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Background: The Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act) authorized the postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers. It also set airmail rates and the level of cash subsidies to be paid to companies that carried the mail. By transferring airmail operations to private companies, the government effectively would help create the commercial aviation industry. Various routes were designated and contracts for carrying the mail over these routes were then awarded to many different private air service companies. The Contract Air Mail routes became known as CAM's.

AM-73: AM-73 was awarded to Monarch Air Lines. Ray Wilson managed the Park Hill Airport in Colorado where he opened the Ray Wilson Flight School. In 1946 Wilson founded Monarch Air Lines. Monarch was awarded AM-73 and on November 27, 1946 began air flight services between Denver and Durango CO.

MAL
Douglas DC-3

73S1 461127 Denver CO MAL AL Ashworth $13.50
73S1f 461127 Denver CO MAL AL Ashworth $75.00
73S2 461127 Colorado Springs CO MAL AL Ashworth $16.50
73W3 461127 Pueblo CO MAL AL Ashworth $4.50
73E4 461127 Alamosa CO MAL AL Ashworth $3.75
73E5/td> 461127 Monte Vista CO MAL AL Ashworth $3.75
73N3 461127 Pueblo CO MAL AL Ashworth $3.75
73N2 461127 Colorado Springs CO MAL AL Ashworth $4.50
73W4 461130 Alamosa CO MAL by bus $2.25
73W5 461130 Monte Vista CO MAL MO Schellenberg $7.50
73E6 461130 Durango CO MAL MO Schellenberg $3.00

73W7 461204 Canon City CO MAL AR Harvey $3.00
73E7 461204 Canon City CO MAL AR Harvey $3.75

73S8 470117 Salt Lake City UT MAL AR Harvey $3.75
73S8f 470117 Salt Lake City UT MAL AR Harvey $16.50
73S9 470117 Provo UT MAL AR Harvey $3.00
73S10 470117 Price UT MAL AR Harvey $3.75
73S11 470117 Grand Junction CO MAL Everett L Aden $4.50
73S12 470117 Durango CO MAL Everett L Aden $16.50
73S13 470117 Framington NM MAL Everett L Aden $3.00
73N14 470117 Albuquerque NM MAL Henry Dreyer $6.00
73N14f 470117 Albuquerque NM MAL Henry Dreyer $13.50
73N13 470117 Framington NM MAL Henry Dreyer $3.75
73N12 470117 Durango CO MAL Henry Dreyer $7.50
73N11 470117 Grand Junction CO MAL Henry Dreyer $6.00
73N10 470117 Price UT MAL Henry Dreyer $4.50
73N9 470117 Provo UT MAL Henry Dreyer $3.75

73N15 470625 Gallup NM MAL JL Romano $3.00
73S15 470625 Gallup NM MAL BL Stuart $3.75

73W16 470815 Denver CO MAL William M O'Meara $3.75
73W16f 470815 Denver CO MAL William M O'Meara $13.50
73W17 470815 Canon City CO MAL AL Ashworth $16.50
73W18 470815 Gunnison CO MAL William M O'Meara $3.00
73W19 470815 Montrose CO MAL William M O'Meara $2.25
73W20 470815 Delta CO MAL William M O'Meara $3.00
73E21 470815 Grand Junction CO MAL John A Myers $4.50
73E20 470815 Delta CO MAL John A Myers $6.00
73E19 470815 Montrose CO MAL John A Myers $6.00
73E18 470815 Gunnison CO MAL John A Myers $3.75
73E17 470815 Canon City CO MAL John A Myers $16.50

73S22 490814 Cortez CO MAL Wilbur R Hurt $2.25
73N22 490814 Cortez CO MAL Melvin E O'Neil $4.50

        Monarch Air Lines of Denver CO together with Arizona Airways of Phoenix AZ and Challenger Airlines of Salt Lake City UT merged on June 1, 1950 to form Frontier Airlines headquartered at Stapleton Field in Denver CO initially flying Douglas DC-3's and later Convair 340's and 580's. Frontier served some of the smaller underdeveloped areas of the great western plains and the Rocky Mountain States.

