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Encyclopedia > Air Tahoma
Air Tahoma
IATA
-		 ICAO
HMA		 Callsign
TAHOMA
Founded 1995
Hubs Rickenbacker International Airport, Miami International Airport, Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, Subic Bay International Airport
Fleet size 10
Destinations
Headquarters Columbus, OH
Key people
Website: http://www.airtahoma.com

Air Tahoma is an American cargo airline (Part 121) based in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It was established and started operations in 1996 in San Diego and moved to Indianapolis in 1998 and then to its present location in 2001 and operates contract cargo flights internationally. Its main base is Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus[1]. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1200x628, 54 KB) This Picture was taken off of the Air Tahoma website. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Rickenbacker International Airport (IATA: LCK, ICAO: KLCK) is a public airport located 10 miles (16 km) south of the city of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio, USA. It was originally opened in 1942 as Lockbourne Army Air Base (named after the nearby village of Lockbourne), and was home base to... Destinations with direct service from Miami Miami International Airport (IATA: MIA, ICAO: KMIA, FAA LID: MIA) is a public airport located eight miles (13 km) northwest of the central business district of Miami, in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. ... Executive Air dba American Eagle ATR-72 and American Airlines aircraft at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in April 2001 Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico, is the islands main international gateway, and its main connection to the mainland United States. ... Subic Bay International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Look ng Subic) or SBIA (IATA: SFS, ICAO: RPLB) serves as a secondary airport and a main diversion airport of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. ... Look up columbus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Oh can refer to: An abbreviation for the U.S. State of Ohio. ... FedEx DC-10 Cargo airlines (or airfreight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Rickenbacker International Airport (IATA: LCK, ICAO: KLCK) is a public airport located 10 miles (16 km) south of the city of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio, USA. It was originally opened in 1942 as Lockbourne Army Air Base (named after the nearby village of Lockbourne), and was home base to...

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Incidents and accidents

Air Tahoma Flight 185 was a scheduled cargo flight from Memphis to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport conducted by Air Tahoma as part of a contract to freight parcels for courier firm DHL. On August 13, 2004, the flight crashed during approach to landing just one mile short of... Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (IATA: CVG, ICAO: KCVG) is located in Hebron, Boone County, Kentucky, United States and serves the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. ... is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Fleet

The Air Tahoma fleet includes the following aircraft (as of September 2007) [1] : Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

  • 8 Convair CV-580
  • 3 Convair CV-240

The Convair 240 was an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1956. ... The Convair 240 was an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1956. ...

External links

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References

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 67. 
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Air Tahoma DHL Convair CV580 Crash (2766 words)
Air Tahoma officials released a statement saying the company was "deeply saddened by the loss of a valued member of our company, but we are able to take some relief in the fact that another has survived this tragic event."
Air Tahoma is a spin-off from Cool Air Inc., which was founded in 1986 by Rude and his father, Bud Rude, who is a veteran of the airline industry and who founded the parent company that originally flew firefighting missions in Washington.
Air Tahoma operates 13 planes, all of them small, twin-engine turboprop Convairs (either the 580 or the 240), while the main local carrier for DHL - Astar Air Cargo - operates much larger Boeing 727s, DC-8s and Airbus 300s.
Air Tahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (141 words)
Air Tahoma (IATA: n/a, ICAO: HMA, and Callsign: Tahoma) is a Part 121 cargo airline based in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
The Air Tahoma fleet consists of 5 Convair 580 aircraft (at January 2005).
Air Tahoma Flight 185 crashed during approach to landing just one mile short of the runway at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport on the 13th of August, 2004.
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