# List of defunct airlines of Kenya

This is a list of defunct airlines of Kenya.
| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
| Aero Air Service | | | | 2009 | 2009 | Operated Beech Baron, Cessna 172, Cessna 206, Cessna 208, DHC-6 Twin Otters |
| Aero Kenya | | | | 1997 | 2010 | Operated Beech 1900 |
| African Air Cars | | | | 1946 | 1949 | Founded by Ralph Blair Whitehead. Operated Avro Anson, Percival Proctor |
| African Airlines International | SY | AIK | AFRICAN AIRLINES | 1987 | 2003 | Operated Antonov An-32, Boeing 707-321C |
| African Cargo Airways | | EAI | | 1990 | 1996 | Operated Lockheed L-100 Hercules |
| African Cargo Services Ltd | | ACB | AFRICARGO | 1975 | 1978 | Operated Bristol Britannia |
| African Commuter Services | | | | 1996 | 2003 | Operated Gulfstream I, HS 748 |
| African Safari Airways | A2 | QSC | ZEBRA | 1967 | 2008 | |
| Afrika Aviation | | FRK | AFRIFAST | 2000 | 2005 | |
| Air Al-Faraj | | | | 1997 | 1998 | Operated Beech 1900 |
| Air East Africa | | | | 1993 | 1996 | Operated Boeing 727 |
| Air Flamingo | | | | 1964 | 1965 | Operated Cessna 150, Cessna 180, Cessna 206 |
| Air Kenya | QP | | | 1970 | 1987 | Merged with Sunbird to form Airkenya Aviation. Operated Douglas C-47, DHC-6 Twin Otters, Cessna Caravan |
| Airkenya Aviation | QP | SAL | | 1987 | 2007 | Renamed to Airkenya Express. Operated Douglas C-47, DHC-6 Twin Otters |
| Airstream Kenya | | | | 2011 | 2015 | Operated HS 748 |
| Amphibians | | | | 1978 | 1978 | Operated Britten-Norman Trislander |
| Autair Helicopters | | | | 1964 | 1970 | Subsidiary of Autair |
| Avonair | | | | 1964 | 1968 | Operated Cessna 206 |
| Branton Air Service | | | | 1993 | 1997 | Operated Douglas DC-3 |
| Britex Air Services | | | | 2017 | 2017 | Operated Embraer Brasilia |
| British East Africa Airways | | | | 1964 | 1965 | Operated Lockheed L-049 Constellation |
| Campling Bros. & Vanderwal | | | | 1946 | 1964 | Operated Beech Baron, Cessna 182, Cessna 210, Macchi MB.320, de Havilland Moth Minor |
| Caspair | QP | SAL | SUNBIRD | 1946 | 1979 | Renamed to Sunbird Aviation. Operated Douglas C-47, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, DHC-6 Twin Otters, BN-2 Islander |
| CMC Aviation | | | | 1961 | 2011 | Rebranded as DAC East Africa |
| CHS Aviation | | | | 1990 | 1998 | Rebranded East African Safari Air |
| Clairways | | | | 1947 | 1953 | Operated Avro Anson |
| Coast Air | | CQA | COASTAIR | ? | ? | |
| Cooper Skybird Aircharters | | SKY | | 1980s | 1980s | Operated Britten-Norman Trislander |
| DAS Air Cargo | | DAZ | DASAIR | 1983 | 2007 | Operated Boeing 707, Douglas DC-10 |
| Delta Connection | Z9 | DCP | NILECAT | 2004 | 2010 | Rebranded D-Connection |
| Eagle Aviation | Y4 | EQA | MAGNUM | 1986 | 2003 | Merged into East African Express. Operated ATR 42, Boeing 737, DHC-6 Twin Otters, Fokker F28, Let Turbolet |
| East African | S9 | HAS | | 1989 | 2004 | Eagle Aviation (Kenya) (1986-2003) merged into East African |
| East African Air Charters | | | | 2004 | 2008 | |
| East African Airways | EC | EC | EASTAF | 1945 | 1977 | |
| East African Safari Air Express | B5 | EXZ | DUMA | 2002 | 2012 | Rebranded as Fly SAX |
| East Coast Airlines | | ECK | EAST COAST | 1980s | 1980s | Operated Boeing 757 |
| Equator Airlines | 3P | PKA | EQUATOR | 1990 | 1999 | Renamed to African Express Airways |
| Falcon Air Charters | | | | 1990 | 1999 | To ALS – Aircraft Leasing Services. Operated Beech 1900 |
| Fast Airways | | TFS | FAST TRANSPORT | 1997 | 2000 | |
| Flamingo Airlines | F7 | KFL | NAKURU | 2000 | 2009 | Launched by Kenya Airways and branded Kenya Flamingo Airlines. Absorbed by Kenya Airways. Operated Saab 340 |
