List of defunct airlines of the United States (J–P)

The following is a list of defunct airlines of the United States. However, some of these airlines have changed identities and/or FAA certificates and are still operating under a different name (e.g. America West Airlines changed to use the identity of US Airways in 2005 - which itself also changed identity to American Airlines in 2015).

For reasons of size, this article is broken into four parts:

• List of defunct airlines of the United States (A–C)
• List of defunct airlines of the United States (D–I)
• List of defunct airlines of the United States (J–P)
• List of defunct airlines of the United States (Q–Z)

Airline	State or territory	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Hubs and focus cities	Founded	Ceased operations	Notes
J
Jamaire	Arkansas					Harrell Field	1979	1982	[1]
Janair				JAX	JANAIR		1988	1988	[2]
Janss Airways	Utah					Salt Lake City	1966	1969	Renamed to Sun Valley Airlines[3]
Jefferson	Minnesota					Minneapolis	1928	1928	Operated Ford Trimotor[4]
Jet 24	Florida		TJ	JTS		Miami	1979	1986
Jet Alaska	Alaska					Anchorage	1985	1985	[5]
Jet America	California		SI	JET		Long Beach	1980	1987	Merged into Alaska Airlines
Jet Aviation				BZF	BIZFLEET		1999	1999	[6]
Jet Charter				JCT	JET CHARTER		1997	1998	[7][8]
Jet Charter Jets	Nevada					Las Vegas McCarran	1994	1994	[9]
Jet Courier	Ohio			DWW	DON JUAN	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky	1974	1985	Renamed to Wright International Express[10]
Jet East International	Texas			JED	JET EAST	Dallas Love Field	1983	2000	Renamed to Express One International[11]
Jet Express	Virginia		JI	JEX	JETEX	Charlottesville–Albemarle	1983	1993	Established as Bader Express. Become the last Midway Airlines [12]
Jet Fleet International Airlines	Texas			JFC	JET-FLEET	Dallas/Fort Worth	1969	1992	[13]
Jet Freight Cargo	Florida			JED	JET EAST	Miami	1977	1980	Renamed to Concord[14]
Jet Hansa Corporation	Florida		XW	WRC		West Palm Beach	1967	1975	Charter flights. Operated Hansa Jet. Renamed to Walker’s Cay Airlines [15]
Jet U.S.	Michigan					Detroit	1993	1993	Operated one week[16]
Jet Way	Michigan			JWY		Willow Run	1970s	1984	Acquired by Kalitta Air[17]
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 to PSA Airlines [18]
JetTrain	New York			JTN	JETTRAIN	Newark Liberty	1994	1996	Established as AirTrain Airlines[19]
JetWest	Colorado					Denver	1969	1970	Absorbed by Frontier Airlines (1950–1986)
Jetwest International	California					Los Angeles	1994	1995	Charter operator[20]
Jetwest International Airways	Nevada					Las Vegas McCarran	1981	1982	Renamed to Sunworld International[21]
Jetwingsco	Florida					Fort Myers	2001	2004	Operated Cessna Citation I, Gulfstream III [22]
Jim Dodson Air Service	Alaska					Anchorage	1937	1943	Acquired by Ray Petersen Flying Service[23]
Jim Hankins Air Services	Mississippi		HQ	HKN	HANKINS	Jackson	1958	2009	[24]
Johnson Airways	Louisiana					New Orleans	1932	1933	Established as The Gulf Coast Airlines[25]
Johnsons Flying Service	Idaho		JF		JOHNSON SERVICE	Missoula	1926	1975	Changed name to Johnson Air, then Johnson International Airlines. In 1975 merged into Intermountain Aviation became Evergreen International Aviation[26]
Jolly Voyager Travel Club							1970	1974	Operated DC-7[27]
Juneau Air Service	Alaska					Juneau	1980	1980	Renamed to Ward Air[28]
Juneau Air Taxi Service	Alaska					Juneau	1953	1951	Renamed to Loken Air Charter[29]
K
K-T Flying Service	Hawaii					Honolulu	1934	1941	Founded by Charles Knox and Robert Tyce[30]
Kahili Airlines (Trans National Airlines of Hawaii)	Hawaii		NX			Honolulu	1979	1981	[31]
Kansas City Southern Skyways	Kansas		NX			Kansas City	1945	1949	Cargo carrier. Operated C-47 [32][33]
Kenai Air Alaska	Alaska					Kenai	1978	1987	Established as Kenai Air Service[34]
Kenai Air Service	Alaska					Kenai	1977	1978	Founded by Vernon L. Lofsted. Renamed to Kenai Air Alaska [35]
Kenmore Air Harbor	Washington					Kenmore	1946	1981	Renamed to Kenmore Air[36]
KentuckySkies	Kentucky					Owensboro–Daviess	2009	2012	A Pacific Wings subsidiary
Ketchikan Air Service	Alaska		6S			Ketchikan	1997	1998	Acquired by Taquan Air[37]
Ketchikan Airways	Alaska					Ketchikan	1933	1993	Established as Pioneer Airways[38]
Key Air	Utah			KEY	KEY AIR	Salt Lake City	1987	1989	Charter carrier[39]
Key Airlines	Idaho			KWY	KEYAIR	Savannah/Hilton Head	1969	1993	Established as Thunderbird Airlines
Key West Airlines	Florida					Key West	1980	1981	[40]
Keyway Air Transport						Rhein-Main Air Base	1986	1992
KeyWest Seaplane Service	Florida					Key West	1976	1997	Adventure tours carrier. Operated Cessna 206[41]
King Airlines	Texas					Wichita Falls	1965	1972	Commuter air services. Operated Aero Commander 680, Piper Aztec, Cherokee Six[42]
Kingman Aviation	Arizona					Kingman	1973	1982	[43]
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[44]
Kobrin Airways	New Jersey					Princeton	1982	1982	Operated Piper Navajo[45]
Kodiak Airways	Alaska					Kodiak	1960	1973	Merged with Western Alaska Airlines[46]
Kodiak Island Air	Alaska					Kodiak	1995	1998	[47]
Kodiak Western Alaska Airline	Alaska					Kodiak	1973	1982	Formed by the merger of Kodiak Airways and Western Alaska Airlines. Operated Grumman Goose[48]
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 [49]
La Posada Airways	Texas					Laredo	1967	1969	Scheduled commuter services. Operated Britten-Norman Islander[50]
Lake Central Airlines	Indiana		LC			Cleveland Hopkins	1950	1968	Began as Turner Airlines. To Allegheny Airlines
Lake Geneva Airways	Wisconsin					Lake Geneva	1970	1973	[51]
Lake Havasu Air Services	Arizona			HCA	HAVASU	Lake Havasu City	1970s	1970s	Regional carrier[52]
