Airline State or territory Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hubs andfocus cities Commencedoperations Ceasedoperations Notes J Jamaire Arkansas Harrell Field 1979 1982 Janair JAX JANAIR 1988 1988 Janss Airways Utah Salt Lake City 1966 1969 Renamed Sun Valley Airlines Jefferson Minnesota Minneapolis 1928 1928 Operated Ford Trimotor Jet 24 Florida TJ JTS Miami 1979 1986 Jet Alaska Alaska Anchorage 1985 1985 Jet America California SI JET Long Beach 1981 1987 Merged into Alaska Airlines Jet Aviation BZF BIZFLEET 1999 1999 Jet Charter JCT JET CHARTER 1997 1998 Jet Charter Jets Nevada Las Vegas McCarran 1994 1994 Jet Courier Ohio DWW DON JUAN Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 1974 1985 Renamed Wright International Express Jet East International Texas JED JET EAST Dallas Love Field 1983 2000 Renamed Express One International Jet Express Virginia JI JEX JETEX Charlottesville–Albemarle 1983 1993 Established as Bader Express. Become the last Midway Airlines Jet Fleet International Airlines Texas JFC JET-FLEET Dallas/Fort Worth 1969 1992 Jet Freight Cargo Florida JED JET EAST Miami 1977 1980 Renamed Concord Jet Hansa Corporation Florida XW WRC West Palm Beach 1967 1975 Charter flights. Operated Hansa Jet. Renamed Walker’s Cay Airlines Jet U.S. Michigan Detroit 1993 1993 Operated one week Jet Way Michigan JWY Willow Run 1970s 1984 Acquired by Kalitta Air JetAmerica Florida J1 BSK BISCAYNE Toledo Express 2007 2009 As Air Azul Jetstream International Airlines Ohio VNA JETSTREAM INTERNATIONAL Dayton 1983 1995 Established as Vee Neal Airlines. Renamed PSA Airlines JetTrain New York JTN JETTRAIN Newark Liberty 1994 1996 Established as AirTrain Airlines JetWest Colorado Denver 1969 1970 Absorbed by Frontier Airlines (1950–1986) Jetwest International California Los Angeles 1994 1995 Charter operator Jetwest International Airways Nevada Las Vegas McCarran 1981 1982 Renamed Sunworld International Jetwingsco Florida Fort Myers 2001 2004 Operated Cessna Citation I, Gulfstream III Jim Dodson Air Service Alaska Anchorage 1937 1943 Acquired by Ray Petersen Flying Service Jim Hankins Air Services Mississippi HQ HKN HANKINS Jackson 1958 2009 Johnson Airways Louisiana New Orleans 1932 1933 Established as The Gulf Coast Airlines Johnson Flying Service Montana JF JF JOHNSON SERVICE Missoula 1924 1975 Sold to Evergreen Helicopters in 1975 to create Evergreen International Airlines Jolly Voyager Travel Club 1970 1974 Air travel club. Operated DC-7 Juneau Air Service Alaska Juneau 1980 1980 RenamedWard Air Juneau Air Taxi Service Alaska Juneau 1953 1951 Renamed Loken Air Charter K K-T Flying Service Hawaii Honolulu 1934 1941 Founded by Charles Knox and Robert Tyce Kahili Airlines (Trans National Airlines of Hawaii) Hawaii NX Honolulu 1979 1981 Kansas City Southern Skyways Kansas NX Kansas City 1945 1949 Cargo carrier. Operated C-47 Kenai Air Alaska Alaska Kenai 1978 1987 Established as Kenai Air Service Kenai Air Service Alaska Kenai 1977 1978 Founded by Vernon L. Lofsted. Renamed Kenai Air AlaskaKenai Aviation2025 Kenmore Air Harbor Washington Kenmore 1946 1981 Renamed Kenmore Air KentuckySkies Kentucky Owensboro–Daviess 2009 2012 A Pacific Wings subsidiary Ketchikan Air Service Alaska 6S Ketchikan 1997 1998 Acquired by Taquan Air Ketchikan Airways Alaska Ketchikan 1933 1993 Established as Pioneer Airways Key Air Utah KEY KEY AIR Salt Lake City 1987 1989 Charter carrier Key Airlines Idaho KWY KEYAIR Savannah/Hilton Head 1969 1993 Established as Thunderbird Airlines Key West Airlines Florida Key West 1980 1981 Keyway Air Transport Rhein-Main Air Base 1986 1992 KeyWest Seaplane Service Florida Key West 1976 1997 Adventure tours carrier. Operated Cessna 206 King Airlines Texas Wichita Falls 1965 1972 Commuter air services. Operated Aero Commander 680, Piper Aztec, Cherokee Six Kingman Aviation Arizona Kingman 1973 1982 Kitty Hawk Aircargo Indiana KR KHA KITTYHAWK Fort Wayne 1985 2008 Formed as Kitty Hawk Airways Kitty Hawk Airways Texas 2K KHA Dallas Love Field 