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Pacific Air Lines

Logo: Martin_404_Pacific_AT_Camarillo_03.01.08R.jpg : RuthAS derivative work: Itsfullofstars ( talk ), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

U.S. regional airline (1941–1968)

Pacific Air Lines was a local service carrier on the West Coast of the United States that began scheduled passenger flights in the mid-1940s under the name Southwest Airways. The company linked small cities in California with larger cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1941Founded1
  • HeadquartersSan Francisco1

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N636X 1952 Martin 404 2 (15542331425)
Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Pacific Air Lines was a local service carrier on the West Coast of the United States that began scheduled passenger flights in the mid-1940s under the name Southwest Airways. The company linked small cities in California with larger cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco.2

Timeline

  1. 1968Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1941Founded Founded1

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