AIR SOUTH TIMETABLES
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Updated January 18, 2022
Updated January 18, 2022
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Air South
March 15, 1969 Cities served: Albany, Atlanta, Augusta, Birmingham, Brunswick / St. Simons Island, Greenville / Spartanburg, Nashville, Sumter, Tifton Equipment: Beechcraft B-99, Queen Air IATA code: NJ Notes: Air South was formerly Nationwide Airlines Southeast. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. If you share these images on social media or another website, please credit SunshineSkies.com. A link back to this page would also be appreciated. |
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Air South
July 1, 1969 Cities served: Albany, Atlanta, Augusta, Birmingham, Brunswick / St. Simons Island, Greenville / Spartanburg, Nashville, Sumter, Tifton, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99, Queen Air IATA code: NJ Notes: Air South was formerly Nationwide Airlines Southeast. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South
September 2, 1969 Cities served: Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Birmingham, Brunswick / St. Simons Island, Bowling Green, Greenville / Spartanburg, Louisville, Nashville, Tifton, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99, Queen Air IATA code: NJ Notes: Air South was formerly Nationwide Airlines Southeast. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South
September 15, 1969 Cities served: Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Birmingham, Brunswick / St. Simons Island, Bowling Green, Greenville / Spartanburg, Louisville, Nashville, Tifton, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99, Queen Air IATA code: NJ Notes: Service to Augusta, GA was discontinued. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South
April 26, 1970 Cities served: Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Brunswick / St. Simons Island, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99, Queen Air IATA code: NJ Notes: Service to all destinations outside of GA had been discontinued. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South
July 1, 1970 Cities served: Albany, Atlanta, Brunswick / St. Simons Island, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99 IATA code: NJ Notes: Service to Athens, GA had been discontinued. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South
October 1, 1970 Cities served: Albany, Atlanta, Brunswick / St. Simons Island, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99 IATA code: NJ Notes: Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South
April 25, 1971 Cities served: Albany, Atlanta, Brunswick / St. Simons Island, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99 IATA code: NJ Notes: Service to Dublin and Statesboro, GA begins June 15, 1971. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South
August 15, 1971 Cities served: Albany, Atlanta, Brunswick / St. Simons Island, Dublin, Statesboro, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99 IATA code: NJ Notes: Service to Dublin and Statesboro, GA began June 15, 1971. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South
December 1, 1971 Cities served: Albany, Atlanta, Brunswick / St. Simons Island, Dublin, Statesboro, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99 IATA code: NJ Notes: Air South flights depart Atlanta from gate 31A on Eastern concourse. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South
April 1, 1972 Cities served: Albany, Atlanta, Dublin, St. Simons Island, Statesboro, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99 IATA code: NJ Notes: Air South flights depart Atlanta from gate 31A on Eastern concourse. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South
June 1, 1972 Cities served: Atlanta, Dublin, Hilton Head Island, St. Simons Island, Statesboro, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99 IATA code: NJ Notes: New service to Hilton Head, SC. Service to Albany, GA has ended. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South
October 29, 1972 Cities served: Atlanta, Beaufort, Dublin, Hilton Head Island, St. Simons Island, Statesboro, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99 IATA code: NJ Notes: New service to Beaufort, SC. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South
March 15, 1973 Cities served: Americus, Atlanta, Beaufort, Dublin, Hilton Head Island, St. Simons Island, Statesboro, Tifton, Waycross Equipment: Grumman Gulfstream 1, Beechcraft B-99 IATA code: NJ Notes: Grumman leased Gulfstream 1 N701G (serial number 001) to Air South in 1973 for its Atlanta to St. Simons run. Cruise speed was 300mph and the aircraft featured a pressurized cabin, stewardess, in-flight service and lavatory. |
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Air South
July 1, 1973 Cities served: Americus, Atlanta, Beaufort, Dublin, Hilton Head Island, St. Simons Island, Statesboro, Tifton, Waycross Equipment: Grumman Gulfstream 1, Beechcraft B-99 IATA code: NJ Notes: Grumman leased Gulfstream 1 N701G (serial number 001) to Air South in 1973 for its Atlanta to St. Simons run. The aircraft was returned to Grumman on September 1, 1973. |
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Air South