FA
Douglas DC-3

73W23 500601 Gallup NM FA George L Sims $2.25
73E24 500601 Winslow AZ FA George L Sims $3.00

73E25 540915 Billings MT FA Fred Hart $2.25
73E25f 540915 Billings MT FA Fred Hart $27.00
73E26 540915 Miles City MT FA Fred Hart $3.00
73E27 540915 Glendive MT FA Fred Hart $2.25
73E28 540915 Sidney MT FA Fred Hart $2.25
73E29 540915 Williston ND FA Fred Hart $2.25
73E30 540915 Dickinson ND FA Fred Hart $3.00
73W31 540915 Bismarck ND FA Fred Hart $2.25
73W32 540915 Mandan ND FA Fred Hart $3.00
73W30 540915 Dickinson ND FA Fred Hart $6.00
73W29 540915 Williston ND FA Fred Hart $3.00
73W28 540915 Sidney MT FA Fred Hart $2.25
73W27 540915 Glendive MT FA Fred Hart $3.75
73W26 540915 Miles City MT FA Fred Hart $4.50

73E33 541007 Wolf Point MT FA JL Romano $2.25
73W33 541007 Wolf Point MT FA Robert J Bollinger $4.50

73E34 581001 Casper WY FA Fred T Blakely $4.50
73E35 581001 Douglas WY FA Fred T Blakely $2.25
73E36 581001 Lusk WY FA Fred T Blakely $3.00
73E37 581001 Chadron NE FA Fred T Blakely $10.50
73E38 581001 Ainsworth NE FA Fred T Blakely $2.25
73E39 581001 Norfolk NE FA Fred T Blakely $13.50
73E40 581001 Lincoln NE FA Fred T Blakely $16.50
73W41 581001 Omaha NE FA Duane K Miller $13.50
73W41f 581001 Omaha NE FA Duane K Miller $13.50
73W40 581001 Lincoln NE FA Duane K Miller $13.50
73W39 581001 Norfolk NE FA Duane K Miller $16.50
73W38 581001 Ainsworth NE FA Duane K Miller $3.75
73W37 581001 Chadron NE FA Duane K Miller $13.50
73W36 581001 Lusk WY FA Duane K Miller $6.00
73W35 581001 Douglas WY FA Duane K Miller $4.50

73E42 581101 Valentine NE FA John A Walker $2.25
73W42 581101 Valentine NE FA DK Miller $6.00

FA
Convair 340

73E43 590301 Sterling NE FA Everett L Aden $3.00
73E44 590301 Sidney NE FA Everett L Aden $3.75
73E45 590301 Imperial NE FA Everett L Aden $3.75
73E46 590301 McCook NE FA Everett L Aden $4.50
73E47 590301 Kearney NE FA Everett L Aden $10.50
73E48 590301 Hastings NE FA Everett L Aden $6.00
73W48 590301 Hastings NE FA WE Chambers $3.75
73W47 590301 Kearney NE FA WE Chambers $3.75
73W46 590301 McCook NE FA WE Chambers $3.75
73W45 590301 Imperial NE FA WE Chambers $6.00
73W44 590301 Sidney NE FA WE Chambers $7.50
73W43 590301 Sterling NE FA WE Chambers $10.50

73S49 590301 Lincoln NE FA Cecil A Fechner $7.50
73S50 590301 Beatrice NE FA Cecil A Fechner $3.00
73S51 590301 Saint Joseph MO FA Cecil A Fechner $3.75
73N52 590301 Kansas City MO FA Cecil A Fechner $3.75
73N52f 590301 Kansas City MO FA Cecil A Fechner $3.75
73N51 590301 Saint Joseph MO FA Cecil A Fechner $4.50
73N50 590301 Beatrice NE FA Cecil A Fechner $4.50

