Air Kentucky

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Air Kentucky

IATA ICAO Callsign KN AKY AIR KENTUCKY
Founded	1970 (1970) Kentucky, United States
Ceased operations	1989 (1989)
Alliance	USAir Express
Headquarters	Kentucky, United States

Air Kentucky was a commuter airline based in Owensboro, Kentucky. It was also known for a time as Owensboro Aviation. It began operations in 1974, and joined the Allegheny Commuter system for Allegheny Airlines, and later USAir Express. The airline ended its operations in 1989.

The airline was mentioned in the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou; one of the main characters, Ned Plimpton, is a pilot for Air Kentucky, however, in the film Ned mentioned that the airline was based out of Louisville, Kentucky.

Destinations

Those airports marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer served by commercial airline service.

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Fleet

• 13 Beechcraft Model 99
• 2 EMB-110 P
• 4 Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner SA-227

See also

• List of defunct airlines of the United States

References

• AirTimes.com
• TimeTableImages.com

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