# AirNet Express

AirNet is an American Part 135 cargo airline based in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, near Columbus. It specializes in delivery of documents and small packages. Banks were once their main client, transporting checks for over 300 of the country's largest banks. With the passing of the Check 21 Act, and the increase in the usage of electronic banking, this has been greatly reduced. AirNet is now focusing on time critical documents and packages, such as those required in the scientific and medical field. The main sort facility is located at Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus. In September 2008, AirNet announced that they were moving their sort facility to Chicago, reducing the number of aircraft, and redesigning their route network. Their corporate headquarters remains in Columbus.

## History

Financial Air Express / PDQ was founded in 1974 by Gerald Mercer in Pontiac, MI. Jet Courier was founded at about the same time by Donald Wright in Cincinnati, OH. Jet Courier changed its name to Wright International Express in January 1985. In July 1988, these two companies merged to become US Check Airlines, headed by Gerald Mercer. US Check acquired Air Continental of Norwalk, OH a year later to become a dominant player in the cancelled check transportation industry. US Check later acquired Midway Aviation of Dallas, TX, Pacific Air Charter of San Diego, CA, Express Convenience Center of Southfield, Massachusetts and Data Air Courier of Chicago, Illinois.
In order to raise additional capital and further grow the company, US Check went public in 1998 to become AirNet Systems. In 2008, AirNet Systems was purchased by Bayside Capital, which had once owned the now defunct Flight Express of Orlando, FL. In August 2015 Kalitta Charters acquired AirNet.

## Destinations

AirNet's destinations (As of January 2019):
AirNet Express Destinations :
| City, State | Airport | Airport Code (IATA/ICAO) | Hub |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | Albuquerque International Sunport | ABQ/KABQ | |
| Atlanta, Georgia | DeKalb-Peachtree Airport | PDK/KPDK | |
| Atlanta, Georgia | Fulton County Airport | FTY/KFTY | |
| Baltimore, Maryland | Martin State Airport | MTN/KMTN | |
| Bedford, Massachusetts | Hanscom Field | BED/KBED | |
| Billings, Montana | Billings Logan International Airport | BIL/KBIL | |
| Birmingham, Alabama | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport | BHM/KBHM | |
| Boston, Massachusetts | Logan International Airport | BOS/KBOS | |
| Boston, Massachusetts | Lawrence Municipal Airport | LWM/KLWM | |
| Buffalo, New York | Buffalo Niagara International Airport | BUF/KBUF | |
| Burbank, California | Hollywood Burbank Airport | BUR/KBUR | |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte/Douglas International Airport | CLT/KCLT | |
| West Chicago, Illinois | DuPage Airport | DPA/KDPA | |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport | LUK/KLUK | |
| Cleveland, Ohio | Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport | BKL/KBKL | |
| Columbus, Ohio | Rickenbacker International Airport | LCK/KLCK | Hub |
| Addison, Texas | Addison Airport | ADS/KADS | |
| Denver, Colorado | Centennial Airport | APA/KAPA | |
| Des Moines, Iowa | Des Moines International Airport | DSM/KDSM | |
| Detroit-Ypsilanti, Michigan | Willow Run Airport | YIP/KYIP | |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport | FXE/KFXE | |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | Fort Wayne International Airport | FWA/KFWA | |
| Hartford-Windsor Locks, Connecticut | Bradley International Airport | BDL/KBDL | |
| Helena, Montana | Helena Regional Airport | HLN/KHLN | |
| Houston, Texas | William P. Hobby Airport | HOU/KHOU | |
| Jacksonville, Florida | Executive at Craig Airport | CRG/KCRG | |
| Jacksonville, Florida | Jacksonville International Airport | JAX/KJAX | |
| Kansas City, Missouri | Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport | MKC/KMKC | |
| Memphis, Tennessee | Memphis International Airport | MEM/KMEM | |
| Miami, Florida | Opa-Locka Airport | OPF/KOPF | |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | General Mitchell International Airport | MKE/KMKE | |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport | MSY/KMSY | |
| Omaha, Nebraska | Eppley Airfield | OMA/KOMA | |
| Orlando, Florida | Orlando Executive Airport | ORL/KORL | |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Greater Pittsburgh International Airport | PIT/KPIT | |
| Phoenix, Arizona | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | PHX/KPHX | |
| Portland, Oregon | Hillsboro Airport | HIO/KHIO | |
| Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina | Raleigh–Durham International Airport | RDU/KRDU | |
| Richmond, Virginia | Richmond International Airport | RIC/KRIC | |
| Rochester, Minnesota | Rochester International Airport | RST/KRST | |
| Saint Louis, Missouri | St. Louis Downtown Airport | CPS/KCPS | |
| Saint Paul, Minnesota | St. Paul Downtown Airport | STP/KSTP | |
| Seattle, Washington | Boeing Field | BFI/KBFI | |
| South Bend, Indiana | South Bend Regional Airport | SBN/KSBN | |
| Tampa, Florida | Tampa International Airport | TPA/KTPA | |
| Teterboro, New Jersey | Teterboro Airport | TEB/KTEB | |
| Washington D.C. | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | DCA/KDCA | |
| Washington D.C. | Washington Dulles International Airport | IAD/KIAD | |

## Fleet

The Airnet Express fleet consists of the following aircraft (As of May 2012):
AirNet Express Fleet :
| Aircraft | Total |
| Bombardier Learjet 35 | 06 |
| Bombardier Learjet 35A | 18 |
| Cessna 208 | 16 |
| Beechcraft Baron BE-58 | 39 |
| Piper PA-31 Navajo | 16 |

## Accident

An AirNet Beechcraft Baron was lost in a crash on 8 January 2022 near Defiance, Missouri, killing the two occupants. The plane had been traveling to Centennial Airport in Colorado.

## Gallery

* N105AN a Cessna 208 Caravan at Burke Lakefront Airport
* N106AN a Cessna 208 at Burke Lakefront Airport
* N107AN a Cessna 208 Caravan at Burke Lakefront Airport
* N108AN a Cessna 208 Caravan at Burke Lakefront Airport