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AIR FLORIDA route maps
These
maps document Air Florida's incredible growth from a Florida intrastate
airline with 3 routes in 1972 to a trans-Atlantic international carrier following the
passage
of Airline Deregulation Act. Many thanks to Arthur Na and Fred for
providing most of the maps on this page.
Postcard showing Air Florida route map circa 1972. Courtesy of Fred. A larger version can be found on the postcard page.
September 1, 1978 route map. Courtesy of Arthur Na.
Air Florida purchased Air Sunshine on December 1, 1978, gaining access to Key West and Marathon.
February 1, 1979
July 1, 1981 - DC-10s to Europe! The Air Florida Commuter system was in full swing by 1981 and carriers included: Florida Airlines (Martin 404s to Key West, Ft. Myers, Miami and the Bahamas) and North American (CASA 212s to the Keys, Bahamas, Miami and southwest Florida).
April 15, 1983 - Air Florida Commuter carriers at this time included Marco Airways (Martin 404, Piper Navajo), Skyway of Ocala (Beech 99, Piper Navajo) and National Commuter (Nord 262).
January 15, 1984 - Apparently the last timetable issue printed by Air Florida. By 1984, almost all intrastate flights were conducted by Air Florida Commuter carriers. Skyway handled flights to Ocala and Gainesville, Gull Air operated most of the flights in south Florida, while longer segments (MIA-JAX, TPA-PNS, TPA-TLH, etc) were operated with Convair 580s leased from Key Air and Frontier.
AIR FLORIDA main page
AIR FLORIDA timetable gallery
AIR FLORIDA postcards
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Updated December 27, 2011