List of airlines of the United States

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

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

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Passenger airlines

Mainline

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

Regional

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Hub Airport(s)	Founded	Notes
Air Choice One Airlines		3E	WBR	ACO	St. Louis Chicago-O'Hare	1979	Founded as Multi-Aero Corporation
Aero Contractors						1979
Air Evac						1969	Formerly Samaritan AirEvac; 2 fixed wing aircraft plus over 150 helicopters for emergency evacuation.
AirStar Aviation Services				AIRSTAR	Marathon	2004	FAA lists two Cessna and one Beech turboprops
Air Sunshine		YI	RSI	AIR SUNSHINE		1982
Air Wisconsin		ZW	AWI	WISCONSIN	Philadelphia Washington National	1965	Operates as American Eagle
Alaska Central Express		KO	AER	Ace Air	Anchorage	1996
Alaska Seaplane Service		J5			Juneau	1997
Ameristar Jet Charter		None	AJI	AMERISTAR	Dallas-Addison El Paso Willow Run	2000	Cargo and charter company
Atlantic Airlines		EX	BJK	BLACKJACK	Lakeland Orlando Tampa	1982
Bemidji Airlines		CH	BMJ	BEMIDJI	Minneapolis/St. Paul	1946
Bering Air		8E	BRG	BERING AIR	Nome Kotzebue Unalakleet	1979
Berry Aviation			BYA	BERRY	San Marcos	1983
Big Island Air			BIG	BIG ISLE	Kona	1985
Blue Moon Aviation					Minneapolis/St. Paul	2003
Boutique Air		4B	BTQ	BOUTIQUE	Albuquerque Dallas/Fort Worth Denver Phoenix	2007
Branson Air Express
Cape Air		9K	KAP	CAIR	Cape Cod	1989
CommutAir		C5	UCA	COMMUTAIR	Washington DC Newark	1989	Operates as United Express
Compass Airlines		CP	CPZ	COMPASS ROSE	Minneapolis/St. Paul Los Angeles Seattle	2006	Operates as Delta Connection and American Eagle
Corporate Flight Management			VTE	VOLUNTEER	Smyrna	1982
Critical Air Medicine						1984
Delta Private Jets			DPJ	JET CARD	Cincinnati	1984
Endeavor Air		9E	FLG	FLAGSHIP	Minneapolis/St. Paul Cincinnati Detroit New York JFK New York LaGuardia		Operates as Delta Connection
Envoy Air		MQ	ENY	ENVOY	Dallas-Ft. Worth Boston Chicago O'Hare Los Angeles Miami New York-LaGuardia	1984	Founded as American Eagle Airlines; Operates as American Eagle
Ravn Alaska		7H	RVN	RAVN	Anchorage Barrow Fairbanks Unalakleet Bethel Nome Kotzebue St Marys Aniak	2010
Everts Air		5V	VTS	EVERTS	Fairbanks Anchorage	1978
ExpressJet		EV	ASQ	ACEY	Houston Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Dallas-Fort Worth Denver Newark Washington Dulles	1986	Operates as American Eagle, United Express, and Delta Connection
Express One International		EO	LHN	LONGHORN	Orlando/Sanford	1983
Flight Alaska		4Y	TUD	TUNDRA	Bethel	1955
Frontier Flying Service		2F	FTA	FRONTIER-AIR	Fairbanks	1950
FS Air Service		4A	EYE	SOCKEYE	Anchorage	1986
Gem Air
GoJet Airlines		G7	GJS	LINDBERGH	Chicago-O'Hare Cincinnati Denver Detroit New York-LaGuardia	2005	Operates as United Express and Delta Connection
Grand Canyon Airlines		YR	CVU	CANYON VIEW		1927
Grant Aviation		GV	GUN	HOOT		1971
Great Lakes Airlines		ZK	GLA	LAKES AIR	Denver Los Angeles Minneapolis/St. Paul Phoenix
Horizon Air		QX	QXE	HORIZON AIR	Seattle/Tacoma Portland (OR)
