Kalitta Charters

Not to be confused with the sister company Kalitta Air.

Kalitta Charters is an American charter airline headquartered in Ypsilanti, Michigan, with its main base at Willow Run Airport.^[2]

Kalitta Charters

IATA ICAO Call sign K9 K2 KFS KII KALITTA DRAGSTER
Founded	2001
AOC #	K11A535K[1]
Operating bases	Willow Run Airport
Fleet size	43
Headquarters	Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
Key people	Doug Kalitta, President
Website	kalittacharters.com

Overview

The company is owned and run by Doug Kalitta, nephew of Kalitta Air founder Connie Kalitta. Kalitta Charters offers Executive Charter, Air Ambulance & Air Cargo services, and a FAR Part 145 aircraft repair station at their operating facility in Ypsilanti, Michigan. In August 2015, Kalitta Charters acquired AirNet.^[3]

Kalitta Charters is a Part 135 On-Demand cargo and passenger charter operation. Kalitta Charters II is a Part 121 On-Demand Cargo operator.

In April 2024, Kalitta Charters II retired their remaining Boeing 727s, previously being one of the last operators worldwide.^[4]

Fleet

Kalitta Charters Dassault Falcon 20

A former DC-9-15F with the registration N917CK of Kalitta Charters II.

As of April 2024, the Kalitta Charters and Kalitta Charters II fleet comprises the following aircraft:^[5][6][7]

Kalitta Charters Fleet

Aircraft	In fleet	Notes
Boeing 737-300F	5
Boeing 737-400F	8
Boeing 737-800F	4	operated for DHL Aviation
Challenger 601	2
Dassault Falcon 20	8
King Air 200	1
Learjet 35	8
Learjet 36	2
Learjet 45	4
Total	43

Retired Aircraft

Aircraft	First went into service	retired	number	notes
Boeing 727-200F	2000	2024	9	one of the last operators
Douglas DC-9-15F	unknown	2019	3

See also

• Kalitta Air