| Fly County Airlines | | | | 2015 | 2017 | |
| Fly SAX | B5 | EXZ | DUMA | 2012 | 2019 | Renamed to EastAfrican |
| Freight Air Service Transport | | TFS | FAST TRANSPORT | 1997 | 2000 | Operated Boeing 747 |
| Global Star Airlines | | | | 1997 | 1999 | Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-3 |
| Gulf Falcon Air Services | | AKF | AFRICAN FALCON | 2000 | 2000 | Operated Boeing 747 |
| Ibis Aviation | | | | 1997 | 1998 | Operated Beech Super King Air, Cessna Titan |
| Imatong Airlines | | IAL | IMATONG | 2005 | 2014 | |
| JetLink Express | J0 | JLX | KEN JET | 2006 | 2012 | |
| Kaskazi Aviation | | | | 2001 | 2006 | |
| Kencargo Airlines International | | | KEN JET | 2001 | 2004 | |
| Kenya Air Charters | KB | | KENCHARTER | 1978 | 1979 | |
| Kenya Aircraft Company | | | | 1925 | 1929 | |
| Kenya Flamingo Airways | F7 | KFL | | 1978 | 2000 | Rebranded as Flamingo Airlines. Operated Saab 340 |
| Lennox Airlines | | LAK | | 1986 | 2000 | Operated Boeing 707-320 |
| Malindi Air Services | | | | 1977 | 1999 | Operated Let Turbolet |
| Mombasa Air Services | | | | | | |
| Noon and Pearce Air Charters | | | | 1946 | 1955 | |
| North Sea Aerial & General Transport Company | | | | 1926 | 1927 | Airmail services |
| OneJetOne Airways | | OJO | OHJOH | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Pharazyn Air Charters | | | | 1955 | 1963 | Operated Beech Bonanza, Piper Pacer |
| Pioneer Airlines | | | | 1979 | 1987 | Renamed to African Express Airways |
| Prestige Air Services | | | | 1985 | 2009 | |
| Rapid Air | | | | 1970 | 1974 | Renamed to Mombasa Air Safari |
| Regional Air | QT | RAW | BLUERAY | 2000 | 2005 | |
| Relief Air Transport | | | | 1993 | 1996 | Flew humanitarian aid for the UN. Operated Curtiss C-46 |
| Ribway Cargo Airlines | | | | 2014 | 2016 | Operated Douglas DC-8-70 |
| Ross Air | | | | 2001 | 2006 | |
| Silverstone Air | K5 | SLR | SILVERSTONE | 2017 | 2019 | |
| Simba Air Cargo | | SRE | SIMBAIR | 1995 | 2001 | Operated Boeing 707, HS 748 |
| Simbair | | | | 1971 | 1977 | Subsidiary of East African Airways |
| Sincereways Kenya | | | | 1996 | 1998 | Operated Douglas DC-6B |
| Sky Aero | 5F | | | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Sky Bird Air Safaris | | | | 2002 | 2004 | Subsidiary of ALS merged in |
| Sky Relief Services | | | | 2000s | 2010s | Operated Fokker F27, DHC-5 Buffalo |
| Skyward International Aviation | OE | SEW | | 2010 | 2014 | To Skyward Express |
| Skyways | | | | 1948 | 1951 | |
| Skyways Airlines | | | | 1996 | 2005 | |
| Skyways Kenya | | | | 1996 | 2001 | Operated Gulfstream I |
| SouthEast Airlines | | | | 2014 | 2015 | Operated Douglas DC-9-30 |
| Stridestar International Airlines | | | | 1985 | 1986 | |
| Sunbird Aviation | | | | | 1987 | Merged with Air Kenya to form Airkenya Express |
| Sunbird Charters | | | | 1968 | 1979 | |
| Superior Aviation | | | | 2004 | 2008 | |
| Ticair Charters | | | | 1968 | 1975 | |
| Trackmark Cargo | | | | 1989 | 2009 | Operated HS 748 |
| Tristar Air | | | | 2018 | 2019 | Operated Fokker 50, Beech King Air, Cessna Caravan |
| Ukunda Airways | | | | 1988 | 1990 | Operated Dornier 228 |
| Western Airways | | | | 1998 | 2004 | Established as Western Kenya Air Charters |
| Wilkenair | | | | 1960 | 1970 | Established ad Caspair |
| Wilson Air | | | | 1933 | 1936 | |
| Wilson Airways | | | | 1929 | 1939 | Founded by Florence Kerr Wilson, Thomas Campbell-Black and Archibald W. Watkins. Operated DH.60G Gipsy Moth, Avro 619 Five |
| ZB Air | | ZBA | | 1963 | 2006 | Operated Cessna 402 |