List of airlines of the United States

Last updated January 26, 2025

This is a list of airlines that have an air operator's certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States.

Passenger airlines

Mainline

Airline	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Primary hubs, secondary hubs	Founded	Notes
Alaska Airlines	AS	ASA	ALASKA	Seattle/Tacoma Anchorage Portland (OR) San Francisco Los Angeles	1932	Founded as McGee Airways and commenced operations in 1944 as Alaska Airlines.
Allegiant Air	G4	AAY	ALLEGIANT	Las Vegas Cincinnati Destin/Ft. Walton Beach Indianapolis Orlando/Sanford Pittsburgh Bellingham Des Moines Punta Gorda Grand Rapids Appleton	1997	Founded as WestJet Express and began operations in 1998 as Allegiant Air.
American Airlines	AA	AAL	AMERICAN	Dallas/Fort Worth Charlotte Chicago–O'Hare Miami Philadelphia Phoenix–Sky Harbor Los Angeles New York–JFK New York–LaGuardia Washington–National	1926	Founded as American Airways and commenced operations in 1936 as American Air Lines; largest airline in the world based on airline company revenue, scheduled passenger miles flown (per year), and fleet size.
Avelo Airlines	XP	VXP	AVELO	Burbank New Haven Hartford Lakeland Raleigh/Durham Santa Rosa Wilmington (DE) Wilmington (NC) Concord (NC)	1987	First, it did business as Casino Express Airlines and commenced operations in 1989. Started scheduled service in Burbank, CA, April 28, 2021.
Breeze Airways	MX	MXY	MOXY	Charleston (SC) Hartford New Orleans Norfolk Providence Provo Tampa	2018	Founded as Moxy Airways but was renamed due to trademark issues
Delta Air Lines	DL	DAL	DELTA	Atlanta Detroit Minneapolis/St. Paul New York–JFK Salt Lake City Boston Los Angeles New York–LaGuardia Seattle/Tacoma	1924	Founded as Huff Daland Dusters and commenced operations in 1929 as Delta Air Service.
Eastern Airlines	2D	EAL	EASTERN	Miami	2010	Founded as Dynamic Airways.
Frontier Airlines	F9	FFT	FRONTIER FLIGHT	Denver Atlanta Chicago–O'Hare Cincinnati Cleveland Las Vegas Miami Orlando Philadelphia Raleigh/Durham	1994
Hawaiian Airlines	HA	HAL	HAWAIIAN	Honolulu Kahului	1929	Founded as Inter-Island Airways in early 1929 and commenced operations in late 1929 as Hawaiian Airlines
JetBlue	B6	JBU	JETBLUE	New York–JFK Boston Los Angeles Fort Lauderdale Orlando	1998	Founded as New Air and commenced operations in 2000 as JetBlue Airways.
Southwest Airlines	WN	SWA	SOUTHWEST	Dallas–Love Atlanta Baltimore Chicago–Midway Denver Houston–Hobby Las Vegas Los Angeles Oakland Orlando Phoenix–Sky Harbor Nashville	1967	Founded as Air Southwest and commenced operations in 1971 as Southwest Airlines; largest airline in the world based on number of passengers served per year.
Spirit Airlines	NK	NKS	SPIRIT WINGS	Fort Lauderdale Atlantic City Atlanta Detroit Las Vegas Chicago–O'Hare Dallas/Fort Worth Baltimore Orlando Houston–Intercontinental	1980	Founded as Charter One.
Sun Country Airlines	SY	SCX	SUN COUNTRY	Minneapolis/St. Paul Dallas/Fort Worth Las Vegas	1982	Commenced operations in 1983. Operates some Amazon Air cargo flights.
United Airlines	UA	UAL	UNITED	Chicago–O'Hare Denver Houston–Intercontinental Newark San Francisco Washington–Dulles Guam Los Angeles	1926	Founded as Varney Air Lines and commenced operations in 1931 as United Air Lines.

