The following is alist of defunct airlines of theUnited 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 ofUS Airways in 2005 – which itself also changed identity toAmerican 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)

Airline	State or territory	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Hubs and focus cities	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Q
Quaker City Airways	California					Burbank	1948	1961	Supplemental air carrier. RenamedAdmiral Airways. OperatedBoeing 307 Stratoliner[1]
Queen City Flying Service	Ohio					Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky	1940	1970	OperatedBeech 18,C-45 Expeditor[2]
Quicktrans	Virginia					Norfolk	1950	1994	Navy cargovirtual airline
R
Ram Air Freight	North Carolina			REX	RAM EXPRESS	Raleigh Durham	1982	2008	OperatedGrumman Cheetah,Piper Seneca,Piper PA-32
Ramp 66	South Carolina			PPK		North Myrtle Beach	1991	1994	OperatedBeech Baron,Beech Bonanza,Cessna 402[3]
Ranger Airlines	Texas					El Paso	1968	1970	Scheduled third-level services[4]
Rankin Flying Service	Oregon					Swan Island	1927	n/a	Founded byTex Rankin[5]
Ransome Airlines	Pennsylvania		RZ			Northeast Philadelphia	1967	1995	Feeder flights forAllegheny Commuter (1970-1982),Delta Connection (1984-1987),Pan Am Express (1987-1991) andTrans World Express (1991-1995)
Rapid Air							1965	2006	Cargo operator. Known asSparta Aviation Service
Rapid Air Lines	South Dakota					Rapid City	1930	1933	Merged withHanford Airlines to formHanford-Rapid Airlines[6]
Rapid City Airlines	South Dakota					Rapid City	1928	1929	Established asPioneer Airways. OperatedCurtiss Jenny[7]
Raritan Valley Air	New Jersey					Manville	1966	1968	OperatedBeech 18,Beech Baron,Piper Apache[8]
Rasmark Jet Charter	Texas					El Paso	1984	2000	OperatedLearjet 25,Falcon 20[9]
Raven Air	Alaska					Anchorage	1987	1992	OperatedCessna aircraft[10]
Ravn Alaska	Alaska		7H	RVF	RAVN FLIGHT	Anchorage	2014 (traceable to 1948)	2025	Shutdown due to travel disruptions caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic,
Ray Petersen Flying Service	Alaska					Bethel	1937	1945	AcquiredBristol Bay Air Service andJim Dodson Air Service[11]
RCR Air	North Carolina					Lexington	2007	2014	OperatedEmbraer ERJ 145[12]
Reading Aviation Service	Pennsylvania					Reading	1966	1966	Operatedde Havilland Dove,Beech D18S[13]
Rectrix Aviation	Massachusetts					Nantucket	2005	2019
Red Arrow Flying Service	Florida					Miami	1917	1919	Renamed toChalk's Flying Service OperatedStinson Voyager with floats[14][15]
Red Baron Airlines	Florida					Palm Beach	1979	1980	Renamed toFlorida Commuter Airlines
Red Carpet Airlines	Florida			RED		Clearwater	1978	1981	RenamedAerosun International. OperatedConvair 340,DC-3[16]
Red Dodge Aviation	Alaska					Anchorage	1969	1972	uncertificated carrier flyingLockheed L-100 Hercules. Subsidiary ofFlying W Airways
Red Way	Nebraska					Lincoln	2023	2023	Virtual airlne
Red Wing Flying Service	Massachusetts					Ware	1929	1929	Air taxi[5]
Rediske Air	Alaska					Soldotna	1991	2017
Redline Air Charters	Alaska					Ruby	1996	2010	[17]
Reeve Aleutian Airways	Alaska		RV	RVV	REEVE	Anchorage	1932	2001
Regent Air	California					Los Angeles	1983	1986	Established asFirst Air. OperatedBoeing 727[18]
Regina Cargo Airlines	Florida					Miami	1948	1960	Supplemental air carrier changed its name toImperial Airlines in 1960
RegionsAir	Tennessee		3C	CEA	CORP-X	Smyrna	1996	2007
Reilly Air Service	California					Los Angeles	1968	1971	OperatedBeech 18[19]
Reliant Airlines	Michigan			RLT			1984	2002
Reno Air	Nevada		QQ	ROA	RENO AIR	Reno–Tahoe	1992	1999	Merged intoAmerican Airlines
Reno Air Express	California					San Jose	1994	1995	[20]
Renown Aviation	California		RG	RGS		Santa Maria	1980	2000	Established asWestern Aircraft Salvage[21]
Republic Airlines	Minnesota		RC	REP	REPUBLIC	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	1979	1986	Merged intoNorthwest Airlines
Resort Air	Missouri					St. Louis Lambert	1983	1989	Renamed toTrans States Airlines. OperatedSwearingen Metro[22]
Resort Air	Rhode Island					Block Island	1990s	1990s	Charter carrier[23]
Resort Air	Oregon					Sunriver	1992	1992	Scenic tours[24]
Resort Airlines	North Carolina Florida District of Columbia		RA	RA		Pinehurst, North Carolina New York City Miami	1945	1960	Scheduled international carrier limited to "sky cruises"
Resort Airlines	Maryland					Baltimore–Washington	1982	1986	OperatedPiper aircraft[25]
Resort Airways	Hawaii					Honolulu	1960	1971	Absorbed byHATS Hawaiian Air Tour Service. OperatedAero Commander 500[26]
Resort Commuter	California					Orange County	1988	1995	OperatedConvair 580[27]
Resort Commuter Airlines	South Carolina						1975	1979	Renamed toMid-South Airlines[28]
Resort Commuter Airlines	California		XK			Orange County	1984	1989	Established asCatalina Commuter[29]
Rhoades International	Indiana			RDS		Columbus	1989	2006	Renamed toRhoades Aviation. OperatedConvair C-131,Convair 240,DC-3,Douglas DC-6[30]
Rich International Airways	Florida		JN	RIA	RICHAIR	Miami	1970	1996
Richmond Aviation	Virginia					Richmond	1963	1971	OperatedPiper Twin Comanche,Twin Bonanza,Mitsubishi MU-2[31]
Riddle Airlines	Florida					Miami	1945	1965	Rebranded asAirlift International
Rio Airways	Texas		XO	REO	RIO	Skylark Field	1967	1986	Began asHood Airlines
Rio Grande Air							1999	2003	Cessna Caravan operator
RKO General	Massachusetts						1968	1970	Helicopter air taxi. OperatedBell 47,Bell 206[32]
Robertson Aircraft Corporation	Missouri					Lambert Field	1925	1929	[33]
Robin Airlines	California					Long Beach	1950	1951	Renamed toNorth Continent Airlines[34]
Robinson Airlines	New York					Ithaca	1945	1952	Renamed toMohawk Airlines[35]
Roblex Aviation	Puerto Rico			ROX		San Juan	1997	2013	Cargo operator[36]
Rochester Aviation	Minnesota					Rochester	1969	1971	OperatedCessna 206[37]
Rockford Air Charter	Illinois					Chicago Rockford	1964	1971	OperatedCessna 206,Beech 18,Piper Twin Comanche[38]
Rocky Mountain Airways	Colorado		JC	RMA	ROCKY MOUNTAIN	Denver Stapleton	1965	1991	Began asVail Airways. Merged intoContinental Express
Rogers Heavy Lift Helicopters	California					Fresno Yosemite	1994	1998	OperatedSikorsky CH-54 Tarhe[39]
Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Corporation	Georgia					Candler Field	1925	1928	OperatedSikorsky S-29-A
Rose Aviation	California					Hawthorne	1968	1969	OperatedPiper Apache,Aero Commander 500[40]
Rosenbalm Aviation	Massachusetts			RAX	ROSIE	Willow Run	1973	1991	BecameFlagship Express Services. OperatedConsolidated PBY Catalina,DC-6,DC-8-63F[41]
Roseswift Air Service	Michigan					Grand Rapids	1920	1920	Founded by Arthur Rosenthal and Thomas Swift. OperatedCurtiss Jenny[42]
Roswell Airlines	New Mexico					Roswell	1976	1981	Founded by Dick Callens. OperatedPiper Seneca[43]
Roust Airways	Alaska					Nome	1930	1935	Founded by Thomas Pedersen Roust[44]
Royal Air	Missouri					Kansas City	1978	1980	OperatedEmbraer Bandeirante[45]
Royal American Airlines	Arizona					Tucson	1977	1986	OperatedVickers Viscount[46][47]
Royal American Airways				RLM			1981	1993	OperatedConvair 240,Convair 600,Vickers Viscount[48]
Royal Hawaiian Air Service	Hawaii		ZH				1971	1986	Established asHawaii Wings in 1963. OperatedCessna 402C[49]
Royal Hawaiian Airlines	Hawaii					Honolulu	1985	1986	[50]
Royal West Airlines	Nevada					Las Vegas McCarran	1981	1982	OperatedDC-3[51]
Royal West Airlines	Colorado			RWE	ROYAL WEST	Colorado Springs	1981	1987	Merged withAero West Airlines in 1982. OperatedDC-3,BAe 146[52]
Royal West Airlines	Nevada					Las Vegas McCarran	1986	1987	[53]
Royal-Air	Arkansas					Goodwin Field	1982	1982	Established asJamaire. Renamed toSunbelt Airlines[54]
Royale Airlines	Louisiana		OQ	RAY	ROYALE AIR	New Orleans Armstrong	1968	1989
Rugby Aviation	Washington					Seattle-Tacoma	2002	2007	Renamed toNorthwest Sky Ferry[55]
Russia Jet Direct	Washington		RD	RYN		Seattle–Tacoma	2005	2005
Ryan Air	Alaska					Anchorage	1979	1988	Established asUnalakleet Air Taxi. Renamed toArctic Transportation Services[56]
Ryan Airline Company	California					San Diego	1925	1926
Ryan International Airlines	Illinois		RD	RYN	RYAN	Chicago Rockford	1972	2013
S
S.I. Airways	Texas					Amarillo	1974	1975	[57]
S.S. Airways	Kansas					Amarillo	1972	1972	Renamed toCentury Airlines[58]
S.S.W.	Texas					El Paso		1959	Supplemental air carrier shut by CAB in 1959 for stranding passengers due to lack of funds.dbaUniversal Airlines 1957–1959
Saber Aviation			SP	SBR			1978	1991	[59]
Safeway Airlines	Alaska					Fairbanks	1964	1968	OperatedPiper Apache,Piper Comanche,Cherokee Six[60]
Sair	New York					Syracuse	1961	1999	[61]
Salair	Alaska		8S	SIR		Anchorage	1980	1997	OperatedDC-3,Convair 440. Renamed toAir Alaska Cargo
Salmon Air	Idaho		S6	MBI		Boise	1968	2009	Merged intoMcCall Aviation
Samoa Air	American Samoa					Pago Pago	1987	2003
Samoan Airlines	American Samoa		SX	SX		Pago Pago	1959	1960	CAB-certificated as an intl carrier.