1978 1990 Kitty Hawk International Michigan CB CKS Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 1999 2000 To Kalitta Air Kiwi International Air Lines New Jersey KP KIA KIWI AIR Newark Liberty 1992 1999 Went bankrupt Knowles Air-Ways Michigan Flint 1933 1935 Operated Ford Trimotor Kobrin Airways New Jersey Princeton 1982 1982 Operated Piper Navajo Kodiak Airways Alaska Kodiak 1960 1973 Merged with Western Alaska Airlines Kodiak Island Air Alaska Kodiak 1995 1998 Kodiak Western Alaska Airline Alaska Kodiak 1973 1982 Formed by the merger of Kodiak Airways and Western Alaska Airlines. Operated Grumman Goose L L.A.B. Flying Service Alaska JA LAB LAB Haines 1956 2008 L'Express Airlines Louisiana LEX LEX New Orleans Louis Armstrong 1989 1992 LA Helicopter California Los Angeles 1986 1989 Operated Ecureuil 2 La Posada Airways Texas Laredo 1967 1969 Scheduled commuter services. Operated Britten-Norman Islander Lake Central Airlines Indiana LC Cleveland Hopkins 1950 1968 Began as Turner Airlines. To Allegheny Airlines Lake Geneva Airways Wisconsin Lake Geneva 1970 1973 Lake Havasu Air Services Arizona HCA HAVASU Lake Havasu City 1970s 1970s Regional carrier Lake State Airways Minnesota NT New Ulm 1977 1979 Renamed Midwest Aviation Lake Union Air Service Washington Lake Union Seaplane Base 1946 1993 To Kenmore Air Lakeland Airlines Wisconsin YQ LKL LAKELAND Rice Lake 1980 1984 Laker Airways Inc. Florida 6F LKR LAKER Fort Lauderdale 1995 1999 Was a US-registered airline established as a sister company to Laker Airways Bahamas Lance Air Transport Florida 1962 1965 Operated C-46, DC-6A, DC-7 Landair International Airlines BN C29 1994 1994 Renamed Forward Air International Airlines Lang Aire Nevada Las Vegas 1994 1998 Cargo carrier Laredo Air Texas LRD LAREDO AIR Laredo 1988 1989 Larry’s Flying Service J6 1982 2006 Las Vegas Airlines Nevada 6G EER Las Vegas McCarran 1973 1987 Laughlin Express Nevada LEP LAUGHLIN EXPRESS Laughlin/Bullhead 1992 1992 Lavery Airways Alaska Fairbanks 1935 1987 Founded by William L. "Bill" Lavery. To Alaska Star Airlines Lawrence Aviation LAR LAWRENCE 1992 1992 LB Ltd. LB LAB 1999 2000 Established as Princess Vacations by Sir Freddie Laker. Renamed the original Princess Vacations Lear JeTravel Nevada Reno Stead 1968 1969 Operated Learjet 23 and Learjet 24 Lebanon Airport Development Corp. New Hampshire LAD LADCO-AIR Lebanon 1975 1976 Operated Aero Commander Leconte Airlines LCA LECONTE 1981 1981 Legend Airlines Texas LC LGD LEGENDARY Dallas Love Field 1996 2000 Flights commenced in 2000; went bankrupt Leisure Air North Carolina L8 LWD LEISURE WORLD Chicago O'Hare 1992 1995 Lemco Flying Services 1960 1964 Renamed Chatham Airlines Liberty Air Alaska Anchorage 1984 1984 Formed by the purchase and merger of Air North and Valdez Airlines Liberty Airlines Ohio Toledo Express 1982 1983 Operated Beech Baron and Convair 440 Liberty Express Airlines Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 1994 1997 To Air Midwest Licon Airways 1933 1934 Lincoln Air Service 1928 1932 Lincoln Airlines LUX FREEBIRD 1989 1990 Lindsay Aviation LSY LINDSAY AIR 2004 2006 Lisle Air Service California Fresno Chandler 1965 1967 Commuter services. Operated Cessna 206 Livemercial Aviation Delaware Wilmington 2008 2012 Charter carrier Logair Ohio LOGAIR Wright-Patterson AFB 1954 1992 Air Force cargo virtual airline Loening Air Idaho Boise 1963 1970 Commuter service. Operated Cessna 411 Loken Air Charter Alaska Juneau 1961 1964 Established as Juneau Air Taxi Service. Merged with Channel Flying Service Loken Aviation Alaska Juneau 1954 1997 Renamed Alaska Seaplanes Lon’s Flying Service Alaska Petersburg Johnson 1967 1967 Renamed Alaska Island Air. Operated DHC-2 Lone Star Air Cargo Lines Texas Dallas Love Field 1946 1947 irregular air carrier Lone Star Airlines Texas AD LSS LONESTAR Dallas/Fort Worth 1984 1998 Established as Exec Express II Long Island Airlines New York YL ORA LONG ISLAND Farmingdale 1987 1991 Established as Montauk Caribbean Airways. Sold and renamed