Key Lime Air

Key Lime Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
KG LYM KEY LIME
Founded 1997
Hubs Centennial Airport
Secondary hubs
Subsidiaries Denver Air Connection
Fleet size 42
Destinations 5
Headquarters Dove Valley, Colorado
Key people
  • Cliff Honeycutt (President)
  • Glen Rich (Vice President)
  • Dan Bauer (Majority Stockholder)
  • David Carrizo (Director of Operations)
  • Jeff Taylor (Chief Pilot)
  • Johnnie Krien (Director of Maintenance)
  • Michael Giovannini (Director of Safety)
  • Paul Rylatt (Chief Inspector)
Website http://www.keylimeair.com

Key Lime Air is a United States airline with corporate headquarters at Centennial Airport in Dove Valley, Colorado, within the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area.[1][2] It was established and started operations in 1997 and operates charter and United Parcel Service cargo feeder operations.[3]

Scheduled air service

Key Lime Air, dba Denver Air Connection (DAC), operates scheduled passenger air charter. DAC operates between Grand Junction Regional Airport in western Colorado and Centennial Airport and Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in the Denver area five days a week. DAC public-charter flights are operated with various aircraft, including the Piper Navajo, Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner and Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia turboprops, all depending on an on demand basis. The airline began operating scheduled service between Sheridan County Airport in Wyoming and Denver International Airport on November 19, 2015 utilizing Fairchild Dornier 328JET regional jet aircraft.[4]

Destinations

As of January 2016, Key Lime Air serves the following destinations via passenger air service:

Cargo operations

Key Lime Air operates on-demand cargo flights using Piper Navajo and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner aircraft. Cargo operations carry UPS overnight and express delivery packages throughout Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, and Montana.

Fleet

As of January 2016, the Key Lime Air fleet includes:[5]

Key Lime Air Passenger Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers Notes
Metro 23 2 18
Embraer EMB-120 1 30
Dornier DO-328JET 4 30
Piper PA-31 Navajo 8 N/A Cargo
Metro II 6 N/A Cargo
Metro III 21 N/A Cargo

Incidents and accidents

References

  1. The postal designation of “Englewood”, a city some seven miles west, appears in the company’s mailing address and is referenced as its headquarters location: "About." Key Lime Air. Retrieved on April 2, 2015. "Based at Centennial Airport in Englewood Colorado, Key Lime Air is strategically positioned to be able to offer convenient service to either the West coast, Central or East coast of the United States." and "13252 E. Control Tower Rd. Englewood, CO 80112"
  2. " 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Dove Valley CDP, CO" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 1, 2015.
  3. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. pp. 100–101.
  4. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/key-lime-air-launch-sheridan-004200539.html;_ylt=AwrC2Q7tfyFWPV0Ajs3QtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTByOHZyb21tBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--
  5. "Directory: World Airlines Part 2 (C-L)". Flight International: 31–80. 2009-04-07.
  6. "Aviation Safety Network". Aviation Safety Network dba Flight Safety Foundation. December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  7. Stanley, Deb (2015-01-21). "3rd Key Lime Air plane has engine problems - crashes in Kansas".
  8. "Plane Crash Lands in Northwest Kansas". 2015-01-21.

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