Private company
Logo: berryaviation.com3
American charter airline
Berry Aviation, Inc is an American charter airline with its headquarters based in San Marcos, Texas. It operates charters for the US Department of Defense in multiple locations worldwide and Part 135 On-Demand Cargo across North America and the Caribbean. It was founded in 1983.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Berry Aviation, Inc is an American charter airline with its headquarters based in San Marcos, Texas. It operates charters for the US Department of Defense in multiple locations worldwide and Part 135 On-Demand Cargo across North America and the Caribbean. It was founded in 1983.2
Starting on August 28, 2017, Berry Aviation conducted over fifty flights for Wings of Rescue and the Humane Society of the United States, carrying over 100 tons of emergency supplies into the Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria zones and then flying over 4,500 pets, who otherwise would have died, to safety at no-kill animal shelters throughout the mainland United States.
From Wikipedia’s article on Berry Aviation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
The Berry Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft (as of December 2021):
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
3 further Dornier 328-100
4 UH-72 Lakota Helicopters
23 Fairchild SA226/227
From Wikipedia’s article on Berry Aviation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
On October 4, 2017, four U.S. Army personnel and five Nigerien soldiers were killed and two more injured after being ambushed while assisting local forces in Southwest Niger. It was later reported that private contractors working for Berry Aviation "conducted casualty evacuation and transport for U.S. and partner forces". Berry Aviation was described as having a "sole source bridge contract" in Niamey for duties including casualty evacuation.
From Wikipedia’s article on Berry Aviation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
| Year | PPP loans | Other federal assistance | Federal contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | – | $7.9M | $7.9M |
| 2025 | – | – | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| 2023 | – | – | $24.5M | $24.5M |
| 2022 | – | – | $30.3M | $30.3M |
| 2021 | – | – | $68.7M | $68.7M |
| 2020 | $5.1M | $9.5M | $68.3M | $82.8M |
| 2019 | – | – | $66.7M | $66.7M |
| 2018 | – | – | $37.3M | $37.3M |
| 2017 | – | – | $76.3M | $76.3M |
| 2016 | – | – | $56.8M | $56.8M |
| 2015 | – | – | $37.4M | $37.4M |
| 2014 | – | – | $48.4M | $48.4M |
| 2013 | – | – | $55.9M | $55.9M |
| 2012 | – | – | $43.9M | $43.9M |
| 2011 | – | – | $35.6M | $35.6M |
| 2010 | – | – | $24.9M | $24.9M |
| 2009 | – | – | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| 2008 | – | – | $6.7M | $6.7M |
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA12. Matched to this company by name and state.
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
