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Freight Runners Express is a US air carrier based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The airline operates scheduled and on-demand air cargo and passenger services. Passenger air charter services are also operated under the Air Charter Express (ACE) brand using Embraer EMB-120 and Saab 2000 aircraft.[1] Freight Runners is headquartered at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee.[2]

Freight Runners Express / Air Charter Express

IATA ICAO Callsign - FRG FREIGHT RUNNERS
Founded	1985
AOC #	KCQA493F
Hubs	Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport
Fleet size	25
Destinations	400+
Headquarters	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Key people	Patrick Hammer (President & Director of Operations) Robert Sevier (Vice President & General Manager) Theresa Cook (Vice President, Accounting & Personnel) Timothy Leech (Director of Maintenance) Chad Aumueller (Vice President, Procurement)
Employees	100+
Website	www.freightrunners.com

Company history

Freight Runners Express began operations in 1985 flying cargo across the state of Wisconsin.[3] Passenger operations began in 1992 with the launch of the Air Charter Express brand.

Current fleet

As of December 2022, the Freight Runners Express fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4][5]

Aircraft	In fleet	Passenger capacity	Cargo capacity
Embraer EMB 120ER	3	30 passengers	-
Embraer EMB 120F	6	-	7500 lbs
Beech 99 Freighter	10	-	3600 lbs
Saab 2000	6	30 passengers
Total	25

Historical fleet

Freight Runners Express has operated many aircraft types in its history.[6]^{[original research?]}

Aircraft	Entered service	Retired
Piper Cherokee 6	1983	1987
King Air C90	2001	2004
Cessna 402	1990	2015
Beech 1900C Freighter	2007	2022

Notes:

• The Cessna 402 fleet was originally operated in an interchangeable passenger and cargo configuration. In 2006 the fleet was permanently converted to an all cargo configuration.

Statistics

Freight Runners Express flies 7,155,00 pounds of cargo per calendar year. The fleet will fly an average of 2,150,000 miles, arriving at 390 cities and carrying 18,500 passengers. This is achieved with 9,570 flights totaling 8,400 hours of flight time.[7]

References

External links

• Freight Runners Express

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