Airline State or territory Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hubs andfocus cities Commencedoperations Ceasedoperations Notes D Dailey Aviation North Carolina Jacksonville 2000 2000 Charter operator DAL Airlines Texas Killeen–Fort Hood 1966 1968 Merged into Hood Airlines Dallas Express Airlines Texas EX DXP DALLAS EXPRESS Dallas Love Field 1994 1995 Operated Beech 1300 Commuter Danbury Airways Connecticut Danbury 1980 1981 Dash Air California WI IRV Santa Ana 1981 1984 Established as Air Irvine Data Air Courier Ohio Chicago Midway 1996 1996 Acquired by Airnet Express. Delivery of documents Davis Air Lines Georgia Atlanta 1930 1930 Operated Travel Air aircraft DayJet Florida DJS DAYJET Boca Raton 2002 2008 Daylight Air Ohio Willow Run 1996 1998 Daytona Aviation Florida Daytona Beach 1962 1966 Renamed Trans-Florida Airlines DB Aviation Illinois NSH NORTH SHORE Waukegan 1987 2010 Acquired by Landmark Aviation DC Aircraft Michigan Detroit 1967 1967 Commuter services DeBoer Aviation Kansas Wichita 1973 1977 Original name of what later became Ryan Aviation, PHH Air and Ryan International Decatur Commuter Airlines Illinois DAA DECUR Decatur 1980 1981 Acquired by Air Illinois Del Airways Georgia Adel 1970 1971 Delta Air Service Alaska Emmonak 1971 1993 Renamed to Grant Aviation Delta Express Georgia DL DAL DELTA Orlando 1996 2003 Replaced by Song; folded back into Delta Air LinesDelta Private Jets Kentucky DPJ JET CARD Cincinnati 2001 2020 Merged with Wheels Up. Des Moines Flying Service Iowa Des Moines 1960 1968 Desert Commuter Airlines California Santa Monica 1968 1970 Desert Sun Airlines Arizona Phoenix Sky Harbor 1995 1996 Merged to America West Express Destination Sun Airways Florida Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood 1992 1993 Detroit Northern Air Service Michigan Alpena County 1950 1975 Known as Alpena Flying Service Detroit – Grand Rapids Airline Michigan Dearborn 1926 1926 Operated Stout 2-AT Pullman Devoe Airlines Georgia Miami 1981 1983 DHL Airways, Inc. (1979–2004) Florida 1979 2004 Renamed Astar Air Cargo DHL Airways Kentucky ER DHL 1983 2003 Rebranded as Astar Air Cargo Diamond Aviation SPK SPARKLE 1984 1985 Direct Air Illinois UO XAP AIR DIRECT Chicago Gary 1980 1994 Reorganized as Northern Star Airlines Direct Air South Carolina Myrtle Beach 2006 2012 Direct Airlines New York Kennedy 1969 1969 Discover Air Florida DCV DISCOVER Orlando Sanford 1999 2003 Discovery Airlines New Jersey Trenton–Mercer 1996 2000 Formed as Sky Trek International Air Lines Discovery Airways Hawaii DH DVA DISCOVERY AIRWAYS Honolulu 1990 1990 Dixie Aircharter Florida Miami 1982 1983 Dixie Airlines Utah St. George 1969 1972 Renamed to SkyWest Airlines Dixie Flying Service Virginia Charlottesville–Albemarle 1930 1932 Renamed to Ludington Air Lines Dolphin Airways Florida DV FLAGSHIP Tampa 1981 1984 Acquired by Provincetown-Boston Airline Dolphin Express Airlines Florida 8U IXX ISLAND EXPRESS Saint Croix 1994 2000 Dorado Wings Puerto Rico 1964 1982 To Crown Air Doug Geeting Aviation Alaska Talkeetna 1990s 2006 Merged into K2 Aviation Dovair Delaware Delaware Airpark 1976 1977 Briefly operated as Baltimore Airways Dovair Air Transport Delaware Delaware Airpark 1967 1969 Air taxi flights Dove One Florida Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood 1990 1999 Air taxi operator Downeast Airlines Maine Knox County 1960 2007 Commuter airline Downeast Express Maine E7 DOW DOWNEAST EXPRESS Portland 1995 1997 Renamed Northeast Airlines Downtown Airlines New York New York Skyports Seaplane Base 1972 1975 Hourly service operated with float-equipped Piper Aztec Drummond Island Air Michigan DRE MICHIGAN Drummond Island 1989 1991 Established as Michigan AirwaysDwyer Flying ServiceIowa 1957 -Founded by Jerry Dwyer, operated until his retirement Dynamic International Airways Pennsylvania 2D DYA DYNAMIC AIR Wayne 2015 2018 Established as Dynamic Airways E Eagle Air International Nevada V9 VIK Las Vegas McCarran 1969 1993 Rebranded as Eagle Airlines Eagle Airline