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Golden Pacific Airlines

US regional airline

Golden Pacific Airlines, IATA YB (1981–1989) was a United States regional airline that operated primarily in Arizona. It was unrelated to the Golden Pacific Airlines of the 1970s.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1981Founded1
  • HeadquartersKingman1

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Convair 600 Golden Pacific Airlines (5622613325)
Photo: Bill Larkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Golden Pacific Airlines, IATA YB (1981–1989) was a United States regional airline that operated primarily in Arizona. It was unrelated to the Golden Pacific Airlines of the 1970s.2

The story

Golden Pacific Airlines (YB) was founded in 1981 in Kingman, Arizona and operated a fleet of 10 seat Cessna 402 aircraft under Part 135 of Federal Air Regulations. Designated an Essential Air Service provider under provisions of the 1979 Airline Deregulation Act the carrier was selected by the US Civil Aeronautics Board, in 1981, to replace Cochise Airlines in providing Air Service to Kingman and Prescott, AZ over a linear Phoenix-Prescott-Kingman-Las Vegas route. Points served subsequently expanded to include Phoenix to Sierra Vista/Fort Huachuca, Sedona and Winslow, AZ. Sold in 1987, the airline ceased operations in 1989 after it was unable to obtain 19-passenger Fairchild Metroliners to continue service.

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

Timeline

  1. 1989Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1981Founded Founded1

Sources

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