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A great number of airlines and air forces from several countries included the Douglas DC-6 in their fleets at some point in time. Today most DC-6s are inactive, stored, or preserved in museums; although a number are still flying in northern bush operations in Alaska and Canada, while several are based in Europe and a few other DC-6s are still in operation for small carriers in South America.

Below are listed known operators of this airplane, both past and present (♠ indicate Original operators).

Civil operators

 Aden

• Brothers Air Service (BASCO)[1]

 Afghanistan

• Ariana Afghan Airlines[1]

Antigua

• Seagreen Air Transport[1]

 Argentina

• Aerolíneas Argentinas[1]
• Aerolineas Ini y Cia[1]
• Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino (ALA)[1]
• Austral[1]
• Flota Aérea Mercante Argentina [de] (FAMA) ♠[1]

 Australia

• Australian National Airlines (ANA) ♠[1]
• Ansett-ANA[1]
• British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines[1]
• Trans Australia Airlines[1]

 Belgium

• Belgian International Air Services[1]
• Delta Air Transport
• Inair[1]
• Sabena ♠[1]
• Sobelair[1]
• Transpommair[1]

 Bolivia

• Lloyd Aereo Boliviano[1]
• SAVCO [de] (Servicios Aereos Virgen de Copacabna)[1]

 Brazil

• Lóide Aéreo Nacional ♠[1]
• Panair do Brasil[1]
• Real Transportes Aéreos[1]
• Varig[1]
• VASP[1]

 Cambodia

• Air Cambodge[1]
• Royal Air Cambodge[1]

 Canada

• Buffalo Airways
• Canadian Pacific Air Lines ♠[1]
• CP Air[1]
• Maritime Central Airways ♠[1]
• Nordair[1]
• Pacific Western[1]
• Transair[1]
• Wardair Canada[1]

 Cayman Islands

• Transocean

 Chile

• ALFA Chile - Aerolineas Flecha Austral
• Lineas Aereas del Cobre (Ladeco)[1]
• Lineas Aerea Nacional de Chile (LAN Chile) ♠[1]
• Lineas Aereas Sud Americana (LASA)
• Solastral
• Taxpa - Taxis Aereos del Pacifico
• Transglobal

 Colombia

• Aerovias Condor de Colombia[1]
• Aerocosta[1]
• Lineas Aereos Taxader[1]
• Rutas Aereas Soceidad Aerea Medellin[1]
• Tampa Cargo

 Costa Rica

• Lineas Aereas Costarricenses (LACSA)[1]
• Transportes Aereos de Integracion (TAISAP)[1]

 Denmark

• Nordair[1]
• Sterling Airways[1]

 Dominican Republic

• Compania Dominicana de Aviacion (CDA)[1]

 Ecuador

• Aerolineas Nacionales del Ecuador (ANDES)[1]
• Ecuatoriana[1]

 Egypt

• United Arab Airlines[1]

 El Salvador

• Aerolineas El Salvador[1]

 Ethiopia

• Ethiopian Air Lines ♠[1]

 Finland

• Finlantic[1]
• Kar Air[1]

 France

• Aeromaritime d'Affretement[1]
• Agile Azur[1]
• Air France[1]
• Air Inter[1]
• Airnautic[1]
• Compagnie de Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux (TAI) ♠[1]
• Trans-Union[1]
• Union Aéromaritime de Transport (UAT) ♠[1]

 Germany

• Elbeflug[1]
• Germanair[1]
• Luft-Lloyd[1]
• Sudflug[1]
• Sudwestflug[1]
• Transportflug[1]

 Greece

• Olympic Airways ♠[1]

 Guatemala

• Aviateca[1]

 Haiti

• ADSA[1]

 Honduras

• Sahsa[1]
• Transportes Aéreos Nacionales[1]

 Hong Kong

• Cathay Pacific Airways ♠[1]

 Iceland

• Icelandair[1]
• Loftleidir[1]

