Cosmopolitan Airlines was a FAR Part 121 Supplemental Air Carrier airline based at
Republic Airport in
Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, which served both
commuter and
charter
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flights. The airline operated from 1978 to 1983, with flights ending in 1983. It flew three
Convair 440 planes, which were available for public charters, and Cessna 404s, 421s, and 310s for the scheduled commuter flights to Boston (FAR Part 135 operations). Two of the Convairs were configured as 52-seat passenger carriers, and the third configured for up to 42 passengers.
During the summer months the airline, chartered by Trans East International Airlines (also based at Farmingdale Republic Airport), flew scheduled flights from La Guardia to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.
Did Charter flights for Corporate executives: e.g.: Frank Perdue's Execs to Salisbury, MD.
Destinations served
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Massachusetts
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Boston (
Logan International Airport)
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New Jersey
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Atlantic City
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(
Atlantic City International Airport)
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New York
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Albany (
Albany International Airport
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Farmingdale (
Republic Airport)*
''An asterisk (*) indicates that this airport is no longer served by passenger service.''
Proposed expansion
Before the halting of operations in 1980, the airline sought to initiate its public charter service from Farmingdale's Republic Airport to the following destinations:
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Maryland
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Baltimore/Washington (
Baltimore Washington International Airport)
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New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
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Buffalo (
Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
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Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia (
Philadelphia International Airport
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Pittsburgh (
Pittsburgh International Airport)
Those cities were already being served by CA's Atlantic City charters.
See also
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List of defunct airlines of the United States
External links
*Photograph of timetable showing route ma
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Defunct airlines of the United States
Airlines established in 1978
1978 establishments in New York (state)
Airlines disestablished in 1983
1983 disestablishments in New York (state)