Kalitta Charters is an American charter airline based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. Its main base is Willow Run Airport.[2] The company is owned and run by Doug Kalitta, nephew of Kalitta Air founder Connie Kalitta. Kalitta Charters is now the sole company with a contract with the US government to fly service members' remains to their final resting places. Kalitta Charters offers Executive Charter, Air Ambulance & Air Cargo services, and a FAR Part 145 aircraft repair station at their operating facility in Ypsilanti, Michigan. In August 2015, Kalitta Charters acquired AirNet.[3]
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AOC # | K11A535K[1] | ||||||
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Operating bases | Willow Run Airport | ||||||
Alliance | Kalitta | ||||||
Fleet size | 44 | ||||||
Destinations | ADHOC Charter Flights | ||||||
Headquarters | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | ||||||
Key people | Doug Kalitta, President | ||||||
Website | http://www.kalittacharters.com/ |
The Kalitta Charters fleet comprises the following aircraft as of March 15, 2024:[4][5][6]
Aircraft | In Fleet |
Notes |
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Boeing 727-200F | 1 | N729CK; Last one to be retired by April 6, 2024[7] |
Boeing 737-300F | 5 | N331CK, N332CK, N335CK, (N336CK, N337CK painted in new Kalitta Charters II livery) |
Boeing 737-400F | 8 | N403CK, N405CK, N406CK, N730CK, N732CK, N733CK (DHL, Kalitta hybrid), N734CK (DHL, Kalitta hybrid), |
Boeing 737-800F | 4 | Operated for DHL, N318FL, N325FL, N326FL, N9242Y |
Challenger 601 | 2 | N242CK, N245CK |
Dassault Falcon 20 | 9 | N100AS, N192CK, N226CK (parked as of 2/13), N227CK, N229CK, N240CK, N244CK, N808CK, N820CK, |
King Air 200 | 1 | N243CK |
Learjet 35 | 8 | N295CK, N298CK, N35WL, N325NW, N431CK, N73CK, N870CK, N913CK |
Learjet 36 | 2 | N71CK, N905CK |
Learjet 45 | 4 | N451CK, N452CK, N453CK, N45KX |
Total | 44 |