Charter operators and airlines
1,793 companies hold an FAA certificate to carry passengers or cargo for hire: a charter and air-taxi certificate (Part 135), an airline certificate (Part 121), or both. Together they list 11,503 aircraft. Click a name for the certificate's aircraft, the company's base, its callsign and what is in the air right now. The 90 carriers the Department of Transportation has certificated for scheduled or charter service are marked with their authority.
| Operator | Certificate | Base | Callsign | Aircraft on the certificate | DOT authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetJets Aviation, Inc. website NetJets offers fractional aircraft ownership and private jet card programs for private aviation travel. | Part 135 | Oklahoma City, OK * | EJA Execjet (heard) | 754 | |
| Air Methods LLC website Air Methods operates air ambulance services across the United States, transporting over 100,000 patients annually with a workforce of over 4,500 team members including pilots and critical care clinicians. | Part 135 | Greenwood Village, CO | AIR Airlift (heard) | 379 | |
| Flexjet, LLC website Flexjet is a private aviation company offering fractional jet ownership, jet card programs, aircraft leasing, and a Red Label dedicated crewing model. | Part 135 | Cleveland, OH | LXJ Flexjet | 334 | |
| Air Evac EMS, Inc. website | Part 135 | O Fallon, MO | 187 | ||
| Metro Aviation, INC website Metro Aviation operates more than 160 aircraft for over 40 air medical and other programs across 25 states. | Part 135 | Shreveport, LA | 185 | ||
| Med-Trans Corporation website Med-Trans Corporation is an air ambulance operator that provides customized air medical transport programs to health systems, medical centers, and EMS agencies across the United States. | Part 135 | Denton, TX | 153 | ||
| Executive Jet Management, Inc. website | Part 135 | North Salt Lake, UT * | EJM Jet Speed | 144 | |
| Sunset Aviation LLC website | Part 135 | New Iberia, LA | VXN Vixen | 143 | |
| Ameriflight, LLC website | Part 135 | Dallas, TX | AMF Amflight | 109 | |
| PHI Health,LLC | Part 135 | Tempe, AZ | 107 | ||
| Hyannis Air Service Inc. | Part 135 | Hyannis, MA | KAP Cair (heard) | 97 | |
| Jet Select, LLC | Part 135 | North Salt Lake, UT * | VJA Critter (heard) | 84 | |
| Jet Linx Aviation, LLC | Part 135 | Omaha, NE * | JTL Jet Linx (heard) | 82 | |
| Exclusive Jets LLC website flyExclusive is a private jet operator based in Kinston, North Carolina, that owns and operates a fleet of light, midsize, and super-midsize jets, along with turboprop aircraft. | Part 135 | Kinston, NC | JRE (heard) | 73 | |
| Cobalt Air, LLC | Part 135 | Portsmouth, NH * | CNS Centennial (heard) | 71 | |
| Guardian Flight, LLC. website Guardian Flight is a leading provider of air medical services, transporting patients from remote and rural settings to large tertiary-care facilities in metropolitan areas. | Part 135 | Lewisville, TX | 67 | ||
| REACH Air Medical Services, LLC. website REACH Air Medical Services provides emergency air and ground medical transport services across California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Wyoming. | Part 135 | Santa Rosa, CA | REH (heard) | 64 | |
| Alpine Aviation, Inc. website Alpine Air Express is a cargo airline operating under FAA Part 135 as a non-scheduled, on-demand air-cargo operator. | Part 135 | Provo, UT | AIP Alpine Air (heard) | 63 | |
| Bristow LLC website Bristow Group is a helicopter operator providing offshore energy transportation, search and rescue (SAR), and aircraft support services to government and civil organizations worldwide. | Part 135 | Lake Charles, LA | BTZ (heard) | 62 | |
| Delux Public Charter LLC | Part 135 | Dallas, TX | JSX (heard) | 60 | |
