Utah Airways

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Utah Airways
Utah Airways Logo.jpg
Commenced operationsJanuary 5, 2015;8 years ago (2015-01-05) [1]
Hubs Ogden-Hinckley Airport [2] [3] [4]
Headquarters Ogden, Utah
Key peopleDavid Story (Founder)
Website www.flyutahair.com

Utah Airways is a commercial and private charter/tour airline based in Ogden, Utah. [5] [6] [7]

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History

Utah Airways was started by two pilot friends to provide tours between Ogden and various national park locations. [3] Operations began January 5, 2015. [1] The airline also provides scheduled flights from Salt Lake City to Wendover, Utah. It added limited, unsubsidized service to Moab in October 2015, after SkyWest Airlines dropped the destination and Great Lakes Airlines failed to commence its proposed subsidized service. [8]

Current destinations

As of January 2016, Utah Airways destinations include: [9]

Fleet

As of January 2016, the Utah Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft: [10]

Utah Airways Fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersNotes
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operated by Snowshoe Air [10]

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References

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  2. "Utah Airways Now Flying to National Parks from Ogden". FlyOgden. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 Brennan Smith (17 December 2014). "Recreation: Why drive to national parks when you can fly?". The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. "New airline to provide flights from Ogden to national parks". KSL-TV. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. "Pilot friends start new Utah Airline service to national parks". Utah Airways. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  6. "New airline to provide flights from Ogden to national parks". Utah Airways. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  7. "Utah Airline To Fly Tourists To National Parks". Utah Airways. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  8. Marcello, Molly (October 8, 2015). "Utah Airways to offer limited flights to Canyonlands Field". Times-Independent . Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  9. "Service Destinations". Utah Airways. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  10. 1 2 "About". Utah Airways. Retrieved 16 January 2016.