How many airline routes in the US still fly turboprops? [closed]

I know that Horizon airlines, owned by Alaska still does but nowadays it’s difficult to find out the routes that still use Turboprops. And I heard these are being phased out quickly.

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The short answer is: a lot, but dropping fast.

Working in the aviation industry I have access to some fun tools so I thought I'd look this up for you. Today (29 November 2017) there are 2,174 scheduled turboprop flights in the US.

Many of these (874) are in Alaska, but some other notable routes, in addition to the Horizon routes you mentioned, are run by Silver Airways, who fly Saab turboprops all over Florida and the Bahamas. American Airlines still has some old turboprops flying out of CLT and PHL, though those will be retired very soon (these are flown by regional airlines, not AA itself). United still has some regional flying on turboprops out of IAD as well.

Some other smaller turboprop operators with fairly large operations include Cape Air, Great Lakes Aviation, and Southern Airways Express.

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Which airlines still fly turboprops?

What is your best memory or experience of flying a turboprop in the US? Let us know in the comments.

Editor's Picks.
USA.
Alaska Airlines.
Air Canada.
WestJet.
Horizon Air.
Alaska.
dash 8.

Do airlines still use turboprops?

Currently, Alaska is the only mainline U.S. carrier that still uses propeller planes in its regional network, with Alaska subsidiary Horizon maintaining a fleet of 32 De Havilland Dash 8s, which are also known as Bombardier Q400s.

How many planes are over us right now?

Doing some rough math based on that estimate, it's likely that there are anywhere between 7,782 and 8,755 commercial planes in the air on average at any given time these days. There is some seasonality to consider, though.

Why turboprops are making a comeback?

But the reality is that turboprops excel at fuel efficiency, and may make a comeback in this era of higher fuel prices. Simultaneously, airlines are moving away from 50-seat regional jets and shifting towards using larger aircraft to reduce seat-mile costs.

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