Charter operators and airlines
1,798 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 11,479 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeliQwest International, Inc. | Part 135 | North Salt Lake, UT * | 8 | ||
| HeliService USA LLC | Part 135 | North Salt Lake, UT * | 8 | ||
| Helicopters Inc. | Part 135 | Wilmington, DE | 8 | ||
| Helinet Aviation Services, LLC | Part 135 | Van Nuys, CA | 8 | ||
| Hillsboro Aviation, Inc | Part 135 | Hillsboro, OR | 8 | ||
| Iliamna Air Taxi INC | Part 135 | Iliamna, AK | IAR Iliamna Air | 8 | Interstate scheduled passenger |
| Kingfisher Air Services Air Safari | Part 135 | Carson City, NV * | 8 | ||
| Lyon Aviation, Inc. | Part 135 | Pittsfield, MA | 8 | ||
| McLean Aviation Services, Inc. | Part 135 | Napa, CA | XSN (heard) | 8 | |
| Mt. Margaret, LLC | Part 135 | West Harrison, NY * | 8 | ||
| Nealco Air Charter Services INC | Part 135 | Fort Lauderdale, FL * | 8 | ||
| Plane Travel LLC | Part 135 | Pompano Beach, FL * | 8 | ||
| Redding Air Service, Inc. | Part 135 | Redding, CA | 8 | ||
| Richland Aviation, Inc. | Part 135 | Sidney, MT | RCA Richland | 8 | |
| Seminole Tribe of Florida | Part 135 | Hollywood, FL | 8 | ||
| Skywest Charter | Part 135 | St George, UT * | SCW Scanwings (heard) | 8 | |
| Solutions Air Charter, LLC | Part 135 | Carmel, IN * | 8 | ||
| Special Services Corporation | Part 135 | Wilmington, DE * | 8 | ||
| Steelman Aviation INC | Part 135 | Las Vegas, NV | 8 | ||
| Swift Aircraft Management LLC | Part 135 | Boise, ID * | 8 | ||
| Szabo Aerospace LLC | Part 135 | Saipan, MP * | 8 | ||
| Togo Aviation Services, LLC | Part 135 | Palmer, AK | 8 | ||
| Tranz-It Aviation LLC. | Part 135 | Reno, NV * | 8 | ||
| Tropic Ocean Airways, LLC. | Part 135 | Wilmington, DE * | 8 | ||
| AC Aviation Services, LLC. | Part 135 | Williamsburg, VA * | 7 | ||
| Aero-Tech Services INC | Part 135 | Lititz, PA | 7 | ||
| Alexair Inc. | Part 135 | Henderson, NV * | 7 | ||
| American Air Charter Inc. | Part 135 | Saint Louis, MO * | 7 | ||
| Aris Nevada, INC. | Part 135 | Henderson, NV * | 7 | ||
| Avalair Aircraft Management LLC | Part 135 | Brookshire, TX | 7 | ||
| Avcenter, Inc. | Part 135 | Pocatello, ID * | TTE Teton | 7 | |
| Basin Aviation, Inc. | Part 135 | Rio Oso, CA | 7 | ||
| Black Hills Helicopters and Charters, INC. | Part 135 | Rapid City, SD * | 7 | ||
| Burgess Aircraft Management, LLC | Part 135 | Springfield, MO * | 7 | ||
| Butler Aviation, INC | Part 135 | Houma, LA | 7 | ||
| Centurion Flight Services Inc. | Part 135 | Grass Valley, CA | 7 | ||
| Cherry Capital Flight LLC | Part 135 | North Garden, VA * | 7 | ||
| Choice Aviation, LLC | Part 135 | Hamilton, MT | 7 | ||
| Copper Valley Air Service LLC | Part 135 | Glennallen, AK | 7 | ||
| Dale Aviation INC | Part 135 | Rapid City, SD | 7 | ||
| English Air Service, LLC | Part 135 | Georgetown, TX | 7 | ||
| Execuflight INC | Part 135 | Fort Lauderdale, FL * | 7 | ||
| F S Air Service INC | Part 135 | Fort Pierce, FL * | EYE Sockeye | 7 | |
| Flightgest Aviation, LLC | Part 135 | Raleigh, NC * | 7 | ||
| FliteAccess, LLC. | Part 135 | Louisville, KY | 7 | ||
| Flydreams LLC | Part 135 | Gilbert, AZ * | 7 | ||
| Heloair, Inc. | Part 135 | Richmond, VA * | 7 | ||
| Idaho Helicopters, Inc. | Part 135 | Boise, ID | 7 | ||
| J and M Alaska Air Tours INC | Part 135 | Anchorage, AK * | 7 | ||
| Jet Air Inc. | Part 135 | Iowa City, IA | 7 | ||
| JetRight Aerospace Holdings, LLC | Part 135 | Nashville, TN * | JRT (heard) | 7 | |
| K Bay Air LLC | Part 135 | Homer, AK | 7 | ||
| KMR Aviation, Inc. | Part 135 | not on file | 7 | ||