San Diego Sky Freight	California					San Diego	1950	1952	Cargo operator[62]
San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines	California		OH		SFO AIRLINES	San Francisco	1961	1986
San Juan Airlines	Washington					Port Angeles	1947	1989	Commuter operator[63]
San Juan Airlines			YS				1970	1989	Merged intoAlaska Airlines[64]
San Marino Taxi Aereo	California					Long Beach	1999	2003	[65]
Santa Fe Airline Company	New Mexico					Santa Fe	1972	1972	Intrastate air carrier[66]
Santa Fe Skyway							1946	1947	[67]
Santa Maria Airlines	California					Hancock Field	1928	1935	Founded byGeorge Allan Hancock[68]
SAT-Air	Texas					San Antonio	1983	1995	Renamed toMerlin Express[69]
Satellite Aero	Wyoming					Jackson Hole	1990	1995	OperatedCessna 206,Cessna 402C,Piper Navajo[70]
Saturn Airways	California		KS			Oakland	1960	1976	All American Airways until 1960.Supplemental air carrier. Merged intoTrans International Airlines
Sawyer Aviation	Arizona					Phoenix Sky Harbor	1961	1998	OperatedCessna 182,Cessna 425C,Cessna Citation[71]
SB Air	Texas					Dallas Love Field	1999	2019	Established asSeven Bar Flying Services. Renamed toSevenBar Aviation. Medical transport operator.[72]
Scanderbeg Air	New York		P1			New York Kennedy	2009	2009	Charter carrier[73]
SCAT South Central Air Transport	Arkansas					Fayetteville	1946	1948	OperatedCessna UC-78[74]
Scenic Air	California					Columbia	1994	1995	[75]
Scenic Air Tours Hawaii	Hawaii					Honolulu	1992	1996	[76]
Scenic Airlines	Nevada		YR	YRR		North Las Vegas	1967	2007	Acquired byGrand Canyon Airlines and renamed toGrand Canyon Scenic Airlines[77]
Scenic Airways	Arizona					Grand Canyon	1927	1930	Renamed toGrand Canyon Airlines[78]
Scheduled Skyways	Arkansas					Fayetteville	1953	1972	Merged intoAir Midwest
Scheerer Air	Florida					Palm Beach	1979	1980	Merged intoFlorida Commuter Airlines[79]
Seaboard & Western Airlines	New York					New York Kennedy	1947	1961	Renamed toSeaboard World Airlines[80]
Seaboard World Airlines	New York		SB	SEW	SEABOARD	New York Kennedy	1946	1980	As Seaboard & Western Airlines, merged intoFlying Tiger Line
Seaco Airlines	Michigan					Detroit Metro	1976	1980	OperatedCessna 402,Piper Aztec[81]
Seacoast Air Transport	Massachusetts					New Bedford	1937	1939	[82]
SeaCoast Airlines	Florida			SCC	SEA-COASTER	St. Pete–Clearwater	2002	2012
Seagull Air	Alaska					Bethel	1988	1989	Founded byJ. Timothy Cracie[83]
Seagull Air Lines	Utah					Salt Lake City	1929	1930	OperatedCurtiss Robin[84]
Seair Alaska Airlines	Alaska					Anchorage	1980	1986	Established asSea Airmotive. OperatedConvair 440,Twin Otter[85]
Seaplanes of Key West	Florida					Key West	2004	2006	[86]
SeaPort Airlines	Oregon		K5	SQH	SASQUATCH	Portland	2008	2016	Went into bankruptcy[87]
Seattle Air Charter	Washington					Seattle-Tacoma	1947	1949	[88]
Seattle Commuter Airlines	Washington					Seattle-Tacoma	1965	1968	Scheduled commuter air services[89]
Seattle Flying Services	Washington					Seattle	1930	1930	Founded byVern Gorst[90]
Seattle-Victoria Airmail Line	Washington					Seattle	1919	1919	Established asHubbard Air Transport[91]
Sentinel Airlines	Texas					Abilene	1971	1971	OperatedCessna 402[92]
Seven Bar Flying Services	Texas					Dallas Love Field	1947	1999	Medical transport operator. RenamedSB Air[93]
Seven Seas Airlines	California					Burbank	1957	1961	OperatedC-46,DC-4[94]
Severson Air Activities	Montana					Great Falls	1964	1971	OperatedCessna 182,Cessna 320[95]
Seward Airways	Alaska					Seward	1937	1939	Founded byJohn Littley[96]
Shalkow Air Cargo Express	Ohio					Cleveland Hopkins	1982	1989	Established asAce Air Cargo Express. OperatedC-47[97]
Shasta Air	California					Yreka Rohrer Field	1968	1983	OperatedPiper Navajo[98]
Shavano Air	Colorado			SHV	SHAVANO	Harriet Alexander Field	1960	2002
Shawnee Airlines	Florida		XW	SHW	SHAWNEE	Orlando Executive	1968	1975	Acquired byFlorida Airlines[99]
Shawnee Airways	Ohio					Akron–Canton	1961	1972	Founded byErnest Stadvec[100]
Sheffield P. Wilds	South Carolina						1967	1971	OperatedAero Commander 500,Piper Apache[101]
Shelby Sky Haven	Ohio					Mansfield	1948	1963	Renamed toGCS Air Service[102]
Shelter Charter Services	Georgia					Atlanta	2017	2017	OperatedCessna Citation I[103]
Shelton-Jefferson Airways	Missouri					St. Louis Lambert	1930	1931	OperatedOgden Osprey[5]
Shenandoah Airlines	Virginia					Charlottesville–Albemarle	1968	1970	OperatedBeech E18S[104]
Shoreline Aviation	Connecticut					Tweed New Haven	1980	2020	OperatedCessna Caravan seaplane[105]
Shorter Airlines	Michigan					Pellston Regional	1968	1975	OperatedBeech E18S,DC-3[106]
Shuttle Air Lines	California					Glendale Grand Central	1931	1932	OperatedOgden Osprey[5]
Shuttle America	Indiana		S5	TCF	MERCURY	Chicago O'Hare	1995	2017	Republic Airways Holdings merged into another subsidiary
Shuttle by United	California		UA	UAL	UNITED	San Francisco	1994	2001	Subsidiary ofUnited Airlines, renamedUnited Shuttle
Sidles Airways	Nebraska					Lincoln	1930	n/a	OperatedStinson Detroiter (NC7474)[5]
Siemans Air Transport	Pennsylvania					Uniontown	1927	n/a	Founded byCharles L. Siemans[5]
Sierra Expressway	California			SRX	SIERRA EX	Oakland	1994	1996	[107]
Sierra Mountain Airways	California					Oakland	1987	1989	[108]
Sierra Nevada Airways	Nevada		ZS			Las Vegas McCarran	1984	1997	OperatedBeech Baron,Cessna 402C[109]
