Arizona Airways

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This article is about the Arizona Airways that was founded in 1942. For the Arizona Airways founded in 1993, see Arizona Airways (1993-1996).

Rocky Nelson, an Arizona entrepreneur, formed Arizona Airways in 1942, using DC-3 aircraft to fly passengers from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, to other, nearby destinations, including Prescott Municipal Airport in Prescott, Arizona, Tucson International Airport.

The airline was very popular among Arizonans. It was the subject of an article in Arizona Highways magazine in 1947. But Arizona Airways faced heavy competition from other carriers, and its operating costs were high due to high demand for parts and fuel as World War II raged in Europe, two factors which negatively affected the airline's economy. Eventually, the original Arizona Airways was merged along with Challenger Airlines and Monarch Airlines into Frontier Airlines on June 1 of 1950. Rocky Nelson died in 1951.

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