This is a list of airlines which have an air operator's certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States.
Note: Destinations in bold indicate primary hubs, those in italic indicate secondary hubs, and those with regular font indicate focus cities. For legacy carriers American, Delta, and United, the most strategic/well connected hubs are shown as Primary Hubs.
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Primary hubs, Secondary hubs |
Founded | Notes |
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Alaska Airlines | ![]() |
AS | ASA | ALASKA | Seattle/Tacoma Anchorage Portland (OR) San Francisco Los Angeles |
1932 | Founded as McGee Airways and commenced operations in 1944 as Alaska Airlines. |
Allegiant Air | ![]() |
G4 | AAY | ALLEGIANT | Las Vegas Cincinnati Fort Walton Beach Indianapolis Orlando/Sanford Memphis Pittsburgh Bellingham Des Moines Punta Gorda Grand Rapids |
1997 | Founded as WestJet Express and commenced operations in 1998 as Allegiant Air. |
American Airlines | ![]() |
AA | AAL | AMERICAN | Dallas/Fort Worth Charlotte Chicago-O'Hare Los Angeles Miami New York-JFK New York-LaGuardia Philadelphia Phoenix-Sky Harbor Washington-National |
1926 | Founded as American Airways and commenced operations in 1936 as American Air Lines; largest airline in the world based on airline company revenue, scheduled passenger miles flown (per year), and fleet size. |
Avelo Airlines | ![]() |
XP | VXP | AVELO | Burbank New Haven Orlando |
1987 | First did business as Casino Express Airlines and commenced operations in 1989. Started scheduled service in Burbank, CA, April 28, 2021. |
Breeze Airways | ![]() |
MX | MXY | MOXY | Charleston Hartford New Orleans Norfolk Provo Tampa |
2018 | |
Delta Air Lines | ![]() |
DL | DAL | DELTA | Atlanta Boston Detroit Los Angeles Minneapolis/St. Paul New York-JFK New York-LaGuardia Salt Lake City Seattle/Tacoma |
1924 | Founded as Huff Daland Dusters and commenced operations in 1929 as Delta Air Service. |
Eastern Airlines | ![]() |
2D | EAL | EASTERN | Miami New York-JFK |
2010 | |
Frontier Airlines | ![]() |
F9 | FFT | FRONTIER FLIGHT | Denver Atlanta Chicago-O'Hare Cincinnati Cleveland Las Vegas Miami Orlando Philadelphia Raleigh/Durham |
1994 | |
Hawaiian Airlines | ![]() |
HA | HAL | HAWAIIAN | Honolulu Kahului |
1929 | Founded as Inter-Island Airways in early 1929 and commenced operations in late 1929 as Hawaiian Airlines |
JetBlue | ![]() |
B6 | JBU | JETBLUE | New York-JFK Boston Los Angeles Fort Lauderdale Orlando |
1998 | Founded as New Air and commenced operations in 2000 as JetBlue Airways. |
Southwest Airlines | ![]() |
WN | SWA | SOUTHWEST | Dallas-Love Atlanta Baltimore Chicago-Midway Denver Houston-Hobby Las Vegas Los Angeles Oakland Orlando Phoenix-Sky Harbor Nashville International Airport |
1967 | Founded as Air Southwest and commenced operations in 1971 as Southwest Airlines; largest airline in the world based on number of passengers served per year. |
Spirit Airlines | ![]() |
NK | NKS | SPIRIT WINGS | Atlantic City Detroit Las Vegas Fort Lauderdale Chicago-O'Hare Dallas/Fort Worth Baltimore OrlandoHouston-Intercontinental |
1980 | Founded as Charter One. |
Sun Country Airlines | ![]() |
SY | SCX | SUN COUNTRY | Minneapolis/St. Paul Dallas/Fort Worth Las Vegas Portland (OR) |
1982 | Commenced operations in 1983. Operates some Amazon Air cargo flights. |
United Airlines | ![]() |
