Denver Air Connection
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| Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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| AOC # | KY7A882H[1] | ||||||
| Hubs | Denver International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Chicago-O'Hare | ||||||
| Destinations | 18 | ||||||
| Parent company | Key Lime Air | ||||||
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| Website | denverairconnection | ||||||
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Denver Air Connection is a subsidiary of Key Lime Air providing both charter and scheduled passenger air service.
History
[edit | edit source]Key Lime Air, dba Denver Air Connection (DAC), operates FAR Part 121 regional airline scheduled passenger service and scheduled passenger air charter. DAC operates scheduled routes between 16 cities across 10 states. Flights are operated with various aircraft, including Embraer ERJ-145 and Fairchild Dornier 328JET regional jets as well as Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner and Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia turboprops under FAR Part 135.
Denver Air Connection has an interline relationship with United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines enabling travelers to fly DAC and connect to these partners without having to collect and recheck baggage.[2][3]
On 15 May 2019, the airline began service to Telluride Regional Airport also operating as Denver Air Connection and using the Fairchild Dornier 328JET. The service is the first jet service at the Telluride airport.
On June 1, 2019, the airline began its first Essential Air Service (EAS) contract at Alliance Municipal Airport under the Denver Air Connection brand, using the Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner. The service offers 12 weekly round trips to Denver.
Scheduled destinations
[edit | edit source]Denver Air Connection serves the following destinations:
| City | Airport | IATA Code | Destinations | Notes |
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| Colorado Colorado | ||||
| Alamosa | San Luis Valley Regional Airport | ALS | Denver | Contract awarded from SkyWest due to contract termination[4] |
| Cortez | Cortez Municipal Airport | CEZ | Denver
Phoenix |
Contract awarded from Boutique Air[5] |
| Denver | Denver International Airport | DEN | Alamosa
Alliance Chadron Cortez Clovis McCook Pueblo Telluride |
Hub |
| Pueblo | Pueblo Memorial Airport | PUB | Denver | EAS Community | Awarded from Southern Airways Express |
| Telluride | Telluride Regional Airport | TEX | Denver
Phoenix |
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| Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia | ||||
| Atlanta | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | ATL | Jackson (TN) | |
| Illinois Illinois | ||||
| Chicago | O'Hare International Airport | ORD | Ironwood
Jackson (TN) Muskegon Watertown Dubuque |
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| Iowa Iowa | ||||
| Dubuque | Dubuque Regional Airport | DBQ | Chicago O'Hare | Contract termination effective on January 15, 2026[6] |
| Nebraska Nebraska | ||||
| Alliance | Alliance Municipal Airport | AIA | Denver | EAS Community |
| Chadron | Chadron Municipal Airport | CDR | Denver | EAS Community |
| McCook | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport | MCK | Denver | EAS Community |
| New Mexico New Mexico | ||||
| Clovis | Clovis Municipal Airport | CVN | Dallas-Ft. Worth[7]
Denver |
EAS Community |
| Michigan Michigan | ||||
| Ironwood | Gogebic–Iron County Airport | IWD | Chicago O'Hare
Minneapolis |
EAS Community |
| Muskegon | Muskegon County Airport | MKG | Chicago O'Hare | EAS Community |
| Minnesota Minnesota | ||||
| Minneapolis/St Paul | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport | MSP | Ironwood
Thief River Falls |
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| Thief River Falls | Thief River Falls Regional Airport | TVF | Minneapolis | EAS Community |
| Tennessee Tennessee | ||||
| Jackson | Jackson Regional Airport | MKL | Atlanta
Chicago O'Hare |
EAS Community |
| Texas Texas | ||||
| Dallas/Fort Worth | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | DFW | Clovis | |
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Former destinations
[edit | edit source]| City | Airport | IATA Code | Destinations | Notes |
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| Colorado Colorado | ||||
| Centennial | Centennial Airport | APA | Grand Junction | |
| Grand Junction | Grand Junction Regional Airport | GJT | Denver-Centennial | |
| Nebraska Nebraska | ||||
| Kearney | Kearney Regional Airport | EAR | Denver | EAS Community | SkyWest chosen as new air carrier[8] |
| Nebraska South Dakota | ||||
| Pierre | Pierre Regional Airport | PIR | Denver | EAS Community[9] |
| Watertown | Watertown Regional Airport | ATY | Chicago O'Hare
Denver |
EAS Community[10] |
| Wyoming Wyoming | ||||
| Riverton | Central Wyoming Regional Airport | RIW | Denver | |
| Sheridan | Sheridan Airport | SHR | Denver | |
Fleet
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| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes |
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| Embraer ERJ 145 | 3 | 50 | |
| Dornier 328JET | 3 | 30 | |
| Fairchild Mertroliner | 2 | 18 |
Accidents and incidents
[edit | edit source]- On April 14, 2022, a Fairchild Metroliner (registration N820DC) operating flight 4230 experienced a nose gear malfunction and collapse at slow speed following an aborted takeoff at Denver International Airport. There were no injuries reported.[11]
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External links
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