List of airlines of the United States

This article is about a list of airlines of the United States. For the US based airline which has similar name, see American Airlines.

This is a list of airlines which have an Air Operator Certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States. Cities in bold indicate the location of the airline's headquarters.

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Passenger airlines

Mainline

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub Airport(s) and Focus Cities Founded Notes
Alaska Airlines AS ASA ALASKA Seattle/Tacoma
Anchorage
Portland (OR)
San Diego
San Jose
1932 Founded as McGee Airways, and commenced operations in 1944 as Alaska Airlines. Plans have been made for Alaska Airlines to acquire Virgin America.
Allegiant Air G4 AAY ALLEGIANT Las Vegas
Bellingham
Cincinnati
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Myers/Punta Gorda
Los Angeles
Oakland
Orlando/Sanford
Phoenix/Mesa
Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater
1997 Founded as WestJet Express.
American Airlines AA AAL AMERICAN Dallas/Fort Worth
Charlotte
Chicago-O'Hare
Los Angeles
Miami
New York-JFK
New York-LaGuardia
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Washington-National
1934 Founded as American Airways; largest airline in the world based on airline company revenue, scheduled passenger miles flown (per year), and fleet size.
Delta Air Lines DL DAL DELTA Atlanta
Amsterdam
Boston
Detroit
Minneapolis/St Paul
Cincinnati
New York-JFK
New York-LaGuardia
Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Tokyo-Narita
1924 Founded as Huff Daland Dusters; largest airline in the world based on number of passengers served per year.
Frontier Airlines F9 FFT FRONTIER FLIGHT Denver
Atlanta
Chicago-O'Hare
Cleveland
Miami
Orlando
Trenton
Washington-Dulles
1994
Hawaiian Airlines HA HAL HAWAIIAN Honolulu
Kahului (Maui)
1929
JetBlue Airways B6 JBU JETBLUE New York-JFK
Boston
Fort Lauderdale
Long Beach
Orlando
San Juan
1998 Founded as New Air
Southwest Airlines WN SWA SOUTHWEST Dallas-Love
Chicago-Midway
Atlanta
Baltimore
Denver
Houston-Hobby
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Nashville
Oakland
Orlando
Phoenix
St. Louis
San Diego
Tampa
1967 Commenced operations June 1971.
Spirit Airlines NK NKS SPIRIT WINGS Fort Lauderdale
Detroit
Chicago-O'Hare
Dallas/Fort Worth
Atlantic City
Las Vegas
1980 Founded as Charter One.
Sun Country Airlines SY SCX Sun Country Minneapolis/St. Paul
Dallas/Fort Worth
Fort Myers
1982
United Airlines UA UAL UNITED Chicago-O'Hare
Denver
Guam
Houston
Los Angeles
Newark
San Francisco
Tokyo-Narita
Washington-Dulles
1926 Founded as Varney Air Lines, and commenced operations in 1934 as United Air Lines.
Virgin America VX VRD REDWOOD San Francisco
Los Angeles
Dallas-Love
2004 The airline announced on April 4, 2016 that it is planning on being bought by Alaska Air and being acquired by Alaska Airlines. If plans continue as predicted, the merger will be complete in January, 2017.