| Lake and Peninsula Airlines INC | Part 135 | Port Alsworth, AK | 7 | ||
| Lifeflight Aviation Services LLC | Part 135 | Bangor, ME * | 7 | ||
| McPhillips Flying Service, Inc. | Part 135 | Beaver Island, MI | 7 | ||
| Minuteman Aviation Inc | Part 135 | Missoula, MT | 7 | ||
| New England Airlines, Inc | Part 135 | Westerly, RI | NEA New England | 7 | |
| New England Life Flight INC | Part 135 | Bedford, MA | 7 | ||
| Northwind Aviation, LLC | Part 135 | Homer, AK * | 7 | ||
| Oregon Sunstone Aviation LLC | Part 135 | Opa Locka, FL * | 7 | ||
| PRP Aviation LLC | Part 135 | Ocala, FL | 7 | ||
| Prestige Air Group, LLC | Part 135 | Las Vegas, NV * | PGR (heard) | 7 | |
| PrismJet, LLC | Part 135 | Chandler, AZ * | 7 | ||
| Privateflite Aviation LLC | Part 135 | Louisville, KY * | 7 | ||
| Regency Air, LLC | Part 135 | Santa Ana, CA * | RGY Regency (heard) | 7 | |
| Renfro'S Alaskan Adventures INC | Part 135 | Bethel, AK * | 7 | ||
| Right Brother Aviation LLC | Part 135 | Chaffee, NY | 7 | ||
| Rogers Helicopters, INC. | Part 135 | Fresno, CA | 7 | ||
| Sacramento Executive Helicopters, Inc. | Part 135 | Acampo, CA | 7 | ||
| Scott Air, LLC trading as Scott Air Express Desert Splash Adventures Alaska Seaplanes Seaport Airlines Island Air Express | Part 135 | Anchorage, AK | 7 | Interstate scheduled passenger | |
| Short Hills Aviation Services INC | Part 135 | Short Hills, NJ * | 7 | ||
| Smokey Bay Air, Inc | Part 135 | Homer, AK | 7 | Interstate scheduled passenger | |
| Starjet, Inc. | Part 135 | Wilmington, DE * | 7 | ||
| Sycan Corp | Part 135 | Paso Robles, CA | 7 | ||
| Trail Ridge Air, Inc | Part 135 | Anchorage, AK * | 7 | ||
| Trans Executive Airlines of Hawaii trading as Transair Express Transair Global Interisland Airways | Part 135 | Honolulu, HI | MUI Maui (heard) | 7 | Interstate scheduled passenger, Foreign charter passenger |
| Tropic Air Charters, Inc. | Part 135 | Fort Lauderdale, FL * | 7 | ||
| Usac Airways 695 LLC | Part 135 | Van Nuys, CA * | 7 | ||
| Westwind Aviation, Inc. | Part 135 | Phoenix, AZ | 7 | ||
| Wrangell Mountain Air INC | Part 135 | Palmer, AK | 7 | ||
| Advanced Placement Aviation LLC | Part 135 | Eagle River, AK | 6 | ||
| Air Direct Holdings, LLC | Part 135 | not on file | 6 | ||
| Air Gato Enterprises, Inc. | Part 135 | Clearwater, FL | 6 | ||
| AirDialog, LLC | Part 135 | Memphis, TN * | 6 | ||
| Altius Aviation, LLC | Part 135 | not on file | 6 | ||
| Aris, Inc. | Part 135 | Henderson, NV * | 6 | ||
| B & F Aviation INC | Part 135 | Portland, IN * | 6 | ||
| Branch River Air Service, Inc | Part 135 | Anchorage, AK * | 6 | ||
| Brazos Valley Air Charter LLC | Part 135 | Tulsa, OK * | 6 | ||
| Brim Equipment Leasing, LLC | Part 135 | Ashland, OR | 6 | ||
| CTP Aviation, LLC | Part 135 | not on file | 6 | ||
| Charter Jet Transport, Inc. | Part 135 | Charlotte, NC * | 6 | ||
| Christopher Higgins | Part 135 | New Orleans, LA * | 6 | ||
| Chrysler Aviation Inc | Part 135 | Van Nuys, CA | 6 | ||
| Crystal Air, Inc. | Part 135 | Chattanooga, TN * | 6 | ||
| Deckload Aviation, LLC | Part 135 | Kodiak, AK | 6 | ||
| Dominion Aviation Services, LLC | Part 135 | Richmond, VA * | 6 | ||
| Epps Air Service, LLC | Part 135 | Atlanta, GA | EPS Epps Air | 6 | |
| Executive Aviation Corporation | Part 135 | Peoria, AZ | 6 |
Sources: the FAA's list of Part 135 and 121 certificate holders and the aircraft on each certificate (as of October 9, 2026), and the Department of Transportation's certificated air carriers list (as of October 9, 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.