Regional


Airline	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Primary hubs, secondary hubs	Founded	Notes
Air Wisconsin	ZW	AWI	WISCONSIN	Chicago–O'Hare Washington–Dulles	1965	Operates as American Eagle ^[1]
Cape Air	9K	KAP	CAIR	Hyannis Billings Boston Nantucket St. Louis San Juan Albany Martha's Vineyard	1988
CommuteAir	C5	UCA	COMMUTAIR	Denver Newark Washington–Dulles	1989	Operates as United Express.
Contour Airlines	LF	VTE	VOLUNTEER	Smyrna (TN)	1982
Endeavor Air	9E	EDV	ENDEAVOR	Minneapolis/St. Paul Atlanta Cincinnati Detroit New York–JFK New York–LaGuardia	1985	Founded as Express Airlines I. Operates as Delta Connection.
Envoy Air	MQ	ENY	ENVOY	Dallas/Fort Worth Chicago–O'Hare Miami Phoenix–Sky Harbor	1984	Founded as American Eagle Airlines. Operates as American Eagle.
GoJet Airlines	G7	GJS	LINDBERGH	Chicago–O'Hare Denver	2004	Commenced operations in 2005. Operates as United Express.
Horizon Air	QX	QXE	HORIZON	Seattle/Tacoma Portland (OR)	1981	Operates as Alaska Airlines.
Mesa Airlines	YV	ASH	AIR SHUTTLE	Houston-Intercontinental Washington–Dulles	1980	Founded as Mesa Air Shuttle. All but one aircraft operate as United Express.
Piedmont Airlines	PT	PDT	PIEDMONT	Charlotte Philadelphia Washington–National	1961	Founded as Henson Aviation and commenced operations in 1962. Operates as American Eagle.
PSA Airlines	OH	JIA	BLUE STREAK	Charlotte Philadelphia Washington–National	1979	Founded as Vee Neal Airlines. Operates as American Eagle.
Ravn Alaska	7H	RVF	RAVN FLIGHT	Anchorage	1948	Founded as Economy Helicopters.
Republic Airways	YX	RPA	BRICKYARD	Indianapolis Columbus (OH) New York–LaGuardia As American Eagle: Kansas City Miami Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington–National As United Express: Chicago–O'Hare Kansas City Newark Pittsburgh Washington–National As Delta Connection: Chicago–O'Hare	1998	Commenced operations in 2005. Operates as American Eagle, United Express and Delta Connection.
Silver Airways	3M	SIL	SILVER WINGS	Fort Lauderdale Orlando Tampa	2011
SkyWest Airlines	OO	SKW	SKYWEST	As Delta Connection: Atlanta Detroit Minneapolis/St. Paul Salt Lake City Boise Colorado Springs Los Angeles Seattle/Tacoma As United Express: Chicago–O'Hare Denver Houston–Intercontinental San Francisco Boise Colorado Springs Los Angeles As American Eagle: Dallas/Ft. Worth Chicago–O'Hare Los Angeles Phoenix–Sky Harbor As Alaska Airlines: Seattle/Tacoma Portland (OR)	1972	Operates as Delta Connection, United Express, American Eagle and Alaska Airlines.

