Kalitta Charters

Not to be confused with the sister company Kalitta Air.
Kalitta Charters
Boeing 727F
IATA ICAO Call sign
K9
K5 		KFS
KII 		KALITTA
DRAGSTER
Founded2001
AOC #K11A535K[1]
Operating basesWillow Run Airport
Fleet size43
HeadquartersYpsilanti, Michigan, United States
Key peopleDoug Kalitta, President
Websitekalittacharters.com

Kalitta Charters is an American charter airline headquartered in Ypsilanti, Michigan, with its main base at Willow Run Airport.[2]

Overview

The company is owned and run by Doug Kalitta, nephew of Kalitta Air founder Connie Kalitta. Kalitta Charters offers Executive Charter, Air Ambulance & Air Cargo services, and a FAR Part 145 aircraft repair station at their operating facility in Ypsilanti, Michigan. In August 2015, Kalitta Charters acquired AirNet.[3]

Kalitta Charters is a Part 135 On-Demand cargo and passenger charter operation. Kalitta Charters II is a Part 121 On-Demand Cargo operator.

Kalitta Charters is the sole company with a contract with the US government to fly service members' remains to their final resting places from Dover Air Force Base.[4]

In April 2024, Kalitta Charters II retired their remaining Boeing 727s, previously being one of the last operators worldwide.[5]

Fleet

A former DC-9-15F with the registration N917CK of Kalitta Charters II.
Douglas DC 9-15F
Dassault Falcon 20

As of April 2024, the Kalitta Charters and Kalitta Charters II fleet comprises the following aircraft:[6][7]

Kalitta Charters fleet
Aircraft In fleet Notes
Boeing 737-300F 5 (as of August 2025)[8]
Boeing 737-400F 12 (as of August 2025)[8]
Boeing 737-800F 4 (as of August 2025)[8]
Challenger 601 2
Dassault Falcon 20 8
King Air 200 1
Learjet 35 8
Learjet 36 2
Learjet 45 4
Total 43

Retired aircraft

Aircraft First went into service retired number notes
Boeing 727-200F 2000 2024 9 one of the last operators
Douglas DC-9-15F unknown 2019 3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 99.
  3. ^ "AirNet, Kalitta Charters combine assets". 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  4. ^ "Charter service transports fallen service members". Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations. Archived from the original on 2024-11-28. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  5. ^ "US's Kalitta Charters II to retire B727s in 2024". Ch-aviation.com. December 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Our Cargo Fleet". Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  7. ^ "Our Passenger Fleet". Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  8. ^ a b c "Global Airline Guide 2025 - GlobalX". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 81.

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