# List of airlines of the United States

This is a list of airlines that have an air operator's certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States.
Note: Destinations in bold indicate primary hubs, those in italic indicate secondary hubs, and those with regular font indicate focus cities. For legacy carriers American, Delta, and United, the most strategic/well connected hubs are shown as primary hubs.

## Passenger airlines
### Mainline

| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Primary hubs, secondary hubs | Founded | Notes |
| Alaska Airlines | AS | ASA | ALASKA | Seattle/Tacoma Anchorage Portland (OR) San Diego San Francisco Los Angeles | 1932 | Founded as McGee Airways and commenced operations in 1944 as Alaska Airlines. Hawaiian Airlines has merged into Alaska Air Group in 2024, two airlines remain as separated branding. |
| Allegiant Air | G4 | AAY | ALLEGIANT | Las Vegas Cincinnati Destin/Ft. Walton Beach Indianapolis Orlando/Sanford Pittsburgh Appleton Bellingham Des Moines Punta Gorda Grand Rapids St. Petersburg/Clearwater Phoenix/Mesa | 1997 | Founded as WestJet Express and began operations in 1998 as Allegiant Air. |
| American Airlines | AA | AAL | AMERICAN | Dallas/Fort Worth Charlotte Miami Chicago–O'Hare Phoenix–Sky Harbor Philadelphia Washington–National New York–LaGuardia Los Angeles New York–JFK | 1926 | Founded as American Airways and commenced operations in 1936 as American Air Lines Largest airline in the world based on airline company revenue, and scheduled passenger miles flown (per year) in 2025. |
| Avelo Airlines | XP | VXP | AVELO | Burbank New Haven Hartford Lakeland Raleigh/Durham Santa Rosa Wilmington (DE) Wilmington (NC) Concord (NC) | 1987 | First, it did business as Casino Express Airlines and commenced operations in 1989. Started scheduled service in Burbank, CA, April 28, 2021. |
| Breeze Airways | MX | MXY | MOXY | Charleston (SC) Hartford New Orleans Norfolk Providence Provo Tampa | 2018 | Founded as Moxy Airways, but was renamed due to trademark issues. |
| Delta Air Lines | DL | DAL | DELTA | Atlanta Detroit Minneapolis/St. Paul New York–JFK Salt Lake City Boston Los Angeles New York–LaGuardia Seattle/Tacoma | 1924 | Founded as Huff Daland Dusters and commenced operations in 1929 as Delta Air Service. |
| Eastern Airlines | 2D | EAL | EASTERN | Miami | 2010 | Founded as Dynamic Airways. |
| Frontier Airlines | F9 | FFT | FRONTIER FLIGHT | Denver Atlanta Chicago–O'Hare Cincinnati Cleveland Las Vegas Miami Orlando Philadelphia Raleigh/Durham | 1994 | |
| Hawaiian Airlines | HA | HAL | HAWAIIAN | Honolulu Kahului | 1929 | Founded as Inter-Island Airways in early 1929 and commenced operations in late 1929 as Hawaiian Airlines. Merged into Alaska Air Group in 2024, operations retaining with the Hawaiian Airlines brand. |
| JetBlue | B6 | JBU | JETBLUE | New York–JFK Boston Los Angeles Fort Lauderdale Orlando | 1998 | Founded as New Air and commenced operations in 2000 as JetBlue Airways. |
| Southwest Airlines | WN | SWA | SOUTHWEST | Dallas–Love Atlanta Baltimore Chicago–Midway Denver Houston–Hobby Las Vegas Los Angeles Oakland Orlando Phoenix–Sky Harbor Nashville | 1967 | Founded as Air Southwest and commenced operations in 1971 as Southwest Airlines; largest airline in the world based on number of passengers served per year. |
| Spirit Airlines | NK | NKS | SPIRIT WINGS | Fort Lauderdale Atlantic City Atlanta Detroit Las Vegas Chicago–O'Hare Dallas/Fort Worth Baltimore Orlando Houston–Intercontinental | 1980 | Founded as Charter One. |
| Sun Country Airlines | SY | SCX | SUN COUNTRY | Minneapolis/St. Paul Dallas/Fort Worth Las Vegas | 1982 | Commenced operations in 1983. Operates some Amazon Air cargo flights. |
| United Airlines | UA | UAL | UNITED | Chicago–O'Hare Denver Houston–Intercontinental Newark San Francisco Washington–Dulles Guam Los Angeles | 1926 | Founded as Varney Air Lines and commenced operations in 1931 as United Air Lines. |