Executive Airlines Longhorn Airlines Texas Fort Worth Meacham 1965 1971 Commuter air services. Operated Piper Cherokee LorAir Arizona LOR Tucson 1995 2001 Charter carrier Los Angeles Air Service California Los Angeles 1946 1960 Supplemental air carrier. Owned by Kirk Kerkorian from 1948. Renamed Trans International Airlines in 1960 Los Angeles Air Taxi Service California Los Angeles 1965 1970 Operated de Havilland Dove, Beech 18, Aero Commander 680 Los Angeles Airways California Grand Central Airport 1927 1928 Los Angeles Airways California LX LOS ANGELES Los Angeles 1947 1971 Los Angeles-San Diego Air Line California Los Angeles 1925 1925 Established by Ryan Airline. First scheduled airline in US Louisa Flying Service Virginia Louisa 1995 2005 Louisiana Aircraft New Mexico Albuquerque 1941 2003 Services for the U. S. Government. Renamed Ross Aviation Lubbock-Amarillo Armored Service Texas Lubbock 1967 1971 Urgent deliveries carrier, Operated Piper Navajo Lucerne Airways California Oakland 1931 1931 Ludington Airline Pennsylvania Cleveland Hopkins 1929 1933 Luthi Aviation North Dakota Fargo 1972 1974 Operated Beech C-45, Renamed Sizer Airways Lynch Flying Service Montana LCH LYNCH AIR 1967 1996 Commuter services. Operated Cessna 310, Cessna 337 Lynx Air International Florida LXF LYNX FLIGHT Fort Lauderdale 1989 2009 Lynx Aviation Colorado L3 SSX SHASTA Denver 2006 2011 M Mac Dan Aviation New Jersey MCN MAC DAN Caldwell 2004 2006 MAC Helicopters Texas 1973 1973 MAC McMullen Airways Florida Tampa 1920 1931 Daily passenger services. Operated Stinson Mackey Airlines Florida MK MK Fort Lauderdale 1953 1967 To Eastern Air Lines. Founder started Mackey International in 1968 Mackey International Florida MI MI Fort Lauderdale 1968 1981 DBA Mackey International Air Taxi, then Mackey International Air Commuter then Mackey International Airlines Maddux Air Lines California Mines Field 1927 1929 Merged with Transcontinental Air Transport to form TAT Maddux Air Lines Magic Carpet Air 1961 1972 Air travel club. Renamed Traventure Air Travel Club. Operated Convair 440 Mahalo Air Hawaii BM MLH MAHALO Honolulu 1993 1997 Main Flying Services 1930 1931 Maine Air Maine Bangor 1982 1983 Operated Piper Aircraft Maine Air Cargo Express Maine 1948 1949 Maine Air Transport Maine MAT MAINE AIR 1932 1933 Maine Aviation Maine MAT Portland Jetport 1962 2002 Maine Coast Airways Maine 1983 1992 Maine State Airways Maine Augusta 1931 1931 Majestic Air Florida QT PIA Miami 1988 1989 Renamed Carnival Air Lines. Operated a single Boeing 707-100 Majestic Airlines Utah 2J MAJ MAGIC AIR Salt Lake City 1988 1997 Operated Beech 99 Makani Kai Air Hawaii Honolulu 1998 2020 Merged into Mokulele Airlines Mall Airways New York GH MLS MALL AIRWAYS Albany 1973 1989 Merged into Business Express Airlines Mamer Air Transport Washington Felts Field 1929 1932 Operated Ford Trimotor Manhattan Airlines New York Syracuse 1974 1976 Operated DC-3 Mannion Air Charter Michigan Willow Run 1950s 1980s Operated DC-3 and Beech C-45 Manufacturers Air Transport Illinois Chicago Midway 1967 1973 Operated C-47, Cessna 206 and Cessna 310 Marco Island Airways Florida LS Miami 1973 1986 Merged into Provincetown-Boston Airlines Marine Airways Alaska Juneau 1936 1939 Merged with Alaska Air Transport to form Alaska Coastal Airlines Mario’s Air Florida M2 Miami-Opa-locka 1995 2006 Operated DC-3 MarkAir Alaska BF MRK MARKAIR Anchorage 1946 1995 Merged into Northern Air Cargo MarkAir Express Alaska BF MRX SPEEDMARK Bethel 1987 1996 Established as Hermens Air. Acquired by MarkAir in 1987 Marquette Airlines 1938 1941 To Trans World Airlines Marsh Airways Alaska Bethel 1934 1935 Founded by Ray Petersen Marshfield Aviation Massachusetts Marshfield 1967 1971 Operated Cessna 172, Cessna 177 Cardinal, Cessna 337 Martz Air Lines New York Buffalo Niagara 1930 1933 Absorbed by American Airways Maryland Airways Maryland 1964 1968 Operated Beech 18 Mason & Dixie Air Lines Michigan Detroit 1929 1931 Mass Air Massachusetts Boston 1964 1971 Founded