Lake Havasu City Airlines	California					Long Beach	1964	1971	Merged into McCulloch International[53]
Lake State Airways	Minnesota		NT			New Ulm	1977	1979	Renamed to Midwest Aviation [54]
Lake Union Air Service	Washington					Lake Union Seaplane Base	1946	1993	To Kenmore Air[55]
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 [56]
Lance Air Transport	Florida						1962	1965	Operated C-46, DC-6A, DC-7[57]
Landair International Airlines			BN	C29			1994	1994	Renamed to Forward Air International Airlines[58]
Lang Aire	Nevada					Las Vegas	1994	1998	Cargo carrier[59]
Laredo Air	Texas			LRD	LAREDO AIR	Laredo	1988	1989	[60]
Larry’s Flying Service			J6				1982	2006	[61]
Las Vegas Airlines	Nevada		6G	EER		Las Vegas McCarran	1973	1987	[62]
Laughlin Express	Nevada			LEP	LAUGHLIN EXPRESS	Laughlin/Bullhead	1992	1992	[63]
Lavery Airways	Alaska					Fairbanks	1935	1987	Founded by William L. "Bill" Lavery. To Alaska Star Airlines [64]
Lawrence Aviation				LAR	LAWRENCE		1992	1992	[65]
LB Ltd.			LB	LAB			1999	2000	Established as Princess Vacations by Sir Freddie Laker. Renamed to the original Princess Vacations [66]
Lear JeTravel	Nevada					Reno Stead	1968	1969	Operated Learjet 23 and Learjet 24 [67]
Lebanon Airport Development Corp.	New Hampshire			LAD	LADCO-AIR	Lebanon	1975	1976	Operated Aero Commander [68]
Leconte Airlines				LCA	LECONTE		1981	1981	[69]
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 to Chatham Airlines[70]
Liberty Air	Alaska					Anchorage	1984	1984	Formed by the purchase and merger of Air North and Valdez Airlines [71]
Liberty Airlines	Ohio					Toledo Express	1982	1983	Operated Beech Baron and Convair 440 [72]
Liberty Express Airlines	Pennsylvania					Pittsburgh	1994	1997	To Air Midwest
Licon Airways							1933	1934	[73]
Lincoln Air Service							1928	1932	[74]
Lincoln Airlines				LUX	FREEBIRD		1989	1990	[75]
Lindsay Aviation				LSY	LINDSAY AIR		2004	2006	[76]
Lisle Air Service	California					Fresno Chandler	1965	1967	Commuter services. Operated Cessna 206 [77]
Livemercial Aviation	Delaware					Wilmington	2008	2012	Charter carrier [78]
Loening Air	Idaho					Boise	1963	1970	Commuter service. Operated Cessna 411 [79]
Loken Air Charter	Alaska					Juneau	1961	1964	Established as Juneau Air Taxi Service. Merged with Channel Flying Service[80]
Loken Aviation	Alaska					Juneau	1954	1997	Renamed to Alaska Seaplanes[81]
Lon’s Flying Service	Alaska					Petersburg Johnson	1967	1967	Renamed to Alaska Island Air. Operated DHC-2 [82]
Lone Star Air Cargo	Texas					Dallas Love Field	1945	1947	Cargo carrier[83]
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[84]
Longhorn Airlines	Texas					Fort Worth Meacham	1965	1971	Commuter air services. Operated Piper Cherokee [85]
LorAir	Arizona			LOR		Tucson	1995	2001	Charter carrier [86]
Los Angeles Air Services	California					Los Angeles	1948	1960	Renamed to Trans International Airlines [87]
Los Angeles Air Taxi Service	California					Los Angeles	1965	1970	Operated de Havilland Dove, Beech 18, Aero Commander 680 [88]
Los Angeles Airways	California					Grand Central Airport	1927	1928	[89]
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 [90]
Louisa Flying Service	Virginia					Louisa	1995	2005	[91]
Louisiana Aircraft	New Mexico					Albuquerque	1941	2003	Services for the U. S. Government. Renamed to Ross Aviation[92]
Lubbock-Amarillo Armored Service	Texas					Lubbock	1967	1971	Urgent deliveries carrier, Operated Piper Navajo[93]
Lucerne Airways	California					Oakland	1931	1931	[94]
Ludington Airline	Pennsylvania					Cleveland Hopkins	1929	1933
Luthi Aviation	North Dakota					Fargo	1972	1974	Operated Beech C-45, Renamed to Sizer Airways [95]
Lynch Flying Service	Montana			LCH	LYNCH AIR		1967	1996	Commuter services. Operated Cessna 310, Cessna 337 [96]
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	[97]
MAC Helicopters	Texas						1973	1973	[98]
MAC McMullen Airways	Florida					Tampa	1920	1931	Daily passenger services. Operated Stinson[99]
Mackey Air Taxi	Florida					Fort Lauderdale	1967	1968	Renamed to MacKey International Air Commuter [100]
Mackey Airlines	Florida		MK			Fort Lauderdale	1946	1967	To Eastern Air Lines, restarted as Mackey International Airlines, shut down 1981
MacKey International Air Commuter	Florida					Fort Lauderdale	1968	1976	Established as Mackey Air Taxi. Renamed to Mackey International [101]
MacKey International Airlines	Florida		MI			Fort Lauderdale	1976	1980	Established as MacKey International Air Commuter [102]
Maddux Air Lines	California					Mines Field	1927	1929	Merged with Transcontinental Air Transport to form TAT Maddux Air Lines
Magic Carpet Air							1961	1972	Renamed to Traventure Air Travel Club. Operated Convair 440 [103]
Mahalo Air	Hawaii		BM	MLH	MAHALO	Honolulu	1993	1997
Main Flying Services							1930	1931	[104]
Maine Air	Maine					Bangor	1982	1983	Operated Piper Aircraft [105]
Maine Air Cargo Express	Maine						1948	1949	[106]
Maine Air Transport	Maine			MAT	MAINE AIR		1932	1933	[107]
Maine Aviation	Maine			MAT		Portland Jetport	1962	2002	[108]
Maine Coast Airways	Maine						1983	1992	[109]
Maine State Airways	Maine					Augusta	1931	1931	[110]
Majestic Air	Florida		QT	PIA		Miami	1988	1989	Renamed to Carnival Air Lines. Operated a single Boeing 707-100[111]
Majestic Airlines	Utah		2J	MAJ	MAGIC AIR	Salt Lake City	1988	1997	Operated Beech 99[112]
Makani Kai Air	Hawaii					Honolulu	1998	2020	Merged into Mokulele Airlines[113]
Mall Airways	New York		GH	MLS	MALL AIRWAYS	Albany	1973	1989	Merged into Business Express Airlines
Mamer Air Transport	Washington					Felts Field[114]	1929	1932	Operated Ford Trimotor [115]
Manhattan Airlines	New York					Syracuse	1974	1976	Operated DC-3 [116]