73W53 590401 Minot ND FA Frank Brgoch $3.00
73S54 590401 Rapid City SD FA Everett L Aden $3.00
73S55 590401 Hot Springs SD FA Everett L Aden $3.00
73S56 590401 Alliance NE FA Everett L Aden $7.50
73S57 590401 Scottsbluff NE FA Everett L Aden $7.50
73N57 590401 Scottsbluff NE FA John E Gardner $3.00
73N56 590401 Alliance NE FA John E Gardner $3.00
73N55 590401 Hot Springs SD FA John E Gardner $6.00
73N54 590401 Rapid City SD FA John E Gardner $6.00
73S53 590401 Minot ND FA John E Gardner $6.00

73W58 590615 Riverton WY FA BL Stuart $37.50
73W59 590615 Lander WY FA BL Stuart $67.50
73W60 590615 Jackson WY FA BL Stuart $41.25
73E61 590615 Idaho Falls ID FA KC Huber $37.50
73E60 590615 Jackson WY FA KC Huber $41.25

73N62 590701 Moab UT FA BJ Hurd $2.25
73NE63 590701 Newcastle WY FA Duane K Miller $3.00
73SW63 590701 Newcastle WY FA CA Flechner $4.50
73E64 590701 North Platte NE FA Bryan O Benton $3.00
73E65 590701 Grand Island NE FA Bryan O Benton $2.25
73W65 590701 Grand Island NE FA AL Ashworth $4.50
73W64 590701 North Platte NE FA AL Ashworth $6.00

73N66 590901 Billings MT FA Kenneth C Huber $10.50
73N67 590901 Lewistown MT FA Kenneth C Huber $3.00
73S68 590901 Great Falls MT FA Kenneth C Huber $3.00
73S67 590901 Lewistown MT FA Kenneth C Huber $7.50

73E69 591102 Havre MT FA Everett L Aden $3.00
73E70 591102 Glasgow MT FA Everett L Aden $3.75
73W70 591102 Glasgow MT FA Everett L Aden $6.00
73W69 591102 Havre MT FA Everett L Aden $7.50

73N71 600115 Lemmon SD FA George G Graham $2.25
73S71 600115 Lemmon SD FA James R Langhofer $4.50

73S72 630710 Colorado Springs CO FA RP Lambourne $6.00
73S75 630710 Santa Fe NM FA George M Meshko $6.00
73S73 630710 Alamogordo NM FA James G Carney $6.00
73S74 630710 Holloman Air Force Base NM FA James G Carney $4.50
73N76 630710 El Paso TX FA John A Myers $3.00
73N74 630710 Holloman Air Force Base, NM FA John A Myers $3.75
73N73 630710 Alamogordo NM FA John A Myers $3.75
73N75 630710 Santa Fe NM FA John A Myers $3.00
73N72 630710 Colorado Springs CO FA John A Myers $3.00

73E77 651030 Columbus NE FA George H Voldboon $2.25
73W77 651030 Columbus NE FA Walter J Ruehle $6.00

73W78 661009 Hayden CO FA Thomas P Howard $3.00
73W79 661009 Steamboat Springs CO FA Thomas P Howard $3.00
73W80 661009 Craig CO FA Thomas P Howard $3.00
73E80 661009 Craig CO FA Thomas P Howard $19.50
73E79 661009 Steamboat Springs CO FA Thomas P Howard $6.00
73W78 661009 Hayden CO FA Thomas P Howard $3.00

FA
Convair 580

73E81 670613 Kansas City MO FA Lester E Schaffer $7.50
73E81f 670613 Kansas City MO FA Lester E Schaffer $7.50
73W82 670613 Saint Louis MO FA Sam Grande $3.00
73W82f 670613 Saint Louis MO FA Sam Grande $3.00

73S83 671001 Bozeman MT FA William J Wayland $3.75
73S84 671001 Missoula MT FA William J Wayland $3.75
73N84 671001 Missoula MT FA Richard J Orr $37.50