### Regional

| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Primary hubs, secondary hubs | Founded | Notes |
| Air Wisconsin | ZW | AWI | WISCONSIN | Chicago–O'Hare Washington–Dulles | 1965 | |
| Cape Air | 9K | KAP | CAIR | Hyannis Billings Boston Nantucket St. Louis San Juan Albany Martha's Vineyard | 1988 | |
| CommuteAir | C5 | UCA | COMMUTAIR | Denver Newark Washington–Dulles | 1989 | Operates as United Express. |
| Contour Airlines | LF | VTE | VOLUNTEER | Smyrna (TN) | 1982 | |
| Endeavor Air | 9E | EDV | ENDEAVOR | Minneapolis/St. Paul Atlanta Cincinnati Detroit New York–JFK New York–LaGuardia | 1985 | Founded as Express Airlines I. Operates as Delta Connection. |
| Envoy Air | MQ | ENY | ENVOY | Dallas/Fort Worth Chicago–O'Hare Miami Phoenix–Sky Harbor | 1984 | Founded as American Eagle Airlines. Operates as American Eagle. |
| GoJet Airlines | G7 | GJS | LINDBERGH | Chicago–O'Hare Denver | 2004 | Commenced operations in 2005. Operates as United Express. |
| Horizon Air | QX | QXE | HORIZON | Seattle/Tacoma Portland (OR) | 1981 | Operates as Alaska Airlines. |
| Mesa Airlines | YV | ASH | AIR SHUTTLE | Houston-Intercontinental Washington–Dulles | 1980 | Founded as Mesa Air Shuttle. All but one aircraft operate as United Express. |
| Piedmont Airlines | PT | PDT | PIEDMONT | Charlotte Philadelphia Washington–National | 1961 | Founded as Henson Aviation and commenced operations in 1962. Operates as American Eagle. |
| PSA Airlines | OH | JIA | BLUE STREAK | Charlotte Philadelphia Washington–National | 1979 | Founded as Vee Neal Airlines. Operates as American Eagle. |
| Ravn Alaska | 7H | RVF | RAVN FLIGHT | Anchorage | 1948 | Founded as Economy Helicopters. |
| Republic Airways | YX | RPA | BRICKYARD | Indianapolis Columbus (OH) New York–LaGuardia As American Eagle: Kansas City Miami Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington–National As United Express: Chicago–O'Hare Kansas City Newark Pittsburgh Washington–National As Delta Connection: Chicago–O'Hare | 1998 | Commenced operations in 2005. Operates as American Eagle, United Express and Delta Connection. |
| Silver Airways | 3M | SIL | SILVER WINGS | Fort Lauderdale Orlando Tampa | 2011 | |
| SkyWest Airlines | OO | SKW | SKYWEST | As Delta Connection: Atlanta Detroit Minneapolis/St. Paul Salt Lake City Boise Colorado Springs Los Angeles Seattle/Tacoma As United Express: Chicago–O'Hare Denver Houston–Intercontinental San Francisco Boise Colorado Springs Los Angeles As American Eagle: Dallas/Ft. Worth Chicago–O'Hare Los Angeles Phoenix–Sky Harbor As Alaska Airlines: Seattle/Tacoma Portland (OR) | 1972 | Operates as Delta Connection, United Express, American Eagle and Alaska Airlines. |

