Denver Air Connection
{{short description|Airline of the United States}}
{{Notability|corp|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Denver Air Connection
| image = Denver Air Connection Logo.png
| IATA = KG
| ICAO = LYM
| callsign = KEY LIME
| founded = {{Start date and age|1997}}
| hubs = Denver International Airport
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| destinations = 19
| parent = Key Lime Air
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| key_people = {{Indented plainlist|
- Cliff Honeycutt (Founder, President and CEO)
- Glen Rich (Founder, Vice President and COO)
- Dan Bauer (Founder)
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| website = {{URL|https://denverairconnection.com/}}
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File:Denver Air Connection ERJ145.jpg
File:Fairchild Dornier 328JET cockpit Denver Air Connection (Quintin Soloviev).jpg
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telluridenews.com/news/article_63863214-78bc-11e9-8c40-af612dd64f7d.html|title=Denver to Telluride in 40 minutes|first=Maureen |last=Pelisson|website=Telluride Daily Planet|date=17 May 2019 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.9news.com/article/travel/first-ever-commercial-jet-service-coming-to-telluride/73-06521690-e323-4dc7-9530-5e715da983ed|title=First-ever commercial jet service coming to Telluride|website=9News|date=9 April 2019 |access-date=2019-04-09}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DOT-OST-2000-8322-0126|title=Regulations.gov|website=www.regulations.gov|access-date=2019-06-03}}
Scheduled destinations
Denver Air Connection serves the following destinations:
| class="wikitable"
!City !Airport !IATA Code !Destinations !Notes |
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag icon|Colorado}} Colorado |
|---|
| Alamosa
|San Luis Valley Regional Airport |ALS |Denver |Contract awarded from SkyWest due to contract termination{{Cite web |title=Regulations.gov |url=https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1997-2960-0209 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=www.regulations.gov}} |
| Cortez
|CEZ |Denver ----Phoenix |Contract awarded from Boutique Air{{Cite web |title=Regulations.gov |url=https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1998-3508-0076 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=www.regulations.gov}} |
| Denver
|DEN |Alamosa ----Alliance ----Cortez ----Clovis ----McCook ----Pierre ----Telluride ----Watertown |Hub |
| Telluride
|TEX |Denver ----Phoenix | |
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag icon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} Georgia |
| Atlanta
|Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport |ATL |Jackson (TN) | |
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag icon|Illinois}} Illinois |
| Chicago
|ORD |Ironwood ----Jackson (TN) ----Muskegon ----Watertown ----Dubuque | |
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag icon|Iowa}} Iowa |
| Dubuque
|DBQ |Chicago | |
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | {{Flag icon|Nebraska}} Nebraska |
| Alliance
|AIA |Denver |EAS Community |
| Kearney
|EAR | |
| McCook
|McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport |MCK |Denver |EAS Community |
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag icon|New Mexico}} New Mexico |
| Clovis
|CVN ----Denver |EAS Community |
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;"|{{Flag icon|Michigan}} Michigan |
| Ironwood
|IWD |Chicago O'Hare ----Minneapolis |EAS Community |
| Muskegon
|MKG |Chicago O'Hare |EAS Community |
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag icon|Minnesota}} 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 |
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag icon|South Dakota}} South Dakota |
| Pierre
|PIR |Denver |
| Watertown
|ATY |Chicago O'Hare ----Denver |
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag icon|Tennessee}} Tennessee |
| Jackson
|MKL |Atlanta ----Chicago O'Hare |EAS Community |
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag icon|Texas}} Texas |
| Dallas/Fort Worth
|Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport |DFW |Clovis | |
= Former destinations =
| class="wikitable"
!City !Airport !IATA Code !Destinations !Notes |
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag icon|Colorado}} Colorado |
|---|
| Centennial
|APA |Grand Junction | |
| Grand Junction
|Grand Junction Regional Airport |GJT |Denver-Centennial | |
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag icon|Nebraska}} Nebraska |
| Kearney
|EAR |Denver | |
| colspan="5" style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag icon|Wyoming}} Wyoming |
| Riverton
|Central Wyoming Regional Airport |RIW |Denver | |
| Sheridan
|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.{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Swearingen SA227-DC Metro 23 N820DC Denver International Airport, CO (DEN) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20220414-0 |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=aviation-safety.net}}
References
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External links
- [https://denverairconnection.com/ Official site]
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