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Founded | 1985 | ||||||
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AOC # | KCQA493F | ||||||
Hubs | Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 26 | ||||||
Destinations | 400+ | ||||||
Headquarters | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | ||||||
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Employees | 130+ | ||||||
Website | freightrunners |
Freight Runners Express is an airline based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The airline operates scheduled and on-demand air cargo and passenger services. Passenger air charter services are operated under the Air Charter Express (ACE) brand using Saab 2000 aircraft. [1] Freight Runners is headquartered at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee. [2]
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. FRE/ACE is the world's largest civilian operator of Saab 2000 aircraft with 7 aircraft currently operating in the fleet.
As of October 2023, the Freight Runners Express fleet consists of the following aircraft: [4] [5]
Aircraft | In fleet | Passenger capacity | Cargo capacity |
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Embraer EMB 120FC | 9 | - | 7500 lbs |
Beech 99 Freighter | 10 | - | 3600 lbs |
Saab 2000 | 7 | 30 passengers | |
Total | 26 |
Freight Runners Express has operated many aircraft types in its history. [6] [ original research? ]
Aircraft | Entered service | Retired |
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Piper Cherokee 6 | 1983 | 1987 |
Beech 18 | 2000 | 2002 |
King Air C90 | 2001 | 2004 |
Cessna 207 | 1987 | 2015 |
Cessna 402 | 1990 | 2015 |
King Air B350 | 2009 | 2019 |
Beech 1900C Freighter | 2007 | 2022 |
Notes:
Freight Runners Express flies 2,065,000 pounds of cargo per calendar year. The fleet will fly an average of 3,700,000 miles, arriving at 390 cities and carrying 39,060 passengers. This is achieved with 9,570 flights totaling 8,400 hours of flight time. [7]
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