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	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced	Ceased	Notes
AAXICO	Florida					1946	1966	Sold to Saturn Airways
AccessAir	Iowa		ZA	CYD	Cyclone	1998	2001
Aero Commuter	Florida					1967
Aero Union (Aero Union Corporation)	California					1961	2011
Aero Virgin Islands	United States Virgin Islands					1977	1990
Aeroamerica	Washington					1973	1982
Aeromarine West Indies Airways	Florida					1920	1924	Reorganized as Aeromarine Airways in 1921
Aeromech Airlines	West Virginia					1951	1983	Merged into Wright Airlines
AeroSun International	Florida					1981	1982	Formerly Red Carpet Airlines^[1]
Air 1 (airline)
Air America (airline)						1950	1976	Owned and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency in Southeast Asia
Air America (charter airline)	California		GM	AMR	-	1986	1990
Air Atlanta	Georgia		CC	CRB	Airlan	1984	1987
Air Bahia	California					1979	1980
Air Berlin USA	Oregon					1979	1990	Reconstituted as Air Berlin GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs KG under German company law in 1990
Air California	California		OC	ACL	AIRCAL	1967	1981	Name changed to AirCal in 1981. Operated as such until 1987, to American Airlines
Air Caribbean (Puerto Rico)	Puerto Rico					1975	1979
Air Carolina	South Carolina					1967	1980s	Originally Florence Airlines, absorbed into Atlantis Airlines^[2]
Air Chaparral	Nevada			CPL	Maverick	1980	1983
Air Cortez	California					1977	1986
Air Florida Commuter	Florida						1984	A system of affiliated commuter carriers that fed traffic into Air Florida
Air Florida	Florida		QH	FLA	PALM	1971	1985	Air Florida Commuter was an affiliate^[3]
Air Hawaii	Hawaii			AHC	Air Hawaii	1985	1986
Air Illinois	Illinois		UX		ILLINOIS	1970	1983
Air Indiana	Indiana							Active in the 1970s
Air Kentucky	Kentucky					1970	1989	Also called Owensboro Aviation
Air L.A.	California		UE	UED		1982	1995	Purchased Conquest Airlines
Air Miami	Florida					1977	1980s	Purchased Shawnee Airlines in 1978, to North American Airlines^[4]
Air Micronesia	Guam				AIR MIKE	1968		Rebranded as Continental Micronesia
Air Midwest	Kansas					1967	2008
Air National (United States)
Air Nevada	Nevada					1974	1998	To Pacific Wings
Air New England	Massachusetts					1970	1980s
Air New Orleans	Florida					1981	1988	Later based in Alabama
Air Niagara	New York					1978	1984
Air North	Vermont					1963	1984	To Brockway Air
Air Oregon	Oregon					1978	1981	To Horizon Air
Air Pacific (United States)	California		IK			1979	1981	Founded as Eureka Aero in 1970, to Golden Gate Airlines
Air Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania					1976	1982
Air Rajneesh
Air Resorts Airline			UZ	ARZ		1975	?	^[5]
Air South (Florida)	Florida					1980	1985	As Bahama Caribbean changed to Bahamas Caribbean in 1981 then Aero International in 1982 and Air South in 1985^[6]
Air South (Georgia)	Georgia					1969	1978	To Florida Airlines
Air South (South Carolina)	South Carolina					1994	1997
Air St. Thomas	United States Virgin Islands		ZP	STT		1975	2005
Air Taxi International
Air Vegas	Nevada		6V	VGA	Air Vegas	1971	2004
Air Vermont	Vermont					1981	1984
Air West	California			RW		1968	1970	Formed by merger of Bonanza Air Lines, Pacific Air Lines and West Coast Airlines in 1968; name change to Hughes Airwest in 1970
Air-Lift Commuter			3L	WPK		1976		^[7]
Air-Speed Inc	Massachusetts					1974
Air21	California					1995	1997
Airborne Express	Washington					1943	2003
AirCal	California		OC			1981	1987	Merged into American Airlines
Airlift International	Florida		RD	AIR	Airlift	1945	1991
Airmark Aviation
AirNow	Vermont			RLR	RATTLER	1957	2011
AirTran Airways	Texas		FL	TRS	CITRUS	1997	2014	Started in 1993 as ValuJet Airlines, integrated into Southwest Airlines in 2014
AirTran JetConnect	Wisconsin		FL	TRS	Citrus	2002	2004	As Air Wisconsin
Airways International	Florida					1981	1999
Alaska Air Transport	Alaska					1935	1939	To Alaska Coastal Airlines
Alaska Coastal Airlines	Alaska					1939		To Alaska Airlines, also operated as Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines
Alaska International Air	Alaska		IK			1972	1984	Founded as Interior Airways in 1946, rebranded as Markair
Albany Air	New York					1979	1979
All American Aviation	Pennsylvania					1939	1949	Became All American Airways in 1949, Allegheny Airlines in 1952, USAir in 1979, and US Airways in 1996. Now American Airlines
Allegheny Airlines	Pennsylvania		AL	ALO	ALLEGHENY	1949	952	Became USAir in 1979, and US Airways in 1996. Now American Airlines
Allegheny Commuter	Pennsylvania					1969
Aloha Airlines	Hawaii		AQ	AAH	ALOHA	1946	2008	Passenger operations ceased, now a cargo only airline as Aloha Air Cargo
Alpha Air (United States)
Altair Airlines	Pennsylvania					1967	1982
Ambassadair	Indiana
America West Airlines	Arizona		HP	AWE	CACTUS	1983	2005	Merged with US Airways, which merged with American Airlines
American Central Airlines						1980	1985	^[8]
American Eagle Airlines	Michigan		WX			1998	2014	Now Envoy Air
American Export Airlines	New York					1937	1945	Merged the transatlantic division of American Airlines to form American Overseas Airlines
American Flyers Airline	Oklahoma					1949	1971	To Universal Airlines
American International Airways	Michigan		CB	CKS		1967	2000	Rebranded as Kitty Hawk International
American Overseas Airlines	New York					1945	950	Merged into Pan American World Airways
American Trans Air	Indiana		TZ	AMT		1973	2003	Formed as Ambassadair, rebranded as ATA Airlines
American Trans-Oceanic Company	New York					1916