Commuter

Airline	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Primary hubs, secondary hubs	Founded	Notes
Advanced Air	AN	WSN	WINGSPAN	Hawthorne	2005	Has EAS contract to serve Silver City.
Air Sunshine	YI	RSI	AIR SUNSHINE	San Juan	1982
Bering Air	8E	BRG	BERING AIR	Nome Kotzebue Unalakleet	1979
Boutique Air	4B	BTQ	BOUTIQUE	Dallas/Ft. Worth Denver Phoenix–Sky Harbor	2007
Everts Air	5V	VTS	EVERTS	Fairbanks Anchorage	1978	Founded as Tatonduk Flying Service.
Gem Air	S6	MBI		Salmon	2014
Grand Canyon Airlines	YR	CVU	CANYON VIEW	Boulder City Grand Canyon Page	1927	Founded as Scenic Airways.
Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines	YR	SCE	SCENIC	Grand Canyon	1967	Founded as Scenic Airlines.
Grant Aviation	GV	GUN	HOOT	Anchorage Bethel Cold Bay Dillingham Emmonak Kenai King Salmon Unalaska/Dutch Harbor	1971	Founded as Delta Air Services.
Griffing Flying Service				Port Clinton	1937
Island Airways				Charlevoix	1945	Founded as McPhillips Flying Service.
JSX	XE	JSX	BIGSTRIPE	Burbank Dallas–Love Las Vegas Miami–Opa Locka Scottsdale	2016	Operator of Taos Air flights from 2022.
Kenmore Air	M5	KEN	KENMORE	Kenmore Seattle–Lake Union Seattle–Boeing	1946	Founded as Mines Collins Munro.
Key Lime Air	KG	LYM	KEY LIME	Denver–Centennial Denver Denver–Rocky Mountain Grand Junction	1997	Operates as Denver Air Connection.
Mokulele Airlines	MW	MHO	MAHALO	Kailua–Kona Kahului	1994	Founded as Mokulele Flight Service.
New England Airlines	EJ	NEA	NEW ENGLAND	Westerly	1970
Penobscot Island Air				Rockland	2004
Reliant Air		RLI	RELIANT	Danbury	1988
San Juan Airlines		SJN	SKYFERRY	Bellingham	2002
Servant Air	8D		SERVANT	Kodiak	2003
Southern Airways Express	9X	FDY	FRIENDLY	Memphis Destin Pittsburgh Washington–Dulles	2013
Surf Air	UF	URF	SURFAIR	Hawthorne Oakland San Carlos Santa Barbara Truckee	2012
Taquan Air	K3	TQN	TAQUAN	Ketchikan Harbor	1977
Tradewind Aviation	TJ	GPD	GOODSPEED	Oxford (CT) San Juan White Plains	2001
Ultimate Jet	UE	UJC	ULTIMATE	Cincinnati–Lunken	2009
Utah Airways				Ogden	2015
Warbelow's Air Ventures	4W	WAV	WARBELOW	Fairbanks	1958
Wright Air Service	8V	WRF	WRIGHT FLYER	Fairbanks	1966

