Key Lime Air

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:

Colorado
Wyoming
- Sheridan County Airport

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

December 30, 2014 – A Key Lime Air Cessna 404 Titan registration N404MG operating as Flight LYM182 impacted rural residential terrain shortly after takeoff from Centennial Airport (KAPA), Denver, Colorado. The accident was caused by cold weather, and the engines not being sufficiently heated. The airplane was destroyed by the impact and partially consumed by the post-impact fire. The sole pilot on board the aircraft received fatal injuries.^[6]
January 21, 2015 – A Key Lime Air Piper PA-31 flying cargo for UPS from Denver International Airport to Colby, Kansas, crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing at Goodland Municipal Airport after sustaining an engine failure. The plane struck power lines before crashing in a field. The sole pilot survived without serious injuries. The aircraft sustained serious damage.^[7]^[8]

References

↑ 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"
↑ " 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Dove Valley CDP, CO" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 1, 2015.
↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. pp. 100–101.
↑ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/key-lime-air-launch-sheridan-004200539.html;_ylt=AwrC2Q7tfyFWPV0Ajs3QtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTByOHZyb21tBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--
↑ "Directory: World Airlines Part 2 (C-L)". Flight International: 31–80. 2009-04-07.
↑ "Aviation Safety Network". Aviation Safety Network dba Flight Safety Foundation. December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
↑ Stanley, Deb (2015-01-21). "3rd Key Lime Air plane has engine problems - crashes in Kansas".
↑ "Plane Crash Lands in Northwest Kansas". 2015-01-21.

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