UA | UAL | UNITED | Chicago-O'Hare Denver Guam Houston-Intercontinental Los Angeles Newark San Francisco Washington-Dulles |
1926 | Founded as Varney Air Lines and commenced operations in 1931 as United Air Lines. |
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Primary Hubs, Secondary Hubs |
Founded | Notes |
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Air Wisconsin | ![]() |
ZW | AWI | WISCONSIN | Appleton Chicago-O'Hare Columbia Milwaukee Washington-Dulles |
1965 | Operates as United Express |
Cape Air | ![]() |
9K | KAP | CAIR | Hyannis Billings Boston Nantucket St. Louis San Juan Albany Martha's Vineyard |
1988 | |
CommutAir | ![]() |
C5 | UCA | COMMUTAIR | Denver Newark Washington-Dulles |
1989 | Operates as United Express. |
Contour Airlines | ![]() |
LF | VTE | VOLUNTEER | Smyrna (TN) | 1982 | |
Elite Airways | ![]() |
7Q | MNU | MAINER | Orlando/Melbourne Newark Portland (ME) |
2006 | Commenced operations in 2014. |
Endeavor Air | ![]() |
9E | EDV | ENDEAVOR | Minneapolis/St. Paul Atlanta Cincinnati Detroit New York-JFK New York-LaGuardia |
1985 | Founded as Express Airlines I. Operates as Delta Connection. |
Envoy Air | ![]() |
MQ | ENY | ENVOY | Dallas/Fort Worth Chicago-O'Hare Miami |
1984 | Founded as American Eagle Airlines. Operates as American Eagle. |
GoJet Airlines | ![]() |
G7 | GJS | LINDBERGH | Chicago-O'Hare Denver |
2004 | Commenced operations in 2005. Operates as United Express. |
Horizon Air | ![]() |
QX | QXE | HORIZON | Seattle/Tacoma Portland (OR) |
1981 | Operates as Alaska Airlines. |
Mesa Airlines | ![]() |
YV | ASH | AIR SHUTTLE | As American Eagle: Phoenix-Sky Harbor Dallas/Fort Worth As United Express: Houston-Intercontinental Washington-Dulles |
1980 | Founded as Mesa Air Shuttle. All but one aircraft operated as American Eagle and United Express. |
Piedmont Airlines | ![]() |
PT | PDT | PIEDMONT | Charlotte Philadelphia Washington-National |
1961 | Founded as Henson Aviation and commenced operations in 1962. Operates as American Eagle. |
PSA Airlines | ![]() |
OH | JIA | BLUE STREAK | Charlotte Philadelphia Washington-National |
1979 | Founded as Vee Neal Airlines. Operates as American Eagle. |
Republic Airways | ![]() |
YX | RPA | BRICKYARD | As American Eagle: Indianapolis Columbus (OH) Kansas City Miami New York-LaGuardia Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington-National As United Express: Indianapolis Chicago-O'Hare Columbus (OH) Kansas City Newark New York-LaGuardia Pittsburgh Washington-National As Delta Connection: Indianapolis Chicago-O'Hare Columbus (OH) New York-LaGuardia |
1998 | Commenced operations in 2005. Operates as American Eagle, United Express and Delta Connection. |
Silver Airways | ![]() |
3M | SIL | SILVER WINGS | Fort Lauderdale Orlando Tampa |
2011 | |
SkyWest Airlines | ![]() |
OO | SKW | SKYWEST | As Delta Connection: Atlanta Boise Colorado Springs Detroit Los Angeles Minneapolis/St. Paul Salt Lake City Seattle/Tacoma As United Express: Boise Colorado Springs Chicago-O'Hare Denver Houston-Bush Los Angeles San Francisco As American Eagle: Dallas-Ft Worth Chicago-O'Hare Los Angeles Phoenix-Sky Harbor As Alaska Airlines: Portland (OR) Seattle/Tacoma |
1972 | Operates as Delta Connection, United Express, American Eagle and Alaska Airlines. |
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Primary Hubs, Secondary Hubs |
Founded | Notes |
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Advanced Air | AN | WSN | WINGSPAN | Hawthorne | 2005 | Has the EAS contract to serve Grant County Airport (New Mexico). Operator of Taos Air flights from 2019. | |
