Sportsflight Airways
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Sportsflight Airways is a business which brokers charter flights by contracting and leasing non-scheduled airlines from it's offices in Huntington
Huntington, New York
The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Founded in 1653, it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. Huntington is part of the New York metropolitan...

, New York
New York
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, USA
United States
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. It operates charters for tour operators, sports teams, and VIP groups, particularly to US and Caribbean
Caribbean
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 resorts. Its main bases are Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport is an international commercial airport located in unincorporated Broward County, Florida, three miles southwest of the central business district of Fort Lauderdale...

 and San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco International Airport is a major international airport located south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States, near the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County. It is often referred to as SFO...

, with a hub at Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Raleigh-Durham International Airport is a public international airport located 4.5 miles northeast of the town of Morrisville in suburban Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The airport covers and operates three runways, providing direct service to 40 domestic and international...

.

On August 31, 2011, The Guardian
The Guardian
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reported that Sportsflight had been a major contractor for extraordinary rendition
Extraordinary rendition
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of suspected terrorists.

History

The airline was established in 1994 and started operations in May 1994. It is wholly owned by its president, Donald Moss.
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