Charter

Airline	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Primary hubs, secondary hubs	Founded	Notes
Air Charter Bahamas
Air Charter Express		FRG	FREIGHT RUNNERS	Milwaukee	1985
Air Flight Charters		FLL		Ft. Lauderdale	1987
Airshare		XSR	AIRSHARE		2000	Founded as Executive Flight Services
Berry Aviation		BYA	BERRY	San Marcos	1983
Bighorn Airways		BHR	BIGHORN AIR	Sheridan	1947
Choice Airways		CSX	CHOICE AIR	Ft. Lauderdale–Executive	2009
Eastern Air Express		BBQ	EASTERN EXPRESS	Fort Worth/Alliance	2013	Founded as ATX Air Services
ExcelAire		XLS	EXCELAIRE	Long Island/Islip	1993
Global Crossing Airlines	G6	GXA	GEMINI	Atlantic City Las Vegas Miami	2018
Gryphon Airlines	Y3	VOS		Kuwait City
Havana Air				Miami	2007	Virtual airline.
IBC Airways	II	CSQ	CHASQUI	Ft. Lauderdale	1991
L-3 Flight International Aviation		RTD	RIPTIDE	Newport News	1972
Liberty Jet Management		LRT	LIBERTY JET	Long Island/Islip	2006
NetJets	1I	EJA	EXECJET	Columbus	1964	Founded as Executive Jets Aviation.
New Pacific Airlines	7H	RVF	RAVN FLIGHT	Ontario	2021	Founded as Northern Pacific Airways, former low-cost.
Omni Air International	X9	OAE	OMNI-EXPRESS	Tulsa	1993
Omni Air Transport		DRL	DRILLER	Tulsa
Pacific Coast Jet		PXT	PACK COAST		2006
Pentastar Aviation		DCX	TANGO	Waterford	1964	Founded as Chrysler Air Transportation.
Phoenix Air	PH	PHA	GRAY BIRD	Cartersville	1978
PlaneSense		CNS	CHRONOS	Portsmouth (NH)	1992
Presidential Airways		PRD	PRESIDENTIAL	Melbourne/Orlando
Sierra Pacific Airlines	SI	SPA	SIERRA PACIFIC	Tucson	1970	Commenced operations in 1971.
Skymax		SMX	SKYMAX	Ft. Lauderdale–Executive	1997	Commenced operations in 2013.
Stampede Aviation				Healy/Denali NP	2011
Superior Air Charter		RSP	REDSTRIPE		2006
Superior Aviation	SO	HKA	SPEND AIR	Lansing	1979
Talkeetna Air Taxi				Talkeetna	1947	Founded as Talkeetna Flying Service.
Tropic Ocean Airways	TI	FTO	WAGNER	Ft. Lauderdale	2009
World Atlantic Airlines	K8	WAL	WORLD ATLANTIC	Miami	2002	Founded as Caribbean Sun Airlines.
XOJET Aviation LLC		XOJ	XOJET	Sacramento–McClellan	2006