Air Sunshine | ![]() |
YI | RSI | AIR SUNSHINE | San Juan | 1982 | |
Bering Air | ![]() |
8E | BRG | BERING AIR | Nome Kotzebue Unalakleet |
1979 | |
Boutique Air | ![]() |
4B | BTQ | BOUTIQUE | Dallas/Fort Worth Denver Phoenix-Sky Harbor |
2007 | |
Everts Air | ![]() |
5V | VTS | EVERTS | Fairbanks Anchorage |
1978 | Founded as Tatonduk Flying Service. |
Gem Air | Salmon | 2014 | |||||
Grand Canyon Airlines | ![]() |
YR | CVU | CANYON VIEW | Boulder City Grand Canyon Page |
1927 | Founded as Scenic Airways. |
Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines | ![]() |
YR | SCE | SCENIC | Grand Canyon | 1967 | Founded as Scenic Airlines. |
Grant Aviation | ![]() |
GV | GUN | HOOT | Anchorage Bethel Cold Bay Dillingham Emmonak Kenai King Salmon Unalaska/Dutch Harbor |
1971 | Founded as Delta Air Services. |
Griffing Flying Service | Port Clinton | 1937 | |||||
Island Airways | Charlevoix | 1945 | Founded as McPhillips Flying Service. | ||||
JSX | ![]() |
XE | JSX | BIGSTRIPE | Burbank Oakland Las Vegas Santa Ana Phoenix Concord |
2016 | |
Kenmore Air | ![]() |
M5 | KEN | KENMORE | Kenmore Seattle-Lake Union Seattle-Boeing |
1946 | Founded as Mines Collins Munro. |
Key Lime Air | ![]() |
KG | LYM | KEY LIME | Denver-Centennial Denver Denver-Rocky Mountain Grand Junction |
1997 | Operates as Denver Air Connection. |
Mokulele Airlines | ![]() |
MW | MHO | MAHALO | Kailua-Kona Kahului |
1994 | Founded as Mokulele Flight Service. |
New England Airlines | ![]() |
EJ | NEA | NEW ENGLAND | Westerly | 1970 | |
Penobscot Island Air | Rockland | 2004 | |||||
Reliant Air | RLI | RELIANT | Danbury | 1988 | |||
San Juan Airlines | SKYFERRY | Bellingham | 2002 | ||||
Servant Air | ![]() |
8D | Kodiak | 2003 | |||
Southern Airways Express | ![]() |
9X | FDY | FRIENDLY | Memphis Destin Pittsburgh Washington-Dulles |
2013 | |
Surf Air | ![]() |
UF | SURFAIR | Hawthorne Oakland San Carlos Santa Barbara Truckee |
2012 | ||
Taquan Air | ![]() |
K3 | TQN | TAQUAN | Ketchikan Harbor | 1977 | |
Tradewind Aviation | TJ | GPD | GOODSPEED | Oxford (CT) San Juan White Plains |
2001 | ||
Ultimate Air Shuttle | UE | UJC | ULTIMATE | Cincinnati-Lunken | 2009 | ||
Utah Airways | Ogden | 2015 | |||||
Warbelow's Air Ventures | 4W | WAV | WARBELOW | Fairbanks | 1958 | ||
Wright Air Service | ![]() |
8V | WRF | WRIGHT FLYER | Fairbanks | 1966 |
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Primary Hubs, Secondary Hubs |
Founded | Notes |
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Air Charter Bahamas | |||||||
Air Flight Charters | FLL | Fort Lauderdale | 1987 | ||||
Airshare | XSR | AIRSHARE | 2000 | Founded as Executive Flight Services | |||
Berry Aviation | ![]() |
BYA | BERRY | San Marcos | 1983 | ||
Bighorn Airways | ![]() |
BHR | BIGHORN AIR | Sheridan | 1947 | ||
Charter Air Transport | VC | SRY | STINGRAY | Cleveland-Lakefront | 1997 | ||
Choice Airways | CSX | CHOICE AIR | Fort Lauderdale-Executive | 2009 | |||
ExcelAire | ![]() |
XLS | EXCELAIRE | Long Island/Islip | 1993 | ||
Global Crossing Airlines | G6 | GXA | GEMINI | Atlantic City Las Vegas Miami |
2019 | ||
Great Lakes Air | St. Ignace | ||||||
Gryphon Airlines | Y3 | VOS | |||||
IAero Airways | ![]() |
WQ | SWQ | SWIFTFLIGHT | Miami | 1997 | Founded as Swift Air |
IBC Airways | ![]() |
II | CSQ | CHASQUI | Fort Lauderdale | 1991 | |
L-3 Flight International Aviation | RTD | RIPTIDE | Newport News | 1972 | |||
