Transwestern Airlines
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Transwestern Airlines was a regional airline
based out of Logan, Utah
. It was later acquired by Horizon Air
in 1983.
Transwestern's hub
was at the Logan-Cache Airport
.
Regional airline
Regional airlines are airlines that operate regional aircraft to provide passenger air service to communities without sufficient demand to attract mainline service...
based out of Logan, Utah
Logan, Utah
-Layout of the City:Logan's city grid originates from its Main and Center Street block, with Main Street running north and south, and Center east and west. Each block north, east, south, or west of the origin accumulates in additions of 100 , though some streets have non-numeric names...
. It was later acquired by Horizon Air
Horizon Air
Horizon Air Industries, Inc. is a regional low-cost airline based in SeaTac, Washington, United States. It is the eighth largest regional airline in the USA, serving 52 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico....
in 1983.
Transwestern's hub
Airline hub
An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a hub and spoke model, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destinations...
was at the Logan-Cache Airport
Logan-Cache Airport
Logan-Cache Airport is a public airport located three miles northwest of the city of Logan in Cache County, Utah, USA. The Logan-Cache Airport is currently a General Aviation Airport and is governed by the Logan-Cache Airport Authority formed by Inter-local Agreement between Cache County and...
.
Destinations
(at the time of purchase)- Colorado
- Grand Junction
- Idaho
- Boise
- Idaho Falls
- Pocatello
- Sun Valley
- Utah
- Salt Lake City (hub)
- Logan
- Wyoming
- Jackson Hole
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