Cargo airlines

Airline	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Primary hubs, secondary hubs	Founded	Notes
7Air Cargo		TXG	CARGO BOX	Miami	2020
21 Air	2I	CSB	CARGO SOUTH	Greensboro	2014
ABX Air	GB	ABX	ABEX	Wilmington (OH) Cincinnati Miami	1980	Founded as Airborne Express. Operates some Amazon Air flights.
Air Cargo Carriers	2Q	SNC	NIGHT CARGO	Milwaukee Cincinnati	1986	Commenced operations in 1980.
AirNet Express		USC	STAR CHECK	Columbus–Rickenbacker	1974	Founded as Financial Air Express.
Air Transport International	8C	ATN	AIR TRANSPORT	Wilmington (OH) Cincinnati	1978	Founded as US Airways and commenced operations in 1980. Operates some Amazon Air flights.
Alaska Central Express	KO	AER	ACE AIR	Anchorage	1996
Aloha Air Cargo	KH	AAH	ALOHA	Honolulu	1946	Founded as Trans-Pacific Airlines. Separated from now-defunct Aloha Airlines in 2008.
Alpine Air Express	5A	AIP	ALPINE AIR	Provo Billings Sioux Falls	1971
Amazon Air	AFW	KAFW	AMAZON AIR	Ft. Worth–Alliance Cincinnati Leipzig/Halle San Bernardino Ontario Wilmington	2015	Formerly Amazon Prime Air
Ameriflight	A8	AMF	AMFLIGHT	Dallas/Ft. Worth Burbank	1968	Founded as California Air Charter.
Amerijet International	M6	AJT	AMERIJET	Miami Port of Spain	1974
Ameristar Jet Charter	7Z	AJI	AMERISTAR	Dallas–Addison El Paso Willow Run	2000
Asia Pacific Airlines	P9	MGE	MAGELLAN	Guam Honolulu	1998
Atlas Air	5Y	GTI	GIANT	New York–JFK Anchorage Cincinnati Houston–Intercontinental Huntsville Los Angeles Miami	1992	Commenced operations in 1993. Operates some Amazon Air flights.
Bemidji Airlines	CH	BMJ	BEMIDJI	Bemidji Minneapolis/St. Paul	1946	Commenced operations in 1947.
Castle Aviation		CSJ	CASTLE	Akron/Canton	1986
Corporate Air		CPT	AIRSPUR	Billings	1981
CSA Air		IRO	IRON AIR	Iron Mountain	1998
Empire Airlines	EM	CFS	EMPIRE	Coeur d'Alene Spokane	1977
Everts Air Cargo	5V	VTS	EVERTS	Fairbanks Anchorage	1995
FedEx Express	FX	FDX	FEDEX	Memphis Anchorage Cologne/Bonn Dubai Ft. Worth–Alliance Greensboro Guangzhou Indianapolis Miami Milan–Malpensa Newark Oakland Osaka–Kansai Paris–CDG Seoul–Incheon Toronto–Pearson	1971	Founded as Federal Express and commenced operations in 1973.
Freight Runners Express		FRG	FREIGHT RUNNERS	Milwaukee	1985
IFL Group	IF	IFL	EIFFEL	Waterford Miami	1983	Founded as Air Contract Cargo.
Kalitta Air	K4	CKS	CONNIE	Ypsilanti Anchorage Bahrain Cincinnati Hong Kong New York–JFK	1967	Founded as American International Airways.
Kalitta Charters	CB	KFS	KALITTA	Ypsilanti
Lynden Air Cargo	L2	LYC	LYNDEN	Anchorage	1995
Martinaire		MRA	MARTEX	Addison	1978
Merlin Airways		MEI	AVALON	Billings Miami San Juan	1983
Mountain Air Cargo	C2	MTN	MOUNTAIN	Kinston	1974
National Airlines	N8	NCR	NATIONAL CARGO	Orlando/Sanford	1985	Commenced operations in 1986.
Northern Air Cargo	NC	NAC	YUKON	Anchorage Miami	1956
Polar Air Cargo	PO	PAC	POLAR	Anchorage Cincinnati Hong Kong Honolulu Los Angeles Leipzig/Halle Seoul–Incheon Shanghai–Pudong Sharjah Sydney	1993
Royal Air Freight		RAX	AIR ROYAL	Waterford	1961
Ryan Air Services	7S	RYA	RYAN AIR	Anchorage Aniak Bethel Emmonak Kotzebue Nome St. Mary's Unalakleet	1953	Founded as Unalakleet Air Taxi.
Sky Lease Cargo	GG	KYE	SKY CUBE	Miami	1969	Founded as Wrangler Aviation and commenced operations in 1973.
Skyway Enterprises	KI	SKZ	SKYWAY-INC		1981	Commenced operations in 1983.
StratAir				Miami	2018	Virtual airline on behalf of Northern Air Cargo.
Trans Executive Airlines	KH	MUI	RHOADES EXPRESS	Honolulu	1982
UPS Airlines	5X	UPS	UPS	Louisville Chicago/Rockford Cologne/Bonn Columbia (SC) Dallas/Ft. Worth Hamilton Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur Miami Ontario Philadelphia Shanghai–Pudong Shenzhen	1988
USA Jet Airlines	UJ	JUS	JET USA	Ypsilanti Laredo	1994
West Air		PCM	PAC VALLEY	Las Vegas Oakland Ontario Sacramento San Diego	1988
Western Global Airlines	KD	WGN	WESTERN GLOBAL	Fort Myers Anchorage Hong Kong Liege Los Angeles Miami Seoul–Incheon	2013
Wiggins Airways	WG	WIG	WIGGINS AIRWAYS	Manchester	1929

Air ambulances

Airline	Primary hubs, secondary hubs	Founded	Notes
AirMed International	Birmingham	1987	Founded as MEDjet International.
Air Methods	Denver–Centennial	1980
Critical Air Medicine		1984
Lifestar
Life Lion

State-run airlines

Airline	ICAO	Callsign	Primary hubs, secondary hubs	Founded	Notes
Comco				2002
Janet	WWW	JANET	Las Vegas	1972
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System	JUD	JUSTICE	Oklahoma City	1980	Commenced operations in 1995.

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