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.
Established in 1997, Key Lime Air operates scheduled air service, various types of public and private charter, and United Parcel Service cargo feeder operations.
Denver Air Connection
Main Article: Denver Air ConnectionKey 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 KansasFleet
The Key Lime Air fleet includes:| 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 | 50 | Part 121 Scheduled and Charter Operations |
| Fairchild Dornier 328JET | 7 | 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, 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.
- 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.
- December 5, 2016 - A Key Lime Air Fairchild Swearingen SA-227DC Metro, operating as Flight LYM308, crashed a little after 10:00 P.M. in Camilla, GA. The flight departed from Panama City, Fl and was en route to Albany, Ga., there were heavy rains and storms in the area at the time of the crash. The sole occupant, the pilot, received fatal injuries.