List of Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner operators



In July 2016, 225 Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners were in airline service: 170 in Americas, 28 in Asia Pacific & Middle East and 27 in Europe. Its airline operators with six or more aircraft were :
 * 47:	Ameriflight
 * 27:	Aeronaves TSM
 * 23:	Key Lime Air
 * 20:	Perimeter Aviation
 * 16:	Bearskin Airlines
 * 12:	Encore Air Cargo
 * 10:  Sierra West Airlines
 * 8:	Berry Aviation
 * 8:	SkyCare Air Ambulance
 * 7:	Toll Priority
 * 7:	Sunwest Aviation
 * 6:	Sharp Airlines
 * 5:	Denver Air Connection

Former and current Australian and New Zealand passenger airline operators
Australian Operators:


 * Airnorth
 * Hazelton Airlines
 * Kendell Airlines
 * MacAir Airlines
 * Northern Airlines
 * Regional Express
 * Hardy Aviation
 * Sharp Airlines
 * Link Airways (formerly known as Fly Corporate Air)
 * Skippers Aviation
 * Toll
 * complete Aviation Services

New Zealand operator:


 * Air Chathams
 * Air New Zealand Link

U.S. operators
A considerable number of commuter and regional air carriers previously operated Metro, Metro II, Metro III and/or Metro IV/Metro 23 aircraft primarily in scheduled passenger service in the U.S. and Canada. According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), these airlines included:


 * Air LA
 * Air Link
 * Air Midwest
 * Air Oregon
 * AirPac (Alaska-based air carrier)
 * AirVantage Airlines
 * Air Virginia (AVAir) (operated independently and also as American Eagle)
 * Air Wisconsin
 * Allegheny Commuter
 * American Eagle
 * Atlantic Express
 * Atlantis Airlines
 * Austin Express
 * Big Sky Airlines
 * Britt Airways
 * California Air Shuttle
 * Cascade Airways
 * Cochise Airlines
 * Comair (operated independently and later as Delta Connection)
 * Commuter Airlines
 * Conquest Airlines
 * Continental Connection
 * Delta Connection (operated by Comair and SkyWest Airlines)
 * Empire Airlines (1976-1985) - acquired by Piedmont Airlines (1948-1989)
 * Empire Airlines (based in Idaho)
 * Freedom Airlines
 * Gem State Airlines
 * Golden Gate Airlines
 * Horizon Air
 * Imperial Airlines
 * Inland Empire Airlines
 * Landmark Aviation Air Cargo
 * Lone Star Airlines
 * Mesa Airlines
 * Mesaba Airlines (operated as Northwest Airlink)
 * Mid Continent Airlines (1980s - formerly AAA Airlines)
 * Midstate Airlines
 * Midway Connection (feeder service for Midway Airlines)
 * Mississippi Valley Airlines (MVA)
 * Northeast Express Regional Airlines
 * Northwest Airlink
 * Pacific Cal Air
 * Peninsula Airlines (PenAir)
 * Pioneer Airlines (1980s commuter air carrier)
 * Resort Air (operated as Trans World Express)
 * Rio Airways
 * Scenic Airlines
 * Scheduled Skyways (renamed Skyways)
 * SkyWest Airlines (operated independently and later as Western Express and then Delta Connection)
 * Sierra West Airlines
 * Star Airways
 * Sun Aire Lines
 * Tejas Airlines
 * Trans-Central Airlines
 * Trans-Colorado Airlines (operated independently and also as Continental Connection)
 * Transwestern Airlines
 * Trans World Express (operated by Resort Air)
 * Western Express (operated by SkyWest on behalf of Western Airlines)
 * Wings West Airlines (initially operated independently and then as American Eagle)

Other small air carriers operated Metroliners as well.

In addition, Southern Airways, a local service airline that primarily operated McDonnell Douglas DC-9 jetliners before it merged with North Central Airlines to form Republic Airlines (1979-1986), operated the Metro II as a replacement aircraft type for its retired Martin 4-0-4 prop aircraft.

Canadian operators
In addition to current operators Bearskin Airlines and Perimeter Aviation, previous Metro operators in Canada included:


 * Air Montreal
 * Air Toronto
 * Alta Flights
 * Canadian Western Airlines
 * Carson Air
 * Jetall
 * Intair
 * Inter-Canadien
 * Provincial Airlines
 * Quebecair (Quebecair Inter commuter division)
 * Skylink Airlines
 * Skycare Air Ambulance
 * Soundair
 * Sunwest Aviation.
 * Southwest Air
 * Tempus Air

Military operators

 * Colombian Air Force - 1 × Metro 23
 * Mexican Air Force - 4 × Metroliner III
 * Peruvian Air Force - 3 × Metro 23
 * Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard (TTAG) - 2 × Metro 23
 * Venezuelan Air Force - 2
 * Peruvian Air Force - 3 × Metro 23
 * Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard (TTAG) - 2 × Metro 23
 * Venezuelan Air Force - 2
 * Venezuelan Air Force - 2
 * Venezuelan Air Force - 2

Former military operators

 * Argentine Air Force
 * Argentine National Gendarmerie - At least one aircraft confiscated from drug smugglers operated in late 1990s
 * 🇿🇦 South Africa
 * South African Air Force
 * No. 21 Squadron SAAF
 * Swedish Air Force - 2 x Metro III and 1 x Metro-Merlin IVC
 * Royal Thai Air Force
 * Swedish Air Force - 2 x Metro III and 1 x Metro-Merlin IVC
 * Royal Thai Air Force
 * Royal Thai Air Force
 * Royal Thai Air Force