Lynden Air Cargo is an American
cargo airline based in
Anchorage
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,
Alaska,
USA. It operates scheduled services and on demand charter, international and domestic flights, including services for the US military. Its main base is
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
Subsidiary company Lynden Air Cargo PNG Ltd, based in
Lae,
Papua New Guinea, offers air cargo charters in the Western Pacific region including
Australia
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and
south east Asia.
History
The airline was established in 1995 and started operations on 31 August 1995. It began operation of
Lockheed L-382 Hercules aircraft in 1997. It has 140 employees.
[ Flight International, 5–11 April 2005] The company has a
Civil Reserve Air Fleet contract with the
United States Department of Defense.
Destinations
Lynden Air Cargo operates the following domestic scheduled freight services:
Anchorage,
Bethel
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,
Kotzebue and
Nome.
Fleet
As of January 2022, the Lynden Air Cargo fleet includes:
References
External links
Lynden Air Cargo
{{Airlines of the United States, state=collapsed
Companies based in Anchorage, Alaska
Airlines based in Alaska
Airlines established in 1995
Cargo airlines of the United States
1995 establishments in Alaska