Mannion Air Charter	Michigan					Willow Run	1950s	1980s	Operated DC-3 and Beech C-45[117][118]
Manufacturers Air Transport	Illinois					Chicago Midway	1967	1973	Operated C-47, Cessna 206 and Cessna 310[119]
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 [120]
Mario’s Air	Florida		M2			Miami-Opa-locka	1995	2006	Operated DC-3 [121]
MarkAir	Alaska		BF	MRK	MARKAIR	Anchorage	1946	1995	Merged into Northern Air Cargo
Markair Express	Alaska		2E	MRX	SPEEDMARK	Bethel	1974	1996	Established as Hermens Air. Acquired by MarkAir in 1987 [122]
Marquette Airlines							1938	1941	To Trans World Airlines[123]
Marsh Airways	Alaska					Bethel	1934	1935	Founded by Ray Petersen [124]
Marshfield Aviation	Massachusetts					Marshfield	1967	1971	Operated Cessna 172, Cessna 177 Cardinal, Cessna 337 [125]
Martz Air Lines	New York					Buffalo Niagara	1930	1933	Absorbed by American Airways [126]
Maryland Airways	Maryland						1964	1968	Operated Beech 18 [127]
Mason & Dixie Air Lines	Michigan					Detroit	1929	1931	[128]
Mass Air	Massachusetts					Boston	1964	1971	Founded by E. Antony. Acquired and merged intoExecutive Airlines [129]
Massachusetts Airlines	Massachusetts					Boston	1949	1949	[130]
MATS Cargo Airlines	Illinois					Chicago O'Hare	1972	1973	Scheduled and charter cargo operator [131]
Matson Airlines	California					San Francisco	1946	1948	Operated DC-4 [132]
Maui Airlines	Hawaii					Kahului	1985	1988	[133]
Mauiva Air Tours	Florida					Kissimmee	2010	2014	Renamed ViaAir. Operated Embraer Brasilia[134]
Maverick Airways	Texas					Maverick County	1974	1976	[135]
Maverick Airways	Colorado					Denver	1996	1997	Founded by Cody Diekroeger. Operated DHC 7 [136]
Maverick International	New York		YG			New York Stewart	1977	1979	Operated three Boeing 707. Transported cattle to Iran [137][138]
Mavrik Aire	Alaska					Kenai	1998	2007	Bush charter services [139]
Max's Air Service	Wisconsin					Appleton	1947	1967	Founded by Max Sagunsky. Renamed to Maxair [140]
MAXjet Airways	Virginia		MY	MXJ	MAX-JET	Washington Dulles	2003	2007
May Air Xpress	Texas			MXP	BEECHNUT		1990	2004	Founded by Thomas W. May [141]
Mayflower Airlines	Massachusetts					Boston	1936	1945	Absorbed by Northeast Airlines
McClain Airlines	Arizona					Phoenix Sky Harbor	1984	1987
McCollum Aviation	Illinois						1939	1986	[142]
McCulloch International Airlines	California					Long Beach	1966	1978	Acquired by Vance International Airways[143]
McGee Airways	Alaska					Anchorage	1932	1934	Merged with Star Air Service
McKinley Air Service	Alaska					Talkeetna	2003	2003	Operated Cessna 185 [144]
Mel Air							1963	1971	Operated Cessna 402, Piper Aztec, Piper Apache[145]
Mercer Airlines	California					Burbank	1946	1976	Began as Airplane Charter by Mercer.[146] Became Pacific American Airlines [147]
Mercury Air Lines	California					West Los Angeles	1919	1921	Operated Junkers-Larsen JL-6 [148]
Mercury Airlines	Texas					Houston-Hobby	1946	1947	[149]
Meridian Air Cargo							1975	1979	Established as Key Brothers Flying Service [150]
Merlin Express	Texas			MEI		San Antonio	1996	2000	Established as SAT-Air. Renamed to Merlin Airways. Operated Swearingen Metroliner [151]
Merrimack Air System	Massachusetts					Lawrence	1975	1978	Moved to Bedford and renamed to Merimack Airlines [152]
Merrimack Airlines	Massachusetts		ZE			Hanscom Field	1978	1980	Merged with New Jersey Airlines[153]
Mesaba Airlines	Tennessee		XJ	MES	MESABA	Memphis	1944	2012	Merged into Pinnacle Airlines
Methow Aviation	Washington			MER	METHOW		1989	2006	[154]
MetJet	Wisconsin					Green Bay–Austin Straubel	2013	2013	[155]
Meteor Air Transport	New York					Teterboro	1946	1958	Operated C-46, C-47 and DC-4 [156]
Metro Air Northeast	New York		SS	MNE	NORTHEAST	Plattsburgh	1989	1991	[157]
Metro Airlines	Texas					Clear Lake City STOLport	1969	1993	Originally Houston Metro Airlines
Metroflight Airlines									Part of Metro Airlines
Metro Express II				MEX	EAGLE EXPRESS		1984	1995	Established as Eastern Metro Express. Operated Jetstream 31[158]
Metro Express Airlines	Georgia			EME	EASTERN METRO	Atlanta	1984	1991	[159]
Metro International Airlines	New York		FT			New York Kennedy	1980	1983	Passenger division of Flying Tigers Line. Operated Boeing 747[160]
MetroJet	Virginia		US	USA	USAIR	Baltimore–Washington	1998	2001
Metropolitan Air Ferry Service	New York					Newark	1931	1931	Operated Ford Trimotor[161]
MGM Grand Air	California		MG	MGM	GRAND AIR	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	1987	1995	To Champion Air
Miami Air Charter	Florida			HUR	HURRICANE CHARTER	Miami	1987	1995	Renamed to Nations Air Express[162]
Miami Air International	Florida		LL	BSK	BISCAYNE	Miami	1990	2020	[163][164]
Miami Air Lease	Florida		MG	MGD	MIAMI AIR	Miami	1999	1999	[165]
Miami Airlines	Florida					Miami	1960	1961	[166]
Miami Executive Aviation	Florida					Miami	1997	1999	[167]
Miami Seaplane Service	Florida					Miami Seaplane Base	1933	1933	[168]
Miami Valley Aviation	Ohio			OWL	NIGHT OWL	Middletown	1998	2006	Established as Hoganair[169]
Miami-Key West Airways	Florida					Miami	1937	1938	[170]
Michigan Air Express	Michigan						1930	1931	[171]
Michigan Airways	Michigan						1982	1989	Established as Emmet County Aviation. Acquired by Drummond Island Air[172]
Michigan Central Airlines	Michigan					Bishop	1938	1938	[173]
Michigan Peninsular Airways	Michigan					Willow Run	1978	1981	Operated DC-8[174]
Michigan Trade Winds	Michigan						1968	1968	[175]
Mid Pacific Air	Hawaii		HO	MPA	MID PAC	Honolulu	1981	1995
Mid Pacific Cargo	Indiana		PF	MPA		Lafayette	1999	1999	[176]
Mid South Airways							1940	1940	[177]
Mid-America Airlines	Illinois					Peoria	1970	1970	Operated Martin 2-0-2 [178]
Mid-American Air Transport	Kansas						1967	1971	Operated Beech 18 [179]
Mid-Atlantic Freight	North Carolina			MDC	NIGHT SHIP	Piedmont Triad	1990	2005	Acquired by Martinaire in 2005 [180]
Mid-Coast Airways	Maine					Rockland	1960	1968	Renamed to Downeast Airlines [181]
Mid-Continent Air Express	Colorado					Denver Stapleton	1929	1931	Operated Fokker Super Universal. Acquired by Western Air Express [182]
Mid-Continent Airlines	Iowa					Sioux Gateway	1938	1952	Established as Hanfords Tri-State Airlines in 1928. Acquired by Braniff [183]
Mid-Continent Airlines							1964	1964	[184]
Mid-Continent Airlines	Tennessee					Memphis	1969	1970	Operated Cessna 402 [185]
Mid-Continent Airlines	Oklahoma					Halliburton Field	1972	1974	Operated Piper Aircraft[186]
Mid-Continent Airlines							1980	1982	Funded by Terry Hudik and Mike Gedmin. Renamed to American Central Airlines[187]
Mid-Hudson Airline							1951	1966	Renamed to Command Airways[188]
Mid-South Airlines							1979	1983	Established as Resort Commuter Airlines. Renamed to Air Virginia[189]
Mid-West Airways	Iowa					Des Moines	1929	1931	Renamed to Des Moines Airways [190]
MidAtlantic Airways	Pennsylvania		BK	PDC		Pittsburgh	2002	2006
Midcontinent Airlines	Nebraska		CT	MCA	CONTINAIR	Omaha	1986	1989	Began as AAA Airlines. Operated as Braniff Express[191]
Midet Aviation	Florida					Palm Beach	1938	1956	Acquired by Mackey Airlines [192]
Midnight Express	Georgia					Atlanta	1983	1988	[193]
Midstate Airlines	Wisconsin		IU	MIS	MIDSTATE	Central Wisconsin	1964	1989	To Sentry Insurance
Midway Airlines (1976–1991)	Illinois		ML	MDW	MIDWAY	Chicago Midway	1976	1991
Midway Connection				XAP	MID-TOWN		1987
Midway Metrolink							1983	1985	Operated DC-9-30[194]
Midway Express	Florida			FLA	PALM	Miami	1984	1990	Operated former Air Florida Boeing 737 [195]
Midway Airlines (1993–2003)	North Carolina		JI	MDW	MIDWAY	Chicago Midway	1993	2003
Midway Aviation	Texas					Dallas Love Field	1996	1996	Acquired by Airnet Express[196]
Midwest Air Charter	Ohio					Willoughby	1977	1980	Acquired by Airborne[197]
Midwest Airlines	Wisconsin		YX	MEP	MIDEX	Milwaukee Mitchell	1948	2010	As K-C Aviation, merged with Frontier Airlines
Midwest Connect							1994		Regional airline associate of Midwest Airlines
Midwest Express							1978	2002	Renamed to Midwest Airlines
Midwest Airways	Ohio					Lunken Field
Midwest Aviation	Minnesota					New Ulm	1973	1983	Operated as Air New Ulm (1973–1977), then as Lake State Airways (1977–1999)
Midwest Commuter Airlines	Indiana					Indianapolis	1967	1974	[198]
Militair							1979	1980	Operated American Eagle Boeing 707 to fly military families[199]
Million Air Monterey	California					Salinas	1999	2012	Established as Air Trails. Operated Cessna Citation II, Learjet 35A[200]
Millon Air	Florida		OX	OXO	MILL AIR	Miami	1983	1998	Operated Boeing 707, CL-44[201]
Mission Airlines	California					Gillespie Field	1969	1982	Operated Beech 18 [202]
Mississippi Valley Airlines	Wisconsin		XV	MVA	VALAIR	Quad City	1968	1985	Merged with Air Wisconsin
Missouri Air Commuter	Missouri					Kansas City	1974	1978	Charter and air taxi. Operated Martin 4-0-4[203]
Modern Air Transport	New Jersey		KV		MODERN	Newark Liberty	1946	1975
Mohawk Airlines	New York		MO		MOHAWK	Ithaca Tompkins	1945	1972	As Robinson Airlines, to Allegheny Airlines
Mokulele Flight Service	Hawaii					Kona	1998	2005	Rebranded as Mokulele Airlines[204]
Monarch Air	Texas					Dallas Addison	1986	2017	Founded by the Sawtelle family. Operated Cessna Skyhawk[205]
Monarch Air Lines	Colorado					Denver	1946	1950	Merged with Arizona Airways and Challenger Airlines to form Frontier Airlines[206]
Monarch Aviation	Florida					Miami	1977	1982	[207]
Montauk Caribbean Airways	New York		YL	ORA		Farmingdale	1960	1987	Sold and renamed Long Island Airlines[208]
Morris Air	Utah		KN	MSS	WASATCH	Salt Lake City	1948	1994	As Morris Air Service, to Southwest Airlines
Mountain Air Express	Colorado		M7	MAX	PIKES PEAK	Denver	1996	1998	Sold to Air Wisconsin, formerly owned by Western Pacific Airlines
Mountain Airways	New York					Kingston–Ulster	1969	1970	Operated BN Islander[209]
Mountain Aviation	Alaska					Sitka	1977	1995	Operated amphibious Cessna 185, DHC Beaver[210]
Mountain West Airlines	Idaho		FX			Boise	1979	1981
Mountain West Airlines	Arizona					Phoenix Sky Harbor	1995	1996	To Mesa Airlines
Mountainwest Aviation	Arizona					Tucson	1967	1981	Acquired Sierra Pacific Airlines, Operated Convair 580[211]
MPA Michigan Penninsula Airlines	Michigan		MN	XAT		Willow Run	1979	1984	Cargo operator[212]
Munz Northern Airlines	Alaska					Nome	1974	1983	[213]
Mt. McKinley Air Freight	Alaska					Anchorage	1946	1949	Operated C-47A[214]
Murray Air	Michigan		5M	MUA		Oakland County	1986	2008	Rebranded as National Airlines (N8)[215]
Muse Air	Texas		MC	TST	MUSE AIR	Dallas Love Field	1981	1986	Acquired by Southwest Airlines and renamed TranStar Airlines
Mustang Airlines	Texas					Dallas	1967	1977	[216]
Mutual Air Lines	California					Los Angeles	1928	1929	Operated Ryan Brougham[217]
Myrtle Beach Jet Express	South Carolina					Myrtle Beach	1996	1999	[218]
N
NAA North American Airlines	California					Hollywood Burbank	1954	1957	[219]
Nantucket Airlines	Massachusetts			ACK	ACK AIR	Hyannis	1986	1989	Merged with Cape Air[220]
Nantucket Shuttle	Massachusetts					Hyannis	2006	2011	Founded as Horizon Air Charter. Acquired by Island Airlines [221]
Napier Air Service	Alabama			NAP	NAPIER	Dothan	1948	1991	[222]
Naples Airlines	Florida					Naples	1960	1980	Merged into Provincetown-Boston Airlines[223]
Nashville Eagle	Tennessee					Nashville	1987	1991	Acquired AVAir. Merged with Command Airways to become Flagship Airlines[224]
