Key Lime Air

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Key Lime Air
Key Lime Air Logo.gif
IATA ICAO Call sign
KGLYMKEY LIME
Founded1997
AOC # KY7A882H [1]
Hubs Denver
Subsidiaries Denver Air Connection
Fleet size34
Headquarters Denver International Airport
Denver, Colorado
Key people
  • Cliff Honeycutt (founder, President and CEO)
  • Glen Rich (founder, Vice President and COO)
  • Dan Bauer (founder)
Website keylimeair.com

Key Lime Air is a United States airline with corporate headquarters at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, within the Denver metropolitan area. [2] Established in 1997, Key Lime Air operates scheduled air service, various types of public and private charter (under its Denver Air Connection brand), and United Parcel Service cargo feeder operations. [3]

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Denver Air Connection

Key Lime Air operates FAR Part 121 scheduled regional flights through its Denver Air Connection brand from Denver International Airport. Additionally, Key Lime operates public air charter services under FAR Part 135 from Denver's Centennial Airport.

Cargo operations

Key Lime Air operates on-demand cargo flights using Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner aircraft. Cargo operations carry UPS overnight and express delivery packages throughout Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas.[ citation needed ]

Fleet

The Key Lime Air fleet includes: [4] [ verification needed ]

Key Lime Air Dornier 328JET in Las Vegas N395DC Key Lime Air 2001 Dornier Do-328JET-310 - cn 3178 (15230354837).jpg
Key Lime Air Dornier 328JET in Las Vegas
DAC Embraer ERJ 145 Denver Air Connection ERJ145.jpg
DAC Embraer ERJ 145
Key Lime Air fleet
AircraftTotalPassengersNotes
Embraer EMB 120 1Cargo operations
Embraer ERJ 145 750Part 121 and Part 135 scheduled and charter operations
Fairchild Dornier 328JET 7 + 2 stored30Part 121 and Part 135 scheduled and charter operations (1 stored)
Fairchild Metroliner 418Part 135 charter and commuter operations. Configured with 9 seats for EAS.
16Cargo operations
Learjet 24 15Part 135 charter operations (stored)
Total34

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References

  1. "Federal Aviation Administration – Airline Certificate Information – Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. The postal designation of “Denver”, appears in the company’s mailing address and is referenced as its headquarters location: About." Key Lime Air. Retrieved on April 2, 2015. "Based at Denver International Airport in Denver Colorado, Key Lime Air is strategically positioned to be able to offer convenient service to either the West coast, Central or East coast of the United States." and "7850 Harry B Combs Pkwy, Denver, CO 80129"
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