georgia ACD ACADEMY Atlanta 1979 2006 AccessAirIowaZACYDCYCLONEDes Moines19982001 Ace Air Cargo Express Ohio CG AER Cleveland Hopkins 1976 1982 Renamed Shalkow Air Cargo Express. Operated C-47 Ace Airways Massachusetts 1965 1971 Operated Beech D18S Ace Aviation Maine 1979 2000 Air charter service ACM Aviation California BJT BAYJET San Jose ? 2010 Acquired by TWC Aviation Action Airlines Connecticut XQ AXQ ACTION AIR Goodspeed 1979 2000 Active Aero Charter Michigan AVR ACTIVE AERO Willow Run 1999 2000 ADI Aerodynamics Michigan 4A DYN AERODYNAMICS Oakland Pontiac 2011 2018 Acquired by California Pacific Airlines. Operated Embraer ERJ 145 ADI Domestic Airlines Illinois C14 Chicago O'Hare 1992 1998 Adirondack Airlines New York Adirondack 1991 1991 Admiral Airways California Burbank 1961 1962 Supplemental air carrier. Originally Quaker City Airways. CAB refused to certificate the airline in 1962 due to combine activities. Admiralty Air Florida Palm Beach 2009 2017 Operated Embraer ERJ-135 Ads-Aloft Washington Seattle 1994 1995 Banner towing company Advanced Air Management California Burbank 2000 2015 Renamed Zetta Jet Adventure Airlines Nevada Las Vegas McCarran 1995 1996 Adventure Aviation Idaho Coeur d'Alene 1995 1995 Scenic flights Aerial Transit Company Florida AEZ AERIAL TRANZ Miami 1982 1994 Sold to Southeast Cargo Airlines in 1994. Operated 707, DC-6 Aerie Airlines Tennessee Clarksville–Montgomery 1971 1979 Aero Coach Florida DF DFA AEROCOACH Fort Lauderdale 1983 1991 Operated Cessna 402, Embraer Bandeirante Aero Commuter California Long Beach 1967 1969 Merged with Cable Commuter Airlines and Catalina Airlines Aero Contractors North Carolina Smithfield 1979 2006 Charter carrier that provided flights for CIA Aero Corporation of California California Los Angeles 1926 1930 Operated Universal Aircraft Aero Flight Services Florida Fort Lauderdale 1976 2000 Operated Hawker 400A, Learjet 23, Learjet 25 Aero Limited Florida Miami 1919 1919 Acquired by Aeromarine Sightseeing and Navigation Company Aero Taxi Rockford Illinois Chicago Rockford 1998 2001 Cargo carrierAero UnionCaliforniaChico19602011Lost federal firefighting contract as a result of the U.S. Forest Service airtanker scandal.Aero Virgin IslandsVirgin IslandsSt. Thomas19771990 Aero West Airlines Colorado Colorado Springs 1982 1982 Acquired the assets of Royal West Airlines. Operated DC-3AeroamericaWashingtonEOAEOAEROAMERICASeattleBerlin Tegel19731982Uncertificated carrier Aerocosta Florida Miami 1972 1972 Cargo carrierAerodynamics Inc.Georgia4ADYNAERODYNAMICSDenver19592018Acquired by California Pacific Airlines. Aeroflex Corporation New Jersey Aeroflex–Andover 1958 1971 Operated Beech E18S, Beech Bonanza, Hiller UH-12 Aerolaska Alaska 1982 1986 Aeromarine Airways Florida Key West 1921 1924 Operated Felixstowe F5L flying boatAeromarine West Indies AirwaysFloridaBiscayne Bay19201924Formed by a merger between Florida West Indies Airways and Aeromarine Sightseeing and Navigation Company. Reorganized as Aeromarine AirwaysAeromech AirlinesWest VirginiaKCRZZAEROMECHNorth Central West Virginia Airport19511983Merged into Wright Air Lines Aeronaut Air Services Mississippi Gulfport-Biloxi 1966 1966 Operated DC-3 Aerostar Airlines Georgia Atlanta 1981 1983 Went bankrupt and sold to Flight International Airlines. Operated Boeing 727 Aerosun International Florida ASI AEROSUN Miami 1978 1982 Established as Red Carpet Airlines. Operated Convair 440, DC-3 Aerovias Sud Americana Florida JI JI St Petersburg 1947 1965 Scheduled freight operator from Florida to Latin America. AEX Air Arizona DST DESERT Phoenix Sky Harbor 2004 2006 Charter operatoraha! Nevada EV ASQ ACEY Reno-Tahoe 2021 2022 Commenced operations as ExpressJet in 1987. Announced