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Denver Air Connection is a subsidiary of Key Lime Air providing both charter and scheduled passenger air service.
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Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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AOC # | KY7A882H[1] | ||||||
Hubs | Denver International Airport | ||||||
Destinations | 16 | ||||||
Holding company#Parent company | Key Lime Air | ||||||
Key people |
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Website | denverairconnection |
Key Lime Air, dba Denver Air Connection (DAC), operates FAR Part 121 regional airline scheduled passenger service and scheduled passenger air charter. DAC operates a public charter route between 17 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 Airlines 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]
Denver Air Connection serves the following destinations:
City | Airport | IATA Code | Destinations | Notes |
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Arizona | ||||
Phoenix | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | PHX | Cortez
Telluride |
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Colorado | ||||
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 McCook Pierre Telluride Watertown |
Hub |
Telluride | Telluride Regional Airport | TEX | Denver
Phoenix |
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Illinois | ||||
Chicago | O'Hare International Airport | ORD | Ironwood
Watertown |
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Nebraska | ||||
Alliance | Alliance Municipal Airport | AIA | Denver | EAS Community |
Kearney | Kearney Regional Airport | EAR | Denver[7] | EAS Community | Contract awarded from SkyWest |
McCook | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport | MCK | Denver | EAS Community |
New Mexico | ||||
Clovis | Clovis Municipal Airport | CVN | Dallas-Ft. Worth[8]
Denver |
EAS Community |
Michigan | ||||
Ironwood | Gogebic–Iron County Airport | IWD | Chicago O'Hare
Minneapolis |
EAS Community |
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 |
South Dakota | ||||
Pierre | Pierre Regional Airport | PIR | Denver | EAS Community[9] |
Watertown | Watertown Regional Airport | ATY | Chicago O'Hare
Denver |
EAS Community[10] |
Texas | ||||
Dallas/Fort Worth | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | DFW | Clovis |
City | Airport | IATA Code | Destinations | Notes |
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Colorado | ||||
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[11] |
Wyoming | ||||
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 |
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