Denver Air Connection
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| Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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| AOC # | KY7A882H[1] | ||||||
| Hubs | Denver International Airport | ||||||
| Destinations | 16 | ||||||
| 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
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. Only one of Key Lime Air's Metroliners is set up using the required 9-seat configuration.[4]
Scheduled destinations
Denver Air Connection serves the following destinations:
| City | Airport | IATA Code | Destinations | Notes |
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 Arizona
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| Phoenix | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | PHX | Cortez
Telluride |
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 Colorado
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| Alamosa | San Luis Valley Regional Airport | ALS | Denver | Contract awarded from SkyWest due to contract termination[5] |
| Cortez | Cortez Municipal Airport | CEZ | Denver
Phoenix |
Contract awarded from Boutique Air[6] |
| Denver | Denver International Airport | DEN | Alamosa
Alliance Cortez Clovis Kearney (ends October 31, 2024) McCook Pierre Telluride Watertown |
Hub |
| Telluride | Telluride Regional Airport | TEX | Denver
Phoenix |
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 Georgia
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| Atlanta | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | ATL | Jackson (TN) (begins December 1, 2024) | |
 Illinois
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| Chicago | O'Hare International Airport | ORD | Ironwood
Watertown |
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 Nebraska
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| Alliance | Alliance Municipal Airport | AIA | Denver | EAS Community |
| Kearney | Kearney Regional Airport | EAR | Denver[7] (ends October 31, 2024) | EAS Community | Contract awarded to SkyWest[8] |
| McCook | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport | MCK | Denver | EAS Community |
 New Mexico
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| Clovis | Clovis Municipal Airport | CVN | Dallas-Ft. Worth[9]
Denver |
EAS Community |
 Michigan
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| Ironwood | Gogebic–Iron County Airport | IWD | Chicago O'Hare
Minneapolis |
EAS Community |
| Muskegon | Muskegon County Airport | MKG | Chicago O'Hare (begins November 1, 2024) | |
 Minnesota
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| 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 |
 South Dakota
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| Pierre | Pierre Regional Airport | PIR | Denver | EAS Community[10] |
| Watertown | Watertown Regional Airport | ATY | Chicago O'Hare
Denver |
EAS Community[11] |
 Tennessee
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| Jackson (TN) | McKellar–Sipes Regional Airport | MKL | Atlanta (begins December 1, 2024) | EAS Community | Awarded contract from Southern Airways Express |
 Texas
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| Dallas/Fort Worth | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | DFW | Clovis | |
Former destinations
| City | Airport | IATA Code | Destinations | Notes |
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| Colorado
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| Broomfield | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport | BJC | Grand Junction | Ended due to low demand. |
| Denver-Centennial | Centennial Airport | APA | Grand Junction | Hub |
| Grand Junction | Grand Junction Regional Airport | GJT | Denver-Centennial | Ended due to low demand[12] |
 Wyoming
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| Riverton | Central Wyoming Regional Airport | RIW | Denver
Sheridan |
EAS Community | SkyWest Airlines awarded contract |
| Sheridan | Sheridan County Airport | SHR | Denver
Riverton |
EAS Community | SkyWest awarded contract |
Accidents and incidents
- 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.[13]
References
- ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ^ Publisher, Maureen Pelisson, Associate (17 May 2019). "Denver to Telluride in 40 minutes". Telluride Daily Planet.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "First-ever commercial jet service coming to Telluride". 9News. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ "Regulations.gov". www.regulations.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ^ "Regulations.gov". www.regulations.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ "Regulations.gov". www.regulations.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ Hub, MIKE KONZ Kearney (16 August 2022). "Denver Air Connection picked to serve Kearney Regional Airport". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
- ^ Hernandez, Ricardo (2024-08-13). "SkyWest selected to serve Kearney Regional Airport". KHGI. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ Gerardi, Joey (2021-09-30). "Denver Air Connection Announces Texas Launch Date – AirlineGeeks.com". AirlineGeeks.com – LIVE. LOVE. AVIATION. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ staff, Capital Journal (14 April 2021). "SkyWest to be replaced by Denver Air Connections at Pierre airport". Capital Journal. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ VanDusen, Troy (13 April 2021). "DOT Selects New Essential Air Service Carrier for Watertown Regional Airport". mykxlg.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ Dennis.Webb@gjsentinel.com, DENNIS WEBB (18 April 2021). "Changes in the air: As COVID clouds start to part, airport seeks to soar in evolving market". The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Swearingen SA227-DC Metro 23 N820DC Denver International Airport, CO (DEN)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