 Indonesia

• Bayu Indonesia[2]
• PN Aerial Survey[2]
• Trans Nusantara Airways[1]
• Zamrud Airlines[1]

 Iran

• Iran Air[1]
• Persian Air Services[1]

 Italy

• Alitalia ♠[1]
• Linee Aeree Italiane (LAI) ♠[1]
• Societa Aerea Mediterranea (SAM)[1]

 Ivory Coast

• Air Afrique[1]

 Japan

• Japan Air Lines ♠[1]

 Jordan

• Air Jordan[1]
• Alia[1]

 Kuwait

• Kuwait Airways Corporation[1]
• Trans Arabia Airways[1]

 Laos

• Lao United Airlines[1]
• Royal Air Lao[1]

 Lebanon

• Air Liban ♠[1]
• Lebanese International Airways[1]
• Trans Mediterranean Airways[1]

 Libya

• Libavia[1]

 Luxembourg

• Interocean Airways[1]

 Madagascar

• Madair[1]

 Malta

• Malta International Airways

 Mexico

• Aerocarga[1]
• Aeronaves de Mexico[1]
• Aeromexico
• Guest Aerovias Mexico[1]
• Mexicana de Aviación ♠[1]
• SAESA[1]

 Mozambique

 Namibia

• Namibia Commercial Aviation

 Nicaragua

• Lineas Aereas de Nicaragua (Lanica)[1]

 Netherlands

• KLM ♠[1]
• Transavia[1]

 Netherlands Antilles

• Caraibische Lucht Transport Mij NV (CLTM)[1]

 New Zealand

• Tasman Empire Airways (TEAL)[1]

 Nigeria

• Pan African Airlines[1]

 Norway

• Braathens South American and Far East Airtransport[1]
• Fred. Olsen Airtransport[1]

 Panama

• Aerovías Panamá[1]
• Aero Fletes Internacionales (AFISA)[1]
• Internacional de Aviacio (Inair)[1]
• Rutas Aereas Panemenas (RAPSA)[1]

 Peru

• Aerolineas Peruanas[1]
• Faucett[1]

 Philippines

• Filipinas Orient Airways[1]
• Philippine Airlines ♠[1]

 Portugal

• TAP[1]
• SATA

 Portuguese India (Goa)

• Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa (TAIP)[1]

 Republic of China

• Civil Air Transport ♠[1]
• Far Eastern Air Transport[1]
• Winner Airways[1]

 Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabian Airlines[1]

 Singapore

• Saber Air[1]

 Southern Rhodesia

• Central African Airways Corporation (CAAC)[1]

 South Vietnam[1]

• Air Vietnam

 Spain

• Aviaco[1]
• Spantax DC-6B, DC-6B-ST
• TASSA[1]

 Suriname

 Eswatini

 Sweden

• Aero-Nord[1]
• Internord Aviation[1]
• Osterman Aero[1]
• Transair Sweden[1]

 Sweden Denmark Norway

• SAS ♠[1]

  Switzerland

• Balair[1]
• Swissair ♠[3]

 Syria

• Syrian Arab Airlines[1]

 Thailand

• Thai Airways International[1]

 Trinidad and Tobago

• British West Indian Airways[1]

 United Kingdom

• Air Ferry[1]
• Air Atlantique, now West Atlantic; a former cargo carrier based in Coventry, England.
• British Eagle[1]
• British United Airways[1]
• Caledonian Airways[1]
• Cloudmaster[4]
• Cunard Eagle Airways[1]
• Eagle Aviation Ltd[1]
• Hunting-Clan Air Transport ♠[1]
• Lloyd International Airways[1]

