# Mid Pacific Air

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Hawaii low-fare airline

Mid Pacific Air IATA ICAO Call sign HO MPA MID PAC Founded 1981; 45 years ago (1981) Ceased operations 1995; 31 years ago (1995) Hubs Honolulu International Airport Indianapolis International Airport Headquarters Honolulu, Hawaii, US Indianapolis, Indiana, US

Mid Pacific Air Fokker F28-4000. This aircraft [crashed while operating with Korean Air](/source/Korean_Air_Flight_175)

Mid Pacific Air NAMC YS-11A-659

**Mid Pacific Air** was a low-cost regional airline which began operations with passenger services in [Hawaii](/source/Hawaii). Founded in 1981, initial routes connected the islands of [Kauai](/source/Kauai), [O'ahu](/source/O'ahu), [Maui](/source/Maui) and [Hawaii](/source/Hawaii_(island)) (the Big Island). Its primary competitors were established air carriers [Hawaiian Airlines](/source/Hawaiian_Airlines) and [Aloha Airlines](/source/Aloha_Airlines). When it operated in the Midwest, its headquarters were on the grounds of [Indianapolis International Airport](/source/Indianapolis_International_Airport) in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1] Originally its headquarters were located at [Honolulu International Airport](/source/Honolulu_International_Airport).[2][3]

## History

In contrast to Hawaiian and Aloha, Mid Pacific Air's fleet was made up primarily of [NAMC YS-11](/source/NAMC_YS-11) [turboprop](/source/Turboprop) planes; Hawaiian and Aloha operated [jet aircraft](/source/Jet_aircraft) such as the [McDonnell Douglas DC-9](/source/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-9) (Hawaiian) and [Boeing 737](/source/Boeing_737) (Aloha) on the same interisland routes. Mid Pacific added [Fokker F28 Fellowship](/source/Fokker_F28_Fellowship) twin jets in 1985. In October 1982, the airline wet leased a [Boeing 707](/source/Boeing_707) from [Arrow Air](/source/Arrow_Air) and operated a short lived service from Honolulu to [Pago Pago, American Samoa](/source/Pago_Pago%2C_American_Samoa) using the name **Mid Pacific Arrow**. In 1984, Mid Pacific leased four of its YS-11's to [Fort Worth Airlines](/source/Fort_Worth_Airlines) in [Texas](/source/Texas),[4] and in February 1985 it became one of that airline's largest shareholders.[5] That same month, the airline expanded to the southwestern United States, where it operated low-fare service between from Las Vegas, Nevada and the [Grand Canyon](/source/Grand_Canyon) to [Burbank](/source/Burbank%2C_California) and [Orange County, California](/source/Orange_County%2C_California), and also flew nonstop between Orange County and [Fresno, California](/source/Fresno%2C_California). In January 1986, Mid Pacific was sold to [KOA Holdings](/source/Kampgrounds_of_America), and shortly thereafter the F28 jets were removed from service.

Although Mid Pacific was able to lure customers with low fares and promotions that compensated for the slower, noisier turboprop aircraft, the airline was unable to compete with Hawaiian and Aloha and ended passenger flights in Hawaii on January 19, 1988, and ended cargo flights there a month later.[6]

Following the termination of the Hawaii operation, Mid Pacific moved to the midwestern United States and operated all cargo freighter flights using the YS-11s from a base in [Lafayette, Indiana](/source/Lafayette%2C_Indiana), and in the 1990s operated commuter service via a [code sharing](/source/Code_sharing) agreement with [Reno Air](/source/Reno_Air) under the name **Reno Air Express** using [British Aerospace](/source/British_Aerospace) [BAe Jetstream 31](/source/BAe_Jetstream_31) turboprop aircraft. These Reno Air Express flights provided connecting passenger feeder service at the Reno Air hub located at the [San Jose International Airport](/source/San_Jose_International_Airport) (SJC) in northern California. In 1992 and 1993, the airline operated a [British Aerospace](/source/British_Aerospace) [BAe 146](/source/BAe_146) jet in cargo freighter service on behalf of [TNT](/source/Thomas_Nationwide_Transport) between New York City and [Bermuda](/source/Bermuda). The airline ceased operations in 1995.