Liberty Jet Management | LRT | LIBERTY JET | Long Island/Islip | 2006 | |||
NetJets | ![]() |
1I | EJA | EXECJET | Columbus | 1964 | Founded as Executive Jets Aviation. |
Omni Air International | ![]() |
X9 | OAE | OMNI-EXPRESS | Tulsa | 1993 | |
Omni Air Transport | DRL | DRILLER | Tulsa | ||||
Pacific Coast Jet | PXT | PACK COAST | 2006 | ||||
Pentastar Aviation | ![]() |
DCX | TANGO | Waterford | 1964 | Founded as Chrysler Air Transportation. | |
Phoenix Air | ![]() |
PHA | GRAY BIRD | Cartersville | 1978 | ||
PlaneSense | ![]() |
CNS | CHRONOS | Portsmouth (NH) | 1992 | ||
Presidential Airways | ![]() |
PRD | PRESIDENTIAL | Orlando/Melbourne | |||
Sierra Pacific Airlines | ![]() |
SI | SPA | SIERRA PACIFIC | Tucson | 1970 | Commenced operations in 1971. |
Skymax | ![]() |
SMX | SKYMAX | Fort Lauderdale | 1997 | Commenced operations in 2013. | |
Songbird Airways | ![]() |
SK | SGB | SONGBIRD | Miami | 1990 | |
Stampede Aviation | Healy/Denali NP | 2011 | |||||
Superior Air Charter | RSP | REDSTRIPE | 2006 | ||||
Superior Aviation | SO | HKA | SPEND AIR | Lansing | 1979 | ||
Talkeetna Air Taxi | Talkeetna | 1947 | Founded as Talkeetna Flying Service. | ||||
Tropic Ocean Airways | ![]() |
Fort Lauderdale | 2009 | ||||
World Atlantic Airlines | ![]() |
K8 | WAL | WORLD ATLANTIC | Miami | 2002 | Founded as Caribbean Sun Airlines and commenced operations in 2003. |
XOJET Aviation LLC | ![]() |
XOJ | XOJET | Sacramento-McClellan | 2006 |
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Primary Hubs, Secondary Hubs |
Founded | Notes |
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21 Air | ![]() |
2I | CSB | CARGO SOUTH | Miami | 2014 | |
ABX Air | ![]() |
GB | ABX | ABEX | Wilmington (OH) Cincinnati Miami |
1980 | Founded as Airborne Express. Operates some Amazon Air flights. |
Air Cargo Carriers | ![]() |
2Q | SNC | NIGHT CARGO | Milwaukee Cincinnati |
1986 | Commenced operations in 1980. |
AirNet Express | USC | STAR CHECK | Columbus-Rickenbacker | 1974 | Founded as Financial Air Express. | ||
Air Transport International | ![]() |
8C | ATN | AIR TRANSPORT | Wilmington (OH) Cincinnati |
1978 | Founded as US Airways and commenced operations in 1980.
Operates some Amazon Air flights. |
Alaska Central Express | ![]() |
KO | AER | ACE AIR | Anchorage | 1996 | |
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 | Provo Billings Sioux Falls |
1971 | |
Amazon Air | ![]() |
AFW | KAFW | AMAZON AIR | Fort Worth/Alliance Cincinnati Leipzig/Halle San Bernardino Ontario Wilmington |
2015 | Formerly Amazon Prime Air |
Ameriflight | ![]() |
A8 | AMF | AMFLIGHT | Dallas/Fort Worth | 1968 | Founded as California Air Charter. |
Amerijet International | ![]() |
M6 | AJT | AMERIJET | Miami Port of Spain |
1974 | |
Ameristar Jet Charter | ![]() |
7Z | AJI | AMERISTAR | Dallas-Addison El Paso Willow Run |
2000 | |
Asia Pacific Airlines | ![]() |
P9 | MGE | MAGELLAN | Guam Honolulu |
1998 | |
Atlas Air | ![]() |
5Y | GTI | GIANT | New York-JFK Anchorage Cincinnati Houston Huntsville Los Angeles Miami |
1992 | Commenced operations in 1993. Operates some Amazon Air flights. |
Bemidji Airlines | ![]() |
CH | BMJ | BEMIDJI | Bemidji Minneapolis/St. Paul |
1946 | Commenced operations in 1947. |
Castle Aviation | CSJ | CASTLE | Akron/Canton | 1986 | |||
Corporate Air | ![]() |
CPT | AIRSPUR | Billings | 1981 | ||
CSA Air | IRO | IRON AIR | Iron Mountain | 1998 | |||
Empire Airlines | ![]() |
EM | CFS | EMPIRE | Coeur d' Alene Spokane |