 United States

• Aaxico Airlines[1]
• Admiral Airlines[1]
• Aero Union
• Air America[1]
• Air Cargo Express
• Alaska Airlines[1]
• All American Airlines[1]
• American Airlines ♠[1]
• ASA International[1]
• BirdAir[5]
• Braniff International Airways ♠[1]
• Capital Airlines[1]
• Conner Airlines[1]
• Continental Airlines ♠[1]
• Currey Air Transport[1]
• Delta Air Lines ♠[1]
• Eastern Air Lines[1]
• Everts Air
• Flying Tiger Line ♠[1]
• General Airways[1]
• Great Lakes Airlines ♠[1]
• Hawaiian Airlines[1]
• Holiday Airlines (US airline)[1]
• International Airlines[1]
• Lance Air Transport[1]
• Los Angeles Air Service[1]
• Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball team, DC-6B used for one season (1961)
• Macavia International (spraying)
• Mackey Airlines[1]
• Mercer Airlines[1]
• NASA[3]
• National Airlines ♠[1]

• North American Airlines ♠[3]
• Northeast Airlines[1]
• Northern Air Cargo
• Northeast Airlines ♠[1]
• Northwest Orient Airlines ♠[3]
• Overseas National Airways ♠[1]
• Pacific Southwest Airlines[1]
• Pan American-Grace Airways ♠[1]
• Pan American World Airways ♠[1]
• President Airlines[1]
• Purdue Aeronautics[1]
• Reeve Aleutian Airways[1]
• Riddle Airlines ♠[1]
• Shamrock Air Lines[1]
• Sis-Q Flying Service (spraying)
• Slick Airways ♠[1]
• Southern Air Transport[1]
• Span East Airlines[1]
• Standard Airways[1]
• Trans Alaskan Airlines[1]
• Trans American Airlines ♠[1]
• Trans Caribbean Airways ♠[1]
• Trans International Airlines[1]
• Transocean Air Lines[1]
• Twentieth Century Aircraft[1]
• United Air Lines ♠[1]
• Universal Airlines[1]
• US Overseas Airlines[1]
• Western Airlines ♠[1]
• Winner Airways[1]
• World Airways[1]
• Zantop Air Transport[1]

 Venezuela

• Avensa[1]
• Rutas Aereas Nacionales (RANSA)[1]

 Yemen

• Yemen Airlines[1]

 Yugoslavia

• Adria Airways[1]
• Inex-Adria[1]
• Jugoslovenski Aerotransport {JAT} ♠[1]

Military operators

 Argentina

• Argentine Air Force[3]

 Belgium

• Belgian Air Force (Four operated from 1960)[3]

 Bolivia

• Bolivian Air Force[3]

 Brazil

• Brazilian Air Force[3]

 Chile

• Chilean Air Force[3]

 Republic of China

• Chinese Nationalist Air Force

 Colombia

• Colombian Air Force[3]

 Ecuador

• Ecuadorian Air Force[3]

 El Salvador

• Salvadoran Air Force[3]

 France

• French Air Force[3]
• French Navy[3]

 Germany

• German Air Force[3]

 Guatemala

• Guatemalan Air Force[3]

 Honduras

• Honduran Air Force[3]

 Italy

• Italian Air Force[3] operated six former civilian aircraft from 1962 until 1981[6]

 South Korea

• Republic of Korea Air Force[3]

 Mexico

• Mexican Air Force[3]

 New Zealand

• Royal New Zealand Air Force[3]
  • No. 40 Squadron RNZAF

 Panama

• Panama Air Force[3]

 Paraguay

• Paraguayan Air Force[3]

 Peru

• Peruvian Air Force[3]

 Portugal

• Portuguese Air Force[3]

 United States

• United States Air Force ♠[3]
• United States Navy ♠[3]

 South Vietnam

• Republic of Vietnam Air Force[3]

 Yugoslavia

• Yugoslav Air Force[3]

 Zambia

• Zambian Air Force[3]

References

• Eastwood, Tony; John Roach (1991). Piston Engine Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-37-5.
• Whittle, John A. (1971). The Douglas DC-6 and DC-7 Series. Air-Britain.

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