Kalitta Charters

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Kalitta Charters
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IATA ICAO Call sign
K9
K5
KFS
KII
KALITTA
DRAGSTER
Founded2001
AOC # K11A535K [1]
Operating bases Willow Run Airport
Fleet size43
Headquarters Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
Key people Doug Kalitta, President
Website kalittacharters.com

Kalitta Charters is an American charter airline headquartered in Ypsilanti, Michigan, with its main base at Willow Run Airport. [2]

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Overview

The company is owned and run by Doug Kalitta, nephew of Kalitta Air founder Connie Kalitta. Kalitta Charters offers Executive Charter, Air Ambulance & Air Cargo services, and a FAR Part 145 aircraft repair station at their operating facility in Ypsilanti, Michigan. In August 2015, Kalitta Charters acquired AirNet. [3]

Kalitta Charters is a Part 135 On-Demand cargo and passenger charter operation. Kalitta Charters II is a Part 121 On-Demand Cargo operator.

In April 2024, Kalitta Charters II retired their remaining Boeing 727s, previously being one of the last operators worldwide. [4]

Fleet

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Kalitta Charters Dassault Falcon 20
A former DC-9-15F with the registration N917CK of Kalitta Charters II. Douglas DC9-15F 'N917CK' Kalitta Charters II (26595526358).jpg
A former DC-9-15F with the registration N917CK of Kalitta Charters II.

As of April 2024, the Kalitta Charters and Kalitta Charters II fleet comprises the following aircraft: [5] [6] [7]

Kalitta Charters Fleet
AircraftIn fleetNotes
Boeing 737-300F 5(as of August 2025) [8]
Boeing 737-400F 12(as of August 2025) [8]
Boeing 737-800F 4(as of August 2025) [8]
Challenger 601 2
Dassault Falcon 20 8
King Air 200 1
Learjet 35 8
Learjet 36 2
Learjet 45 4
Total43

Retired Aircraft

AircraftFirst went into serviceretirednumbernotes
Boeing 727-200F200020249one of the last operators
Douglas DC-9-15Funknown20193

See also

References

  1. "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-04-03. p. 99.
  3. "AirNet, Kalitta Charters combine assets". 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  4. "US's Kalitta Charters II to retire B727s in 2024". Ch-aviation.com. December 22, 2023.
  5. "Our Cargo Fleet" . Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  6. "Our Passenger Fleet" . Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  7. "Kalitta Charters II Fleet" . Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  8. 1 2 3 "Global Airline Guide 2025 - GlobalX". Airliner World . September 2025. p. 81.