ImagineAir			IMG	IMAGINE		2005
Island Air		WP	MKU	MOKU		1980
Island Airways
JetSuiteX					Burbank Bob Hope Airport (CA)	2006
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System			DOJ	Justice	Oklahoma City Anchorage Alexandria, LA Mesa, AZ Virgin Islands
Kalitta Charters		K9	KFS	KALITTA	Ypsilanti
Kenmore Air
L-3 Flight International Aviation
Merlin Airways			MEI	AVALON
Mesa Airlines		YV	ASH	AIRSHUTTLE			All but one aircraft operated as American Eagle and United Express
Miami Air International		LL	BSK	BISCAYNE	Miami
Mid-Atlantic Freight
Mokulele Airlines		MW
Millennium Aviation
Cape Air							2 aircraft operate for United Express; also flies under "Nantucket Airlines" brand
New England Airlines		EJ	NEA	NEW ENGLAND
Omni Air International		OY	OAE	OMNI EXPRESS	Tulsa
OneJet		J1			Indianapolis	2015
Orange Air			ORN	ORANGE JET		2011
PenAir		KS	PEN	PENINSULA	Anchorage Boston Portland (OR)
Phoenix Air
Piedmont Airlines			PDT	PIEDMONT	Charlotte Philadelphia Washington-National		Operates as American Eagle
PSA Airlines			JIA	BLUE STREAK	Charlotte Philadelphia Washington-National		Operates as American Eagle
Republic Airlines		XY	RPA	BRICKYARD	Atlantic City Charlotte Chicago-O'Hare Denver Laughlin/Bullhead City Miami Newark Philadelphia Tunica Washington-Dulles Washington-National		Operates as American Eagle and United Express
SeaPort Airlines		K5	SQH	SASQUATCH	Memphis Portland (OR) San Diego
Shuttle America		S5	TCF	MERCURY	Chicago-O'Hare Newark New York-LaGuardia		Operates as United Express and Delta Connection
Sierra Pacific Airlines		SI	SPA	SIERRA PACIFIC		1971
Silver Airways		3M	SIL	SILVER WINGS	Fort Lauderdale
Songbird Airways		5K	SGB	SONGBIRD	Miami	1990	previously operated as Sky King
SkyWest Airlines		OO	SKW	SKYWEST	Chicago-O'Hare Denver Detroit Houston Los Angeles Minneapolis/St. Paul Phoenix Portland, OR Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle/Tacoma	1972	Operates as United Express, Delta Connection, and American Eagle, and as SkyWest Airlines in a partnership with Alaska Airlines
Southern Airways Express
Sportsflight Airways						1994
Superior Aviation		SO	HKA	SPEND AIR		1979
Swift Air		Q7	SWQ	SWIFTFLIGHT	Phoenix	1997
Trans-Florida Airlines			TFA	TRANS FLORIDA	Daytona Beach	1966
Trans States Airlines		AX	LOF	WATERSKI	Chicago-O'Hare Cleveland Denver Pittsburgh	1982	Founded as Resort Air. Operates as United Express and American Eagle
Ultimate Air Shuttle			UJC	ULTIMATE	Cincinnati-CVG Cincinnati-Lunken	2009
Via Airlines		VC	SRY	STINGRAY	Farmingdale Atlantic City Charlotte NC	1997
Victory Air Transport						2003
West Air			PCM	PAC VALLEY	Las Vegas Oakland Ontario Sacramento San Diego	1988
Wiggins Airways		WG	WIG	WIGGINS AIRWAYS	Manchester	1929
Wings of Alaska		K5	SQH	SASQUACH	Juneau	1982
Xtra Airways		XP	CXP	CASINO EXPRESS	Myrtle Beach San Antonio	1987

Cargo

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

See also

• List of airlines
• List of airlines of Puerto Rico
• List of airports in the United States
• List of defunct airlines of the United States
• Proposed airlines of the United States