Alabama Auburn 1985 1986 Operated Piper Navajo Eagle Airlines Kansas Kansas City Wheeler 1930 1930 Scheduled passenger service Eagle Airlines Nevada V9 VIK Las Vegas McCarran 1993 1997 Began as Eagle Air International Eagle Canyon Airlines Nevada FE TLO TALON Las Vegas McCarran 1969 1998 Merged into Scenic Airlines Eagle Commuter Airlines Texas ECA EAGLEAIR Brownwood 1976 1986 Eagle Jet Charter Nevada Las Vegas McCarran 1996 1998 Grand Canyon tours Eagle Wings (airline) East Coast Commuter Massachusetts Boston 1963 1970 East Hampton Aire New York IN EHA AIR HAMPTON East Hampton 1978 1991 Operated subservices for Pilgrim Airlines East Texas Airlines Texas Longview 1950s Eastern Air Lines New YorkFlorida EA EAL EASTERN Miami 1926 1991 Established as Pitcairn Aviation Eastern Air Lines (2015) Florida Miami 2015 2017 Operated Boeing 737 Eastern Air Lines Shuttle Virginia New York-LaGuardia 1961 1989 To Trump Shuttle Eastern Metro Express Georgia EME EMAIR Atlanta 1984 1991 Eastman Airways New York Albany 1983 1984 Renamed to Air Marc Eastwind Airlines New Jersey W9 SGR STINGER Trenton, New Jersey 1995 1999 Economy Airways 1956 Irregular air carrier grounded by CAB for financial weakness Ed's Aircraft Service Oklahoma 1972 1973 Edde Airlines Utah Salt Lake City 1960 1965 Ede-Aire Michigan DV Detroit Lakes 1978 1981 Acquired by Mesaba Airlines El Paso Transport Texas Big Spring McMahon 1975 1975 Renamed to Trans Regional Airlines Elan Air Massachusetts Boston 1980 1982 Elite AirwaysMaine7QMNUMAINERPortland, MaineVero Beach, Florida20142022 Ellis Airlines Alaska Ketchikan 1936 1962 To Alaska Coastal Airlines Emerald Air Texas OD EFF EMERALD Austin Bergstrom 1978 1991 Established as Emerald Valley Airlines. To Braniff International Airlines, Inc. Emery Worldwide Airlines Ohio EB EWW EMERY Dayton 1989 2001 renamed from Air Train in 1989 Empire Air Lines Idaho Spokane 1946 1952 Purchased by West Coast Airlines Empire Airlines New York UR Oneida County 1976 1986 To Piedmont Airlines Empire Airways New York JKR JOKER Farmingdale 2004 2012 Empire State Airlines New York Syracuse 1964 1966 Third level carrier Encompass Aviation California LC ROM Hawthorne Jack Northrop 2017 2019 Passenger charter carrier Enterprise Airlines Ohio JSP JETSPEED Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 1988 1990 Regional carrier connections to the Concorde Eos Airlines New York E0 ESS NEW DAWN New York Kennedy 2004 2009 Era Aviation Alaska 7H ERH ERAH Anchorage 1948 2009 Formed as Economy Helicopters, acquired by Frontier Alaska, renamed to Era Alaska now Ravn Alaska Essair Texas Houston-Hobby 1939 1946 Renamed to Pioneer Air Lines. Legal name of the carrier was Essair, Inc. Eugene Aviation Services Oregon Eugene 1956 1969 Operated on behalf of West Coast Airlines Eureka Aero California Samoa Field 1970 1979 Renamed Air Pacific (United States) Evergreen International Airlines Oregon EZ EIA EVERGREEN New York Kennedy 1975 2013 See also Evergreen International Aviation Evergreen International Aviation Oregon 1960 2014 Formed as Evergreen Helicopters, see also Evergreen International Airlines and Intermountain Aviation Exec Air New York Sullivan County 1996 1999 Renamed to Exec Air of Naples Exec Express Texas Dallas/Fort Worth 1984 1998 See Lone Star Airlines Excellaire Colorado BH AUS Stapleton 1974 1985 Established as US Aviation. Changed to AIR US in 1977. Became Execellaire in 1984. Execuair Washington Seattle-Tacoma 1971 1977 Renamed to Columbia Pacific Airlines Executive Air Transport Michigan Muskegon 1995 1995 Executive charter and cargo carrier Executive Airlines Florida 1964 1971 Executive Airlines Massachusetts EX Boston 1967 1973 Established as National Executive Flight Service Executive Airlines Massachusetts Hanscom Field 1976 1977 Established as Air Speed Executive Airlines Puerto Rico OW EGF EAGLE FLIGHT San Juan 1986 2013 Began as Executive Air Charter Executive Airlines New York YL ORA Farmingdale 1991 2003 Began as Long Island Airlines Executive Airshare Missouri XSR Kansas City