National Air Transport	Illinois					Chicago Midway	1925	1934
National Airlines (1934–1980)	Florida		NA	NA	NATIONAL	Miami	1934	1980	Merged into Pan American World Airways
National Airlines (1983)			(none)	OV (NAN)	NATION AIR		1983	1986
National Airlines (1999–2002)	Nevada		N7	ROK	RED ROCK	Las Vegas McCarran	1999	2002
National Airlines / Private Jet Expeditions	Kansas		5J	PJE	Pee Jay	Atlanta	1994	1995
National Airways	Massachusetts					Boston	1931	1940	Founded by Paul Collins, Sam Solomon, Amelia Earhart. Operated 2 Stinson Airliner. To Delta Air Lines[225]
National Commuter Airlines	Florida					Miami	1982	1984	Acquired by Air Florida
National Executive Flight Service	Massachusetts					Boston	1960	1967	Renamed to Executive Airlines[226]
National Florida Airlines	Florida			NFA	VOYAGER	Daytona Beach	1981	1983
National Freight Service	California					Los Angeles	1945	1949	Renamed to Flying Tigers Airlines. Operated Budd Conestoga, C-46 [227]
National Parks Airways	Idaho					Salt Lake City	1927	1937	Bought by Western Airlines
National Skyway Freight Corporation	California					Los Angeles	1945	1946	Operated Budd Conestoga. Renamed to Flying Tiger Line [228]
Nations Air	Pennsylvania		N5	NAE	NATIONS EXPRESS	Pittsburgh	1995	1998
Nationwide Air Transport Service	Florida					Miami	1946	1951	Cargo carrier[229]
Nationwide Airlines	Michigan					Detroit	1947	1952	Air mail and passenger service[230]
Nationwide Airlines Southeast	Georgia					Atlanta	1969	1978	Name changed to Air South (Georgia)
Navajo Airlines	Arizona					Winslow	1930	n/a	Operated Kreutzer Air Coach[231]
Nenana Fuel Company	Alaska					Fairbanks	1958	1992	Cargo carrier. Operated C-46, DC-3[232]
Nevada Airlines	California					Los Angeles Grand Central	1929	1929	Operated four Lockheed Vega[231]
Nevada Airlines	Nevada						1963	1962	Established as Blatz Airlines. Succeeded by Hawthorne-Nevada Airlines in 1964 [233]
New England Air Express	New Jersey			NEZ	ENGAIR	Teterboro	1949	1954	Acquired by Flying Tiger Line[234]
New England Air Transport	Maine						2008	2009
New England Central Airways	Massachusetts					Boston	1946	1947	Operated Cessna Bobcat[235]
New England Commuter	New Hampshire					Manchester–Boston	1971	1971	Operated Cessna 402[236]
New England & Western Air Transportation Co.	Massachusetts					Westfield-Barnes	1930	1930
New Haven Airways	Connecticut				HAVEN AIR	Tweed New Haven	1978	1980	Renamed to NewAir[237]
New Jersey Airways							1977	1980	Merged into Merrimack Airlines[238]
New Mexico Airlines	Arizona		LW	NMI	TSUNAMI	Albuquerque	2007	2015	A Pacific Wings subsidiary
New Orleans Air Lines	Louisiana					New Orleans Lakefront	1931	1931	[231]
New York & Western Airlines	New York					Newark Liberty	1931	n/a	Subsidiary of Pittsburgh Airlines [231]
New York Air	New York		NY	NYA	APPLE	New York-LaGuardia	1980	1987	To Continental Airlines
New York Air Connection							1985		Routes feeding New York Air [239]
New York Airways	New York		NY	NYA	NEW YORK	New York-LaGuardia	1949	1979	Helicopter services
New York Helicopter	New York		HD	NYH		East 34th Street Heliport	1980	1988
New York Safety Airlines	New York					Roosevelt Field	1929	1930	Established as Tri-Motor Safety Airlines. Acquired by New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line [240]
New York-Newport Air Service	New York					Newark Liberty	1922	1923	[231]
New York, Philadelphia & Washington Airways	New York					Newark Liberty	1929	1934	Acquired by Eastern Air Transport [231]
New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line	New York					New York Curtiss	1929	1930	To Pan American World Airways
NewAir	Connecticut					Tweed New Haven	1980	1990	Established as New Haven Airways [241]
Niemeyer Aviation	Indiana						1972	1999	Founded by Don Neimeyer. Operated Grumman AA-5 Tiger[242]
Noland-Decoto Flying Service	Washington					Yakima	1966	1998	Charter, aerial photography, ambulance service [243]
Nomads Travel Club	Michigan					Detroit Metro	1965	2011	Oldest travel club. Operated 727-200[244]
Nome Flying Service	Alaska					Nome	1971	1979	[245]
North American Airlines	California					Los Angeles	1950	1956	Part of North American Aircoach System. Operated C-46, DC-3, DC-4, DC-6 [246]
North American Airlines	Florida					Miami	1980	1982	Established as Air Miami. Operated CASA 212 [247]
North American Airlines	Georgia		NA	NAO	NORTH AMERICAN	Tampa	1989	2014	Went bankrupt
North American Airways	Wisconsin					Appleton	1930s	1930s	Operated Stinson Detroiter [231]
North Central Airlines	Minnesota		NC		NORTH CENTRAL	Chicago O'Hare	1944	1979	Merged with Southern Airways to form Republic Airlines (1979-1986)
North Continent Airlines	California					Long Beach	1983	1991	Operated Hamilton Westwind III, Beech 1900, Twin Otter[248]
North Pacific Airlines	Alaska					Anchorage	1983	1992	Founded by Roy Musgrove[249]
North Pacific Airlines	Washington					Seattle–Tacoma	1987	1991	Merged with WestAir Commuter Airlines
North Slope Supply Company	Alaska					Anchorage	1969	1969	Went bankrupt[250]
North South Airways	Georgia		SPK		SPK	Statesboro	1983	2003	Founded as Diamond Aviation[251]
North Star Air Cargo	Alaska			SBX	SKY BOX	Anchorage	1989	2008	[252]
North Star Aircoach	New York					New York-LaGuardia	1951	1952	[253]
Northcoast Executive Airlines	Ohio		5N	NCE	TOP HAT	Dayton	1990	1991
Northeast Airlines	Massachusetts		NE	DOW	NORTHEAST	Boston	1940	1972	Founded 1931 as Boston-Maine Airways, merged into Delta Air Lines
Northeast Airlines	Maine			NEE	NORTHEAST	Portland Jetport	1997	1999	Began as Downeast Express[254]
Northeast Express Regional Airlines	New Hampshire		2V	NEE		Manchester–Boston	1974	1994	Went bankrupt