## Mid Pacific Air destinations in 1986

### Hawaii

According to its system route map dated January 15, 1986, Mid Pacific was serving the following destinations in Hawaii with [Fokker F28 Fellowship](/source/Fokker_F28_Fellowship) twin jets and [NAMC YS-11](/source/NAMC_YS-11) turboprops:[7]

- [Hilo, Hawaii](/source/Hilo%2C_Hawaii) (ITO)

- Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) – *original main base and headquarters*

- [Kahului, Maui](/source/Kahului%2C_Maui) (OGG)

- [Kona, Hawaii](/source/Kona%2C_Hawaii) (KOA)

- [Lihue](/source/Lihue), [Kauai](/source/Kauai) (LIH)

### California & Nevada

According to its system route map dated January 15, 1986, Mid Pacific was serving the following destinations in California and Nevada with [NAMC YS-11](/source/NAMC_YS-11) turboprops:[7]

- [Burbank, California](/source/Burbank%2C_California) (BUR) – now [Bob Hope Airport](/source/Bob_Hope_Airport)

- [Fresno, California](/source/Fresno%2C_California) (FAT)

- Las Vegas, Nevada (LAS)

- [Santa Ana, California](/source/Santa_Ana%2C_California) via [Orange County Airport](/source/John_Wayne_Airport) (SNA) – now [John Wayne Airport](/source/John_Wayne_Airport)

## Reno Air Express destinations in 1995

According to its system route map dated January 3, 1995, Mid Pacific was serving the following destinations in California and Oregon with [British Aerospace](/source/British_Aerospace) [BAe Jetstream 31](/source/BAe_Jetstream_31) propjets operating as Reno Air Express via a [code sharing](/source/Code_sharing) agreement with [Reno Air](/source/Reno_Air):[8]

- [Chico, California](/source/Chico%2C_California) (CIC)

- [Eureka, California](/source/Eureka%2C_California) via the [Arcata-Eureka Airport](/source/Arcata-Eureka_Airport) (ACV)

- [Klamath Falls, Oregon](/source/Klamath_Falls%2C_Oregon) (LMT)

- [Medford, Oregon](/source/Medford%2C_Oregon) (MFR)

- [Monterey, California](/source/Monterey%2C_California) (MRY)

- [Redding, California](/source/Redding%2C_California) (RDD)

- [San Jose, California](/source/San_Jose%2C_California) (SJC) – ***Hub** (also a connecting hub for [Reno Air](/source/Reno_Air))*

- [Santa Rosa, California](/source/Santa_Rosa%2C_California) (STS)

## Fleet

- 22 [NAMC YS-11](/source/NAMC_YS-11) – *primary aircraft type in fleet*

- 2 [Fokker F28 Fellowship](/source/Fokker_F28)

- [Boeing 707](/source/Boeing_707) – *operated by **Mid Pacific Arrow***

- 1 [British Aerospace](/source/British_Aerospace) [BAe 146](/source/BAe_146) – *operated in cargo freighter service for [TNT](/source/Thomas_Nationwide_Transport)*

- 9 [British Aerospace](/source/British_Aerospace) [BAe Jetstream 31](/source/BAe_Jetstream_31) – *operated via a [code share](/source/Code_share) agreement in feeder services as **Reno Air Express** for [Reno Air](/source/Reno_Air)*

## See also

- [List of defunct airlines of the United States](/source/List_of_defunct_airlines_of_the_United_States)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "World Airline Directory." *[Flight International](/source/Flight_International)*. March 23–29, 1994. [106](http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1994/1994%20-%200796.html)-[108](http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1994/1994%20-%200798.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "World Airline Directory." *[Flight International](/source/Flight_International)*. May 16, 1981. [1452](http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%201450.html?search=%22Muse%20Air%22). "Head Office: Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, USA."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "World Airline Directory." *[Flight International](/source/Flight_International)*. April 3, 1982. [852](http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%200896.html?search=%22Muse%20Air%22). "550 Palea Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96820, USA."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DejaVu_4-0)** ["Airline's start-up evokes sense of deja vu"](https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0ED3CD43AAFFFF67&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=1000BC63AFF86032). *[The Dallas Morning News](/source/The_Dallas_Morning_News)*. Dallas, Texas. 10 March 1985.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Ragland, James (9 February 1985). ["Fort Worth Airlines charting expansion"](https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0ED3CD3596B6A658&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=1000BC63AFF86032). *[The Dallas Morning News](/source/The_Dallas_Morning_News)*. Dallas, Texas.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Apana, Lehia (2007-02-05). ["Memories of Mid Pacific taking flight"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070210153203/http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=27429). *[The Maui News](/source/The_Maui_News)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=27429) on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-02-05.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-departedflights_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-departedflights_7-1) ["Jan. 15, 1986 Mid Pacific Air system route map"](https://departedflights2.com/mid-pacific-air-january-15-1986/). *Departed Flights*. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 28 Jan 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [http://www.departedflights.com](http://www.departedflights.com), Jan. 3, 1995 Reno Air Express system route map

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