United States · Regional
Cape Air
9K · KAP Unaligned Regional
Reference
- IATA / ICAO
- 9K · KAP
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 1989
- Headquarters
- Hyannis, Massachusetts, US
- Chief executive
- Linda Markham
- Ownership
- Private (employee-owned)
- Employees
- 1,100 (2024)
Fleet
| Aircraft type | Count |
|---|---|
| Cessna 402 | 78 |
| Tecnam P2012 Traveller | 8 |
Hubs & focus cities
A hub is the carrier's primary connecting base; a focus city is a smaller market with concentrated point-to-point service. Codes link to per-airport profiles when available.
Ownership & financials
Privately held — financial details are not publicly disclosed.
Network
Route network: 40+ destinations.
Per-route passenger volumes from US DOT BTS T-100 segment data are a planned upgrade to this block.
Notable history
Founded 1989 by Dan Wolf with one Cessna 402 and a Provincetown-Boston schedule. The largest independent regional airline in the United States by fleet size. Operates Essential Air Service contracts for the US DOT to small communities. Became employee-owned in 2009.
About this profile
Reference data (codes, headquarters, founding year, alliance, ownership) is curated from each carrier's own published materials, the US DOT BTS Form 41 filings, and SEC filings for publicly-listed carriers. Fleet rosters reflect the active in-service fleet at the time of the most recent data refresh; aircraft on order are not counted toward fleet totals. Average fleet age is calculated from the same active fleet.
Hubs and focus cities are sourced from the carrier's own destinations or about pages. Loyalty program partner lists are drawn from each program's published partner roster.
This profile is re-verified on a recurring monthly cadence aligned to the US DOT BTS Form 41 release schedule.