National Florida Airlines was a commuter airline based in
Daytona, Florida
Daytona Beach, or simply Daytona, is a coastal Resort town, resort-city in east-central Florida. Located on the eastern edge of Volusia County, Florida, Volusia County near the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic coastline, its population ...
. National Florida flew several cities in central and south Florida. NFA declared
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Code (Bankruptcy Code) governs the process of liquidation under the bankruptcy laws of the United States, in contrast to Chapters 11 and 13, which govern the process of ''reorganization'' of a debtor. ...
on December 2, 1983.
History
National Florida Airlines was founded in 1981, and started operations in December. NFA started flying to
Miami,
Orlando,
Tampa
Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough County ...
, out of
Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, or simply Daytona, is a coastal resort-city in east-central Florida. Located on the eastern edge of Volusia County near the Atlantic coastline, its population was 72,647 at the 2020 census. Daytona Beach is approximately nort ...
. In 1982, NFA added service to
Fort Walton Beach and
Fort Lauderdale.
Destinations
In 1983, NFA flew to six cities in Florida
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Daytona Beach, FL (Hub)
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Miami, FL
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Orlando, FL
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures relea ...
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Tampa, FL
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Ft. Walton Beach/Elgin A.F.B.
Fleet
National Florida's fleet in 1983
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de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
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(N1345U, N778CC, N779CC, N794CC)
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Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner (N602AS)
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Piper PA-31 Navajo
The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engined aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, most using Lycoming engines. It was also license-built in a number of Latin American countries. Tar ...
See also
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List of defunct airlines of the United States
References
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Defunct airlines of the United States
Companies that have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy