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Cochise Airlines was a commuter airline which was founded in 1971 in Tucson, Arizona.〔(airlines )〕 It operated until the early 1980s. Cochise linked small cities in Arizona with Phoenix, Arizona and Tucson, Arizona and also served southern California and New Mexico at one point.〔(Cochise Airlines )〕 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.〔Feb. 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide〕 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).〔http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Los Angeles, Phoenix and Tucson flight schedules〕 Besides serving Phoenix, Tucson 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)〔http://www.airliners.net, photos of Cochise Airlines Convair 440 at Tucson and San Diego〕 and also on the Tucson - Phoenix - Yuma - El Centro - Los Angeles route in addition to Metro II propjet service on the latter route.〔http://www.departedflights.com, April 1, 1981 Official Airline Guide, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Tucson flight schedules〕 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.〔http://www.departedflights.com, April 1, 1981 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Phoenix schedules〕 The air carrier's two letter airline code in the OAG was "DP". ==Destinations in 1974== According to its April 15, 1974 route map, Cochise was serving the following destinations:〔http://www.departedflights.com, April 15, 1974 Cochise Airlines route map〕 * Douglas, Arizona * Flagstaff, Arizona * Fort Huachuca/Douglas, 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 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cochise Airlines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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