For other airlines, see Great Lakes Airlines (Canada) and Great Lakes Air.
Great Lakes Airlines
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
ZK
GLA
LAKES AIR
Founded
1977
Ceased operations
March 26, 2018
AOC #
GLBA031A
Hubs
Denver[1]
Los Angeles
Phoenix–Sky Harbor[1]
Fleet size
28
Destinations
10[1]
Parent company
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.
Traded as
Expert Market: GLUX
Headquarters
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
Founders
Doug Voss
Ivan Simpson
The former logo of the companyA Great Lakes Beechcraft 1900D taxiing at Denver International AirportA Great Lakes EMB 120 at Denver International Airport
Great Lakes Airlines was an American regional airline operating domestic scheduled and charter services. Corporate headquarters were in Cheyenne, Wyoming,[2] with a hub at Denver International Airport.
As of November 2013, Great Lakes Airlines received $58,299,575 in annual federal subsidies for Essential Air Services that they provided to rural airports in the U.S.[3]
Great Lakes Airlines was a large United Express feeder carrier from 1992 to 2002 operating to over 100 cities.
On March 26, 2018, the airline stopped scheduled passenger flights, but continued to support Aerodynamics Inc. flights[4] through September 1, 2018.[5]
^ abc"Great Lakes Route Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
^"Contact Us Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine." Great Lakes Airlines. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
^"Essential Air Service Subsidies by Airport" (PDF). transportation.gov.
^Molly McMillin (Apr 2, 2018). "Lack of pilots shuts down US regional Great Lakes Airlines". Aviation Week Network.
^"Great Lakes Airlines will no longer be selling tickets for flights departing after September 1, 2018 operated by Aerodynamics Inc" (PDF). greatlakesav.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
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