Northeastern International Airways	Florida		QS	QSA	NORTHEASTER	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood	1982	1986
Northern Air Service	Alaska						1930	1930	[255]
Northern Air Transport	Alaska						1924	1926	Renamed to Wien Airways of Alaska[256]
Northern Airlines	North Dakota					Minot	1928	1929	[231]
Northern Airlines	Ohio					St. Marys	1968	1970	Operated Beech 18, Twin Otter[257]
Northern Airlines	Minnesota					St. Paul Downtown	1981	1982	Filed for bankruptcy[258]
Northern Consolidated Airlines	Alaska					Anchorage	1947	1968	Merged into Wien Airways of Alaska. Operated DC-3, Short Skyvan
Northern Illinois Commuter Airlines	Illinois			NIC	ILLINOIS COMMUTER		1979	1980	Operated Beech 99[259]
Northern International Airlines	New York					New York Kennedy	1954	1966	Renamed to Direct Airlines[260]
Northern Star Airlines	Illinois		UO	XAP	MID TOWN	Chicago Gary	1994	1995	Reorganized as Northern Star Airlines [261]
Northwest Airlines	Minnesota		NW	NWA	NORTHWEST	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	1934	2010	Formed 1926 as Northwest Airways, merged into Delta Air Lines
Northwest Orient Airlines									Renamed to Northwest Airlines
Northwest Airlink				NWX	FLAG SHIP		1984	2009
Northwest Sky Ferry	Washington					Friday Harbor	2007	2014	Established as Rugby Aviation in 1999. Merged into San Juan Airlines [262]
O
Oahu & Kauai Airlines	Hawaii					Honolulu	1976	1976	Operated Cessna 402[263]
Oak Harbor Airlines	Washington					Oak Harbor	1971	1974	Renamed to Harbor Airlines [264]
Ocean Airways	Florida						1980	1980	[265]
Ocean Reef Airways	Florida					Key Largo	1970	1982	Merged into Provincetown-Boston Airlines[266]
Ocean Wings	Massachusetts			TUK	TUCKERNUCK	Nantucket	1990	2002	To Island Airlines [267]
Oceanair	Puerto Rico			TJ			1970s	1980s	To Trans Commuter Airline
Odyssey Transport	Nevada					Las Vegas McCarran	1998	2002	Cargo operator[268]
Okair (Oaha and Kauai Airlines)	Hawaii		YQ			Honolulu	1975	1980	[231]
Oklahoma Short Line Airways	Oklahoma					Tulsa	1930	1931	Founded by L H Atkinson. Operated Ryan Brougham[231]
Oklahoma-Texas Air Line	Oklahoma					Oklahoma City	1929	1932	[231]
Olson Air Service	Alaska		4B			Nome	1987	2006	[269]
Omaha Aviation Commuter	Nebraska					Omaha	1979	1980	[270]
Omega Air Cargo	Florida					Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood	2004	2004	Renamed to Focus Air Cargo[271]
Omni Air Express	Oklahoma				OMNI-EXPRESS	Tulsa	1993	1997	Renamed Omni Air International[272]
Omni Airlines	Arizona		OE			Flagstaff Pulliam	1977	1981	Renamed to Arizona Pacific Airlines[273]
Omniflight Helicopters	Texas					Addison	1962	2011	Acquired by Air Methods[274]
ONAT (Orvis Nelson Air Transport Company)	California		OE			Oakland	1946	1946	Renamed to Transocean Air Lines[275]
Oneida County Aviation	New York					Oneida County	1975	1976	Renamed to Empire Airlines[276]
OneJet	Pennsylvania		J1			Pittsburgh	2015	2018	Established as PrimAir[277]
ONG Airlines	Illinois					Chicago Meigs Field	2015	2018	Founded by William Armitage Ong. Established as PrimAir[278]
Orange Air	Florida		U3	ORN	ORANGE JET	Orlando Sanford	2011	2017	Charter operator[279]
Orion Air	North Carolina		HS	TAG	TAGGE	Raleigh–Durham	1980	1989	Sold to Ryan International [280]
Orion Airways	Missouri					St. Louis Lambert	1971	1971	Third-level services[281]
Orlando Airlines	Florida					Orlando	1943	1947	Renamed to Florida Airways[282]
Oscar Winchell Air Service	Alaska					Anchorage	1931	1932	Founded by Oscar Winchell [283]
Otis Spunkmeyer Air	California					Oakland	1990	1999	Established as Sentimental Journeys Aviation. Operated DC-3[284]
Otter Air	Washington					Seattle Lake Union Seaplane Base	1985	1986	Scheduled and charter seaplane services. Acquired by Kenmore Air[285]
Overland Airways	Oklahoma					Alameda	1929	1932	[231]
Overseas International Distributors	California					Van Nuys	1978	1979	Renamed to Ginny Aviation. Operated Boeing 720[286]
Overseas National Airways	New York		OV	ONA	ONAIR	New York Kennedy	1950	1978
Owensboro Aviation	Kentucky					Owensboro–Daviess	1964	1974	Founded by L.S. Cox. Renamed to Air Kentucky[287]
Oxnard Air Freight	California					Oxnard	1950	1951	Founded by Ross Hart and Jack Lewin. Merged into Standard Airlines. Operated DC-4 [288]
Ozark Air Lines	Missouri		OZ	OZA	OZARK	Springfield–Branson	1950	1986	To Trans World Airlines
Ozark Air Lines (1998)	Missouri			OZR		Oklahoma Will Rogers	1998	2001	To Great Plains Airlines
P & M Flying Services	Maine			PAZ	PAPA MIKE	Presque Isle	1965	1968	Founded by John C. Philbrick. Renamed to Aroostook Airways [289]
P & N Flight and Charter	Indiana					Marion	1995	1996	Passenger and cargo charters [290]
P
PAC Air	Massachusetts			PCR	PACAIR	Provincetown	1989	1989	Owned by Arthur Pearson. Sold to San Juan Airlines [291]
Pace Airlines	North Carolina		Y5	PCE	PACE	Winston-Salem Smith Reynolds	1996	2002	To Hooters Air
Pacific Air Charter	California			PRC	PACIFIC CHARTER	San Diego	1994	1996	Acquired by Airnet Express[292]
Pacific Air Express	Hawaii			PCF	PACIFIC EXPRESS	Honolulu	1983	1986	[293]
Pacific Air Freight	Washington					Seattle–Tacoma	1951	1968	Merged with Airborne of California to form Airbourne Freight Company [294]
Pacific Air Lines	California		PC	PC	PACIFIC	San Francisco	1946	1968	Formerly Southwest Airways, renamed 1958, merged with Bonanza Air Lines and West Coast Airlines to form Air West which was then renamed Hughes Airwest
Pacific Air Transport	California						1926	1928	Merged into Boeing Air Transport, but remained a separate division
Pacific Airways	Alaska		3F			Ketchikan	2000	2020	Operated DHC Beaver floatplane[295]
Pacific Alaska Airlines	Alaska		AW	PAK	PACIFIC ALASKA	Fairbanks	1972	1986	Operated de Havilland Heron, DC-3, DC-6, Fairchild Packet, B-25 Mitchell[296]