| Grant Aviation INC website | Part 135 | Anchorage, AK | GUN Hoot | 57 | Interstate scheduled passenger |
| Life Flight Network LLC | Part 135 | Aurora, OR | 57 | ||
| IHC Health Services, Inc. | Part 135 | Salt Lake City, UT * | 55 | ||
| PHI Aviation, LLC | Part 135 | Lafayette, LA | PHM Petroleum (heard) | 54 | |
| Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc. website Jet Aviation is a global aviation services company with approximately 50 locations worldwide. | Part 135 | Teterboro, NJ | 52 | Interstate charter passenger, Foreign charter passenger | |
| Mountain Air Cargo, Inc. website Mountain Air Cargo is an express cargo carrier operating over 75 aircraft on feeder routes for FedEx across the eastern United States and the Caribbean. | Parts 121 and 135 | Denver, NC | MTN Mountain | 51 | Interstate charter passenger, Foreign charter passenger |
| Baker Aviation LLC website Baker Aviation is a charter operator specializing in broker partnerships for aircraft chartering and maintenance. | Part 135 | Liberty, NC * | BAJ Baker Aviation | 49 | |
| Corporate Flight Management, Inc. | Part 135 | Smyrna, TN | VTE Volunteer | 46 | |
| Clay Lacy Aviation, Inc. website Clay Lacy Aviation operates a network of fixed-base operators (FBOs) at four airports across the United States, providing fuel, hangar, ramp, and ground handling services. | Part 135 | Salt Lake City, UT * | CLY Clay Lacy | 45 | |
| Temsco Helicopters, Inc website TEMSCO Helicopters operates helicopter tour services in Alaska from bases in Juneau, Skagway, and Denali. | Part 135 | Ketchikan, AK | TMS Temsco | 45 | |
| Empire Airlines, Inc. trading as Ohana by Hawaiian | Parts 121 and 135 | Memphis, TN * | CFS Empire Air | 44 | Interstate scheduled passenger |
| Bering Air INC website Bering Air provides scheduled airline service to 32 villages in western Alaska from hubs in Nome, Kotzebue, and Unalakleet, with twice-daily flights Monday through Saturday. | Part 135 | Nome, AK | BRG Bering Air | 42 | Interstate scheduled passenger |
| Corporate Air website | Part 135 | Memphis, TN * | CPR Corpair | 41 | |
| Wheels Up Private Jets LLC | Part 135 | New York, NY * | WUP (heard) | 41 | |
| Papillon Airways INC trading as Grand Canyon Helicopters Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters | Part 135 | Boulder City, NV | 39 | Interstate scheduled passenger | |
| Maverick Airstar LLC | Part 135 | Henderson, NV * | 38 | ||
| Maverick Helicopter INC website | Part 135 | Henderson, NV * | 38 | ||
| Integra Aviation LLC website Integra Jet provides private jet charter, aircraft management, and Part 135 air carrier operations from bases in New York and Florida. | Part 135 | Broussard, LA * | 37 | ||
| Baron Aviation Services, Inc. website | Part 135 | Memphis, TN * | BVN Show-Me | 36 | |
| Kalitta Charters LLC website Kalitta Charters is an air charter and cargo operator based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, offering on-demand charter services for passengers and cargo, air ambulance services, and specialized medical transport including organ procurement and radi | Part 135 | Ypsilanti, MI | KFS Kalitta | 36 | |
| Bemidji Aviation Services, Inc. website Bemidji Aviation Services is a full-service FBO and aircraft management company based in Bemidji, Minnesota. | Part 135 | Bemidji, MN | BMJ Bemidji (heard) | 35 | |
| Royal Air Freight, Inc. website Royal Air is an FAA-certified air carrier operating a fleet of over 40 aircraft from Waterford, Michigan. | Part 135 | Waterford, MI | RAX Air Royal | 35 | |
| Executive Flight Services, LLC website Executive Aircraft Service is a fixed-base operator at Johnson County Executive Airport in the Kansas City Metro area, providing fueling, hangar space, tie-down services, and pilot amenities. | Part 135 | Lenexa, KS * | XSR (heard) | 34 | |
