Castle Aviation

IATA ICAO Callsign CSJA CSJ CASTLE
Founded	1984 (as Air Medical Transport Inc.) - 1986 as Castle Aviation
AOC #	CSJA990C
Hubs	Akron-Canton, OH (KCAK)
Focus cities	Hamilton, Ontario (CYHM) Cincinnati, OH (KCVG) West Chicago, Illinois (KDPA) Indianapolis, Indiana (KIND) Midlothian, TX (KJWY)
Fleet size	17
Headquarters	North Canton, Ohio, United States
Key people	Michael Grossmann - Owner and CEO David Combs - President David Scheufler - Vice President and Director Of Maintenance Dennis Telles III - Director of Operations
Employees	~ 70
Website	http://www.castleair.com/

Castle Aviation is a cargo airline and private passenger airline based in North Canton, Ohio, United States. It operates charter cargo and private passenger services but specializes in priority freight. Its main base is Akron–Canton Airport.^[1]

History

The airline was established and started operations in January 1986. In April 2004 it started operating the first freight version of the Saab 340A aircraft.^[2]

Fleet

The Castle Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2022):

Previously operated

Accidents

• On December 10, 2021, Castle Air Flight 921, a Swearingen Merlin flying from Essex County Airport in New Jersey to Manchester–Boston Regional Airport, crashed into a wooded area in Bedford, New Hampshire on the banks of the Merrimack River while on short final to runway 6. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was killed upon impact.^[3]