Private company

Centennial Airlines

US regional airline

Centennial Airlines was founded in Laramie, Wyoming and began operations on June 15, 1981, with an initial route linking Denver to Laramie and Worland, Wyoming using a single Cessna 414 aircraft. The carrier flew until June 15, 1987, when it was merged into Mesa Airlines. Centennial was first based in Laramie, Wyoming, moved its offices to Worland, then to Cheyenne for a brief time in 1982, then back to Worland.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Centennial Airlines was founded in Laramie, Wyoming and began operations on June 15, 1981, with an initial route linking Denver to Laramie and Worland, Wyoming using a single Cessna 414 aircraft. The carrier flew until June 15, 1987, when it was merged into Mesa Airlines. Centennial was first based in Laramie, Wyoming, moved its offices to Worland, then to Cheyenne for a brief time in 1982, then back to Worland.2

Products and brands

Destinations

Denver, Colorado

Billings, Montana,

Logan

Salt Lake City

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Casper

Cheyenne

Cody

Jackson

Lander

Laramie

Rawlins

Riverton

Rock Springs

Worland

Routes operated include

Denver-Casper-Cody,

Denver-Cheyenne-Rawlins,

Denver-Rock Springs-Lander-Worland,

Denver-Laramie-Riverton-Worland-Cody-Billings,

Salt Lake City-Logan-Riverton-Worland-Cody

Fleet

2 Beechcraft 1900s

1 Beechcraft 99 at the time of its merger with Mesa Airlines.

From Wikipedia’s article on Centennial Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1987Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1981Founded Founded1

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