Sierra Pacific Airlines	California					Oakland	1965	1966	OperatedBeech 18[110]
Sierra Pacific Airlines	Arizona					Tucson	1976	1982	[111]
Sierra West Airlines	California					Van Nuys	1974	1975	OperatedBeech Queen Air[112]
Silver State Airlines	Nevada					Las Vegas McCarran	1979	1982	Charter carrier[113]
Silver State Helicopters	Nevada					Henderson Executive	1999	2008
Silver Wings Aviation	South Dakota					Rapid City	1975	1976	[114]
Silver Airways	Florida				SILVER	Tampa	2011	2025
Simmons Airlines	Michigan		MQ	SYM	SIMMONS	Marquette	1978	1998	Merged intoAmerican Eagle Airlines
Sis-Q Flying Service	California					Sonoma County	1962	1979	Aerial fire fighting. OperatedGrumman Tigercat[115]
Sisk Aviation Activities	Illinois					St. Louis Downtown	1964	1977	Third-level services[116]
Sizer Airways	North Dakota					Fargo-Hector Field	1970	1979	Established asLuthi Aviation. OperatedBeech 18,Riley Rocket[117]
Skagway Air Service	Alaska		7J	SGY			1964	2007	[118]
Sky Bus Public Charter	Florida					Fort Lauderdale	1993	1993	OperatedBoeing 727-200[119]
Sky Courier							1988	1988	ToAirborne Express[120]
Sky Harbor Air Service	Nebraska		NE	SKD	SKY DAWG	Omaha	1954	1970	[121]
Sky Harbor Air Services	Wyoming		WY	SHC	SKY HARBOR CHEYENNE	Cheyenne	1988		[122]
Sky King	Florida		5K	SGB	SONGBIRD	Miami	1990	2015	Rebranded asSongbird Airways
Sky Tours	Massachusetts						1947	1953	Established asErie Isle Airways. Renamed toIsland Airlines[123]
Sky Tours Hawaii	Hawaii						1965	1971	[124]
Sky Trek International Air Lines	Virginia					Richmond	1996	2000	RenamedDiscovery Airways in 1999
Sky Trucks International	Florida					Fort Lauderdale	1972	1975	[125]
Skybus Airlines	Ohio		SX	SKB	SKYBUS	Columbus	2007	2008
Skybus Express	Georgia					Atlanta	1991	1992	OperatedGAF Nomad
Skycoach	California								1950scombine. Aircraft in picture isMonarch Air Service orCurrey Air Transport
Skyfreighters	Texas					Grand Prairie	1984	1991	Established asCoker Airfreight. Acquired byKitty Hawk Airways. OperatedDouglas C-117D[126]
Skyfreight Airlines	Florida					Miami	1981	1984	OperatedDC-3[127]
Skyline Air Service	Washington					Seattle-Tacoma	1967	1969	Founded by Tom Wilson. ToPuget Sound Airlines[128]
Skyline Motors Aviation Services	Ohio					Youngstown–Warren	1979	1981	Renamed toB.A.S Airlines[129]
Skylink Airways	Maryland					Washington Dulles	2003	2005	Rebranded asMAXjet Airways
Skymark Airlines	California					Sacramento Executive	1968	1969	[130]
Skymaster Air Taxi	New Hampshire		8M	SDD	SKY DANCE	Laconia	1989	1993	RenamedAtlantic North Airlines[131]
Skyservice USA	Colorado					Chicago Rockford	1998	2000
Skystar International	Virginia			SSK		Washington National	1984	1987	International pilgrimage[132]
Skystream Airlines	Illinois		DN			Chicago Meigs Field	1973	1980	Founded byCecil Pond. AcquiredHub Airlines[133]
SkyValue	Florida		XP	CXP	RUBY MOUNTAIN	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood	2006	2007
SkyValue Airways	Michigan		4A	DYN		Oakland County	2018	2018	[134]
Skyvan Airways							1963	1964	OperatedC-46[135]
Skyway Airlines (Skyway Aviation)	Missouri		ZY			Forney Field	1960	1979	Air taxi operator[136]
Skyway Airlines							1968	1980	Known asSkyway Commuter. OperatedBeech E18S[137]
Skyway Airlines	Wisconsin		AL	SYX	SKYWAY-EX	Milwaukee Mitchell	1994	2008
Skyway Commuter	Florida					Ocala	1984	1985	Established adSkyway of Ocala[138]
Skyway of Ocala	Florida					Ocala	1981	1984	Operated asAir Florida Commuter[139]
Skyways International	Florida					Miami	1946	1951	OperatedC-46,DC-3,Lockheed Lodestar[140]
Skyways International	Florida					Miami	1969	1972	Renamed toTransair Cargo[141]
Skyways International	Texas					Houston Bush	1978		[142]
Skyworld Airlines	Colorado		PC	SPC		Denver	1986	1992	FormerlyDenver Ports of Call
Slick Airways	Texas		SL	SL		Hollywood Burbank	1946	1966	ToAirlift International
Slocum Airlines	Florida			SLO	SLOCUM	Miami	1981	1984	Operated asAir Florida Commuter[143]
Small Community Airlines	Florida					Dallas Love Field	2007	2009	OperatedBAE Jetstream[144]
SMB Stage Lines	Texas		MJ	STG	STAGE	Dallas Fort Worth	1967	1990	OperatedConvair 580,Convair 600,DC-3[145]
Smokers Express	Florida					Melbourne Orlando	1993	1993	Not launched
Smyer Aircraft	Kansas					Strother Field	1968	1972	OperatedCessna 206,Cherokee Six[146]
Solar Airlines	New Mexico					Roswell	1964	1971	OperatedBeech 18,Dumod Infinité I,PacAero Tradewind[147]
Soldotna Air Service	Alaska					Soldotna	1978	1979	[148]
Song	Georgia		DL	DAL	DELTA	Atlanta	2003	2006	Merged back in with its parent company,Delta Air Lines
Songbird Airways	Florida		6K	SGB	SONGBIRD	Orlando	1990	2017	Began asSky King Inc.[149]
Sonora Air Lines	Nevada					Reno–Tahoe	1967	1971	OperatedCessna 150,Cessna 172,Piper PA-23[150]
Sourdough Air Transport	Alaska					Fairbanks	1953	1962	[151]
South Atlantic Airlines	South Carolina					Myrtle Beach	1968	1969	OperatedAero Commander 500,Turbo Commander 690[152]
South Bend Airways	Indiana					Cadet Field	1927	n/a	Founded byStephen Darius, Carl G Jordan. OperatedPheasant H-10[5]
South Central Air	Alaska			SCA		Kenai	1967	2001	Founded by Harold and Irene Andersen. OperatedBAe Jetstream 31,BN Islander,Cessna[153]
South Central Air Transport (SCAT)	Mississippi					Natchez–Adams	1971	1977	[154]
South Central Airlines	Florida					Ocala	1963	1964	[155]
South East Airlines									The name of a 1950scombine, in whose name associated carriers flew.