Pacific Alaska Airways	Alaska					Juneau	1932	1941	Merged into Pan American World Airways
Pacific American Airlines	California					Burbank Hollywood	1976	1979
Pacific Cal Air	California		AX	PCC		Oakland	1979	1984	[297]
Pacific Cargo	California					Los Angeles	1985	1985	Operated DC-8-50F [298]
Pacific Coast Airlines					SONIC	Santa Barbara	1981	1985	Established as Apollo Airways[299]
Pacific Corporation	Delaware						1950	1979	Holding company Used by CIA to control aviation front organizations
Pacific East Airlines	California		6P	PCE		Los Angeles	1983	1984
Pacific Express	California		VB	WCA		Chico	1982	1984
Pacific Inter Air	Florida		QT	PIA		Miami	1985	1987	Established as Pacific Interstate. Renamed to Bahamas Express[300]
Pacific International Airlines	Arizona			PIN		Tucson	1995	1996	Established as Sportsflight Airways[301]
Pacific Interstate Airlines	Nevada					Las Vegas McCarran	1984	1985	Renamed Pacific Inter Air[302]
Pacific Island Aviation	Northern Mariana Islands		9J	PSA	PACIFIC ISLE	Saipan	1988	2005
Pacific Marine Airways	California					Avalon	1922	1928	Operated two Curtiss HS[231]
Pacific National Airways	California					Burbank	1980	1981	Established as Air Tours[303]
Pacific Northern Airlines	Alaska		PN			Anchorage	1947	1967	Established as Woodley Airways by Art Woodley in 1932. Renamed to Pacific Northern Airway. Merged into Western Airlines[304]
Pacific Ocean Airlines	Hawaii					Honolulu	1946	1948	[305]
Pacific Overseas Airlines	California					Ontario	1946	1947	Established as Industrial Air Transport. Operated C-54 Skymaster. Daily flight to Tokyo [306]
Pacific Seaboard Air Lines	California					Monterey	1933	1935	Renamed to Chicago and Southern Air Lines. Operated Bellanca CH-300[231]
Pacific Skyway	California						2000	2003
Pacific Southwest Airlines	California		PS	PSX	SMILEY	Los Angeles	1949	1988	To US Airways
Pacific Western Airways	Utah					Salt Lake City	1968	1969	[307]
Pacific Wings	Arizona		LW	NMI	TSUNAMI	Albuquerque Sunport	1974	2015	See also New Mexico Airlines, Georgia Skies, TennesseeSkies, and KentuckySkies
Paklook Air	Alaska					Fairbanks	2003	2003	Fouded by Howard Holman and Terry Cratty. Renamed to Servant Air. Operated Cessna 207[308]
Palm Springs Airlines	California					Palm Springs	1936	1937	[309]
Pan Alaska Airways	Alaska					Fairbanks	1970	1973	Renamed to Pacific Alaska Airlines. Acquired by Empire Airlines in 1989 [310]
Pan Am Air Bridge	Florida					Miami Seaplane Base	1996	1999	[311]
Pan American World Airways	New York		PA	PAA	CLIPPER	New York Kennedy	1927	1991	Went bankrupt
Pan Am Cargo							1963	1983	Subsidiary of Pan American World Airways
Pan Am Express			RZ	PXX	PAN AM	Miami	1981	1991	A flight connection code sharing service operated by several air carriers. See also Ransome Airlines
Pan Am Shuttle							1986		To Delta Shuttle
Pan American Airways (1996–1998)	Florida		PN	PAA	CLIPPER	Miami	1996	1998	Merged with Carnival Air Lines
Pan American Airways (1998–2004)	New Hampshire		PA	PAA	CLIPPER	Portsmouth	1998	2004	To Boston-Maine Airways
Pan American-Grace Airways	Florida		PY	PY			1929	1969	To Braniff International Airways
Panagra Airways	Florida		7E	PGI	PANAGRA	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood	1996	1999	[312]
Panama Airways	Florida					Panama City–Bay County	1990	1991	[313]
Panhandle Airways	Florida						1976	1978	Operated Beech 18, DC-3[314]
Paradise Airlines	California					Oakland	1962	1964	Operated Lockheed L-049 Constellation [315]
Paradise Airways	Virginia					Manassas	1995	1997	Charter carrier. Renamed to Prestige Airlines [316]
Paradise Island Airlines	Florida		BK	PDI	PARADISE ISLAND	Miami	1989	1999
Paragon Air	Hawaii					Honolulu	1985	2006	Charter operator[317]
Paramount Airlines	California					Burbank	1960	1962	Established as Paul Mantz Air Service. Non-scheduled transcontinental flights. Operated DC-7C Seven Seas[318]
Parks College Airline	Illinois					Curtiss-Steinberg	1935	1950	Acquired by Ozark Air Lines
Passaat Airlines	Florida					Miami	1965	1967	Charter operator[319]
Patriot Air	Texas					Dallas Love Field	2001	2002	[320]
Patriot Airlines	California		P7	PAA	PATRIOTAIR	San Jose	1991	1994	[321]
Paul Mantz Air Service	California					Burbank	1959	1960	Renamed to Paramount Airlines. Operated DC-7C Seven Seas, L-749 Constellation[322]
Peak Air	Colorado					Aspen	1995	1995	Renamed to Aspen Mountain Air[323]
Pearson Aircraft	Washington		YE			Port Angeles	1972	1981	Founded by Earl Pearson. Acquired by San Juan Airlines[324]
Pearson-Alaska Airlines	Alaska					Anchorage	1948	1956	Founded by Eric Pearson. Renamed to World Wide Airlines. Operated DC-4, C-46, L-749, L-1049[325]
Peck & Rice Airways	Alaska					Bethel	1930	1939	Founded by John Peck and Wyman Rice. Operated Travel Air 6000B[326]
Pegaso Air	California					Los Angeles	1985	1986	[327]
Pegasus Air	Washington					Bremerton	1985	1986	Operated Cessna 172[328]
Peninsula Airways	California					San Carlos	1973	1973	[329]
Peninsular Air Transport	Florida					Miami	1946	1955	[330]
Pennsylvania Air Lines	Pennsylvania					Bettis Field	1930	1936	Merged with Central Airlines to form Pennsylvania Central Airlines [331]
Pennsylvania Airlines	Pennsylvania					Harrisburg	1980	1985	Acquired by USAir[332]
Pennsylvania Central Airlines	Pennsylvania					Allegheny County	1936	1948	Formed by the merger of Central Airlines and Pennsylvania Airlines. Operated DC-3A. To Capital Airlines
Pennsylvania Commuter Airlines	Pennsylvania		AL			Harrisburg	1970	1980	Established as Harrisburg Commuter. Became an Allegheny Commuter and renamed to Pennsylvania Airlines.[333]