Wheeler 1974 2018 Rebranded Airshare Executive Charter Service Alaska Bethel 1983 1985 Acquired by Unalakleet Air Taxi Executive Flight Services Oregon Portland 1961 1977 Renamed to Air Oregon Executive Jet Aviation Ohio Columbus Glenn 1977 1978 Merged with Newport Aero to form EJA/Newport Executive Jet Aviation New Jersey EJ EJA EXECJET Teterboro 1965 2007 Established as Executive Jet Airways Executive Yankee Airlines Massachusetts Pittsfield 1968 1969 Established as Yankee Airlines Express Air Arizona AAE ARIZONA Phoenix Sky Harbor 1997 2001 Express Airlines I Tennessee 9E FLG FLAGSHIP Memphis 1995 2002 Renamed to Pinnacle Airlines ExpressJet Georgia EV ASQ ACEY 1986 2022 Commenced flights in 1987. Ceased flights in 2020 and briefly relaunched as aha! before liquidating in 2022. Express One International Texas EO LHN LONGHORN Dallas/Fort Worth 1995 2002 Renamed to Pinnacle Airlines then Endeavor Air Express.Net Airlines Florida XNA EXPRESSNET Naples 2000 2008 Formed as Trans Continental Airlines F Fairbanks Air Service Alaska FAS FAIRBANKS Fairbanks 1946 1975 to Great Northern Airlines Fairbanks Airplane Company Alaska Fairbanks 1925 1926 Operated Fokker F.III. Absorbed into Wien Alaska Airways Fairways Corp. Virginia FWY Washington National 1969 1989 Intrastate carrier Falcon Air Express Florida F2 FAO PANTHER Miani 1995 2015 Falcon Airways Texas Addison 1971 1979 Operated Carvair Family Airlines Nevada Las Vegas McCarran 1992 1992 Never started operations FAR Airlines New York New York Kennedy 1968 1968 Farthest North Airplane Company Alaska Fairbanks 1923 1924 Ben Eielson first flight on a Curtiss Jenny JN-4D took place on 3 July 1923 Far West Airlines California FRW Fresno Yosemite 1984 1984 Operated two leased NAMC YS-11 Farwest Airlines Arizona Phoenix Sky Harbor 1999 2004 Operated DHC Dash 7 Federated Airlines New York New York-LaGuardia 1948 1952 Irregular air carrier. Ferguson Airways Alaska Anchorage 1949 1949 Acquired by Wien Alaska Airlines Ferns Flying Service New Hampshire Concord 1969 1969 Daily commuter service between Concord and Boston Fiesta-Air California FEA FIESTA Long Beach 1971 1973 A dba of Prairie Avenue Gospel Center. Commercial air carrier, operated L-188s and Martin 4-0-4s. Fina Air Puerto Rico San Juan 2003 Finair Express Florida FNX FINEX Miami 1982 1984 Subcontract carrier for Air Florida Commuter then renamed to Southern Express Financial Air Express Michigan Pontiac 1974 1974 Founded by Gerald Mercer Fine Air Florida FB FBF FINE AIR Miami 1989 2002 To Arrow Air First Air California Los Angeles 1982 1983 Renamed to Regentair. All-first class service Fischer Brothers Aviation Ohio GP GCS GALION Galion 1989 2001 Established as Galion Commuter Service. Became an Allegheny Commuter. Acquired by Midway Airlines and renamed to Midway Commuterid=Five_Star_Airlines Massachusetts FIV FIVE STAR 1985 1989 Operated L-1011 TriStar Flagship Airlines Tennessee Nashville 1991 1998 Formed by the merger of Command Airways into Nashville Eagle, merged with Simmons Airlines and Wings West Airlines to form American Eagle Airlines Flagship Express Services IllinoisMichigan FSX FLAG Willow Run Airport 1991 1991 Previously Rosenbalm Aviation, briefly flew own-brand cargo service Fleet Airways Minnesota Duluth 1967 1968 Renamed to Fleet Airlines Fleetway Airlines Texas Austin Mueller 1967 1969 Fleming International Airways Florida FLM FLEMING Fort Lauderdale 1973 1983 Originally a "commercial operator." Became CAM Air International Flight Alaska Alaska 4Y UYA Bethel 2000 2004 Established as Yute Air Alaska. Renamed to Yute Air Flight Express EXR FLIGHT EXPRESS 1985 2013 Established as Chapman Air Flight International Airlines Georgia FIV FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL Atlanta 1984 1987 Flight Line Missouri FLN FAST LINE Cape Girardeau 1985 1986 Renamed to Southern Airways Flight Operations Ohio FOI Cleveland Hopkins 1979 1979 Charter carrier. Acquired by Crow Executive Air Flight Options New York OPT OPTIONS Greater Binghamton 1999 1999 Fligh