### Commuter

| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Primary hubs, secondary hubs | Founded | Notes |
| Advanced Air | AN | WSN | WINGSPAN | Hawthorne | 2005 | Has EAS contract to serve Silver City. |
| Bering Air | 8E | BRG | BERING AIR | Nome Kotzebue Unalakleet | 1979 | |
| Boutique Air | 4B | BTQ | BOUTIQUE | Dallas/Ft. Worth Denver Phoenix–Sky Harbor | 2007 | |
| Everts Air | 5V | VTS | EVERTS | Fairbanks Anchorage | 1978 | Founded as Tatonduk Flying Service. |
| Gem Air | S6 | MBI | | Salmon | 2014 | |
| Grand Canyon Airlines | YR | CVU | CANYON VIEW | Boulder City Grand Canyon Page | 1927 | Founded as Scenic Airways. |
| Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines | YR | SCE | SCENIC | Grand Canyon | 1967 | Founded as Scenic Airlines. |
| Grant Aviation | GV | GUN | HOOT | Anchorage Bethel Cold Bay Dillingham Emmonak Kenai King Salmon Unalaska/Dutch Harbor | 1971 | Founded as Delta Air Services. |
| Griffing Flying Service | | | | Port Clinton | 1937 | |
| Island Airways | | | | Charlevoix | 1945 | Founded as McPhillips Flying Service. |
| JSX | XE | JSX | BIGSTRIPE | BurbankDallas–LoveLas VegasMiami–Opa LockaScottsdale | 2016 | Operator of Taos Air flights from 2022. |
| Kenmore Air | M5 | KEN | KENMORE | Kenmore Seattle–Lake Union Seattle–Boeing | 1946 | Founded as Mines Collins Munro. |
| Key Lime Air | KG | LYM | KEY LIME | Denver–Centennial Denver Denver–Rocky Mountain Grand Junction | 1997 | Operates as Denver Air Connection. |
| Mokulele Airlines | MW | MHO | MAHALO | Kailua–Kona Kahului | 1994 | Founded as Mokulele Flight Service. |
| New England Airlines | EJ | NEA | NEW ENGLAND | Westerly | 1970 | |
| Penobscot Island Air | | | | Rockland | 2004 | |
| Reliant Air | | RLI | RELIANT | Danbury | 1988 | |
| San Juan Airlines | | SJN | SKYFERRY | Bellingham | 2002 | |
| Servant Air | 8D | | SERVANT | Kodiak | 2003 | |
| Southern Airways Express | 9X | FDY | FRIENDLY | Memphis Destin Pittsburgh Washington–Dulles | 2013 | |
| Surf Air | UF | URF | SURFAIR | Hawthorne Oakland San Carlos Santa Barbara Truckee | 2012 | |
| Taquan Air | K3 | TQN | TAQUAN | Ketchikan Harbor | 1977 | |
| Tradewind Aviation | TJ | GPD | GOODSPEED | Oxford (CT) San Juan White Plains | 2001 | |
| Ultimate Jet | UE | UJC | ULTIMATE | Cincinnati–Lunken | 2009 | |
| Utah Airways | | | | Ogden | 2015 | |
| Warbelow's Air Ventures | 4W | WAV | WARBELOW | Fairbanks | 1958 | |
| Wright Air Service | 8V | WRF | WRIGHT FLYER | Fairbanks | 1966 | |

### Charter

| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Primary hubs, secondary hubs | Founded | Notes |
| Air Charter Bahamas | | | | | | |
| Air Charter Express | | FRG | FREIGHT RUNNERS | Milwaukee | 1985 | |
| Air Flight Charters | | FLL | | Ft. Lauderdale | 1987 | |
| Airshare | | XSR | AIRSHARE | | 2000 | Founded as Executive Flight Services. |
| Berry Aviation | | BYA | BERRY | San Marcos | 1983 | |
| Bighorn Airways | | BHR | BIGHORN AIR | Sheridan | 1947 | |
| Choice Airways | | CSX | CHOICE AIR | Ft. Lauderdale–Executive | 2009 | |
| Eastern Air Express | | BBQ | EASTERN EXPRESS | Fort Worth/Alliance | 2013 | Founded as ATX Air Services. |
| ExcelAire | | XLS | EXCELAIRE | Long Island/Islip | 1993 | |
| Global Crossing Airlines | G6 | GXA | GEMINI | Atlantic City Las Vegas Miami | 2018 | |
| Gryphon Airlines | Y3 | VOS | | Kuwait City | | |
| Havana Air | | | | Miami | 2007 | Virtual airline. |
| IBC Airways | II | CSQ | CHASQUI | Ft. Lauderdale | 1991 | |
| L-3 Flight International Aviation | | RTD | RIPTIDE | Newport News | 1972 | |
| Liberty Jet Management | | LRT | LIBERTY JET | Long Island/Islip | 2006 | |
| NetJets | 1I | EJA | EXECJET | Columbus | 1964 | Founded as Executive Jets Aviation. |
| New Pacific Airlines | 7H | RVF | RAVN FLIGHT | Ontario | 2021 | Founded as Northern Pacific Airways, former low-cost. |
| Omni Air International | X9 | OAE | OMNI-EXPRESS | Tulsa | 1993 | |
| Omni Air Transport | | DRL | DRILLER | Tulsa | | |
| Pacific Coast Jet | | PXT | PACK COAST | | 2006 | |
| Pentastar Aviation | | DCX | TANGO | Waterford | 1964 | Founded as Chrysler Air Transportation. |
| Phoenix Air | PH | PHA | GRAY BIRD | Cartersville | 1978 | |
| PlaneSense | | CNS | CHRONOS | Portsmouth (NH) | 1992 | |
| Presidential Airways | | PRD | PRESIDENTIAL | Melbourne/Orlando | | |
| Sierra Pacific Airlines | SI | SPA | SIERRA PACIFIC | Tucson | 1970 | Commenced operations in 1971. |
| Skymax | | SMX | SKYMAX | Ft. Lauderdale–Executive | 1997 | Commenced operations in 2013. |
| Stampede Aviation | | | | Healy/Denali NP | 2011 | |
| Superior Air Charter | | RSP | REDSTRIPE | | 2006 | |
| Superior Aviation | SO | HKA | SPEND AIR | Lansing | 1979 | |
| Talkeetna Air Taxi | | | | Talkeetna | 1947 | Founded as Talkeetna Flying Service. |
| Tropic Ocean Airways | TI | FTO | WAGNER | Ft. Lauderdale | 2009 | |
| World Atlantic Airlines | WL | WAL | WORLD ATLANTIC | Miami | 2002 | Founded as Caribbean Sun Airlines. |
| XOJET Aviation LLC | | XOJ | XOJET | Sacramento–McClellan | 2006 | |