FA
Boeing 727

73SW85 680301 Denver CO FA R Ace Avakian $10.50
73SW85f 680301 Denver CO FA R Ace Avakian $7.50
73NE86 680301 Las Vegas NV FA R Ace Avakian $3.75

FA
Boeing 737

73E87 701025 Omaha NE FA AS Mooney $4.50
73W88 701025 Chicago IL FA AS Mooney $10.50

73N89 740701 Bismarck ND FA Richard J Orr $7.50
73S90 740701 Winnipeg Canada FA Richard J Orr $11.25

73NW91 741027 Missoula MT FA Jerry R Francis $4.50
73SE92 741027 Kalispell MT FA Arthur W Hillis $3.00

73N93 741028 Minot ND FA Walter J Ruehle $3.00

73NE94 751114 Rapid City SD FA Ronald W Litton $3.75
73NE95 751114 Fargo ND FA Ronald W Litton $6.00
73SW96 751114 Grand Forks ND FA Ronald W Litton $3.75
73SW95 751114 Fargo ND FA Ronald W Litton $6.00

73W97 770901 Denver CO FA Richard J Orr $4.50
73W97f 770901 Denver CO FA Richard J Orr $4.50
73E98 770901 Sacramento CA FA LE Leach $4.50

73W99 771106 Chicago IL FA Norman Sexton $4.50
73W99f 771106 Chicago IL FA Norman Sexton $3.75

73NW100 780601 Denver CO-Spokane WA FA Richard J Orr $4.00
73NW100f 780601 Denver CO-Spokane WA FA Richard J Orr $4.00
73SE101 780601 Spokane WA-Denver CO FA Richard J Orr $4.00
73SE101f 780601 Spokane WA-Denver CO FA Richard J Orr $4.00
73NW102 780601 Billings MT-Spokane WA FA James D Appleby $4.00
73SE103 780601 Spokane WA-Billings MT FA Mark F Burke $4.00
73SE103f 780601 Spokane WA-Billings MT FA Mark F Burke $4.00
73NW104 780601 Missoula MT-Spokane WA FA Richard J Orr $4.00
73SE105 780601 Spokane WA-Missoula MT FA James D Appleby $4.50
73SE105f 780601 Spokane WA-Missoula MT FA James D Appleby $4.00

73E106 780801 Denver CO-Atlanta GA FA Richard J Orr $4.00
73E106f 780801 Denver CO-Atlanta GA FA Richard J Orr $4.00
73E107 780801 Wichita KS-Atlanta GA FA Richard J Orr $4.50
73W108 780801 Atlanta GA FA Richard J Orr $4.00
73W108f 780801 Atlanta GA FA Richard J Orr $4.00
73SW109 780801 Wichita KS-Lawton OK FA HH Howe $4.50
73NE110 780801 Lawton OK-Wichita KS FA John Wright $4.00
73W107 780801 Wichita KS-Denver CO FA John Wright $4.50

73SE111 780811 Wichita KS FA David S Kohler $4.00
73NW112 780812 Little Rock AR FA Jack Robins $4.00

73S113 781103 El Paso TX FA WS Morris $3.00
73N114 781103 Mazatlan Mexico FA WS Morris $4.00
73N115 781103 Guadalajara Mexico FA WS Morris $4.00

        In November 1985 Frontier Airlines was purchased by deregulation-born, Newark-based, People-Express who were looking to expand their empire in the west. The resulting merger caused the bankruptcy of both airlines.

INDEX: First Flights by CAM Route #

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

INDEX: First Flights by AM Route #

33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

INDEX: First Flights by Experimental Route #

1001 1002

INDEX: First Flights by AM Route #

49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65
66 67 68 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 84
86 87 88 90 91 93 94 96 97 98 99 100 101 103 105
106 107 111 119 120 121 139 140 141 143 144 148 172

INDEX: First Flights by Air Taxi Services Route #

288 289 290 291 292 293 295 296 297 298
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