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Air Kentucky

Logo: Air Kentucky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Former commuter airline1

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.2 It ceased to exist in 1989.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1974Founded1
  • HeadquartersKentucky1

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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 1989.2

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Destinations

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

Fleet

13 Beechcraft Model 99

2 EMB-110 P

4 Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner SA-227

From Wikipedia’s article on Air Kentucky, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1989Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1974Founded Founded1

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