WinAir Airlines
WinAir Airlines was a charter passenger airline in the United States based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and founded by Richard I. Winwood. Established in 1997, its first flight was a Super Bowl charter on January 25, 1998. This rapid certification was credited partially to experienced staff, which included personnel from Morris Air, Key Airlines, and Champion Air.

In November 1998, the airline launched public scheduled charter flights from a hub at Long Beach Municipal Airport in Long Beach, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, Oakland, California, Sacramento, California, and Salt Lake City, Utah. The airline applied to the FAA for authority to operate as a scheduled passenger airline, but this was not received by the time the airline shut down.

After running into substantial financial difficulties and maintenance concerns caused by the leaseholders and former aircraft owners including Pegasus Airlines of Turkey and Garuda Indonesia regarding some of the airline's leased 737-400 aircraft, the airline shut down on July 6, 1999.

The airline was featured in the 1999 film "For Love of the Game". The film was released in September 1999, two months after the airline ceased operations.
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charter passenger airline
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Super Bowl
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Key Airlines
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Oakland, California
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Sacramento, California
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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Pegasus Airlines
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For Love of the Game
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WinAir Airlines
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