Denver Air Connection

Denver Air Connection
IATA ICAO Call sign
KG LYM KEY LIME
Founded1997
AOC #KY7A882H[1]
HubsDenver International Airport
Destinations16
Parent companyKey Lime Air
Key people
  • Cliff Honeycutt (Founder, President and CEO)
  • Glen Rich (Founder, Vice President and COO)
  • Dan Bauer (Founder)
Websitedenverairconnection.com
Denver Air Connection Embraer ERJ 145
Cockpit view of a DAC Dornier 328JET inflight

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.[2][3]

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.[4]

Scheduled destinations

Denver Air Connection serves the following destinations:

City Airport IATA Code Destinations Notes
Alamosa San Luis Valley Regional Airport ALS Denver Contract awarded from SkyWest due to contract termination[5]
Cortez Cortez Municipal Airport CEZ Denver
Phoenix 		Contract awarded from Boutique Air[6]
Denver Denver International Airport DEN Alamosa
Alliance
Cortez
Clovis
Kearney
McCook
Pierre
Telluride
Watertown 		Hub
Telluride Telluride Regional Airport TEX Denver
Phoenix
Illinois Illinois
Chicago O'Hare International Airport ORD Ironwood
Watertown

Muskegon

Iowa Iowa
Dubuque Dubuque Regional Airport DBQ Chicago
Nebraska Nebraska
Alliance Alliance Municipal Airport AIA Denver EAS Community
Kearney Kearney Regional Airport EAR Denver[7] EAS Community | Contract awarded from SkyWest. Service Ends 10/31/24
McCook McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport MCK Denver EAS Community
New Mexico New Mexico
Clovis Clovis Municipal Airport CVN Dallas-Ft. Worth[8]
Denver 		EAS Community
Michigan Michigan
Ironwood Gogebic–Iron County Airport IWD Chicago O'Hare
Minneapolis 		EAS Community
Muskegon Muskegon County Airport MKG Chicago O'Hare EAS Community Beginning 11/1/24
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
South Dakota South Dakota
Pierre Pierre Regional Airport PIR Denver EAS Community[9]
Watertown Watertown Regional Airport ATY Chicago O'Hare
Denver 		EAS Community[10]
Texas Texas
Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport DFW Clovis

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. ^ Pelisson, Maureen (17 May 2019). "Denver to Telluride in 40 minutes". Telluride Daily Planet.
  3. ^ "First-ever commercial jet service coming to Telluride". 9News. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  4. ^ "Regulations.gov". www.regulations.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  5. ^ "Regulations.gov". www.regulations.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  6. ^ "Regulations.gov". www.regulations.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  7. ^ Hub, MIKE KONZ Kearney (16 August 2022). "Denver Air Connection picked to serve Kearney Regional Airport". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  8. ^ Gerardi, Joey (2021-09-30). "Denver Air Connection Announces Texas Launch Date – AirlineGeeks.com". AirlineGeeks.com – LIVE. LOVE. AVIATION. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  9. ^ staff, Capital Journal (14 April 2021). "SkyWest to be replaced by Denver Air Connections at Pierre airport". Capital Journal. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  10. ^ VanDusen, Troy (13 April 2021). "DOT Selects New Essential Air Service Carrier for Watertown Regional Airport". mykxlg.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  11. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Swearingen SA227-DC Metro 23 N820DC Denver International Airport, CO (DEN)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-04-16.