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Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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AOC # | KY7A882H [1] | ||||||
Hubs | Denver | ||||||
Subsidiaries | Denver Air Connection | ||||||
Fleet size | 34 | ||||||
Headquarters | Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado | ||||||
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Website | keylimeair |
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]
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.
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 ]
The Key Lime Air fleet includes: [4] [5]
Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes |
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Fairchild Metro 23 | 4 | 18 | 135 charter and commuter operations. Configured with 9 seats for EAS. |
Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia | 1 | - | Cargo operations. |
Embraer ERJ-145ER | 6 | 50 | Part 121 and Part 135 scheduled and charter operations |
Fairchild Dornier 328JET | 6 | 30 | Part 121 and Part 135 scheduled and charter operations | 1 stored |
Fairchild Swearingen Metro II | 3 | - | 135 cargo operations |
Fairchild Swearingen Metro III | 13 | - | 135 cargo operations |
Learjet 24B | 1 | 5 | (stored) Part 135 charter operations |
Total | 34 |
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