1977 | |
Everts Air Cargo | ![]() |
5V | VTS | EVERTS | Fairbanks Anchorage |
1995 | |
FedEx Express | ![]() |
FX | FDX | FEDEX | Memphis Anchorage Cologne/Bonn Dubai Fort Worth Greensboro Guangzhou Indianapolis Miami Milan-Malpensa Newark Oakland Osaka-Kansai Paris-Charles de Gaulle Seoul-Incheon Toronto-Pearson |
1971 | Founded as Federal Express and commenced operations in 1973. |
Freight Runners Express | ![]() |
FRG | FREIGHT RUNNERS | Milwaukee | 1985 | ||
IFL Group | ![]() |
IF | IFL | EIFFEL | Waterford Miami |
1983 | Founded as Air Contract Cargo. |
Kalitta Air | ![]() |
K4 | CKS | CONNIE | Ypsilanti Anchorage Bahrain Cincinnati Hong Kong New York-JFK |
1967 | Founded as American International Airways. |
Kalitta Charters | ![]() |
CB | KFS | KALITTA | Ypsilanti | ||
Lynden Air Cargo | ![]() |
L2 | LYC | LYNDEN | Anchorage | 1995 | |
Martinaire | MRA | MARTEX | Addison | 1978 | |||
Merlin Airways | MEI | AVALON | Billings Miami San Juan |
1983 | |||
Mountain Air Cargo | ![]() |
C2 | MTN | MOUNTAIN | Kinston | 1974 | |
National Airlines | ![]() |
N8 | NCR | NATIONAL CARGO | Orlando/Sanford | 1985 | Commenced operations in 1986. |
Northern Air Cargo | ![]() |
NC | NAC | YUKON | Anchorage Miami |
1956 | |
Polar Air Cargo | ![]() |
PO | PAC | POLAR | Anchorage Cincinnati Hong Kong Honolulu Los Angeles Leipzig/Halle Seoul-Incheon Shanghai-Pudong Sharjah Sydney |
1993 | |
Royal Air Freight | RAX | AIR ROYAL | Waterford | 1961 | |||
Ryan Air Services | ![]() |
7S | RYA | RYAN AIR | Anchorage Aniak Bethel Emmonak Kotzebue Nome St. Mary's Unalakleet |
1953 | Founded as Unalakleet Air Taxi. |
Sky Lease Cargo | ![]() |
GG | KYE | SKY CUBE | Miami | 1969 | Founded as Wrangler Aviation and commenced operations in 1973. |
Skyway Enterprises | ![]() |
KI | SKZ | SKYWAY-INC | 1981 | Commenced operations in 1983. | |
Strat Air | ![]() |
Miami | 2018 | ||||
Tepper Aviation | ![]() |
Crestview | 1987 | ||||
Trans Executive Airlines | ![]() |
KH | MUI | RHOADES EXPRESS | Honolulu | 1982 | |
UPS Airlines | ![]() |
5X | UPS | UPS | Louisville Chicago/Rockford Cologne/Bonn Columbia (SC) Dallas/Fort Worth Hamilton Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur Miami Ontario Philadelphia Shanghai-Pudong Shenzhen |
1988 | |
USA Jet Airlines | ![]() |
UJ | JUS | JET USA | Ypsilanti Laredo |
1994 | |
West Air | ![]() |
PCM | PAC VALLEY | Las Vegas Oakland Ontario Sacramento San Diego |
1988 | ||
Western Global Airlines | ![]() |
KD | WGN | WESTERN GLOBAL | Miami Liege, Belgium; Anchorage Fort Myers, FL |
2013 | |
Wiggins Airways | ![]() |
WG | WIG | WIGGINS AIRWAYS | Manchester | 1929 |
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Primary Hubs, Secondary Hubs |
Founded | Notes |
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AirMed International | ![]() |
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth | 1987 | Founded as MEDjet International. | |||
Air Methods | Denver-Centennial | 1980 | |||||
Critical Air Medicine | 1984 | ||||||
Lifestar | |||||||
Life Lion |
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Primary Hubs, Secondary Hubs |
Founded | Notes |
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Comco | ![]() |
2002 | |||||
Janet | ![]() |
WWW | JANET | Las Vegas | 1972 | ||
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System | ![]() |
JUD | JUSTICE | Oklahoma City | 1980 | Commenced operations in 1995. |
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