| Southern Airways Express, LLC | Part 135 | Addison, TX * | LTD Lightspeed | 34 | |
| Tradewind Aviation, LLC website Tradewind Aviation operates private charter flights and scheduled service across North America and the Caribbean from bases in Oxford, Connecticut; Westchester, New York; Stuart, Florida; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. | Part 135 | Oxford, CT * | GPD Goodspeed | 34 | |
| Northern Jet Management, Inc. website Northern Jet is a private aviation company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, offering charter flights, fractional ownership, and aircraft management services. | Part 135 | Grand Rapids, MI | NTX Nortax | 32 | |
| West Air, INC. website | Part 135 | Memphis, TN * | PCM Pac Valley (heard) | 32 | |
| CSA Air, Inc. website CSA Air is an express cargo feeder airline operating for FedEx across the Upper Midwest. | Part 135 | Memphis, TN * | IRO Iron Air | 31 | |
| Superior Transportation Associates Inc. | Part 135 | Costa Mesa, CA * | KFB (heard) | 30 | |
| Nicholas Services, LLC | Part 135 | Oxford, MS | JTZ (heard) | 29 | |
| Priester Aviation, LLC website Priester Aviation is a private aviation services company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, offering aircraft management, charter services, and jet card programs. | Part 135 | Tulsa, OK * | PWA Priester | 29 | |
| Rotorcraft Leasing Company, L.L.C. website | Part 135 | Broussard, LA * | RLC (heard) | 29 | |
| Wright Air Service INC website | Part 135 | Fairbanks, AK | WRF Wright Flyer | 29 | Interstate scheduled passenger |
| ATI Jet Inc. website ATI Jet is a FAA Part 135 charter operator based in El Paso, Texas, providing luxury private jet charter services across the United States. | Part 135 | El Paso, TX | CYO Coyote (heard) | 28 | |
| Aero Air LLC website Aero Air is an aircraft services company based in Hillsboro, Oregon, offering FBO services, aircraft maintenance and avionics, charter flights, aircraft management, and medical transport. | Part 135 | Hillsboro, OR | WIL Williamette | 28 | |
| Air Cargo Carriers, LLC website Air Cargo Carriers operates scheduled cargo routes throughout the United States and to Canada, the Caribbean, and Mexico using a fleet of Shorts 330 and 360 aircraft. | Part 135 | Milwaukee, WI * | SNC Night Cargo | 28 | |
| P.J. Helicopters, Inc. website PJ Helicopters is a helicopter operator based in Red Bluff, California, providing helicopter lift services for utility, construction, forestry, water services, law enforcement, agriculture, and other industries nationwide. | Part 135 | Red Bluff, CA | 28 | ||
| Clemens Aviation, LLC website Clemens Aviation is a full-service aviation company based in Wichita, Kansas, offering aircraft charter, aircraft management, maintenance, avionics upgrades, paint and interior refurbishing, and fixed-base operations. | Part 135 | Wichita, KS | 27 | ||
| Talon Air, LLC website Talon Air is a private jet charter company operating from New York. | Part 135 | New York, NY * | TFF Talon Flight | 27 | |
| Viking Aviation LLC website Viking Aviation is an aircraft parts supplier based in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin. | Part 135 | Blue Mounds, WI | 27 | ||
| Freight Runners Express, Inc. website | Part 135 | Milwaukee, WI * | FRG Freight Runners | 26 | |
| Red Wing Aeroplane, LLC. | Part 135 | Raleigh, NC * | TCN Transcon (heard) | 26 | |
| Thrive Aviation website Thrive Aviation is a Las Vegas-based private aviation company offering jet charter flights, aircraft management, fractional ownership, and jet card membership. | Part 135 | Las Vegas, NV * | TIV (heard) | 26 | |
| Great Western Air LLC | Part 135 | Wilmington, DE * | GWA G-W Air | 25 | |
| M A A, Inc. | Part 135 | Bend, OR * | LND (heard) | 25 | |
