# Denver Air Connection

Denver Air Connection is a subsidiary of Key Lime Air providing both charter and scheduled passenger air service.

## History

Key Lime Air, dba Denver Air Connection (DAC), operates FAR Part 121 regional airline scheduled passenger service and scheduled passenger air charter. DAC operates scheduled routes between 16 cities across 10 states. Flights are operated with various aircraft, including Embraer ERJ-145 and Fairchild Dornier 328JET regional jets as well as Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner and Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia turboprops under FAR Part 135.
Denver Air Connection has an interline relationship with United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines enabling travelers to fly DAC and connect to these partners without having to collect and recheck baggage.
On 15 May 2019, the airline began service to Telluride Regional Airport also operating as Denver Air Connection and using the Fairchild Dornier 328JET. The service is the first jet service at the Telluride airport.
On June 1, 2019, the airline began its first Essential Air Service (EAS) contract at Alliance Municipal Airport under the Denver Air Connection brand, using the Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner. The service offers 12 weekly round trips to Denver. Only one of Key Lime Air's Metroliners is set up using the required 9-seat configuration.

## Scheduled destinations

Denver Air Connection serves the following destinations:
| City | Airport | IATA Code | Destinations | Notes |
| Colorado |||||
| Alamosa | San Luis Valley Regional Airport | ALS | Denver | Contract awarded from SkyWest due to contract termination |
| Cortez | Cortez Municipal Airport | CEZ | Denver Phoenix | Contract awarded from Boutique Air |
| Denver | Denver International Airport | DEN | Alamosa Alliance Cortez Clovis McCook Pierre Pueblo (begins April 1, 2025) Telluride Watertown | Hub |
| Pueblo | Pueblo Memorial Airport | PUB | Denver (begins April 1, 2025) | EAS Community |
| Telluride | Telluride Regional Airport | TEX | Denver Phoenix | |
| Georgia |||||
| Atlanta | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | ATL | Jackson (TN) | |
| Illinois |||||
| Chicago | O'Hare International Airport | ORD | Ironwood Jackson (TN) Muskegon Watertown | |
| Iowa |||||
| Dubuque | Dubuque Regional Airport | DBQ | Chicago | |
| Nebraska |||||
| Alliance | Alliance Municipal Airport | AIA | Denver | EAS Community |
| Kearney | Kearney Regional Airport | EAR | Denver | EAS Community | Contract awarded from SkyWest. |
| McCook | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport | MCK | Denver | EAS Community |
| New Mexico |||||
| Clovis | Clovis Municipal Airport | CVN | Dallas-Ft. Worth Denver | EAS Community |
| Michigan |||||
| Ironwood | Gogebic–Iron County Airport | IWD | Chicago O'Hare Minneapolis | EAS Community |
| Muskegon | Muskegon County Airport | MKG | Chicago O'Hare | EAS Community |
| Minnesota |||||
| Minneapolis/St Paul | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport | MSP | Ironwood Thief River Falls | |
| Thief River Falls | Thief River Falls Regional Airport | TVF | Minneapolis | EAS Community |
| South Dakota |||||
| Pierre | Pierre Regional Airport | PIR | Denver | EAS Community |
| Watertown | Watertown Regional Airport | ATY | Chicago O'Hare Denver | EAS Community |
| Tennessee |||||
| Jackson | Jackson Regional Airport | MKL | Atlanta Chicago O'Hare | EAS Community |
| Texas |||||
| Dallas/Fort Worth | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | DFW | Clovis | |

### Former destinations

| City | Airport | IATA Code | Destinations | Notes |
| Colorado |||||
| Centennial | Centennial Airport | APA | Grand Junction | |
| Grand Junction | Grand Junction Regional Airport | GJT | Denver-Centennial | |
| Nebraska |||||
| Kearney | Kearney Regional Airport | EAR | Denver | EAS Community | SkyWest chosen as new air carrier |
| Wyoming |||||
| Riverton | Central Wyoming Regional Airport | RIW | Denver | |
| Sheridan | Sheridan Airport | SHR | Denver | |

## Accidents and incidents

* On April 14, 2022, a Fairchild Metroliner (registration N820DC) operating flight 4230 experienced a nose gear malfunction and collapse at slow speed following an aborted takeoff at Denver International Airport. There were no injuries reported.