## Cargo airlines

| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Primary hubs, secondary hubs | Founded | Notes |
| 7Air Cargo | | TXG | CARGO BOX | Miami | 2020 | |
| 21 Air | 2I | CSB | CARGO SOUTH | Greensboro | 2014 | |
| ABX Air | GB | ABX | ABEX | Wilmington (OH) Cincinnati Miami | 1980 | Founded as Airborne Express. Operates some Amazon Air flights. |
| Air Cargo Carriers | 2Q | SNC | NIGHT CARGO | Milwaukee Cincinnati | 1986 | Commenced operations in 1980. |
| AirNet Express | | USC | STAR CHECK | Columbus–Rickenbacker | 1974 | Founded as Financial Air Express. |
| Air Transport International | 8C | ATN | AIR TRANSPORT | Wilmington (OH) Cincinnati | 1978 | Founded as US Airways and commenced operations in 1980. Operates some Amazon Air flights. |
| Alaska Central Express | KO | AER | ACE AIR | Anchorage | 1996 | |
| Aloha Air Cargo | KH | AAH | ALOHA | Honolulu | 1946 | Founded as Trans-Pacific Airlines. Separated from now-defunct Aloha Airlines in 2008. |
| Alpine Air Express | 5A | AIP | ALPINE AIR | Provo Billings Sioux Falls | 1971 | |
| Amazon Air | AFW | KAFW | AMAZON AIR | Ft. Worth–Alliance Cincinnati Leipzig/Halle San Bernardino Ontario Wilmington | 2015 | Formerly Amazon Prime Air. |
| Ameriflight | A8 | AMF | AMFLIGHT | Dallas/Ft. Worth Burbank | 1968 | Founded as California Air Charter. |
| Amerijet International | M6 | AJT | AMERIJET | Miami Port of Spain | 1974 | |
| Ameristar Jet Charter | 7Z | AJI | AMERISTAR | Dallas–Addison El Paso Willow Run | 2000 | |
| Asia Pacific Airlines | P9 | MGE | MAGELLAN | Guam Honolulu | 1998 | |
| Atlas Air | 5Y | GTI | GIANT | New York–JFK Anchorage Cincinnati Houston–Intercontinental Huntsville Los Angeles Miami | 1992 | Commenced operations in 1993. Operates some Amazon Air flights. |
| Bemidji Airlines | CH | BMJ | BEMIDJI | Bemidji Minneapolis/St. Paul | 1946 | Commenced operations in 1947. |
| Castle Aviation | | CSJ | CASTLE | Akron/Canton | 1986 | |
| Corporate Air | | CPT | AIRSPUR | Billings | 1981 | |
| CSA Air | | IRO | IRON AIR | Iron Mountain | 1998 | |
| Empire Airlines | EM | CFS | EMPIRE | Coeur d'Alene Spokane | 1977 | |
| Everts Air Cargo | 5V | VTS | EVERTS | Fairbanks Anchorage | 1995 | |
| FedEx Express | FX | FDX | FEDEX | Memphis Anchorage Cologne/Bonn Dubai Ft. Worth–Alliance Greensboro Guangzhou Indianapolis Miami Milan–Malpensa Newark Oakland Osaka–Kansai Paris–CDG Seoul–Incheon Toronto–Pearson | 1971 | Founded as Federal Express and commenced operations in 1973. |
| Freight Runners Express | | FRG | FREIGHT RUNNERS | Milwaukee | 1985 | |
| IFL Group | IF | IFL | EIFFEL | Waterford Miami | 1983 | Founded as Air Contract Cargo. |
