# List of Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner operators

In July 2016, 225 Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners were in airline service: 170 in Americas, 28 in Asia Pacific & Middle East and 27 in Europe. Its airline operators with six or more aircraft were :
* 30: Ameriflight
* 25: Aeronaves TSM
* 20: Key Lime Air
* 20: Perimeter Aviation
* 16: Bearskin Airlines
* 12: Encore Air Cargo
* 10: Sierra West Airlines
* 3: Berry Aviation
* 8: SkyCare Air Ambulance
* 7: Toll Priority
* 7: Sunwest Aviation
* 6: Sharp Airlines
* 5: Denver Air Connection

## Former and current Australian and New Zealand passenger airline operators

Australian Operators:
* Airnorth
* Australian airExpress
* Hardy Aviation
* Hazelton Airlines
* Kendell Airlines
* Link Airways (formerly known as Fly Corporate Air)
* MacAir Airlines
* Regional Express
* Sharp Airlines
* Skippers Aviation
* Toll
New Zealand operator:
* Air Chathams
* Air New Zealand Link

## Former U.S. and Canadian passenger airline operators
### U.S. operators

A considerable number of commuter and regional air carriers previously operated Metro, Metro II, Metro III and/or Metro IV/Metro 23 aircraft primarily in scheduled passenger service in the U.S. and Canada. According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), these airlines included:
* Air LA
* Air Link
* Air Midwest
* Air Oregon
* AirPac (Alaska-based air carrier)
* AirVantage Airlines
* Air Virginia (AVAir) (operated independently and also as American Eagle)
* Air Wisconsin
* Allegheny Commuter
* American Eagle
* Atlantic Express
* Atlantis Airlines
* Austin Express
* Big Sky Airlines
* Britt Airways
* California Air Shuttle
* Cascade Airways
* Cochise Airlines
* Comair (operated independently and later as Delta Connection)
* Commuter Airlines
* Conquest Airlines
* Continental Connection
* Delta Connection (operated by Comair and SkyWest Airlines)
* Empire Airlines (1976-1985) - acquired by Piedmont Airlines (1948-1989)
* Empire Airlines (based in Idaho)
* Freedom Airlines
* Gem State Airlines
* Golden Gate Airlines
* Horizon Air
* Imperial Airlines
* Inland Empire Airlines
* Landmark Aviation Air Cargo
* Lone Star Airlines
* Mesa Airlines
* Mesaba Airlines (operated as Northwest Airlink)
* Mid Continent Airlines (1980s - formerly AAA Airlines)
* Midstate Airlines
* Midway Connection (feeder service for Midway Airlines)
* Mississippi Valley Airlines (MVA)
* Northeast Express Regional Airlines
* Northwest Airlink
* Pacific Cal Air
* Peninsula Airlines (PenAir)
* Pioneer Airlines (1980s commuter air carrier)
* Resort Air (operated as Trans World Express)
* Rio Airways
* Scenic Airlines
* Scheduled Skyways (renamed Skyways)
* SkyWest Airlines (operated independently and later as Western Express and then Delta Connection)
* Sierra West Airlines
* Star Airways
* Sun Aire Lines
* Tejas Airlines
* Trans-Central Airlines
* Trans-Colorado Airlines (operated independently and also as Continental Connection)
* Transwestern Airlines
* Trans World Express (operated by Resort Air)
* Western Express (operated by SkyWest on behalf of Western Airlines)
* Wings West Airlines (initially operated independently and then as American Eagle)
Other small air carriers operated Metroliners as well.
In addition, Southern Airways, a local service airline that primarily operated McDonnell Douglas DC-9 jetliners before it merged with North Central Airlines to form Republic Airlines (1979-1986), operated the Metro II as a replacement aircraft type for its retired Martin 4-0-4 prop aircraft.

### Canadian operators

In addition to current operators Bearskin Airlines and Perimeter Aviation, previous Metro operators in Canada included:
* Air Montreal
* Air Toronto
* Alta Flights
* Canadian Western Airlines
* Carson Air
* Jetall
* Intair
* Inter-Canadien
* Provincial Airlines
* Quebecair (Quebecair Inter commuter division)
* Skylink Airlines
* Skycare Air Ambulance
* Soundair
* Sunwest Aviation.
* Southwest Air
* Tempus Air

## Military operators
### Colombia

* Colombian Air Force - 1 × Metro 23

### Mexico

* Mexican Air Force - 4 × Metroliner III

### Peru

* Peruvian Air Force - 3 × Metro 23

### Trinidad and Tobago

* Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard (TTAG) - 2 × Metro 23

### Venezuela

* Venezuelan Air Force - 2

## Former military operators
### Argentina

* Argentine Air Force
* Argentine National Gendarmerie - At least one aircraft confiscated from drug smugglers operated in late 1990s

### South Africa

* South African Air Force
** No. 21 Squadron SAAF

### Sweden

* Swedish Air Force - 2 x Metro III and 1 x Metro-Merlin IVC

### Thailand

* Royal Thai Air Force