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Denver Air Connection

Airline of the United States

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

01History

Key Lime Air, dba Denver Air Connection (DAC), operates FAR Part 121 regional airline scheduled passenger service and scheduled passenger air charter. DAC operates scheduled routes between 16 cities across 10 states. Flights are operated with various aircraft, including Embraer ERJ-145 and Fairchild Dornier 328JET regional jets as well as Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner and Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia turboprops under FAR Part 135.

Denver Air Connection has an interline relationship with United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines enabling travelers to fly DAC and connect to these partners without having to collect and recheck baggage.

On 15 May 2019, the airline began service to Telluride Regional Airport also operating as Denver Air Connection and using the Fairchild Dornier 328JET. The service is the first jet service at 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.

Cockpit view of a DAC Dornier 328JET inflight
Cockpit view of a DAC Dornier 328JET inflight

02Scheduled destinations

Denver Air Connection serves the following destinations:

City Airport IATA Code Destinations Notes
Colorado
Alamosa San Luis Valley Regional Airport ALS Denver Contract awarded from SkyWest due to contract termination
Cortez Cortez Municipal Airport CEZ Denver Phoenix Contract awarded from Boutique Air
Denver Denver International Airport DEN Alamosa Alliance Chadron Cortez Clovis McCook Pueblo Telluride Hub
Pueblo Pueblo Memorial Airport PUB Denver EAS Community | Awarded from Southern Airways Express
Telluride Telluride Regional Airport TEX Denver Phoenix
Georgia
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL Jackson (TN)
Illinois
Chicago O'Hare International Airport ORD Ironwood Jackson (TN) Muskegon
Nebraska
Alliance Alliance Municipal Airport AIA Denver EAS Community
Chadron Chadron Municipal Airport CDR Denver EAS Community
McCook McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport MCK Denver EAS Community
New Mexico
Clovis Clovis Municipal Airport CVN Dallas-Ft. Worth Denver EAS Community
Michigan
Ironwood Gogebic-Iron County Airport IWD Chicago O'Hare Minneapolis EAS Community
Muskegon Muskegon County Airport MKG Chicago O'Hare EAS Community
Minnesota
Minneapolis/St Paul Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport MSP Ironwood Thief River Falls
Thief River Falls Thief River Falls Regional Airport TVF Minneapolis EAS Community
Tennessee
Jackson Jackson Regional Airport MKL Atlanta Chicago O'Hare EAS Community
Texas
Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport DFW Clovis

Former destinations

City Airport IATA Code Destinations Notes
Colorado
Centennial Centennial Airport APA Grand Junction
Grand Junction Grand Junction Regional Airport GJT Denver-Centennial
Iowa
Dubuque Dubuque Regional Airport DBQ Chicago O'Hare
Nebraska
Kearney Kearney Regional Airport EAR Denver EAS Community | SkyWest chosen as new air carrier
South Dakota
Pierre Pierre Regional Airport PIR Denver EAS Community
Watertown Watertown Regional Airport ATY Chicago O'Hare Denver EAS Community
Wyoming
Riverton Central Wyoming Regional Airport RIW Denver
Sheridan Sheridan Airport SHR Denver

Interline Agreements

DAC Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
DAC Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner

03Accidents and incidents

  • On April 14, 2022, a Fairchild Metroliner (registration N820DC) operating flight 4230 experienced a nose gear malfunction and collapse at slow speed following an aborted takeoff at Denver International Airport. There were no injuries reported.
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