page_title: List of Douglas DC-6 operators
section_title: Civil operators
hierarchical_section_title: List of Douglas DC-6 operators / Civil operators
caption_attribution_description: English: Douglas DC-6B N6531C "Clipper Viking" of Pan American arriving at Heathrow North
context_page_description: A great number of airlines and air forces from several countries included the Douglas DC-6 in their fleets at some point in time. Today most DC-6s are inactive, stored, or preserved in museums; although a number are still flying in northern bush operations in Alaska and Canada, while several are based in Europe and a few other DC-6s are still in operation for small carriers in South America.
  Below are listed known operators of this airplane, both past and present
context_section_description:  Aden
  Brothers Air Service (BASCO)
   Afghanistan
  Ariana Afghan Airlines
  Antigua
  Seagreen Air Transport
   Argentina
  Aerolíneas Argentinas
  Aerolineas Ini y Cia
  Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino (ALA)
  Austral
  Flota Aerea Mercante Argentina (FAMA) ♠ 
   Australia
  Australian National Airlines (ANA) ♠ 
  Ansett-ANA
  British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines
  Trans Australia Airlines
   Belgium
  Belgian International Air Services
  Delta Air Transport
  Inair
  Sabena ♠ 
  Sobelair
  Transpommair
   Bolivia
  Lloyd Aereo Boliviano
  Servicios Aereos Virgen de Copacabna (SAVCO)
   Brazil
  Lóide Aéreo Nacional ♠ 
  Panair do Brasil
  Real Transportes Aéreos
  Varig
  VASP
   Cambodia
  Air Cambodge
  Royal Air Cambodge
   Canada
  Buffalo Airways
  Canadian Pacific Air Lines ♠ 
  CP Air
  Maritime Central Airways ♠ 
  Nordair
  Pacific Western
  Transair
  Wardair Canada
   Cayman Islands
  Transocean
   Chile
  Lineas Aereas del Cobre (Ladeco)
  Lineas Aerea Nacional de Chile (LAN Chile) ♠ 
  Solastral
  Lineas Aereas Sud Americana (LASA)
  ALFA Chile - Aerolineas Flecha Austral
  Taxpa - Taxis Aereos del Pacifico
  Transglobal
   Colombia
  Aerovias Condor de Colombia
  Aerocosta
  Lineas Aereos Taxader
  Rutas Aereas Soceidad Aerea Medellin
  Tampa Cargo
   Costa Rica
  Lineas Aereas Costarricenses (LACSA}
  Transportes Aereos de Integracion (TAISAP)
   Denmark
  Nordair
  Sterling Airways
   Dominican Republic
  Compania Dominicana de Aviacion (CDA)
   Ecuador
  Aerolineas Nacionales del Ecuador (ANDES)
  Ecuatoriana
   Egypt
  United Arab Airlines
   El Salvador
  Aerolineas El Salvador
   Ethiopia
  Ethiopian Air Lines ♠ 
   Finland
  Finlantic
  Kar Air
   France
  Aeromaritime d'Affretement
  Agile Azur
  Air France
  Air Inter
  Airnautic
  Compagnie de Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux (TAI) ♠ 
  Trans-Union
  Union Aéromaritime de Transport (UAT) ♠ 
   Germany
  Elbeflug
  Germanair
  Luft-Lloyd
  Sudflug
  Sudwestflug
  Transportflug
  Goa
  Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa (TAIP)
   Greece
  Olympic Airways ♠ 
   Guatemala
  Aviateca
   Haiti
  ADSA
   Honduras
  Sahsa
  Transportes Aéreos Nacionales
  Hong Kong
  Cathay Pacific Airways ♠ 
   Iceland
  Icelandair
  Loftleidir
   India
  Zamrud Airlines
   Iran
  Iran Air
  Persian Air Services
   Italy
  Alitalia ♠ 
  Linee Aeree Italiane (LAI) ♠ 
  Societa Aerea Mediterranea (SAM)
   Ivory Coast
  Air Afrique
   Japan
  Japan Air Lines ♠ 
   Jordan
  Air Jordan
  Alia
   Kuwait
  Kuwait Airways Corporation
  Trans Arabia Airways
   Laos
  Lao United Airlines
  Royal Air Lao
   Lebanon
  Air Liban ♠ 
  Lebanese International Airways
  Trans Mediterranean Airways
   Libya
  Libavia
   Luxembourg
  Interocean Airways
   Madagascar
  Madair
   Malta
  Malta International Airways
   Mexico
  Aerocarga
  Aeronaves de Mexico
  Aeromexico
  Guest Aerovias Mexico
  Mexicana de Aviación ♠ 
  SAESA
   Mozambique
   Namibia
  Namibia Commercial Aviation
   Nicaragua
  Lineas Aereas de Nicaragua (Lanica)
   Netherlands
  KLM ♠ 
  Transavia
   Netherlands Antilles
  Caraibische Lucht Transport Mij NV (CLTM)
   New Zealand
  Tasman Empire Airways (TEAL)
   Nigeria
  Pan African Airlines
   Norway
  Braathens South American and Far East Airtransport
  Fred Olsen Flyveselskap A/S
   Panama
  Aerovías Panamá
  Aero Fletes Internacionales (AFISA)
  Internacional de Aviacio (Inair)
  Rutas Aereas Panemenas (RAPSA)
   Peru
  Aerolineas Peruanas
  Faucett
   Philippines
  Filipinas Orient Airways
  Philippine Airlines ♠ 
   Portugal
  TAP
  SATA
  TAIP
   Republic of China
  Civil Air Transport ♠ 
  Far Eastern Air Transport
  Winner Airways
   Saudi Arabia
  Saudi Arabian Airlines
   Singapore
  Saber Air
  Trans Nusantara Airways
   Southern Rhodesia
  Central African Airways Corporation (CAAC}
   South Vietnam
  Air Vietnam
   Spain
  Aviaco
  Spantax DC-6B, DC-6B-ST
  TASSA
   Suriname
   Eswatini
   Sweden
  Aero-Nord
  Internord Aviation
  Osterman Aero
  Transair Sweden
   Sweden Denmark Norway
  SAS ♠ 
    Switzerland
  Balair
  Swissair ♠ 
   Syria
  Syrian Arab Airlines
   Thailand
  Thai Airways International
  Trinidad and Tobago
  British West Indian Airways
   United Kingdom
  Air Ferry
  Air Atlantique, now West Atlantic; a former cargo carrier based in Coventry, England.
  British Eagle
  British United Airways
  Caledonian Airways
  Cloudmaster
  Cunard Eagle Airways
  Eagle Aviation Ltd
  Hunting-Clan Air Transport ♠ 
  Lloyd International Airways
   United States
  Aaxico Airlines
  Admiral Airlin
caption: Pan Am Douglas DC-6B in 1954
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