| Kalitta Air | K4 | CKS | CONNIE | Ypsilanti Anchorage Bahrain Cincinnati Hong Kong New York–JFK | 1967 | Founded as American International Airways. |
| Kalitta Charters | CB | KFS | KALITTA | Ypsilanti | | |
| Lynden Air Cargo | L2 | LYC | LYNDEN | Anchorage | 1995 | |
| Martinaire | | MRA | MARTEX | Addison | 1978 | |
| Merlin Airways | | MEI | AVALON | Billings Miami San Juan | 1983 | |
| Mountain Air Cargo | C2 | MTN | MOUNTAIN | Kinston | 1974 | |
| National Airlines | N8 | NCR | NATIONAL CARGO | Orlando/Sanford | 1985 | Commenced operations in 1986. |
| Northern Air Cargo | NC | NAC | YUKON | Anchorage Miami | 1956 | |
| Polar Air Cargo | PO | PAC | POLAR | Anchorage Cincinnati Hong Kong Honolulu Los Angeles Leipzig/Halle Seoul–Incheon Shanghai–Pudong Sharjah Sydney | 1993 | |
| Royal Air Freight | | RAX | AIR ROYAL | Waterford | 1961 | |
| Ryan Air Services | 7S | RYA | RYAN AIR | Anchorage Aniak Bethel Emmonak Kotzebue Nome St. Mary's Unalakleet | 1953 | Founded as Unalakleet Air Taxi. |
| Sky Lease Cargo | GG | KYE | SKY CUBE | Miami | 1969 | Founded as Wrangler Aviation and commenced operations in 1973. |
| Skyway Enterprises | KI | SKZ | SKYWAY-INC | | 1981 | Commenced operations in 1983. |
| StratAir | | | | Miami | 2018 | Virtual airline on behalf of Northern Air Cargo. |
| Trans Executive Airlines | KH | MUI | RHOADES EXPRESS | Honolulu | 1982 | |
| UPS Airlines | 5X | UPS | UPS | Louisville Chicago/Rockford Cologne/Bonn Columbia (SC) Dallas/Ft. Worth Hamilton Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur Miami Ontario Philadelphia Shanghai–Pudong Shenzhen | 1988 | |
| USA Jet Airlines | UJ | JUS | JET USA | Ypsilanti Laredo | 1994 | |
| West Air | | PCM | PAC VALLEY | Las Vegas Oakland Ontario Sacramento San Diego | 1988 | |
| Western Global Airlines | KD | WGN | WESTERN GLOBAL | Fort Myers Anchorage Hong Kong Liege Los Angeles Miami Seoul–Incheon | 2013 | |
| Wiggins Airways | WG | WIG | WIGGINS AIRWAYS | Manchester | 1929 | |

## Air ambulances

| Airline | Primary hubs, secondary hubs | Founded | Notes |
| AirMed International | Birmingham | 1987 | Founded as MEDjet International. |
| Air Methods | Denver–Centennial | 1980 | |
| Critical Air Medicine | | 1984 | |
| Lifestar | | | |
| Life Lion | | | |

## State-run airlines

| Airline | ICAO | Callsign | Primary hubs, secondary hubs | Founded | Notes |
| Comco | | | | 2002 | |
| Janet | WWW | JANET | Las Vegas | 1972 | |
| Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System | JUD | JUSTICE | Oklahoma City | 1980 | Commenced operations in 1995. |