| Ryan Air, INC. website Ryan Air is an Alaska Bush carrier operating scheduled and charter freight and passenger services to over 80 villages across Western Alaska from eight hubs. | Part 135 | Anchorage, AK | RYA Ryan Air (heard) | 25 | Interstate scheduled passenger |
| Air Center Helicopters, Inc. website Air Center Helicopters is a helicopter operator based in Burleson, Texas, providing expeditionary airlift, charter services, government support, maintenance, and training. | Part 135 | Burleson, TX | RAP Raptor | 24 | |
| Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa INC website | Part 135 | West Mifflin, PA | 24 | ||
| Central Air Southwest, Inc. website Central Air Southwest is a family-owned air cargo operator based in Kansas City that has operated for over 50 years. | Part 135 | Overland Park, KS * | CTL Central Commuter (heard) | 23 | |
| Paklook Air, Inc trading as Airlift Alaska Yute Commuter Service Yute Air Bethel website Yute Commuter Service operates scheduled passenger and cargo flights throughout the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in Alaska, based in Bethel. | Part 135 | Bethel, AK * | 23 | Interstate scheduled passenger | |
| Phoenix Air Group INC website Phoenix Air provides international air ambulance services, air cargo operations including hazardous materials and explosives transport, charter flights, and military contracting services including electronic warfare training and aircraft mo | Part 135 | Cartersville, GA | PHA Gray Bird | 23 | |
| Rusts Flying Service INC website Rust's Flying Service is a seaplane operator based at Lake Hood in Anchorage, Alaska, offering flightseeing tours and air charters throughout Alaska. | Part 135 | Anchorage, AK * | 23 | ||
| Helicopter Consultants of Maui, LLC. website | Part 135 | Greenwood Village, CO * | 22 | ||
| Pathfinder Aviation LLC website Pathfinder Aviation is a helicopter operator based in Anchorage, Alaska, providing remote aviation operations and logistics services worldwide. | Part 135 | Anchorage, AK * | 22 | ||
| SkyShare, LLC website SkyShare is a private aviation company based in Ogden, Utah, offering fractional ownership, charter flights, aircraft management, aircraft brokerage, and on-demand jet access through its OpenJet programme. | Part 135 | Ogden, UT * | CBC Caribair (heard) | 22 | |
| Summit Aviation, Inc. | Part 135 | Belgrade, MT | 22 | ||
| AirNet II LLC website AirNet II is a cargo charter operator specializing in time-critical and mission-critical logistics, including life sciences and radiopharmaceutical transport, dangerous goods, and high-value cargo. | Part 135 | Columbus, OH | USC Star Check (heard) | 21 | |
| Silverhawk Aviation, Inc. website Silverhawk Aviation is a private jet charter, jet card, fractional aircraft ownership, and aircraft management company based in Lincoln, Nebraska. | Part 135 | Lincoln, NE | SLH Silverhawk | 21 | |
| Tri State Charter LLC website | Part 135 | Johnstown, PA * | SGX (heard) | 21 | |
| Wing Aviation Charter Services LLC website | Part 135 | Houston, TX * | CWG (heard) | 21 | |
| Alaska Central Express INC trading as ACE Air ACE Air Cargo website ACE Air Cargo is Alaska's largest scheduled all-cargo carrier, operating daily air cargo flights to and from Anchorage serving many Alaskan communities. | Part 135 | Anchorage, AK | AER Ace Air | 20 | Interstate scheduled passenger |
| Alpha Aviation LLC website Alpha Aviation LLC is a helicopter operator based in Anchorage, Alaska, providing utility, industrial, and charter services throughout Alaska. | Part 135 | Anchorage, AK | 20 | ||
| C.C. Calzone, LLC | Part 135 | Portland, OR * | CUL (heard) | 20 | |
| Elevate Aviation LLC website Elevate Jet is a private jet charter operator based in Anchorage, Alaska, offering on-demand charter flights, aircraft management, and maintenance services. | Part 135 | Anchorage, AK * | 20 | ||