Regional

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub Airport(s) Founded Notes
Air Choice One Airlines 3E WBR WEBER St. Louis
Chicago-O'Hare
1979 Founded as Multi-Aero Corporation
Aero Contractors 1979
Air Evac 1969 Formerly Samaritan AirEvac; 2 fixed wing aircraft plus over 150 helicopters for emergency evacuation.
AirStar Aviation Services AIRSTAR Marathon 2004 FAA lists two Cessna and one Beech turboprops
Air Sunshine YI RSI AIR SUNSHINE 1982
Air Wisconsin ZW AWI WISCONSIN Philadelphia
Washington National
1965 Operates as American Eagle
Alaska Central Express KO AER Ace Air Anchorage 1996
Alaska Seaplane Service J5 Juneau 1997[1]
Ameristar Jet Charter None AJI AMERISTAR Dallas-Addison
El Paso
Willow Run
2000 Cargo and charter company
Atlantic Airlines EX BJK BLACKJACK Lakeland
Orlando
Tampa
1982[2]
Bemidji Airlines CH BMJ BEMIDJI Minneapolis/St. Paul 1946
Bering Air 8E BRG BERING AIR Nome
Kotzebue
Unalakleet
1979
Berry Aviation BYA BERRY San Marcos 1983
Big Island Air BIG BIG ISLE Kona 1985
Blue Moon Aviation Minneapolis/St. Paul 2003
Boutique Air 4B BTQ BOUTIQUE Albuquerque
Dallas/Fort Worth
Denver
Phoenix
2007
Branson Air Express
Cape Air 9K KAP CAIR Cape Cod 1989
CommutAir C5 UCA COMMUTAIR Washington DC
Newark
1989 Operates as United Express
Compass Airlines CP CPZ COMPASS ROSE Minneapolis/St. Paul
Los Angeles
Seattle
2006 Operates as Delta Connection and American Eagle
Corporate Flight Management VTE VOLUNTEER Smyrna 1982
Critical Air Medicine 1984
Delta Private Jets DPJ JET CARD Cincinnati 1984
Endeavor Air 9E FLG FLAGSHIP Minneapolis/St. Paul
Cincinnati
Detroit
New York JFK
New York LaGuardia
Operates as Delta Connection
Envoy Air MQ ENY ENVOY Dallas-Ft. Worth
Boston
Chicago O'Hare
Los Angeles
Miami
New York-LaGuardia
1984 Founded as American Eagle Airlines; Operates as American Eagle
Ravn Alaska 7H RVN RAVN Anchorage
Barrow
Fairbanks
Unalakleet
Bethel
Nome
Kotzebue
St Marys
Aniak
2010
Everts Air 5V VTS EVERTS Fairbanks
Anchorage
1978
ExpressJet EV ASQ ACEY Houston
Atlanta
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas-Fort Worth
Denver
Newark
Washington Dulles
1986 Operates as American Eagle, United Express, and Delta Connection
Express One International EO LHN LONGHORN Orlando/Sanford 1983
Flight Alaska 4Y TUD TUNDRA Bethel 1955
Frontier Flying Service 2F FTA FRONTIER-AIR Fairbanks 1950
FS Air Service 4A EYE SOCKEYE Anchorage 1986
Gem Air
GoJet Airlines G7 GJS LINDBERGH Chicago-O'Hare
Cincinnati
Denver
Detroit
New York-LaGuardia
2005 Operates as United Express and Delta Connection
Grand Canyon Airlines YR CVU CANYON VIEW 1927
Grant Aviation GV GUN HOOT 1971
Great Lakes Airlines ZK GLA LAKES AIR Denver
Los Angeles
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Phoenix
Horizon Air QX QXE HORIZON AIR Seattle/Tacoma
Portland (OR)
ImagineAir IMG IMAGINE 2005
Island Air WP MKU MOKU 1980
Island Airways
JetSuiteX Burbank Bob Hope Airport (CA) 2006
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System DOJ Justice Oklahoma City
Anchorage
Alexandria, LA
Mesa, AZ
Virgin Islands
Kalitta Charters K9 KFS KALITTA Ypsilanti
Kenmore Air
L-3 Flight International Aviation
Merlin Airways MEI AVALON
Mesa Airlines YV ASH AIRSHUTTLE All but one aircraft operated as American Eagle and United Express
Miami Air International LL BSK BISCAYNE Miami
Mid-Atlantic Freight
Mokulele Airlines MW
Millennium Aviation
Cape Air 2 aircraft operate for United Express; also flies under "Nantucket Airlines" brand
New England Airlines EJ NEA NEW ENGLAND
Omni Air International OY OAE OMNI EXPRESS Tulsa
OneJet J1 Indianapolis 2015
Orange Air ORN ORANGE JET 2011
PenAir KS PEN PENINSULA Anchorage
Boston
Portland (OR)
Phoenix Air
Piedmont Airlines PT PDT PIEDMONT Charlotte
Philadelphia
Washington-National
Operates as American Eagle
PSA Airlines OH JIA BLUE STREAK Charlotte
Philadelphia
Washington-National
Operates as American Eagle
Republic Airlines XY RPA BRICKYARD Atlantic City
Charlotte
Chicago-O'Hare
Denver
Laughlin/Bullhead City
Miami
Newark
Philadelphia
Tunica
Washington-Dulles
Washington-National
Operates as American Eagle and United Express
SeaPort Airlines K5 SQH SASQUATCH Memphis
Portland (OR)
San Diego
Shuttle America S5 TCF MERCURY Chicago-O'Hare
Newark
New York-LaGuardia
Operates as United Express and Delta Connection
Sierra Pacific Airlines SI SPA SIERRA PACIFIC 1971
Silver Airways 3M SIL SILVER WINGS Fort Lauderdale
Songbird Airways 5K SGB SONGBIRD Miami 1990 previously operated as Sky King
SkyWest Airlines OO SKW SKYWEST Chicago-O'Hare
Denver
Detroit
Houston
Los Angeles
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Phoenix
Portland, OR
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle/Tacoma
1972 Operates as United Express, Delta Connection, and American Eagle, and as SkyWest Airlines in a partnership with Alaska Airlines
Southern Airways Express
Sportsflight Airways 1994
Superior Aviation SO HKA SPEND AIR 1979
Swift Air Q7 SWQ SWIFTFLIGHT Phoenix 1997
Trans-Florida Airlines TFA TRANS FLORIDA Daytona Beach 1966
Trans States Airlines AX LOF WATERSKI Chicago-O'Hare
Cleveland
Denver
Pittsburgh
1982 Founded as Resort Air. Operates as United Express and American Eagle
Ultimate Air Shuttle UJC ULTIMATE Cincinnati-CVG
Cincinnati-Lunken
2009
Via Airlines VC SRY STINGRAY Farmingdale

