Key Lime Air

Key Lime Air is a United States airline with corporate headquarters at Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colorado, within the Denver metropolitan area.[2] Established in 1997, Key Lime Air operates scheduled air service, various types of public and private charter (under it's Denver Air Connection brand), and United Parcel Service cargo feeder operations.[3]

Key Lime Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
KG LYM KEY LIME
Founded1997
AOC #KY7A882H[1]
HubsCentennial Airport
Denver International Airport
SubsidiariesDenver Air Connection
Fleet size30
HeadquartersEnglewood, Colorado
Key people
  • Cliff Honeycutt (Founder, President and CEO)
  • Glen Rich (Founder, Vice President and COO)
  • Dan Bauer - Founder
  • Jeff Taylor (Director of Operations)
  • Nels Peterson (Chief Pilot)
  • Brian Kilburn (Vice President of Maintenance)
  • Michael Giovannini (Director of Safety)
  • Paul Rylatt (Chief Inspector)
Websitewww.keylimeair.com
Key Lime Air Dornier 328 in Las Vegas

Denver Air Connection

Main Article: Denver Air Connection

Key Lime Air operates FAR Part 121 scheduled regional flights through it's Denver Air Connection brand from Denver International Airport. Additionally, Key Lime operates public air charter services under FAR Part 135 from Denver's Centennial Airport.

Cargo operations

Key Lime Air operates on-demand cargo flights using Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner aircraft. Cargo operations carry UPS overnight and express delivery packages throughout Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas.

Fleet
DAC Embraer 145

The Key Lime Air fleet includes:[4]

Key Lime Air Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers Notes
Fairchild Metro 23 2 18 135 Charter and Commuter Operations. Configured with 9 seats for EAS
Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia 1 30 Part 135 Charter and Public Charter Operations
Embraer ERJ-145ER 2 (1 stored) 50 Part 121 Scheduled and Charter Operations
Fairchild Dornier 328JET 7 (2 stored) 30 Part 121 and Part 135 Scheduled and Charter Operations
Fairchild Swearingen Metro II 4 - 135 Cargo Operations
Fairchild Swearingen Metro III 13 - 135 Cargo Operations
Learjet 24B 1 5 135 Charter Operations

Incidents and accidents
  • December 30, 2014 – A Key Lime Air Cessna 404 Titan, registration N404MG, operating as Flight LYM182, lost one of its two engines shortly after takeoff from Centennial Airport (KAPA), Englewood, Colorado. Operating on one engine, the pilot was unable to successfully return to the airport. The airplane was destroyed by the impact and partially consumed by the post-impact fire. The sole pilot on board the aircraft received fatal injuries. The probable cause could not be determined during the investigation, though the pilot did not properly secure the failed engine - making it more difficult to continue flying.[5]
  • January 21, 2015 – A Key Lime Air Piper PA-31 flying cargo for UPS from Denver International Airport to Colby, Kansas, crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing at Goodland Municipal Airport after sustaining an engine failure. The plane struck power lines before crashing in a field. The sole pilot survived without serious injuries. The aircraft sustained serious damage.[6][7]
  • December 5, 2016 - A Key Lime Air Fairchild Swearingen SA-227DC Metro (twin-turboprop), operating as Flight LYM308, crashed a little after 10:00 P.M. in Camilla, GA. The flight departed from Panama City, Fl (Northwest Florida Beaches, KECP) and was en route to Albany, Ga.(KABY, Southwest Georgia Regional), there were heavy rains and storms in the area at the time of the crash. The sole occupant, the pilot, received fatal injuries.[8]

References
  1. "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. The postal designation of “Englewood”, a city some seven miles west, appears in the company’s mailing address and is referenced as its headquarters location: About." Key Lime Air. Retrieved on April 2, 2015. "Based at Centennial Airport in Englewood Colorado, Key Lime Air is strategically positioned to be able to offer convenient service to either the West coast, Central or East coast of the United States." and "13252 E. Control Tower Rd. Englewood, CO 80112"
  3. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. pp. 100–101.
  4. "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  5. "Aviation Safety Network". Aviation Safety Network dba Flight Safety Foundation. December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  6. Stanley, Deb (2015-01-21). "3rd Key Lime Air plane has engine problems - crashes in Kansas".
  7. "Plane Crash Lands in Northwest Kansas". 2015-01-21. Archived from the original on 2015-01-21.
  8. Fowler, Cade. "UPDATE: Fatal crash victim identified". walb.com.

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