liquidation in 2022. Aho Flying Service Alaska Anchorage 1930 1930 Air Alaska Cargo Washington 8S Spokane 1986 1998 Began as SalairAir America 1954 Irregular air carrier shut in 1954 by CAB for flying scheduled service Air AmericaDistrict of ColumbiaGM AMRAIR AMERICASaigonVientianeUdorn19501976Founded by Claire Lee Chennault as Civil Air Transport. Operated by the CIA Air America California GM AMR Los Angeles 1989 1990 Established as Total Air in 1984 Air Americana Florida Tampa 1965 1981 Established as Aerovias Sud Americana in 1947. Operated DC-3, Lockheed L-1649 Air Astro California Los Angeles 1968 1971 Operated Carstedt Jet Liner 600Air AtlantaGeorgiaCCCRBAIRLANAtlanta19841987 Air Aurora Illinois AX AAI Aurora 1977 2000 Air taxi operatorAir BahiaCaliforniaSan Diego19791980 Air Bama Alabama ABI Montgomery 1978 1984 Operated Beech 18, HP JetstreamAir Berlin USAABBERAIR BERLINBerlin Tegel19781992Reconstituted as Air Berlin GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs KG in 1990 under German company law.Air CaliforniaCaliforniaOCACLAIRCALOrange County19671987Merged into American Airlines. Air Cargo Express Alaska 3K FXG CARGO EXPRESS Fairbanks 1995 1995 Air Cargo Hawaii Hawaii Honolulu 1977 1992 Established in 1973 as Air Distribution. Operated Shorts Skyvan Air Cargo Masters South Dakota Sioux Falls 1995 2006 Operated Beech 1900, Beech Queen Air, SA227 Air Cargo Transport New Jersey Newark 1945 1948 Operated C-47Air CaribbeanPuerto RicoSan Juan19751979Air CarolinaSouth CarolinaFNFlorence19671980Established as Florence Airlines. Absorbed by Atlantis Airlines. Air Carriers Alabama FCI Chilton County 1989 2003 Operated Cessna 208 Caravan Air Carriers Express Services Georgia Atlanta 1985 1985 Operated Cessna 208 Caravan Air Catalina California Catalina 1965 1976 Founded as Catalina Channel Airlines Air Central Minnesota Minneapolis–Saint Paul 1972 1973 Operated Cessnas Air Central Oklahoma Enid Woodring 1978 1980 Renamed Trans-Central Airlines. Operated Piper Chieftain Air Central Texas ACS AIR CENTRAL Harlingen 1978 1979 Air ChaparralNevadaMAVMAVERICKReno–Tahoe19801983 Air Charter Service California Riverside 1968 1972 Operated Beech Bonanza, Cessna 150 Air Charter West 1974 1977 Air Chicago Illinois Chicago Midway 1981 1982 Air Chico California Chico 1980 1982 Air Choice One Missouri 3E WBR WEBER St. Louis 1979 2022 Transferred to the Southern Airways Express brand. Air Colorado Colorado TAC Denver 1980 1981 Air Commuter Airlines Ohio Cleveland Burke 1967 1968 Merged with Wright Airlines Air Continental Ohio NAR NIGHT AIR Cleveland Hopkins 1979 1989 Acquired by US Check Airlines. Operated Learjet 23 Air Contract Cargo Michigan Oakland County 1983 1992 To Gulf and Caribbean CargoAir CortezCaliforniaABACIAIR CORTEZOntario19771986 Air Distribution Hawaii Honolulu 1973 1975 To Air Cargo Hawaii. Operated Shorts Skyvan Air East Pennsylvania Johnstown–Cambria 1967 1974 Air East Texas Scholes–Galveston 1969 1971 Established as Aerosmith Airlines Air East Airlines Louisiana Lafayette 1970 1980 Connected to New Orleans Air Enterprises West Virginia Huntington Tri-State 1969 1971 Renamed Tri-State Flying Service Air Excursions Alaska Gustavus 2013 2013 Founded by Steve Wilson. To Alaska Seaplane Air Exec Ontario California Ontario 1981 1985 Operated DC-3 Air Express Colorado Denver 1932 Air Ferries California Alameda 1930 1933 Connected to San Francisco and OaklandAir FloridaFloridaQHFLAPALMMiami19711984Air Florida Commuter was an affiliateAir Florida CommuterFlorida 1980 Air Hawaii Hawaii HP Honolulu 1977 1983 Founded by Bruce McKenzie by a merger with Island Pacific Air and Air MolokaiAir HawaiiHawaiiXKAHCAIR HAWAIIHonolulu19851986 Air Hemet California Hemet-Ryan 