Bighorn Airways
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Bighorn Airways is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 charter company based in Sheridan
Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116...

, Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It operates domestic charter passenger and cargo services, including contract services. Its main base is Sheridan County Airport
Sheridan County Airport
Sheridan County Airport is a public airport located two miles southwest of the central business district of Sheridan, a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA. The airport covers and has two runways...

.

History

The company was established and started operations in 1947. It is owned by Robert and Christopher Eisele.

Fleet

The Bighorn Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of Aug 2010):
  • 4 CASA C-212-200 Aviocar
    CASA C.212 Aviocar
    The CASA C-212 Aviocar is a turboprop-powered STOL medium transport aircraft designed and built in Spain for civil and military use. C-212s are also produced under licence in Indonesia by Indonesian Aerospace, formerly called IPTN but now known as IAe...

  • 3 Dornier 228-202
    Dornier Do 228
    The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH from 1981 until 1998. In 1983, Hindustan Aeronautics bought a production licence and manufactures the 228 for the Asian market sphere. Approximately 270 Do 228 were built at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany and...

  • 3 Cessna 340
    Cessna 340
    |-See also:-References:* Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1982. ISBN 0 7106-0748-2.* Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988–89. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Defence Data, 1988. ISBN 0 7106-0867-5....

  • 2 Air Tractor 301
    Air Tractor AT-300
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  • 1 Air Tractor 402
    Air Tractor AT-400
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  • 1 Bell 206 Jet Ranger
  • 1 Cessna 172M Skyhawk
    Cessna 172
    The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing fixed-wing aircraft. First flown in 1955 and still in production, more Cessna 172s have been built than any other aircraft.-Design and development:...

  • 1 Cessna 180
    Cessna 180
    The Cessna 180 is a four- or six-seat, fixed conventional gear general aviation airplane which was produced between 1953 and 1981. Though the design is no longer in production, many of these aircraft are still in use as personal aircraft and in utility roles such as bush...

  • 1 Cessna 210
    Cessna 210
    The Cessna 210 Centurion is a six-seat, high-performance, retractable-gear single-engine general aviation aircraft which was first flown in January 1957 and produced by Cessna until 1985.-Design and development:...

  • 1 Cessna 425
    Cessna 425
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  • 1 Hiller 12E
  • 1 Piper PA-18 Supercub
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