South Pacific Air Lines	California					Honolulu	1960	1963	Merged intoPan Am in 1964
South Pacific Island Airways	Hawaii		HK	SPI	SOUTH PACIFIC	Honolulu	1973	1987
South Winds Cargo	Florida		WE	SWC		Miami	2002	2005	Merged intoCenturion Cargo. OperatedDC-10
Southcentral Air	Alaska		XE	SCA	SOUTH CENTRAL	Kenai	1975	1999	[156]
Southeast Airlines	Tennessee		SL		SOUTHEAST	Tri-Cities	1956	1959	[157]
Southeast Airlines	Florida		NS	SEA	SOUTHEAST AIR	Miami	1966	1981	Originally known asCat Cay Airlines[155]
Southeast Airlines	Florida		Sl	SNK		Youngstown–Warren	1999	2004
Southeast Airlines (Southeastern Aviation)	Tennessee					Jackson	1960	1979	Operatedde Havilland Dove[158]
Southeast Skyways	Alaska		SE			Juneau	1968	1983	Founded by Dean Williams and Billy Bernhardt. OperatedCessna 207,DHC Beaver[159]
Southeastern Commuter Airlines	Georgia					Atlanta	1973	1983	Acquired byAtlantic Southeast Airlines
Southern Air Transport (1929)	Texas						1929	1929	Controlled byAvco, the company that organizedAmerican Airlines
Southern Air Transport	Florida Ohio		SJ	SJM	SOUTHERN AIR	Miami Columbus, Ohio	1947	1998	CIA-owned 1960–1973. Assets becameSouthern Air
Southern Airlines	Florida						1981	1981	RebrandingFlorida Commuter Airlines[160]
Southern Airlink	Mississippi					Bay Springs	1996	1997	[161]
Southern Airways	Georgia		SO	SO	SOUTHERN	Atlanta	1949	1979	Merged withNorth Central Airlines to formRepublic Airlines (1979–1986)
Southern Airways	Mississippi					Jackson–Medgar	1985	1987	Established aFlight Line[162]
Southern Aviation	Oklahoma					Lawton	1964	1974	OperatedCessna 182,Cessna 206[163]
Southern Cross Airways							1959	1960	OperatedC-46[164]
Southern Express	Florida						1984	1986	Formerly known asFinair Express[165]
Southern International Airways	Florida						1981	1981	Successor ofFlorida Airlines operated asAir Florida Commuter[166]
Southern Jersey Airways	New Jersey		6J	ALC	ACOM	Cape May	1946	1991	Established asAtlantic City Airlines operating asAllegheny Commuter[167]
Southern Jersey Resorts Airways	New Jersey					Atlantic City	1965	1990	OperatedTwin Otter,Dash-8[168]
Southern Maryland Aviation	Maryland		SF			St. Mary's County	1977	1979	[169]
Southern Nevada Airlines	Nevada						1980	1981	[170]
Southern Skyways	Georgia					Atlanta	1980		Avirtual airline (economics) which markets air travel branding
Southwest Air Fast Express	Oklahoma					St. Louis Lambert	1928	1929	Acquired byAmerican Airlines
Southwest Airlines	Texas					San Antonio	1965	1967	Established asWild Goose Flying Service[171]
Southwest Airways	California					San Francisco	1941	1958	Local service carrier renamed toPacific Air Lines
Southwest Ryan Airlines	Indiana					McIntyre Field	1928	n/a	OperatedRyan Brougham[5]
Special Aviation Systems	Michigan						2001	2004	Cargo carrier. OperatedEmbraer Bandeirante[172]
Speed Star Express	California						1968	2005	OperatedTwin Otter[173]
Spirit Air	Alaska						2005	2009	Commuter and package carrier[174]
Spirit Aviation	California					Van Nuys	1994	1995	Charter operator[175]
Spirit Lake Airways	Iowa					Spencer	1977	1979	Renamed toGreat Lakes Airlines[176]
Spirit of America Airlines	California		IM	IAS	BOXHALUER	Los Angeles	1959	1989	Established asIASCO[177]
Spokane Airways	Washington					Spokane	1990	2012	[178]
Sports Air Travel	Oregon			WCC	WEST COAST	Portland–Troutdale	1982	1999	[179]
Sports Air Travel	California					Burbank	1997	1997	ToAmeriflight[180]
Sports by Air	South Carolina					Hilton Head	1968	1971	OperatedAero Commander 680[181]
Sportsflight Airways	Arizona					Tucson	1993	1995	Renamed toPacific International Airlines[182]
St. Germain Aviation	Illinois					Meigs Field	1964	1971	OperatedPiper Twin Comanche[183]
St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line	Florida					St. Petersburg	January 1914	May 1914	Benoist Type XIV
Stadvec Aviation	Illinois					Akron–Canton	1958	1961	Founded byErnest Stadvec. OperatedPiper PA-22 Tri-Pacer[184]
Stagecoach Airways	Texas					San Antonio	1958	1961	OperatedBeech Twin Bonanza,Lockheed L.12 Electra[185]
Standard Air Cargo	California					San Diego	1946	1953	Original name ofStandard Airways
Standard Air Lines	California					Los Angeles	1927	1930	Subsidiary ofAero Corporation of California. In 1930 acquired byWestern Air Express
Standard Air Lines	California					Long Beach	1945	1949	Established asFireball Air Express
Standard Airways	California		FD			San Diego Burbank	1946	1969	Established asStandard Air Cargo
Standard Airways	Michigan					Pontiac	1966	1969	OperatedBeech 18,Piper Navajo[186]
Star Air Service	Alaska					Anchorage	1932	1944	Renamed toAlaska Airlines
Starflight	Nevada					Reno–Tahoe	1975	1975	OperatedBAC One-Eleven[187]
Starlight Express							1987	1991	Cargo feeder forFedEx Express[188]
Starflite	New York					White Plains	1965	1966	Contract service operator[189]
Starship Airlines	Arizona					Tucson	1991	2000	OperatedConvair 240C,Convair 440F[190]
Starstruck Jet	Tennessee					Nashville	1998	1998	[191]
State Airlines	South Carolina					Charlotte Douglas	1940	1940	OperatedLockheed Lodestar,Bellanca Cruisair[5]
State Airlines	Florida					Ft. Lauderdale	1981	1984	[192]
StatesWest Airlines	Arizona		YW	SWJ	STATES	Phoenix Sky Harbor	1986	1993
Stateswide Airline	New Hampshire					Manchester–Boston	1964	1965	Operatedde Havilland Dove[193]
Stearns Air Alaska	Alaska					Anchorage	1992	2001	[194]
Stewart Air Service	California					Los Angeles	1946	1971	[195]
Stol Air Commuter	California		VB			Fresno Yosemite	1972	1978	RenamedWestAir Commuter Airlines[196]
Stout Air Services	Michigan					Ford Airport	1925	1930	Purchased byNational Air Transport
Strachan Skyways	Georgia					Hunter Field	1936	1938	[197]
Streamline Air	Massachusetts			SRY	STINGRAY	Hanscom Field	2010	2012
Suburban Airlines			AL			DuBois	1968	1989	ToAllegheny Airlines
Suburban Airways	California
Summit Airlines	Pennsylvania		DU	SMM	SUMMITAIR	Philadelphia	1966	1986	Established asDel Air Cargo Airlines[198]
Summit Airways	Colorado					Denver	1946	1947	Established asChallenger Airlines[199]
Summit Aviation	Florida					Miami	1999	1999	Charter operator[200]
Sumo Airlines	New York		SM			New York Kennedy	1988	1996	Cargo operator. OperatedPiper Lance[201]
Sun Air Express	Florida					Fort Lauderdale	2014	2016	Acquired bySouthern Airways Express[202]
Sun Air International	Florida					Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood	2011	2014	Rebranded asSun Air Express
Sun Aire Lines	California		OO			Palm Springs	1968	1984	Established asBorrego Springs Airlines. Merged intoSkyWest Airlines
Sun Airlines	Missouri					St. Louis Lambert	1967	1970	Founded byGeorge Caleshu. OperatedBeech 18,Twin Otter,de Havilland Heron[203]
Sun Airlines	Florida		YX				1969	1978	[204]
Sun Jet International	Florida		JX	SJI	SUNJET	St. Pete–Clearwater	1993	1997	Founded byTom Kolfenbach. Renamed toSoutheast Airlines[205]
Sun Land Airlines	Nevada		RF			Reno	1980	1981	Operated singleBoeing 737-200[206]
Sun Pacific International	Arizona			SNP		Tucson	1995	1999	OperatedBoeing 727-200[207]
Sun Valley Airlines	Utah					Salt Lake City	1964	1972	Established asJanss Airways in 1964. Acquired byKey Airlines[208]
Sun Valley Key Airlines	Idaho					Friedman Memorial	1968	1972	FormerlySun Valley Airlines renamed toKey Airlines
Sun West Airlines	Arizona		KY	SNW	SUN WEST	Phoenix Sky Harbor	1980	1985
Sunaire Express	Virgin Islands		OY	SUA	SUNBIRD	Saint Croix Rohlsen	1982	1994	Went bankrupt[209]
Sunbelt Airlines	Arkansas		JM	BTR		Harrell Field	1979	1984	Known asJamaire until March 1982[210]
Sunbird Air	Florida					Fort Lauderdale	1984	1989	OperatedConvair 440[211]
Sunbird Airlines	North Carolina		ED	SBD	SUNBIRD	Charlotte Douglas	1979	1987	Absorbed byAtlanta Express. BecameCCAir in 1986.[212]
Sunbird Airlines	Tennessee					Nashville	1980	1980	OperatedPiper Cherokee Six[213]
Sunbird Airways	Florida		B6			Orlando	1993	1996	[214]
SunCoast Airlines	Florida		WS	SNT	SUNCOAST	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood	1986	1988	Went bankrupt. OperatedBoeing 727-100
Sunjet Aviation	Florida					Orlando Sanford	1997	1999	OperatedCessna Citation V,Learjet 35[215]
Sunrise Airlines	Nevada		OQ	SDC	SUNDANCE	Las Vegas McCarran	1967	2000	Established asLake Powell Air Service[216]
Sunwest International
Sunworld International Airlines	Kentucky		SM	SWI	SUNWORLD	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky	1996	2004
Sunworld International Airways	Nevada		JK	SWI	SUNWORLD	Las Vegas McCarran	1983	1988	Established asJetwest International Airways
Supair	California					Buchanan Field	1950	1953	OperatedDC-3[217]
Superior Air	West Virginia					Fairmont	1972	1973	OperatedBN Islander[218]
Superior Airlines	Georgia					Atlanta	1960	1963	Operatedde Havilland Dove,Aero Commander[219]
Superior Airlines	Indiana						1961	1962
Superior Airlines	Arizona					Columbus Glenn	1994	2003	ToMesa Airlines
Susquehanna Airways	New York					Sidney	1979	1985	Established asForde-Aire. OperatedRiley Turbo Skyliner,Piper Aztec[220]
Swift Air	Florida		WQ	SWQ	SWIFTFLIGHT	Miami	1997	2019	Renamed toiAero Airways
Swift Aire Lines	California		WI			San Luis Obispo	1969	1981	Merged withGolden Gate Airlines
Swissjets	Florida					Fort Lauderdale	2000	2001	Renamed toTourjets[221]
T
T & G Aviation	Arizona					Buckeye	1990	2000	Renamed toInternational Air Response. OperatedDouglas DC-6,Douglas DC-7B[222]
TAB Express Airlines	Florida			TBI	TAB	Melbourne Orlando	1992	2005	OperatedBeech 1900[223]
TAG Airlines	Michigan					Detroit City	1955	1970	Shut down following crash
TAT-Maddux Air Lines							1929	1930	Merged withWestern Air Express to form Transcontinental & Western Air
Tahoe Air	California		XP	CXP	CASINO EXPRESS	Lake Tahoe	1999	1999
Taku Glacier Air Gold	Alaska					Juneau	1984	1994	OperatedCessna Stationair,DHC Beaver[224]
Talkeetna Air Service	Alaska					Talkeetna	1947	1948	Renamed toTalkeetna Air Taxi[225]
Tamgass Aviation	Alaska						1964	1969	Renamed toSouthcoast Airways[226]
Tanana Air Taxi	Alaska					Tanana	1972	1974	Renamed toAlaska Central Airways[227]
Tanner Airlines	California					Los Angeles	1930s	1930s	OperatedStinson Detroiter[5]
TapJets	North Dakota					Fargo Hector	2016	2018	[228]
Taquan Air Service	Alaska					Ketchikan	1977	2000	Renamed toTaquan Air. OperatedDHC Beaver[229]
Tar Heel Aviation	North Dakota			THC	TARHEEL	Jacksonville Ellis	1975	2000	[230]
Tatonduk Flying Service	Alaska					Eagle	1977	1980	Renamed toEverts Air Alaska. OperatedCessna 180[231]
Taxi Air Group	Ohio					Cleveland Burke Lakefront	1955	1957	Founded by William Knight. Renamed toTAG Airlines. OperatedDHC Otter[232]
Ted	Illinois		UA	UAL	UNITED	Denver	2004	2009	Merged back into parent companyUnited Airlines
Tejas Airlines	Texas		TB			San Antonio	1976	1980	Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy[233]
Telair International
Telford Aviation	Maine						1995	2004	[234]
Tempelhof Airways	Florida			TEH	TEMPELHOF	Fort Lauderdale	1981	1990	Operated fromWest Berlin
Temple Airlines							1968	1968	[235]
Tempus Jets	South Carolina					Greenville–Spartanburg	2007	2018	Executive jet charter. Went bankrupt[236]
TEMSCO Airlines	Alaska					Ketchikan	1986	1991	The helicopter division continue to operate asTEMSCO Helicopters Inc.[237]
Tennessee Airways	Tennessee		ZN	TEN	TENNESSEE	Knoxville McGhee	1978	1990	OperatedEmbraer Bandeirante[238]
TennesseeSkies	Tennessee					Nashville	2009	2012	APacific Wings subsidiary
Tepper Aviation	Florida					Crestview	1987	2006	[239]
Texas International Airlines	Texas		TI	TIA	TEXAS	Houston Intercontinental DFW Airport	1969	1982	Merged intoContinental Airlines
Texas National Airlines	Texas			TXN	TEXAS NATIONAL	San Antonio	1986	1988	Established asBorder Airlines[240]
Texas Air Leasing Corporation	Texas						1984	1990	Aircraft leasing firm[241]
The Air-Oasis Co	California					Long Beach	1963	1963	OperatedDC-3[242]
The Gulf Coast Airline	Louisiana					New Orleans	1923	1932	Renamed toJohnson Airways[243]
The Hagerstown Commuter	Maryland					Hagerstown	1962	1983	Operated as anAllegheny Commuter[244]
The Hawaii Express	Hawaii		LP	HEA		Los Angeles	1982	1983
The Lord's Airline	Florida		5Q			Miami	1986	1987
The Maui Commuter	Hawaii					Kahului	1975	1978	Founded by Jack Holzman and Robert Frost. Established asAnanda Air[245]
Thompson Aeronautical Corporation	Ohio					Cleveland	1928	1932	Renamed toTransamerican Airlines[5]
Thor Solberg Aviation	New York					Curtiss Field	1929	1930	OperatedGreat Lakes 2-T-1,Bellanca CH-200[246]
Thunderbird Airlines	Utah					Ogden-Hinckley	1964	1969	Renamed toKey Airlines. OperatedTwin Otter[247]
Tibben Flight Lines	Iowa					Cedar Rapids	1992	1996	Charter operator[248]
TMA Trans-Michigan Airlines	Michigan					Traverse City	1969	1972	Cargo carrier[249]
TMC Airlines	Michigan			TMM	WILLOW RUN	Willow Run	1994	2005	Cargo carrier. OperatedL-188,DC-8[250]
Tol Air	Puerto Rico		TI	TOL	TOL AIR		1983	2006	Acquired byFour Star Air Cargo
Tourjets	Florida					Fort Lauderdale	2001	2002	Established asSwissjets[251]
Tower Air	New York		FF	TOW	TEE AIR	New York Kennedy	1983	2000
TPA-The Aloha Airline	Hawaii					Honolulu	1950	1958	Established asTrans-Pacific Airlines[252]
TPI International Airways	Georgia		UF			Brunswick Golden Isles	1989	1996	[253]
Tradewinds Airlines	North Carolina		WI	TDX	TRADEWINDS EXPRESS	Piedmont Triad	1991	2010
Trans Air	Florida		GO	TRA	TRANS ISLAND	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood	1982	1986	Established asTrans Island Airways[254]
Trans Air Lines	Louisiana					New Orleans Armstrong	1962	1963	Renamed toAir Lines. OperatedAero Commanders[255]
Trans Air Link	Florida					Miami	1986	1989	[256]
Trans Alaskan Airlines	Alaska					Anchorage	1955	1963	OperatedDC-4,DC-6A,PBY-5A Catalina[257]
Trans American Airways	California					Lockheed Air Terminal	1946	1957	Founded by Edward Ware Tabor. Member airline ofNorth American Airlines Group
Trans American Charter	Illinois			ECQ		Chicago O'Hare	1992	1995	[258]
Trans Caribbean Airways	New York		TR	TCA			1945	1971	Acquired byAmerican Airlines
Trans Caribbean Air Cargo Lines	New York		TR	TCA			1945	1971	Original name ofTrans Caribbean Airways
Trans Continental Airlines	Michigan		TD	TCN	TRANSCOM	Willow Run	1974	1992	Established asInternational Airlines Academy. Rebranded asExpress.Net Airlines
Trans East Airlines	New Hampshire					Manchester–Boston	1963	1972	Formed asStatewide Airlines
Trans East International	New York					Farmingdale	1982	1984	Established asNew York Air. Renamed toIsland Air. OperatedTwin Otter,Embraer Bandeirante[259]
Trans Global Airlines	California					Long Beach	1957	1961	Founded byDonald Rich[260]
Trans Global Airlines	New Jersey					Newark Liberty	1979	1984	Charter carrier[261]
Trans Global Vacations							2002	2003	[262]
Trans International Airlines	California		TV	TV	TRANS INTERNATIONAL	Oakland	1960	1979	Supplemental air carrier, formed in 1946 asLos Angeles Air Service, rebranded toTransamerica Airlines in 1979
Trans International Airlines	Florida		LP			Orlando	1985	1989	reconstitutedCentral American International
Trans International Express				BAP	BIG APPLE		1998	2002	[263]
Trans Island Airways	Florida		GO	TRA	TRANS ISLAND	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood	1977	1982	Sold and renamed toTrans Air[264]
Trans Magic Airlines	Idaho					Boise	1969	1974	Merged intoAir Idaho[265]
Trans National Airlines							1948	1957	Originally Alaska Southern Airlines. Member airline ofNorth American Airlines Group
Trans National Airlines (1973)	California					Oakland	1973	1979	[266]
Trans Ocean Airways	Florida					Arcadia	1989	1990	Established asGulf Air International[267]
Trans Penn Airlines	Pennsylvania					Reedsville	1971	1980	OperatedPiper Navajo[268]
Trans Regional Airlines	Texas					Big Spring	1975	1977	Founded byLouis Rosembaum. Established asEl Paso Transport[269]
Trans Sierra Airlines	Arizona			TSI		Tucson	1970	1971	Founded by Chris Condon and Allan Silliphant. Renamed toSierra Pacific Airlines[270]
Trans Southern Airways	South Carolina					Florence	1976	1985	Established asPee Dee Air Express Inc.[271]
Trans Southern Aieways	Georgia						1984	1985	Routes that had been dropped byPiedmont Airlines[272]
Trans States Airlines	Missouri		AX	LOF	WATERSKI	Chicago–O'Hare Denver	1989	2020	Shutdown due to travel disruptions caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic
Trans Tropic Airlines	Florida					Miami
Trans World Airlines	Missouri		TW	TWA	TWA	New York Kennedy	1950	2001	Merged intoAmerican Airlines
Trans World Connection						New York Kennedy Los Angeles
Trans World Express					RZ	Philadelphia Northeast	1987	1995
Trans-Air-Link	Florida			GJB	SKY TRUCK	Opa Locka	1977	?