AmericanConnection	Illinois					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					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	To Air West and then Hughes Airwest
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	BNF	BRANIFF	1930	1982
Britt Airways	Indiana		RU	BTA		1956	1985	To People Express Airlines (1980s)
Brockway Air	Vermont					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 Jet Air	Minnesota					2010	2013
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					1975	2005	To Frontier Flying Service
Capital Airlines	Washington, D.C.					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					1946	1980s
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			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				Carolina	1987	2002
Centennial Airlines	Wyoming		BE	CNL	Wyo-Air	1981	1987	Merged into Mesa Airlines
Central Airlines	Texas					1949	1967
Chalk's International Airlines	Florida		OP	CHK	CHALKS	1917	2007
Challenge Air Cargo	Florida		WE	CWC		1985	1990	Rebranded as Centurion Air Cargo
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	CSA	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	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					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	Subsidiary of Continental Airlines and merged with them
Contract Air Cargo	Michigan			TSU	TRANSAUTO	1983	2005	Rebranded as Gulf and Caribbean Cargo
Cordova Airlines	Alaska					1934	1968	Purchased by Alaska Airlines^[9]
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
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					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	100px	E0	ESS	NEW DAWN	2004	2009	Formed as Economy Helicopters, bought by Frontier Alaska, name change to Era Alaska and now Ravn Alaska
Era Aviation	Alaska		7H	ERH	ERAH	1948	2014	Rebranded as Corvus Airlines
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	Arizona			FRW		1995	2003
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
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
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	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	^[10]
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	To 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	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)
Murray Aviation	Michigan					2000	2008	Rebranded as National Airlines (N8)
Muse Air	Texas		MC	TST	Muse Air	1981	1985	To Southwest Airlines which then changed the Muse Air name to TranStar Airlines
National Air Transport						1925	1934
National Airlines (1934–1980)	Florida		NA	NAL	NATIONAL	1934	1980	Merged into Pan American World Airways
National Airlines (1983)			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			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 become Republic Airlines
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			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
Oceanair	Puerto Rico		TJ			1970s	1980s	To Trans Commuter Airline
Overseas National Airways	New York		OV	ONA	Onair	1950	1978
Ozark Air Lines (1998)	Missouri					1998	2001	To Great Plains Airlines
Ozark Air Lines	Missouri		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	PCA	PACIFIC	1946	1968	As Southwest Airways, renamed 1958, merged with Bonanza Air Lines and West Coast Airlines to form Air West
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
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			1982	1984
Pacific Island Aviation	Northern Mariana Islands		9J	PSA	PACIFIC ISLE	1988	2005
Pacific Northern Airlines	Alaska		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 service including, Air Atlanta (1984 to 1987), Emerald Air (United States) (1981 to 1985), Empire Airlines (1981 to 1985), Presidential Airways (scheduled) (1987), 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
Pan American-Grace Airways (Panagra)	Florida		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					1981	1987	To 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^[11]
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 by 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^[12]
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	^[13]
Sky King	Florida		5K	SGB		1990	2012	Rebranded as Songbird Airways
Sky Trek International Air Lines	Virginia					1996	2000
Skybus Airlines	Ohio	100px	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	SOU	SOUTHERN	1949	1979	Merged with North Central Airlines to become 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
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							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, bcame Trans-Texas Airways (1969), 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
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	Formerly Trans International Airlines
Trans-Mo Airlines	Missouri
Trans-Texas Airways	Texas					1969		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 Airlines	California		TL		TALOA	1946	1960
TranStar Airlines	Texas		MC	TST	Muse Air	1981	1987	Formerly Muse Air, merged with Southwest Airlines
Transwestern Airlines	Utah		WZ	TRW	Trans West	1977	1983	Acquired by Horizon Air
TriStar Air (United States)
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						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
Viscount Air Service	Arizona			VCT		1992	1996
West Coast Airlines	Washington					1941	1968	Merged with Pacific Air Lines and Bonanza Air Lines to form Air West, which became 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	100px	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 West Airlines	California		RM	WWM	Wings West	1979	1998	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