October 1, 1973 Cities served: Americus, Atlanta, Beaufort, Dublin, Hilton Head Island, St. Simons Island, Tifton, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99 (The Gulfstream G-1 was returned to Grumman on September 1.) IATA code: NJ Notes: Service to Statesboro has discontinued. |
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Air South
February 15, 1974 Cities served: Americus, Atlanta, Beaufort, Dublin, Hilton Head Island, St. Simons Island, Thomasville, Tifton, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99, Fokker F-27 IATA code: NJ New city: Thomasville, GA Notes: Air South introduced F-27J service on the ATL-SSI route on February 15, 1974. |
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Air South
June 1, 1974 Cities served: Atlanta, Beaufort, Dublin, Hilton Head Island, St. Simons Island, Thomasville, Tifton, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99, Fokker F-27 IATA code: NJ Deleted city: Americus, GA Notes: Air South moved their general offices and maintenance base from Atlanta to St. Simons Island in May 1974. |
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Air South
August 1, 1974 Cities served: Atlanta, Beaufort, Dublin, Hilton Head Island, St. Simons Island, Thomasville, Tifton, Waycross Equipment: Beechcraft B-99, Fokker F-27 IATA code: NJ Notes: A third F-27J was added to the fleet and service with the aircraft between Atlanta and Hilton Head Island began on August 1, 1974. |
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Air South
January 1, 1975 Cities served: Atlanta, Hilton Head Island, St. Simons Island, Waycross Equipment: Fokker F-27 IATA code: NJ Deleted cities: Beaufort, Dublin, Thomasville, Tifton Notes: The Beechcraft B-99s have been retired and service to 4 cities terminated. |
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Air South
June 25, 1975 Cities served: Atlanta, Hilton Head Island, Jacksonville, St. Simons Island Equipment: Douglas DC-3 IATA code: KQ New city: Jacksonville Deleted city: Waycross Notes: Air South and Florida Air Lines were now under common ownership and the systems were connected at Jacksonville. The pressurized, turboprop F-27s were retired in favor of Florida's vintage DC-3s. |
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Air South
October 15, 1975 Cities served: Atlanta, Hilton Head Island, Jacksonville, St. Simons Island Equipment: Douglas DC-3 IATA code: FE Notes: Air South and Florida Air Lines were now under common ownership and the systems were connected at Jacksonville. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines / Shawnee Airlines
December 15, 1975 Cities served: Atlanta, Ft. Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Freeport, Gainesville, Hilton Head Island, Jacksonville, Miami, Nassau, Ocala, Orlando, Punta Gorda - Port Charlotte, St. Simons, Sarasota, Tampa, West Palm Beach IATA code: FE Equipment: Douglas DC-3 Notes: Air South, Florida and Shawnee were now under common ownership and combined schedules are shown here. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines / Shawnee Airlines
March 1, 1976 Cities served: Atlanta, Charlotte, Ft. Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Freeport, Gainesville, Hilton Head Island, Jacksonville, Miami, Nassau, Ocala, Orlando, Punta Gorda - Port Charlotte, St. Simons, Sarasota, Tampa, Vero Beach, West Palm Beach IATA code: FE Equipment: Douglas DC-3 New cities: Charlotte, NC and Vero Beach, FL Notes: Air South, Florida and Shawnee were under common ownership. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines / Shawnee Airlines
April 25, 1976 Cities served: Atlanta, Charlotte, Ft. Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Freeport, Gainesville, Hilton Head Island, Jacksonville, Miami, Nassau, Ocala, Punta Gorda - Port Charlotte, St. Simons, Sarasota, Tampa, Vero Beach, West Palm Beach IATA code: FE Equipment: Douglas DC-3 Deleted city: Orlando Notes: Air South, Florida and Shawnee were under common ownership. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines / Shawnee Airlines
July 1, 1976 Cities served: Atlanta, Charlotte, Ft. Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Freeport, Gainesville, Hilton Head Island, Jacksonville, Miami, Nassau, Ocala, Punta Gorda - Port Charlotte, St. Simons, Sarasota, Tampa, Vero Beach, West Palm Beach IATA code: FE Equipment: Douglas DC-3 Deleted city: Charlotte, NC Notes: The combined companies claimed to operate the world's largest DC-3 fleet during 1976. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines / Shawnee Airlines
December 15, 1976 Cities served: Atlanta, Ft. Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Freeport, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Miami, Nassau, St. Simons, Sarasota, Tampa, West Palm Beach IATA code: FE Equipment: Douglas DC-3 Deleted cities: Hilton Head, Ocala, Punta Gorda, Vero Beach Notes: The combined companies were advertised as "The Connection" during this time. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
June 1, 1977 Cities served: Atlanta, Ft. Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Tampa IATA code: FE Equipment: Douglas DC-3, Martin 404 Deleted cities: Freeport, Jacksonville, Nassau Notes: Shawnee Airlines Bahamas routes were sold by Florida Airlines in 1977. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
