Cochise Airlines

Commuter airline

Cochise Airlines | IATA | ICAO | Call sign

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DP  | —  | —
Founded| 1971; 54 years ago (1971)
Tucson, Arizona
Ceased operations| c.1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Destinations| Arizona and southern California
Headquarters| Tucson, Arizona, United States

Cochise Airlines was a commuter airline which was founded in 1971 in Tucson, Arizona.[1] It operated until 1982. Cochise linked small cities in Arizona with Phoenix, Arizona and Tucson, Arizona and also served southern California and New Mexico at one point.[2]

## History

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According to the February 1, 1976 edition of the Official Airline Guide (OAG), Cochise was operating de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprop aircraft as well as Cessna 402 prop aircraft.[3] By 1979, the airline was flying Swearingen Metroliner (Metro II) turboprops. One route served with the Metro II at this time was Tucson (TUS) - Phoenix (PHX) - Yuma (YUM) - Imperial, CA (IPL) - Los Angeles (LAX) while another route served Phoenix (PHX) - Flagstaff (FLG) - Winslow (INW) - Gallup (GUP).[4]

Besides serving Phoenix, Tucson, Imperial and Yuma, the February 1, 1976 OAG listed scheduled service operated by Cochise into the following destinations in Arizona: Flagstaff (FLG), Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN), Kingman (IGM), Lake Havasu City (LHU), Page (PGA), Prescott (PRC) and Winslow (INW).

By 1981, Cochise was flying a Convair 440 propliner nonstop between Tucson (TUS) and San Diego (SAN)[5] and also on the Tucson - Phoenix - Yuma - El Centro - Los Angeles route in addition to Metro II propjet service on the latter route.[6] The Convair 440 was the largest aircraft type ever operated by the airline. Also in 1981, Cochise was flying a Phoenix (PHX) - Blythe, CA (BLH) - Los Angeles (LAX) route in addition to operating its other routes within Arizona and southern California.[7]

The air carrier's two letter airline code in the OAG was "DP".

## Destinations in 1974

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According to its April 15, 1974 route map, Cochise was serving the following destinations:[8]

* Douglas, Arizona
* Flagstaff, Arizona
* Fort Huachuca/Sierra Vista, Arizona
* Grand Canyon National Park Airport, Arizona
* Kingman, Arizona
* Lake Havasu City, Arizona
* Phoenix, Arizona \- Hub
* Prescott, Arizona
* Tucson, Arizona \- Home base and focus city
* Yuma, Arizona

## Destinations in 1979

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According to its November 15, 1979 route map, Cochise Airlines was serving the following destinations:[9]

* Blythe, California
* Flagstaff, Arizona
* Fort Huachuca/Sierra Vista, Arizona
* Gallup, New Mexico
* Grand Canyon National Park Airport, Arizona
* Imperial, California \- El Centro, California was served via the Imperial County Airport
* Kingman, Arizona
* Los Angeles, California (LAX)
* Phoenix, Arizona \- Hub
* Prescott, Arizona
* Tucson, Arizona \- Home base
* Winslow, Arizona
* Yuma, Arizona

The airline also served San Diego, California during the early 1980s.

Cochise ceased all operations on June 2, 1982.

## Fleet

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Piston aircraft:

* Cessna 402
* Convair 440 \- largest aircraft type operated by the airline

Turboprop aircraft:

* de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
* Swearingen Metroliner (Metro II model)

## See also

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* List of defunct airlines of the United States

## References

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1. ^ airlines
2. ^ Cochise Airlines
3. ^ Feb. 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide
4. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Los Angeles, Phoenix and Tucson flight schedules
5. ^ http://www.airliners.net, photos of Cochise Airlines Convair 440 at Tucson and San Diego
6. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, April 1, 1981 Official Airline Guide, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Tucson flight schedules
7. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, April 1, 1981 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Phoenix schedules
8. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, April 15, 1974 Cochise Airlines route map
9. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Cochise Airlines route map

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