Contact Air Key Facts

  • As of 2026-09-17, 14 Contact Air airframes were observed flying in the previous 30 days.
  • 0 airframes were unobserved for 7 to 29 days, and 0 airframes are classified as stored or unobserved for 30 or more days.
  • The observed average fleet age for Contact Air is 11.2 years.
Active Airframes 14 Observed in last 30 days (92% utilization)
Fleet Financing Structure 100% Owned · 0% Leased 14 owned · 0 leased tails
Modernity & Carbon Rating Grade B (-12% Fuel) 42.9% Next-Gen (neo/MAX/A350/787)

Fleet Ownership & Lessor Financing Exposure

Analysis of institutional aircraft operating lessors financing Contact Air's fleet portfolio.

Balance Sheet vs Leased Fleet Split

Carrier Owned: 100% (14 aircraft) Operating Leases: 0% (0 aircraft)

Financing Lessors with Portfolio Exposure

Fleet primarily financed via direct capital purchases and internal treasury facilities.

Fleet Age Distribution

Distribution of observed airframes by age bracket as of 2026-09-17.

3 0-4 yrs 7 5-9 yrs 0 10-14 yrs 0 15-19 yrs 0 20+ yrs
Contact Air Fleet Age Distribution
Age BracketAirframe Count
0-4 yrs3
5-9 yrs7
10-14 yrs0
15-19 yrs0
20+ yrs0

Observed Fleet Locations

Global distribution of last-observed airport locations for Contact Air aircraft.

YBAS YBAS - Alice Springs Airport: 1 airframes observed KGWO KGWO - Greenwood–Leflore Airport: 1 airframes observed KAFW KAFW - Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport: 1 airframes observed KGYR KGYR - Phoenix Goodyear Airport: 1 airframes observed KMZJ KMZJ - Pinal Airpark: 1 airframes observed KAMA KAMA - Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport: 1 airframes observed KROW KROW - Roswell Air Center Airport: 1 airframes observed KVCV KVCV - Southern California Logistics Airport: 1 airframes observed

Observed Airframes

Registration / Tail Aircraft Type Mode S Hex Lessor / Owner Status Last Observed Airport Estimated Age
EP-LCJ McDonnell Douglas MD-82 73306a Kish Air ACTIVE Unassigned 4.4 years
EP-LCK McDonnell Douglas MD-82 73306b Kish Air ACTIVE Unassigned 4.8 years
EP-LCL McDonnell Douglas MD-82 73306c Kish Air ACTIVE Unassigned 5.2 years
EP-LCM McDonnell Douglas MD-82 73306d Kish Air ACTIVE Unassigned 5.6 years
EP-LCN McDonnell Douglas MD-82 73306e Kish Air ACTIVE Unassigned 6.0 years
EP-LCI McDonnell Douglas MD-83 733069 Kish Air ACTIVE Unassigned 4.0 years
EP-LCO McDonnell Douglas MD-83 73306f Kish Air ACTIVE Unassigned 6.4 years
EP-LCP Fokker 100 733070 Kish Air ACTIVE Unassigned 6.8 years
EP-LCQ Fokker 100 733071 Kish Air ACTIVE Unassigned 7.2 years
EP-LCR Fokker 100 733072 Kish Air ACTIVE Unassigned 7.6 years

Weekly Active vs Stored Airframes

W34W35W36W37
Weekly Active Trends for Contact Air
WeekActiveIdleStored
W341022
W351211
W361310
W371400

Inferred Route Network

Observed airport pair connections during the 8-week rolling observation window.

Origin Airport Destination Airport Observed Weekly Flights Status
No specific route pairs recorded in the current window.

Historical Incidents

No major fatal incidents recorded in the safety directory for Contact Air.

Latest News Mentions

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