Cochise Airlines

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Cochise Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
DP
Founded1971 Tucson, Arizona
Ceased operationsc. 1982
Destinations Arizona and southern California
Headquarters Tucson, Arizona, United States

Cochise Airlines was a commuter airline which was founded in 1971 in Tucson, Arizona. [1] It operated until the early 1980s. Cochise linked small cities in Arizona with Phoenix, Arizona and Tucson, Arizona and also served southern California and New Mexico at one point. [2]

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History

According to the February 1, 1976 edition of the Official Airline Guide (OAG), Cochise was operating de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprop aircraft as well as Cessna 402 prop aircraft. [3] By 1979, the airline was flying Swearingen Metroliner (Metro II) turboprops. One route served with the Metro II at this time was Tucson (TUS) - Phoenix (PHX) - Yuma (YUM) - Imperial, CA (IPL) - Los Angeles (LAX) while another route served Phoenix (PHX) - Flagstaff (FLG) - Winslow (INW) - Gallup (GUP). [4]

Besides serving Phoenix, Tucson, Imperial and Yuma, the February 1, 1976 OAG listed scheduled service operated by Cochise into the following destinations in Arizona: Flagstaff (FLG), Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN), Kingman (IGM), Lake Havasu City (LHU), Page (PGA), Prescott (PRC) and Winslow (INW).

By 1981, Cochise was flying a Convair 440 propliner nonstop between Tucson (TUS) and San Diego (SAN) [5] and also on the Tucson - Phoenix - Yuma - El Centro - Los Angeles route in addition to Metro II propjet service on the latter route. [6] The Convair 440 was the largest aircraft type ever operated by the airline. Also in 1981, Cochise was flying a Phoenix (PHX) - Blythe, CA (BLH) - Los Angeles (LAX) route in addition to operating its other routes within Arizona and southern California. [7]

The air carrier's two letter airline code in the OAG was "DP".

Destinations in 1974

According to its April 15, 1974 route map, Cochise was serving the following destinations: [8]

Destinations in 1979

According to its November 15, 1979 route map, Cochise Airlines was serving the following destinations: [9]

The airline also served San Diego, California during the early 1980s.

Cochise ceased all operations on June 2, 1982.

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Piston aircraft:

Turboprop aircraft:

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References

  1. ↑ airlines
  2. ↑ Cochise Airlines
  3. ↑ Feb. 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide
  4. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Los Angeles, Phoenix and Tucson flight schedules
  5. ↑ http://www.airliners.net, photos of Cochise Airlines Convair 440 at Tucson and San Diego
  6. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, April 1, 1981 Official Airline Guide, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Tucson flight schedules
  7. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, April 1, 1981 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Phoenix schedules
  8. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, April 15, 1974 Cochise Airlines route map
  9. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Cochise Airlines route map


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