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Vanguard Airlines

Low-cost airline of the United States (1994–2002)

Vanguard Airlines was a low-cost airline based in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, where it operated a hub from 1994 through 2002. For a time, Vanguard also had significant operations at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, until late 2000.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1994Founded1
  • HeadquartersKansas City1

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Photo: Richard Silagi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Vanguard Airlines was a low-cost airline based in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, where it operated a hub from 1994 through 2002. For a time, Vanguard also had significant operations at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, until late 2000.2

Timeline

  1. 2002Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1994Founded Founded1

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