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Airlines in North America
Passenger and cargo carriers headquartered in the United States, Canada, and Mexico — mainlines, low-cost carriers, ultra-low-cost carriers, regionals, and the major all-cargo operators. Click any row to open the per-carrier profile.
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IATA, ICAO, alliances
Every airline has two standard codes. The IATA code is the two-character identifier used commercially — on tickets, baggage tags, and boarding passes (DL, AA, UA, AC, AM). It's assigned by the International Air Transport Association. The ICAO code is the three-letter identifier used operationally — in flight plans, air traffic control, and the aircraft callsign (DAL, AAL, UAL, ACA, AMX). It's assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
The three global airline alliances — Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld — are reciprocal-benefit groupings that pool frequent-flyer earning, lounge access, and priority handling across member carriers. Most large mainline carriers belong to one. Low-cost, ultra-low-cost, charter, and cargo operators are typically unaligned.
About this list
Inclusion criterion. Carriers headquartered in the United States, Canada, or Mexico that operate scheduled commercial passenger service or that operate as a major all-cargo carrier with a North American hub. Foreign carriers that fly into the in-scope airports are referenced in the per-airport profiles under /air/airports/ but are not given their own per-carrier profile here.
Type taxonomy. Mainline — legacy network carriers with a full multi-cabin product, hub-and-spoke operation, and an alliance affiliation. LCC — low-cost carriers with simplified pricing and a denser single-cabin layout. ULCC — ultra-low-cost carriers with fully unbundled fares (every option is a paid extra). Regional — small carriers operating Essential Air Service or feeder routes. Charter — non-scheduled or leisure-focused operators. Cargo — freight-only operators.
Data freshness. Reference data (codes, headquarters, alliance, ownership, executive officers, fleet composition, hubs) is curated from each carrier's own published source, the US DOT BTS Form 41 quarterly filings, SEC filings for publicly-listed carriers, Statistics Canada's Air Carrier Operations Survey, and AFAC's Estadísticas de Operación Aérea. Re-verified on a monthly cadence aligned to the BTS Form 41 release schedule.
What is intentionally excluded. Per-flight schedules and fares (paid feeds only). Booking, fare-comparison, and loyalty-program-redemption integrations. Editorial reviews or rankings of carriers. Defunct carriers as primary entries (mentioned in the history of an active successor instead). Foreign carriers without a North American headquarters.