Private company
Air South
US airline
Air South was an airline from the United States. Founded as Nationwide Airlines Southeast in 1969, the company had its headquarters at Malcom McKinnon Airport on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Out of its base at Atlanta Municipal Airport, Air South operated regional scheduled passenger flights within the southeastern US, using a small fleet of Fairchild F-27 and Martin 4-0-4 aircraft, as well as the Beechcraft Model 99.2 It ceased to exist in 1978.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersSt. Simons1
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Air South was an airline from the United States. Founded as Nationwide Airlines Southeast in 1969, the company had its headquarters at Malcom McKinnon Airport on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Out of its base at Atlanta Municipal Airport, Air South operated regional scheduled passenger flights within the southeastern US, using a small fleet of Fairchild F-27 and Martin 4-0-4 aircraft, as well as the Beechcraft Model 99.2
Products and brands
Route network
In the early 1970s, Air South offered a network of domestic flights to the following destinations:
Fleet
? Beechcraft 99
3 Fairchild F-27 (N2704J, N2705J, N2706J)
1 Martin 4-0-4 (N258D)
From Wikipedia’s article on Air South (Georgia), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Controversies and legal
Accidents and incidents
On 6 July 1969, the twelve passengers and two pilots of Air South Flight 168 died when the aircraft, a Beechcraft Model 99 (registered N844NS), crashed 10 kilometers northwest of Monroe, Georgia at 21:22 local time. Investigation into the accident revealed that the airplane had been at cruise level during a flight from Atlanta to Greenville/Spartanburg in South Carolina, when it went into an unwanted high speed nose-down dive. Because of the extreme pulling forces when they tried to regain control, both pilots were likely incapacitated so that the plane couldn't be maneuvered anymore.
On 31 March 1974, another Air South Beech 99 (registered N848NS) was destroyed when a fire broke out during taxiing at Malcolm McKinnon Airport. The two pilots and both passengers who planned to fly to Atlanta escaped before the airplane was engulfed by the flames.
From Wikipedia’s article on Air South (Georgia), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaAir South (Georgia)
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ4698192
Sources
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- 1WikidataAir South on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAir South on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsAir South photo by RuthAS, CC BY 3.0