| Elite Air, Inc. website | Part 135 | Wilmington, DE | ELZ (heard) | 20 | |
| Helicopter Express, Inc. website Helicopter Express is a heavy-lift helicopter operator based in Chamblee, Georgia, offering heavy lifting, utility construction, firefighting, disaster relief, aerial cinematography, and charter services. | Part 135 | Chamblee, GA | 20 | ||
| Hera Flight, LLC website Hera Flight is a private aviation company based in Clearwater, Florida, offering on-demand charter flights, jet card membership programs, aircraft management services, and aircraft sales and acquisitions. | Part 135 | West Palm Beach, FL * | HER Hex Airline (heard) | 20 | |
| Key Lime Air Corporation website Key Lime Air operates a fleet of over 25 aircraft providing on-demand air charter services for passengers and cargo throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. | Parts 121 and 135 | Wilsonville, OR * | LYM Key Lime | 20 | |
| Paradigm Jet Management, Inc. website Paradigm Jet Management provides worldwide executive aircraft charter, aircraft management services, aircraft maintenance, hangar storage, and acquisition consulting. | Part 135 | Austin, TX * | 20 | ||
| SC Aviation, Inc. website SC Aviation is a Part 135 charter operator and aircraft management company based in Janesville, Wisconsin, with over 80 years of aviation experience. | Part 135 | Monroe, WI | COL Colair (heard) | 20 | |
| Sky Quest LLC website Sky Quest LLC operates private jet charter services, aircraft management, and aircraft sales from Cleveland, Ohio. | Part 135 | Beachwood, OH * | ERY (heard) | 20 | |
| Bristow Special Mission Inc. website | Part 135 | San Marcos, TX * | BYA Berry (heard) | 19 | |
| Martinaire Aviation L.L.C. website Martinaire Aviation is a Texas-based FAR Part 135 air cargo carrier founded in 1978. | Part 135 | Addison, TX * | MRA Martex (heard) | 19 | |
| Westwind Helicopters, Inc. website Westwind Helicopters provides helicopter charter and utility services from bases in Santa Fe, Abbeville, and Houma across the US Gulf Coast. | Part 135 | Santa Fe, TX | 19 | ||
| Cd Pilot and Aircraft Management Sd, LLC | Part 135 | Englewood, CO * | PRE Precision (heard) | 18 | |
| Fly Alliance, Inc. website Fly Alliance operates on-demand private jet charter flights, jet card memberships, aircraft management, and aircraft sales. | Part 135 | Wilmington, DE * | KPO (heard) | 18 | |
| Maritime Helicopters, Inc website Maritime Helicopters operates a fleet of medium and light lift helicopters year-round throughout Alaska from bases in Homer, Fairbanks, Valdez, Kenai, and Akutan. | Part 135 | Homer, AK | MHF (heard) | 18 | Interstate scheduled passenger |
| Modesto Executive Air Charter INC website Modesto Jet Center is a full-service FBO and charter operator based at Modesto City-County Airport in California's Central Valley. | Part 135 | Glenview, IL * | 18 | ||
| Quest Diagnostics INC website | Part 135 | Reading, PA * | LBQ Labquest | 18 | |
| Advanced Air LLC | Part 135 | Statesville, NC | WSN (heard) | 17 |
Sources: the FAA's list of Part 135 and 121 certificate holders and the aircraft on each certificate (as of November 9, 2026), and the Department of Transportation's certificated air carriers list (as of November 1, 2026). The base is where the company registers its own aircraft, or the address the DOT lists; marked * when it is only where most of the aircraft on the certificate are registered, which for a management company can be scattered. A callsign marked "heard" was worked out from what the receiver network heard the certificate's aircraft broadcast in the last 30 days, not from a list. Contact people named in the sources are not shown, the site's policy at this time.