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Bighorn Airways is an American charter company based in Sheridan, Wyoming, United States. It operates domestic charter passenger and cargo services, including contract services. Its main base is Sheridan County Airport.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Bighorn Airways is an American charter company based in Sheridan, Wyoming, United States. It operates domestic charter passenger and cargo services, including contract services. Its main base is Sheridan County Airport.2
The company was established and started operations in 1947. It is owned by Robert and Christopher Eisele. Bighorn Airways In July 2023, Bighorn Airways entered a purchase agreement to be acquired by Bridger Aerospace.
From Wikipedia’s article on Bighorn Airways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
The Bighorn Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2021): Bighorn Airways
4 CASA C-212-200 Aviocar
5 Dornier 228-200 (as of August 2025)
3 De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 (as of August 2025)
2 De Havilland Canada DHC-8-Q200 (as of August 2025)
2 Cessna 340
1 Cessna CitationJet
1 Cessna 180
1 Piper PA-18 Supercub
From Wikipedia’s article on Bighorn Airways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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 | Federal contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $32.8M | $32.8M |
| 2025 | $25.4M | $25.4M |
| 2024 | $15.9M | $15.9M |
| 2023 | $10.9M | $10.9M |
| 2022 | $13.2M | $13.2M |
| 2021 | $9.4M | $9.4M |
| 2020 | $8.7M | $8.7M |
| 2019 | $7.2M | $7.2M |
| 2018 | $5.1M | $5.1M |
| 2017 | $6.5M | $6.5M |
| 2016 | $7.6M | $7.6M |
| 2015 | $6.6M | $6.6M |
| 2014 | $6.4M | $6.4M |
| 2013 | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| 2012 | $9.4M | $9.4M |
| 2011 | $4.2M | $4.2M |
| 2010 | $8.3M | $8.3M |
| 2009 | $3.5M | $3.5M |
| 2008 | $4.4M | $4.4M |
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.
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