Trans-Cal Airlines	California					Long Beach	1968	1971	OperatedBeech Queen Air,Beech Bonanza[273]
Trans-Central Airlines	Oklahoma		ZM	ACN		Oklahoma City	1980	1984	[274]
Trans-Colorado Airlines	Colorado		VJ	TCE	TRANS COLORADO	Gunnison–Crested Butte	1980	1988	Became aContinental Express carrier
Trans-Florida Airlines	Florida			TFA	TRANS FLORIDA	Daytona Beach	1966	2006	Established asDaytona Aviation in 1962[275]
Trans-Marine Airways	New York					Daytona Beach	1945	1946	Charter services[276]
Trans-Michigan Airlines	Michigan					Traverse City	1969	1970	OperatedBeech 99,Cherokee Six[277]
Trans-Mo Airlines	Missouri		XU				1966	1986
Trans-Nebraska Airlines	Nebraska						1971	1973	Founded by Tom Brown. OperatedCessna 402A[278]
Trans-Nevada Air Service	Nevada					Las Vegas McCarran	1968	1971	Commuter services. OperatedBeech C-45 Expeditor[279]
Trans-Pacific Airlines	Hawaii					Honolulu	1946	1950	Renamed toTPA-The Aloha Airline. OperatedC-47[280]
Trans-Texas Airways	Texas		TT			Houston-Hobby Dallas-Love Field	1947	1968	Renamed toTexas International Airlines. OperatedDC-3,Convair 240[281]
Transair	New York					New York-LaGuardia	1946	1946	[282]
Transair Airlines	Florida					St. Pete–Clearwater	1946	1949	OperatedDC-3,DC-4,Lockheed Super Electra,Lockheed Lodestar[283]
Transair Cargo	Florida					Miami	1972	1977	Established asSkyways International in 1962[284]
Transair Hawaii	Hawaii					Honolulu	1946	1948	OperatedC-46[5]
Transamerica Airlines	California		TV	TVA	TRANS-AMERICA	Oakland	1979	1986	Rebranded fromTrans International Airlines
Transcontinental & Western Air	New York					New York-LaGuardia	1930	1950	Renamed to Trans World Airlines; operatedDC-1,DC-2[285]
Transcontinental Air Transport							1928	1929	Merged withMaddux Air Lines to form TAT-Maddux Air Lines
TransMeridian Airlines	Georgia		T9	TRZ	TRANS MERIDIAN	Orlando Sanford	1995	2005	Established asPrime Air
Transocean Air Lines	California		TL		TALOA	Oakland	1946	1960	Went bankrupt[286]
TransOcean Airways	Louisiana		QG	GAT	GULFTRANS	New Iberia	1989	1990	Established asGulf Air Transport. Charter operator
Transtar Airlines	Florida			TRH	TRANSTAR	Orlando	1992	1993	[287]
TranStar Airlines	Texas		MC	TST	TRANSTAR	Houston-Hobby	1986	1987	Shut down by parent companySouthwest Airlines
Transtate Airlines	New York					New York-LaGuardia	1963	n/a	OperatedLockheed L-1049[288]
Transwest Air Express	California			ACW		Oakland	1977	1981	Established asZoom Zoom Air in 1973. Renamed toAir Charter West. OperatedDC-3[289]
Transwestern Airlines	Utah		WZ	TRW	TRANS WEST	Logan-Cache	1977	1983	Acquired byHorizon Air
Travel Air Aviation							1969	1972	As part ofAllegheny Commuter. OperatedBeech 99[290]
Tri-Motor Safety Airlines	New York					Garden City	1929	1929	Rename toNew York Safety Airlines. OperatedFord Trimotor (NC1780)[291]
Tri-State Airlines	Iowa					Rickenbacker	1930	1936	Renamed toHanford Tri-State Airlines[292]
Tri-State Flying Service	West Virginia					Huntington Tri-State	1971	1972	Established asAir Enterprises in 1969[293]
Tricon International Airlines	Texas		RI			Dallas Love Field	1967	1978	OperatedBeech 18,DC-3[294]
Trinity Air Bahamas	Florida					Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood	1993	1993	[295]
TriStar Airlines	Nevada		T3	TRY	TRISTAR AIR	Las Vegas McCarran	1995	1997
Tropic Air	Hawaii					Honolulu	1980	1989	Associated withAir Molokai[296]
Tropic Air	California					Burbank	1988	1988	[297]
Tropical Airways	New York					New York Kennedy	1986	1989	[298]
Tropics International	Florida					Miami	1968	1971	OperatedBeech 18[299]
Trump Shuttle	New York		TB	TPS	TRUMP	New York-LaGuardia	1989	1992	ToUS Airways Shuttle
Tulip City Executive Express	Minnesota					Holland	1995	1995	OperatedBeech 18[300]
Tulsa-Oklahoma City Airline	Oklahoma					Tulsa	1928	1929	Ownership transferred toUniversal Aviation Corporation[301]
Turbo Air	Idaho					Boise	1995	1995	Charter carrier[302]
Turks Air Cargo	Florida					Miami	1972	2015	Founded byRobert Caravan[303]
Turner Airlines	Indiana					Indianapolis	1947	1950	Renamed toLake Central Airlines[304]
TWC Aviation, Inc	California					San José	1998	2015	Acquired and rebranded intoLandmark Aviation[305]
Twentieth Century Airlines	North Carolina					Charlotte Douglas	1946	1963	Founded byGlen Shave andChristopher Bachman. OperatedDC-3,DC-4. A member carrier ofNorth American Airlines
Tyee Airlines	Alaska		OF			Ketchikan	1975	1986	OperatedDHC Beaver[306]
Tyme Airlines	Ohio					Cleveland Burke	1965	1967	Merged intoWright Airlines[307]
U
U Fly Air Freighters	Texas					Dallas Fort Worth	1973	1975	Cargo operator[308]
U. S. Airlines	New York Florida Georgia					Fort Lauderdale Atlanta St Peterburg	1945	1954	Scheduled freight carrier
U.S. Aviation	Wyoming		BH			Riverton	1977	1979	Renamed toAir U.S.[309]
UltrAir	New York			ULT	ULTRAIR	New York Kennedy	1993	1994	[310]
UltrAir	Texas		RL	ULT		Houston Bush	1993	1994	Operated727-200[311]
Unalakleet Air Taxi	Alaska					Unalakleet	1953	1979	Renamed toRyan Air[312]
United Couriers	California					Burbank	1971	1971	Merged withCalifornia Air Charter[313]
United Feeder Service	Illinois		U2	UFS	FEEDER EXPRESS	Chicago O'Hare	1993	2000	[314]
United Shuttle	California		UA	UAL	UNITED	San Francisco	1994	2001	Subsidiary ofUnited Airlines, formerly Shuttle by United; folded back into United
United States Air Transport	New York					New York Curtis	1929	1930	OperatedRyan Brougham[5]
United States Overseas Airlines	New Jersey		US	US		Cape May	1946	1964	Supplemental air carrier, flew scheduled service to Okinawa and military charters
United Union Airways	Washington					Felts Field	1929	1929	Founded by W R Frentzel, C M Baker & Francis Baker[315]
Universal Air Lines Corporation	Missouri					St. Louis Lambert	1928	1934	Merged with 90 other airlines to formAmerican Airlines
Universal Airlines	Texas					El Paso	1957	1959	dba ofS.S.W.