August 1, 1977 Cities served: Atlanta, Ft. Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Tampa IATA code: FE Equipment: Douglas DC-3, Martin 404 Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South
November 15, 1977 Cities served: Atlanta, St. Simons Island Equipment: Douglas DC-3, Martin 404 IATA code: FE Notes: A single-sided card timetable showing the single route between Atlanta and St. Simons. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
March 15, 1978 & March 1, 1978 Cities served: Atlanta, Ft. Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Tampa IATA code: FE Equipment: Douglas DC-3, Martin 404 Notes: Different effective dates for each airline's schedules. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
April 4, 1978 Cities served: Atlanta, Ft. Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hilton Head Island, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Tampa IATA code: FE Equipment: Douglas DC-3, Martin 404 Added city: Hilton Head Island Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
May 1, 1978 Cities served: Atlanta, Ft. Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hilton Head Island, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Tampa IATA code: FE Equipment: Douglas DC-3, Martin 404 Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
June 1, 1978 Cities served: Atlanta, Ft. Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hilton Head Island, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Tampa IATA code: FE Equipment: Douglas DC-3, Martin 404 Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
September 15, 1978 & September 6, 1978 Cities served: Atlanta, Ft. Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hilton Head Island, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Tampa, Waycross IATA code: FE Equipment: Douglas DC-3, Martin 404 Added city: Waycross Notes: Different effective dates for each airline. Someone hand wrote the equipment types. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
Air South - September 15, 1978 / Florida Air Lines - September 6, 1978 Cities served: Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hilton Head Island, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Tampa, Waycross IATA code: FE Notes: Combined timetables with different effective dates. Martin 404 on cover. Douglas DC-3s were also still in use. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
Air South - December 15, 1978 / Florida Air Lines - December 13, 1978 Cities served: Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hilton Head Island, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Tampa, Waycross IATA code: FE Notes: Combined timetables with different effective dates. Martin 404 on cover. Douglas DC-3s were also still in use. (Somebody wrote the equipment types next to the flight numbers!) Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
Air South - March 15, 1979 / Florida Air Lines - December 13, 1978 Cities served: Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hilton Head Island, Macon, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Savannah, Tampa IATA code: FE Added cities: Macon, Savannah Deleted city: Waycross Notes: Combined timetables with different effective dates. Martin 404 on cover. Douglas DC-3s were also still in use. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
Air South - April 15, 1979 / Florida Air Lines - December 13, 1978 Cities served: Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hilton Head Island, Macon, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Tampa IATA code: FE Notes: Combined timetables with different effective dates. Martin 404 on cover. Douglas DC-3s were also still in use. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
April 29, 1979 Cities served: Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hilton Head Island, Macon, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Tampa IATA code: FE Equipment: Martin 404 Notes: Combined timetables. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
June 15, 1979 Cities served: Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hilton Head Island, Macon, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Tampa IATA code: FE Equipment: Martin 404 Notes: Combined timetables. Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
September 1, 1979 Cities served: Atlanta, Columbus, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Macon, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Tampa IATA code: FE Equipment: Martin 404 New city: Columbus, GA Deleted city: Hilton Head Island, SC Credit: From the collection of David Henderson. |
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Air South / Florida Air Lines
December 15, 1979 Cities served: Atlanta, Columbus, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Macon, Miami, St. Simons Island, Sarasota, Tampa IATA code: FE Equipment: Martin 404 Notes: This was the last timetable before both airlines shut down on January 11, 1980. Air South's routes and assets would be taken over by Ocean Airways and Florida would re-emerge later in the year. |
