Denver Air Connection

Denver Air Connection is a subsidiary of Key Lime Air providing both charter and scheduled passenger air service.

Denver Air Connection
IATA ICAO Callsign
KG LYM KEY LIME
Founded1997
AOC #KY7A882H[1]
HubsCentennial Airport
Focus citiesDenver International Airport
Destinations8
Key peopleCliff Honeycutt (Founder, President and CEO)

Glen Rich (Founder, Vice President and COO)

Dan Bauer - Founder
Websitedenverairconnection.com
Denver Air Connection Embraer ERJ 145

History

Key Lime Air, dba Denver Air Connection (DAC), operates FAR Part 121 regional airline scheduled passenger service and scheduled passenger air charter. DAC operates a public charter route between Grand Junction Regional Airport in western Colorado and Centennial Airport in the Denver area twice daily. DAC public-charter flights are operated with various aircraft, including the Embraer 145, Dornier 328 Jet, Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner and Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia under FAR Part 135.

Denver Air Connection has an interline relationship with United Airlines enabling travelers to book flights through either Denver Air Connection or United's Global Network.[2][3]

On May 15, 2019, the airline began service to Telluride Regional Airport also operating as Denver Air Connection and using the Dornier 328JET. The service is the first jet service to the Telluride airport. On June 1, 2019, the airline began its first Essential Air Service (EAS) contract at Alliance Municipal Airport, under the Denver Air Connection brand, using the Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner. The service offers 12 weekly round trips to Denver. Only one of Key Lime Air's Metroliner is set up using the required 9-seat configuration.[4]

In addition to the scheduled service DAC offers private charter on its various airframes.

Scheduled destinations

Denver Air Connection serves the following destinations:

City Airport IATA Code Destinations Notes
Colorado
Denver Denver International Airport DEN Alliance
Clovis
Telluride
Denver-Centennial Centennial Airport APA Grand Junction (temporarily suspended)[5] Hub
Grand Junction Grand Junction Regional Airport GJT Denver-Centennial (temporarily suspended)
Telluride Telluride Regional Airport TEX Denver
Nebraska
Alliance Alliance Municipal Airport AIA Denver EAS Community
New Mexico
Clovis Clovis Municipal Airport CVN Denver EAS Community
Minnesota
Minneapolis Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport MSP Thief River Falls
Thief River Falls Thief River Falls Regional Airport TVF Minneapolis EAS Community

Former destinations
City Airport IATA Code Destinations Notes
Colorado
Broomfield Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC Grand Junction Ended due to low demand.
Wyoming
Riverton Riverton Regional Airport RIW Denver
Sheridan		 EAS Community | Skywest awarded contract
Sheridan Sheridan County Airport SHR Denver
Riverton		 EAS Community | Skywest awarded contract

References
  1. "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. Publisher, Maureen Pelisson, Associate. "Denver to Telluride in 40 minutes". Telluride Daily Planet.
  3. "First-ever commercial jet service coming to Telluride". 9News. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  4. "Regulations.gov". www.regulations.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  5. "Denver Air Connection Temporarily Suspends Service". September 4, 2020.


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