Private company

Sierra Pacific Airlines

Airline of the United States

Sierra Pacific Airlines is an American charter airline based in Tucson, Arizona, United States. It operates passenger charters and sub-charters for other airlines, as well as for the United States Forest Service, United States Military and the United States Marshals Service with jet aircraft.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1972Founded¹

HeadquartersTucson¹

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Timeline

1972Founded Founded¹

Funding

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.

Money received by year$258.0M 2008–2026

PPP loans $1.1M
Other federal assistance $958.7K
Federal contracts $256.0M

Without federal contracts$2.0M 2020–2021

PPP loans $1.1M
Other federal assistance $958.7K

Figures by year

Year	PPP loans	Other federal assistance	Federal contracts	Total
2026	–	–	$6.5M	$6.5M
2025	–	–	$14.2M	$14.2M
2024	–	–	$15.0M	$15.0M
2023	–	–	$12.4M	$12.4M
2022	–	–	$17.4M	$17.4M
2021	$540.0K	–	$10.5M	$11.0M
2020	$540.0K	$958.7K	$9.1M	$10.6M
2019	–	–	$20.2M	$20.2M
2018	–	–	$16.9M	$16.9M
2017	–	–	$18.4M	$18.4M
2016	–	–	$13.7M	$13.7M
2015	–	–	$17.5M	$17.5M
2014	–	–	$11.7M	$11.7M
2013	–	–	$13.0M	$13.0M
2012	–	–	$10.1M	$10.1M
2011	–	–	$11.7M	$11.7M
2010	–	–	$13.5M	$13.5M
2009	–	–	$10.6M	$10.6M
2008	–	–	$13.6M	$13.6M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov⁴, 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.

Largest direct payments

$958.7K from Departmental Offices: Coronavirus Relief - Pandemic Relief For Aviation Workers⁵ To SIERRA PACIFIC AIRLINES, INC Award ACWS0044

Largest contracts

Jul 20, 2012$29.2M from Forest Service: Igf::ct::igf critical function nifc jet transport service exclusive use- fixed wing⁶ To SIERRA PACIFIC AIRLINES, INC Award AG024BC129019
Jun 6, 2005$13.4M from Departmental Offices: Usfs-boeing 737-boise,id⁷ To SIERRA PACIFIC AIRLINES, INC Award IND140605802628
May 30, 2008$11.5M from Departmental Offices: Jet services in support of usfs at tucson, az.⁸ To SIERRA PACIFIC AIRLINES, INC Award IND140608802867
Jul 6, 2022$7.9M from Forest Service: Large jet transportation services for wildland firefighting personnel - exclusive use (eu)⁹ To SIERRA PACIFIC AIRLINES, INC Award 1202SA22K9166
Jun 11, 2020$1.8M from Forest Service: Large transport jet: map¹⁰ To SIERRA PACIFIC AIRLINES, INC Award 12024B20K0074

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA¹¹. Matched to this company by name and state.

Apr 28, 2020$540.0K PPP loan (first draw) from Western Alliance Bank¹¹To SIERRA PACIFIC AIRLINES, INC., Tucson AZ; $544.0K forgiven Jan 27, 2021
Jan 23, 2021$540.0K PPP loan (second draw) from Western Alliance Bank¹¹To SIERRA PACIFIC AIRLINES INC, Tucson AZ; $546.7K forgiven Apr 20, 2022

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataSierra Pacific Airlines on Wikidata
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WikipediaSierra Pacific Airlines on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsSierra Pacific Airlines photo by JetPix, GFDL 1.2
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USAspending.govUSAspending.gov recipient profile: SIERRA PACIFIC AIRLINES, INC
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USAspending.govACWS0044: Departmental Offices
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USAspending.govAG024BC129019: Forest Service
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USAspending.govIND140605802628: Departmental Offices
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USAspending.govIND140608802867: Departmental Offices
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USAspending.gov1202SA22K9166: Forest Service
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USAspending.gov12024B20K0074: Forest Service
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SBASBA Paycheck Protection Program loan data (FOIA), loans of $150,000 and up