Air Kentucky
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Air Kentucky was a commuter airline based in Owensboro, Kentucky during the 1970s and 1980s. It was also known for a time as Owensboro Aviation. It began operations in 1974, and joined the Allegheny Commuter system for Allegheny Airlines, and later USAir Express. The airline ended its operations in 1989. It was also mentioned in the movie, The LIfe Aquatic. One of the main characters, Ned Plimpton, is a pilot for Air Kentucky.
[edit] Former Destinations Served
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Bowling Green (Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport)*
- Cincinnati/Covington (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport)
- Frankfort (Capital City Airport)*
- Lexington (Blue Grass Airport)
- London/Corbin (London-Corbin Airport)*
- Louisville (Louisville International Airport)
- Owensboro (Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport)
- Paducah (Barkley Regional Airport)
- Tennessee
Those airports marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer served by commercial airline service.
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