1964 1984 Connected to desert cities with Los AngelesAir Holiday InternationalWisconsinMilwaukee19731977Owned by Robert W. Larson. Air Idaho Idaho Twin Falls 1974 1975 Founded as Trans Magic AirlinesAir IllinoisIllinoisUXAILAIR ILLINOISSpringfield–Branson19701984Air IndianaIndianaEvansville Air Iowa Iowa Muscatine 1971 1974 Operated Beech 18 Air Irvine California Orange County 1982 1983 Acquired by Dash Air Air Juneau Alaska Juneau 2001 2001 Air KentuckyKentuckyKNAKYAIR KENTUCKYOwensboro–Daviess19701989Commenced operations in 1974. Air Ketchum Idaho L3 Hailey 1999 2000 Operated Beech King AirAir L.A.CaliforniaUEUEDLos Angeles19821995Purchased Conquest Airlines. Air Lincoln Illinois ALN CHICAGO LINCOLN Chicago Midway 1982 1982 Air Link Airlines Colorado LNK AIR LINK Denver 1981 1984 Founded as Valley Airpark. Acquired by Fort Collins Flying Service in 1981. Air Link Airways Texas Houston Bush 1986 1988 Air Marc New York New York Kennedy 1984 1985 Founded as Eastman Airways. Air Metro Airlines Michigan DZ Traverse City 1975 1976 Operated Beech 99 Air Miami Florida VW Miami 1977 1980 Renamed North American Airlines. Operated CASA 212 Air Michigan Michigan Kalamazoo 1969 1972 Operated Beech 99, Twin Otter, Cessna 310 Air Mid-America Airlines Illinois Chicago Meigs Field 1969 1970 Operated DC-3 Air Midway Nebraska Kearney 1992 1994 Founded by Clyde Mikelson. Operated Cessna 185, Piper AztecAir MidwestKansasZVAMWAIR MIDWESTKansas City19652008Commenced operations in 1967. Air Missouri Michigan BF Kirksville 1976 1978 Established as Horizon Airways. Operated Cessna 207 Air Molokai Hawaii Honolulu 1985 1988 Founded as Tropic Airlines Air National 6A ANE AIR TARA 1981 1984 Air Nebraska Nebraska Kearney 1976 1981 Operated Cessna 402, Piper Navajo Air Nevada California Los Angeles 1969 1970 Established as Hawthorne-Nevada Airlines. Operated DC-3Air NevadaNevadaANVAIR NEVADALas Vegas McCarran19741998Air New EnglandMassachusettsNEBoston19701981 Air New Mexico New Mexico Las Cruces 1980 1980 Founded as Zia Airlines Air New-Mexico New Mexico 1961 1964 Air New OrleansAlabamaNTANLAIR NEW ORLEANSBirmingham–Shuttlesworth19811988 Air New Ulm Minnesota New Ulm 1973 1977 Renamed Lake State Airways Air Newark Inc. New Jersey 2N NER NEWAIR Fort Lee 1961 1964 Air NiagaraNew YorkNANiagara Falls19781984 Air North Vermont NO ANO AIR NORTH Burlington 1963 1988 Established as Northern Airways. Contract for Allegheny Commuter in 1970. Acquired by Brockway Air in 1983. Air North Alaska Fairbanks 1982 1984 Air O'Hare Illinois Chicago O'Hare 1974 1975 Operated C-47AQ Skytrain Air Oasis California 1962 1964 Operated DC-3 Air Olympia Washington Olympia 1981 1982 Air OmniFlorida19801980Failed merger between Florida Airlines and Marco Island Airways Air One Missouri CB AON GATEWAY St. Louis 1983 1984 Remains merged into Interstate Airlines in 1987. All first class service.Air OregonOregonJTAIR OREGONPortland19781981Merged with Horizon Air. Air Pac Alaska 5P APM ALASKA PACIFIC Dutch Harbor 1982 1986 Renamed Air PacificAir PacificCaliforniaIKOakland19701981Founded as Eureka Aero. Merged with Gem State Airlines to form Golden Gate Airlines.Air PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaReading19761982 Air Rajneesh Oregon Big Muddy Ranch 1985 1985 Operated Convair 240 Air Resorts California UZ ARZ AIR RESORTS McClellan–Palomar 1975 1996 Air Response North New York RPS New York-LaGuardia 1986 2003 Renamed Global Air Response. Operated Learjet 24, Learjet 25, Learjet 35 Air San Juan Washington Friday Harbor 1990 1991 Founded as ChartAir Air Sedona Arizona Sedona 1983 1988 Air Services 1959 Supplemental air carrier shut by CAB in 1959 for combine activities Air Shamrock 1999 2007 Air Shannon Virginia Was