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<tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFFFFF;">Image:Big Sky Airlines Logo.JPG</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Hubs</th><td>Billings Logan International Airport</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Focus cities / secondary hubs</th><td>Boise Airport</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Frequent flyer program</th><td>MVP Club</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Parent company</th><td>Big Sky Transportation-Mair Holdings</td></tr>

Big Sky Airlines
IATA GQ	ICAO BSY	Callsign Big Sky
Founded		1978
Fleet size		10
Destinations		20
Headquarters		Billings, Montana
Key people
Website: http://www.bigskyair.com

Big Sky Airlines (IATA: GQ, ICAO: BSY, and Callsign: Big Sky) <ref>Airline Codes</ref> is a commercial airline headquartered in Billings, Montana, USA. Big Sky Airlines is wholly owned by Big Sky Transportation Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of MAIR Holdings.

It operates scheduled commuter passenger services to 18 cities and has a hub (of sorts) at Billings Logan International Airport, from which it flies more of its non-stop routes than it does from any other airport. The airline is a crucial air link within the state of Montana, serving as the primary (and in some cases, only) commercial air carrier to several small airports in the state.

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 3 United States 3.1 Colorado 3.2 Idaho 3.3 Illinois 3.4 Montana 3.5 Oregon 3.6 Washington 3.7 Wyoming 4 Fleet 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1978 and started operations on 15 September, 1978. It started to take over Aspen Mountain Air's Essential Air Service routes in October 1998, following Aspen's bankruptcy. Transfer of services was completed in December 1998.

In early 2005, Big Sky announced a few changes to its service, planning the termination of service to North Dakota, and replacing its Metro fleet with Beechcraft 1900Ds which will be leased from Mesa Air Group subsidiary Air Midwest.

In July 2006, Big Sky announced that the airline would discontinue service to Great Falls, Montana; Kalispell, Montana; and Spokane, Washington. The airline also announced that one of their Beech 1900D's would be leased to an airline in Florida.

As of September 1 2006 Big Sky discontinued service to Moses Lake, WA.

[edit] Destinations

Big Sky Airlines currently flies to 20 destinations throughout the United States.

[edit] United States

[edit] Colorado

• Denver (Denver International Airport)

[edit] Idaho

• Boise (Boise Airport)
• Pocatello (Pocatello Regional Airport)

[edit] Illinois

• Chicago (Chicago Midway Airport)
• Springfield (Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport)

[edit] Montana

• Billings (Billings Logan International Airport)
• Bozeman (Gallatin Field Airport)
• Glasgow (Glasgow Airport)
• Glendive (Dawson Community Airport)
• Havre (Havre City-County Airport)
• Helena (Helena Regional Airport)
• Lewistown (Lewistown Municipal Airport)
• Miles City (Miles City Municipal Airport)
• Missoula (Missoula International Airport)
• Sidney (Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport)
• Wolf Point (L. M. Clayton Airport)

[edit] Oregon

• Portland (Portland International Airport)

[edit] Washington

• Walla Walla (Walla Walla Regional Airport)

[edit] Wyoming

• Jackson (Jackson Hole Airport)
• Sheridan (Sheridan County Airport)

[edit] Fleet

Image:Big Sky Airlines Beech 1900D.jpg The Big Sky Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006):

• 1 Fairchild Metro 23
• 6 Fairchild Metro III
• 8 Raytheon Beech Beechcraft 1900D <ref>Flight International, 3-9 October 2006</ref>

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• Big Sky Airlines