Universal Airlines	Michigan California		UV	UV		Willow Run Oakland	1966	1972	Established asZantop Air Transport
Universal Airlines	Michigan					Willow Run	1979	1992	Cargo operator[316]
Universal Aviation Corporation	Missouri						1929		An airline holding company
Upper Valley Aviation	Texas					McAllen Miller	1964	1975	OperatedBeech 99,Beech E18S[317]
Uraba, Medellin and Central Airways	Panama Canal Zone		UR	UR		N/A	1932	1959	Owned, equipped and crewed byPan Am
U.S. Aircoach	California					Hollywood Burbank	1949	1959	Supplemental air carrier shut byCAB in 1959 for finances & compliance
US Airways	Arizona		US	USA	US AIR	Phoenix Sky Harbor	1997	2015	Merged intoAmerican Airlines
US Airways Express						Phoenix Sky Harbor			Rebranded asAmerican Eagle
US Airways Shuttle	Virginia					Washington National			Founded asEastern Air Lines Shuttle, rebranded asAmerican Airlines Shuttle
US Check Airlines	Ohio						1974	1974	Delivery of documents and small packages[318]
US Helicopter	New York		UH	USH	US HELI	Downtown Manhattan Heliport	2004	2009
USA3000 Airlines	Pennsylvania		US	GWY	GETAWAY	Philadelphia	2001	2012
USAfrica Airways	Virginia					Washington Dulles	1994	1995
USAir	Arizona					Phoenix Sky Harbor	1979	1997	Renamed toUS Airways
Utah Pacific Airways	Utah					Ogden	1931	n/a	[5]
Uvalde Aero Service	Texas					Uvalde	1965	1977	OperatedLockheed L-12 Electra Junior,Piper Navajo,Piper Twin Comanche[319]
V
Vagabond Air Travel Club	Ohio						1970	1974	Air travel club. OperatedDC-6B,L-188 Electra[320]
Vail Airways	Colorado						1966	1968	Founded byGordon Autry[321]
Val-Air Lines	Texas					Mercedes	1950	n/a	Feeder service. OperatedBeech Bonanza,Ryan Navion[5]
Valdez Airlines	Alaska					Anchorage	1980	1984	Merged withAir North to formLiberty Air[322]
Valdosta Phoenix Airlines	Georgia					Valdosta	1972	1973	[323]
Vale International Airlines	Tennessee			VIN		Nashville	1979	1980	[324]
Valley Airlines	California					Oakland	1968	1974	Merged withRam Airways to formPacific Northwest Airways[325]
Valley Airlines	Maine					Fort Kent	1981	1989	Renamed toNortheast Express[326]
Valley Airpark Commuter Service	Colorado					Denver	1975	1977	[327]
Valley Catalina Airlines	California					Van Nuys	1981	1981	[328]
Valley Isle Aviation	Hawaii					Kahului	1965	1967	[329]
ValuJet Airlines	Georgia		J7	VJA	CRITTER	Atlanta	1993	1997	Merged intoAirTran Airways
Vance Air Services	Montana					Great Falls	1928	n/a	Founded byClare Vance. OperatedStinson Detroiter[5]
Vance International Airways	Washington					Boeing Field	1960	1970	Briefly known as Charter International Airlines. BecameMcCulloch International Airlines
Vanguard Airlines	Missouri		NJ	VGD	VANGUARD AIR	Kansas City	1994	2002	Low cost /low fare airline
Varney Air Lines	Idaho					Salt Lake City	1926	1934	Merged intoUnited Airlines
Vee Neal Airlines	Pennsylvania					Latrobe	1980	1983	renamed toJetstream International Airlines[330]
Vercoa Air Service	Illinois					Danville	1964	1975	Renamed toBritt Airways[331]
Vero Monmouth Airlines	Georgia		VM	VMA	VERO MAMMOUTH	Vero Beach	1973	1975	Operatedde Havilland Heron,Martin 4-0-4[332]
Veterans Air Lines	New Jersey					Newark	1945	n/a	OperatedDC-3,DC-4[333]
Via Airlines	Florida		VC	SRY		Orlando	2015	2019	Established asCharter Air Transport. OperatedEmbraer Brasilia,Embraer ERJ 145[334]
Viair	New Jersey					Newark	1935	1935	Charter and resort air service[335]
ViaAir	Florida		VC	SRY	STINGRAY	Beckley Raleigh County	1997	2019	Went bankrupt
Victory Aviation Services International	New York					New York-LaGuardia	1995	1999	[336]
Viking Air Lines	California					Lockheed Air Terminal	1946	1956	Established asAero-Van Express
Viking Air Transport	California					Glendale, California	1946	1947	In 1947 became non operating parent company of Aero-Van Express
Viking International Airlines	Minnesota		VO	VIK	VIKING	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	1969	1994	Acquired byEagle Air International[337]
Vintage Airways	Florida					Kissimmee	1992	1995	Founded byRichard Branson operated in 1940s livery[338]
Vintage Props and Jets	Florida		VQ	VPP	VINTAGE	New Smyrna Beach	1992	2008	Went bankrupt
Virgin America	California		VX	VRD	REDWOOD	San Francisco	2004	2018	Acquired byAlaska Airlines
Virgin Islands Seaplane Shuttle	US Virgin Islands			VSS	WATERBIRD	Saint Croix	1982	1989	[339]
Virginia Air Cargo	Maryland					Baltimore–Washington	1974	1979	OperatedBN islander,Short Skyvan[340]
Visco Flying Service	California					Los Angeles	1964	1967	Operated shuttle service. Renamed toImperial Airlines[341]
Viscount Air Service	Arizona			VCT	VISCOUNT AIR	Tucson	1992	1996	OperatedBoeing 727,Boeing 737
Vision Airlines	Nevada		V2	RBY	RUBY	North Las Vegas	1994	2017	Established as Vision Air. Incorporated in Virginia. Revoked by State
Volunteer Airlines	Tennessee					Berry Field	1954	1955	Tennesseeintrastate airline briefly operated byCapitol Airways
VQ Airlines	Florida					Daytona Beach	1970	1973	Airline division ofVolusia Aviation Service[342]
Vroman Aviation	Texas						1965	1972	Established asChamps Aviation[343]
W
Walatka Air Service	Alaska						1930	1930	[344]
Walker's International	Florida		XW	WRC		Fort Lauderdale	1982	2003	Established asJet Hansa Corporation in 1967[345]
Warsaw Aviation	Indiana					Warsaw	1971	1971	Third-level services. OperatedPiper Twin Comanche,Piper Apache[346]
Waterman Airlines	Alabama					Mobile	1946	1948	OperatedLockheed Lodestar,DC-3[347]
Washington Airlines	Maryland					Baltimore–Washington	1968	1969	STOL operation[348]
Washington Flying Service	Virginia					Washington	1928	1929	Scenic flights[349]
Washington-Baltimore Airways	Maryland					Baltimore–Washington	1961	1971	OperatedBeech 18,Piper Apache[350]
Watermakers Air	Florida					Fort Lauderdale	1999	2018	OperatedCessna Grand Caravan[351]
Waterman Airlines	Alabama						1945	1947	Intrastate carrier[352]
Watertown Airways	South Dakota					Watertown	1935	1936	[5]
Webber Airlines	Alaska					Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base	1970	1979	Founded by Jim Webber. Merged withFlair Air to formSoutheast Alaska Airlines. OperatedDHC Beaver],Grumman Goose[353]
Wedekind-Schmidlapp Flying Service	Ohio					Hook Field	1932	1961	Founded byLarry Schmidlapp andGeorge "Pappy" Wedekind. OperatedWaco VKS-7[354]
Wedell-Williams Air Service Corporation	Louisiana					Patterson	1929	1936	Founded byJimmy Wedell andHarry Palmerston Williams. Acquired byEastern Air Lines. OperatedLockheed Vega 5B[355]
Wes-Tex Aircraft	Texas					Lubbock Airport	1964	1971	OperatedPiper Navajo,Piper Twin Comanche,Piper Cherokee[356]
West Central Airlines	Nebraska					Omaha	1966	1971	Operatedde Havilland Dove,Cherokee Six,Cessna 182[357]
West Coast Air Cargo	Oregon			WCC	WEST COAST	Portland–Troutdale	1982	1999	Cargo carrier[358]
West Coast Airlines	Washington		WC			Seattle–Tacoma	1941	1968	Merged withPacific Air Lines andBonanza Air Lines to formAir West which was then renamedHughes Airwest in 1970
WestAir Airlines	California					Fresno Yosemite	1978	1986	Established asStol Air Commuter. Renamed toWestAir Commuter Airlines[359]
WestAir Commuter Airlines	California		OE	SDU	SUNDANCE	Fresno Yosemite	1978	1992	FormerlyStol Air Commuter, toMesa Air Group
Westair Transport						Seattle	1947	1960	Supplemental air carrier stopped flying in 1960 afterIRS seized assets, adba of Aviation Corp. of Seattle
Westates Airlines	California New Jersey		WS	WSA	WESTATES	Los Angeles Atlantic City	1984	1995	Renamed toGray Line Air[360]
Western Air Express	California					Los Angeles	1926	1930	OperatedDouglas M-2,Fokker F-10[361]
Western Air Express Texas	Texas					Midland	2004	2016	OperatedBeech Queen Air 70[362]
Western Air Industries	California					Redding	1960	1960	Aerial firefighting carrier. Renamed toAero Union. OperatedB-25 Mitchell[363]
Western Air Service	Nebraska					Eppley Airfield	1930	1930	OperatedFord Trimotor[5]
Western Air Stages	Colorado					Grand Junction	1972	1976	OperatedBeech Queen Air,Riley Dove 400[364]
Western Aircraft	Idaho					Gooding	1964	1971	OperatedBeech 18,Piper Apache[365]
Western Aircraft Salvage	California					Santa Maria	1974	1980	OperatedBeech 18,Piper Apache[366]
Western Airlines	California		WA	WAL	WESTERN	Los Angeles	1941	1987	Merged intoDelta Air Lines
Western Airlines (2007)	Washington		XP	CXP	RUBY MOUNTAIN	Bellingham	2007	2007
Western Alaska Airlines	Alaska					Kodiak	1940	1973	Merged withKodiak Airways to formKodiak Western Alaska[367]
Western Express Air	Arizona					Laughlin/Bullhead		2007
Western Pacific Airlines	Colorado		W7	KMR	KOMSTAR	Colorado Springs	1995	1998
Westflight Aviation	Alaska					Ketchikan	1981	1986	Acquired byTemsco Airlines[368]
WestJet Express	Nevada					Fresno Yosemite	1998	1999	Renamed toAllegiant Air[369]
Westward Airways	Nebraska		CN	WWD	WESTWARD	Western Nebraska	2004	2005
Wheeler Airlines	North Carolina					Raleigh–Durham	1969	1991	Established asWheeler Flying Service[370]
Whidbey Flying Service	Washington					Oak Harbor	1964	1969	Founded byWes Luipen. ToPuget Sound Airlines[371]
Wien	Alaska					Anchorage	1982	1984	[372]
Wien Air Alaska			WC	WAA			1973	1982	Several name changes over the years, final nameWien[373]
Wien Airways of Alaska							1926	1935	Established asNorthern Air Transport[374]
Wien Alaska Airways							1935	1968	Merged withNorthern Consolidated Airlines to formWien Consolidated Airlines[375]
Wien Consolidated Airlines							1968	1973	Formed by the merger ofWien Alaska Airlines andNorthern Consolidated Airlines[376]
Wilbur's Inc.	Alaska					Anchorage	1984	1992	[377]
Wild Goose Flying Service	Texas					San Antonio	1984	1992	[378]
Wildblue Yonder-Aero Taxi	Idaho					Lemhi County	1998	1998	[379]
Williams Air	New Jersey						1981	1983	OperatedBN Islander[380]
Wilmington-Catalina Airline	California					Hamilton Cove Seaplane Base	1931	1942	Certificated by theCivil Aeronautics Board in 1939, owned by theWrigley family.
WinAir Airlines	Utah			WNA	WINAIR	Salt Lake City	1997	1999
Winged Cargo Company	Pennsylvania					Northeast Philadelphia	1931	1946	Freight service. OperatedDC-3 towingWaco CG-4[381]
Wings Air	Georgia			WAI		Atlanta	2008	2010	[382]
Wings Airways	Pennsylvania		WQ	WAW	WING SHUTTLE	Blue Bell Wings Field	1977	1991
Wings Express	California					Burbank	1993	1993	Cargo carrier. Acquired byAmeriflight[383]
Wings of Alaska	Alaska		K5	SQH	SASQUACH	Juneau	1982	2017	Founded by Dean Williams and Billy Bernhardt. Established asSoutheast Skyways. OperatedCessna 207,DHC-3 Otter
Wings West Airlines	California		RM	WWM	WINGS WEST	McChesney Field	1979	1998	Later operated asAmerican Eagle, then merged intoSimmons Airlines
Winkys Fish Airlines	Alaska					Anchorage	1990	1990	OperatedBoeing 727. Salmon transport[384]
Winnipesaukee Airlines	Florida					Tampa	1976	1977	[385]
Wisconsin Central Airlines	Wisconsin					Clintonville	1946	1952	Renamed toNorth Central Airlines[386]
Wise Airlines	Texas		4W			San Angelo	1983	1985	OperatedBeech 99,Twin Otter. Went bankrupt[387]
Woodley Airways	Alaska					Merrill Field	1932	1945	Renamed toPacific Northern Airlines[388]
Woods Air Service	Alaska					Palmer	1961	2000	[389]
World Airways	Georgia		WO	WOA	WORLD	Atlanta	1948	2014
World American Airlift	California					Fresno Yosemite	1968	1970	[390]
World Wide Airlines	Alaska					Anchorage	1956	1962	Established asPearson-Alaska Airlines in 1948. OperatedDC-4,C-46,L-749,L-1049[391]
Worldwide Airlines	Illinois					Chicago Midway	1983	1986	Subsidiary ofCarefree Vacations Inc.[392]
Wrangler Aviation	North Carolina					Piedmont Triad	1973	1991	Established asBluebell Aviation in 1969. Renamed toTradewinds Airlines[393]
Wright Airlines	Ohio		FW	WRT	WRIGHT	Cleveland Burke	1966	1983	Went bankrupt
WTC Air Freight	New Jersey						1967	1987	Acquired byBAX Global[394]
Wyoming Air Service	Wyoming					Cheyenne	1930	1937	Renamed toInland Air Lines. OperatedStinson Junior,Boeing 247D[395]
Wyoming-Montana Air Lines	Wyoming					Casper–Natrona	1930	1938	Renamed toInland Air Lines in 1938[396]
X
Xtra Airways	Florida		XP	CXP	CASINO EXPRESS	Houston-Hobby	1987	2021	Founded asCasino Express Airlines commenced operations in 1989. Rebranded asAvelo Airlines.
Y
Yankee Airlines	Massachusetts					Pittsfield	1962	1968	Acquired by Executive Airlines. Operatedde Havilland Dove[397]
Yosemite Airlines	California		JE			Columbia	1975	1981	[398]
Your Florida Air							2005	2005	never launched[399]
Yukon Air Service	Alaska					Fairbanks	1967	1973	Founded by Roger Dowding. Renamed to Air North[400]
Yutana Airlines	Alaska					Anchorage	1987	1994	Renamed toAlaska Central Express[401]
Yute Air	Alaska		4Y	UYA		Bethel	2004	2017	[402]
Yute Air Alaska	Alaska					Bethel	1974	2000	Established asBob Harris Flying Service. Renamed toFlight Alaska[403]
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Zantop Air Transport	Michigan					Willow Run	1956	1966	Took over the certificate of Coastal Air Lines in 1962. ToUniversal Airlines
Zantop Airways	Michigan			JTZ	JETZAN	Detroit	1968	1981	Part 298 operator that becameOrion Air
Zantop Flying Service	Michigan					Willow Run	1946	1956	BecameZantop Air Transport
Zantop International Airlines	Michigan		VK	ZAN	ZANTOP	Willow Run	1972	2005
Zetta Jet	California					Burbank	2015	2017	Established asAdvanced Air Management[404]
Zia Airlines	New Mexico					Las Cruces	1972	1980	Renamed toAir New Mexico.Air ambulance services[405]
Zimmerly Air Lines	Idaho					Boise	1942	1946	RenamedEmpire Airlines[406]
Zoom Zoom Air	California					Oakland	1973	1974	Renamed fromArabesco Air[407] Renamed toAir Charter West. OperatedBasler BT-67[408]