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Flying W Airways

New Jersey-based airline (1967–1971)

Flying W Airways (FWA) was a briefly high-profile publicly traded company of the late 1960s/early 1970s, which originated in 1961 when its founders opened Flying W Airport (then known as Flying W Ranch) in New Jersey as a fly-in resort (as of 2025, the airport part still operates).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Flying W Airways (FWA) was a briefly high-profile publicly traded company of the late 1960s/early 1970s, which originated in 1961 when its founders opened Flying W Airport (then known as Flying W Ranch) in New Jersey as a fly-in resort (as of 2025, the airport part still operates). FWA became a bet on Alaskan oil and at its peak in 1969 attracted investment by the Matlack family (founders of one of the US's largest trucking companies), had two Hollywood actors on its board and bought Red Dodge Aviation (RDA) of Alaska, for which it acquired Lockheed L-100 Hercules aircraft (civil version of th2

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