Penobscot Airways	Maine					Millinocket Seaplane Base	1949	1955	Founded by Arthur Harjula. Renamed to Stonington Flying Service[334]
People Express Airlines (1980s)	New Jersey		PE	PEX	PEOPLE EXPRESS	Newark Liberty	1981	1987	Merged into Continental Airlines
People Express Airlines (2010s)	Virginia		V2	RBY	RUBY	Newport News/Williamsburg	2014	2014
Permian Airways	Texas					Midland	1979	1982	Founded by John Andrews and David Glover [335]
Pet Airways	Florida			SUB	SUB AIR		2009	2013
PHH Air	Kansas					Wichita	1986	1989	Founded by Jack P DeBoer and Ron Ryan. Established as Ryan Aviation. Renamed to Ryan International Airlines [336]
Philadelphia Rapid Transit	Pennsylvania					Philadelphia	1926	1926	Operated Fokker F.VII[337]
Phoenix Air	Georgia					Cartersville	2002	2003	[338]
Phoenix Airways	Georgia					DeKalb–Peachtree	1980	1981	[339]
Pickwick Airways	California					Los Angeles	1929	1930	Operated Bach Air Yacht
Piedmont Airlines (1948–1989)	North Carolina		PI	PAI	PIEDMONT	Charlotte Douglas	1948	1989	To US Airways
Pilgrim Airlines	Connecticut		PM	PMT	PILGRIM	Groton-New London	1960	1986	Acquired by Business Express Airlines
Pine State Airlines	Maine		PW	PXX		Frenchville	1990	1999	Operated Cessna 402C[340]
Pinehurst Airlines	Georgia		MQ			Whispering Pines	1973	1982	Operated YS-11, C-47A. Went into bankruptcy due to PATCO[341]
Pinnacle Airlines	Michigan		9E	FLG	FLAGSHIP	Detroit Metro	2002	2013	Establishes as Express Airlines I. Renamed to Endeavor Air[342]
Pioneer Air Lines	Texas					Houston-Hobby	1946	1955	Merged into Continental Airlines [343]
Pioneer Airlines	Colorado		JB	PIO	PIONEER	Denver	1976	1986	Establishes as Pioneer Airways. Operated Beech 99[344]
Pioneer Airways	South Dakota						1927	1928	Founded by Oscar Winclell. Renamed to Rapid City Airlines. Operated Curtiss Jenny[345]
Pioneer Airways	Alaska					Ketchikan	1931	1931	Founded by Vern C. Gorst, Roy F. Jones, C.R. Wright Jones. Renamed to Ketchikan Airways. Operated Curtiss Jenny[346]
Pitcairn Aviation	New York					Floyd Bennett Field	1927	1930	Founded by Harold J. Pitcairn. Renamed to Eastern Air Transport[347]
Pittsburgh Airways	Pennsylvania					Allegheny County	1929	1930	Founded by James Condon, Ted Taney. Subsidiary of New York & Western Airlines[231]
Planet Airways	Florida			PLZ	PLANET	Orlando	1995	2006	Began as Airship Airways[348]
Platinum Airlines	Florida		P2	PLS		Miami	1998	2006
Pocono Airlines	Pennsylvania		4P	POC	POCONO	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	1965	1990	Began flying as an Allegheny Commuter, switched to TWA Express in 1989.[349]
Polar Airways	Alaska		PE			Anchorage	1968	1979	Operated Aero Commander
Pollack Flying Service	Alaska					Fairbanks	1933	1942	Founded by Frank Pollack. Sold to Alaska Star Airlines[350]
Pompano Airways	Florida		MG			Fort Lauderdale Executive	1983	1984	Subcontract carrier for Air Florida Commuter[351]
Pomona Valley Aviation	California					Brackett Field	1968	1975	Renamed to Inland Empire Airlines. Operated Piper Navajo, Swearingen Metroliner [352]
Port Angeles Air Transport	Washington					Port Angeles	1931	1931	Operated Stinson Detroiter[231]
Potomac Air	Texas		BK	PDC	DISTRICT	Washington National	2001	2001	Renamed to Midatlantic Airways. Operated DHC-8[353]
Precision Airlines	New Hampshire		RP	PRE	PRECISION	Manchester–Boston	1972	1994	Was an Eastern Express carrier. Acquired by Northeast Express in 1989.[354]
Premier Executive Transport Services	Massachusetts								Alleged to be a front organization for the Central Intelligence Agency
President Airlines	California					Burbank	1960	1962	Operated DC-4, DC-6, DC-7[355]
Presidential Air	California			PRD	PRESIDENTIAL	Long Beach	1993	1996	Operated Airbus A300[356]
Presidential Airways (scheduled)	Virginia		XV		WASHINGTON EAGLE	Washington Dulles	1985	1989
Presidential Express	Virginia		CJ	CJC	COLGAN	Manassas	1986	1989	Began as Colgan Airways[357]
Prestige Airways	New York		OJ	PAI		New York Kennedy	1995	1997	Established as Paradise Airways in 1990. Operated 727-200 [358]
Pride Air	Louisiana		NI			New Orleans	1985	1985	Went into bankruptcy
PrimAir	Pennsylvania					Pittsburgh	2009	2014	Rebranded OneJet [359]
Primaris Airlines	Nevada		FE	WCP	WHITECAP	Las Vegas McCarran	2002	2009
Prime Air	Pennsylvania					Clarksville	1986	1987	Operated Piper [360]
Prime Air	Illinois					Murphysboro	1988	1989	[361]
Prinair	Puerto Rico		PQ		COLORBIRD, PRU	Ponce	1966	1985	Established as Aerolíneas de Ponce (Ponce Airlines)
Princeton Air Link	New Jersey		IV	PCN	PRINCETON	Princeton	1986	1988	Operated BN Islander. Went into bankruptcy[362]
Princeton Airways	New Jersey					Princeton	1978	1979	Operated BN Islander, GAF Nomad[363]
Princeton Aviation Corporation	New Jersey					Princeton	1950	1979	Founded by Webster B. Todd and Lawrence Tokash. Participated in the Metro Air Service with A.A. in 1965 [364]
Princeville Airways	Hawaii					Honolulu	1980	1987	Renamed to Aloha Island Air. Operated Twin Otter [365]
Private Jet Expeditions	Georgia		5J	PJE	PEE JAY	Atlanta	1989	1995
Pro Air	Florida					Miami	1981	1988	[366]
Pro Air	Washington		P9	PRH	PROHAWK	Detroit Young	1997	2000
Profit Express Airlines	New York					New York Kennedy	1945	1985	Operated Convair 880 [367][368]
Pronto Aviation Services	Texas					El Paso	1982	1983	Renamed to Atorie Air [369]
Provincetown-Boston Airlines	Massachusetts		PT	PBA		Provincetown	1949	1989
Puertorriqueña de Aviación	Puerto Rico						1936	1941	Also known as Aerovías Nacionales de Puerto Rico
Puget Sound Airlines	Washington					Bellingham	1969	1970	Formed by the merger of six local airlines. To San Juan Airlines. Operated Beech Expeditor, Cherokee Six[370]
Purdue Airlines	Indiana					Purdue	1968	1971	Charter operator run by Purdue University[371]