Air Kentucky

Air Kentucky was a commuter airline based in Owensboro, Kentucky. It was also known for a time as Owensboro Aviation. It began operations in 1974, and joined the Allegheny Commuter system for Allegheny Airlines, and later USAir Express. The airline ended its operations in 1989.

Air Kentucky

IATA ICAO Call sign KN AKY AIR KENTUCKY
Founded	1970; 55 years ago (1970) Kentucky, United States
Ceased operations	1989; 36 years ago (1989)
Alliance	USAir Express
Headquarters	Kentucky, United States

The airline was mentioned in the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou; one of the main characters, Ned Plimpton, is a pilot for Air Kentucky, however, in the film Ned mentioned that the airline was based out of Louisville, Kentucky.

Destinations

• Illinois
  • Bloomington
  • Champaign/Urbana
  • Chicago
  • Mount Vernon*
  • Peoria
  • Springfield
• Indiana
  • Evansville
  • Fort Wayne
  • Indianapolis
  • South Bend
  • Terre Haute*
• Kentucky
  • Bowling Green*
  • Cincinnati
  • Frankfort*
  • Lexington
  • London/Corbin*
  • Louisville
  • Owensboro
  • Paducah
• Missouri
  • St. Louis
• Tennessee
  • Clarksville*
  • Nashville

Those airports marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer served by commercial airline service.

Fleet

• 13 Beechcraft Model 99
• 2 EMB-110 P
• 4 Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner SA-227

See also

• List of defunct airlines of the United States

References

• AirTimes.com
• TimeTableImages.com