KentuckySkies was a subsidiary of

Pacific Wings Pacific Wings Airline was an American commuter airline headquartered in Mesa, Arizona, United States in Greater Phoenix. The airline operated flights under the brands New Mexico Airlines in New Mexico, GeorgiaSkies in Georgia, TennesseeSkies ...

founded in 2009. The carrier was offered to fly to the destinations stated below on an

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contract. Also travelers can connect to sister carrier Georgia Skies at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. On June 30, 2011, Pacific Wings filed with the

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a 90-day notice of its intent to terminate service effective September 30, 2011 saying it is "unable to procure counter or gate space at

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on reasonable terms." The DOT prohibited the airline from suspending service until a replacement carrier began service. Eventually a replacement carrier was procured in

Cape Air Hyannis Air Service Inc., operating as Cape Air, is an airline headquartered at Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States. It operates scheduled passenger services in the Northeast, the Caribbean, Midwest, and Eas ...

and KentuckySkies ceased operation in early 2012.

Former destinations

Tennessee

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* Nashville

Kentucky

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Georgia

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Fleet

* Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.

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