Atlantic City

Charlotte NC

1997
Victory Air Transport 2003
West Air PCM PAC VALLEY Las Vegas
Oakland
Ontario
Sacramento
San Diego
1988
Wiggins Airways WG WIG WIGGINS AIRWAYS Manchester 1929
Wings of Alaska K5 SQH SASQUACH Juneau 1982
Xtra Airways XP CXP CASINO EXPRESS Myrtle Beach
San Antonio
1987

Cargo

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub Airport(s) Founded Notes
ABX Air GB ABX ABEX Wilmington, OH
Cincinnati
1980 Cargo and charter company
Air Cargo Carriers 2Q SNC NIGHT CARGO 1986
AirNet Express USC STAR CHECK 1974
Air Transport International 8C ATN AIR TRANSPORT Cincinnati 1978 Founded as US Airways and Commenced operations 1988 as Air Transport International
Aloha Air Cargo KH AAH ALOHA Honolulu 1946 Founded as Trans-Pacific Airlines and separated from now-defunct Aloha Airlines in 2008.
Alpine Air Express 5A AIP ALPINE AIR 1972
Ameriflight A8 AMF AMFLIGHT Burbank
Cincinnati
1968 Founded as California Air Charter
Amerijet International M6 AJT AMERIJET Fort Lauderdale
Miami
1974
Ameristar Air Cargo None AJI AMERISTAR Dallas-Addison
El Paso
Willow Run
2000 Cargo and charter company
Asia Pacific Airlines P9 MGE MAGELLAN Guam
Honolulu
1998
Atlas Air Cargo 5Y GTI GIANT Cincinnati
New York-JFK
Anchorage
Houston
Huntsville
Los Angeles
Miami
1992
C&M Airways RWG RED WING El Paso 1983
Castle Aviation None CSJ CASTLE Akron 1986
Centurion Air Cargo WE CWC CHALLENGE CARGO Miami 1985
Contract Air Cargo TSU TRANSAUTO 1983
Corporate Air OJ CPT AIRSPUR Billings 1981
CSA Air IRO IRON AIR Iron Mountain 1998
Custom Air Transport 5R CTT CATT Fort Lauderdale 1995
Empire Airlines EM CFS EMPIRE Hayden, ID
Spokane
1977
Everts Air Cargo 3Z VTS EVERTS Fairbanks
Anchorage
1978
FedEx Express FX FDX FEDEX Memphis
Anchorage
Fort Worth
Greensboro
Guangzhou
Indianapolis
Miami
Newark
Oakland
Paris
Toronto
1971
Florida West International Airways RF FWL FLORIDA WEST Miami 1981
Freight Runners Express FRG FREIGHT Milwaukee 1985
Kalitta Air K4 CKS CONNIE Ypsilanti
Anchorage
Bahrain
Cincinnati
Hong Kong
Newark
New York-JFK
Oscoda
1967 Oscoda, MI is home to Kalitta's maintenance base/hub
Key Lime Air
Logistic Air
Lynden Air Cargo
Martinaire Addison
Mountain Air Cargo C2 MTN MOUNTAIN
National Airlines N8 NCR NATIONAL CARGO
Northern Air Cargo NC NAC YUKON Anchorage
Fairbanks
1956
Polar Air Cargo PO PAC POLAR Cincinnati 1993
Presidential Airways
Ryan Air Services 7S RYA RYAN AIR Aniak
Bethel
Emmonak
Kotzebue
Nome
St. Mary's
Unalakleet
Cargo airline; Not associated with Ireland's Ryanair
Sky Lease Cargo GG KYE TRADEWINDS EXPRESS 1969
Skyway Enterprises KI SKZ SKYWAY-INC 1981
Southern Air 9S SOO SOUTHERN AIR Cincinnati
Anchorage
1999
Tepper Aviation Bob Sikes Airport 1987
Transair KH MUI MAUI Honolulu 1982
UPS Airlines 5X UPS UPS Louisville
Chicago-Rockford
Cologne-Bonn
Dallas/Fort Worth
Hamilton
Hong Kong
Los Angeles/Ontario
Philadelphia
Shanghai
Shenzhen
1988
USA Jet Airlines UJ JUS JET USA Ypsilanti
Laredo
1994

See also

References

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