Denver Ports of Call

Denver Ports of Call is a defunct United States private airline which operated flights for the Denver-based Ports of Call Travel Club from 1967 to 1986. In its heyday, Ports of Call was the largest travel club in the United States, with 29,000 members.

History

Denver Ports of Call was established in 1966 as the in-house airline of the Ports of Call Travel Club. The airline initially used smaller piston and turboprop aircraft such as the Douglas DC-7 and the Lockheed L-188 Electra. As Ports of Call grew, jet aircraft such as the Convair 990, Boeing 707, and Boeing 727 were acquired on the second-hand market. In 1986, Denver Ports of Call was rebranded as Skyworld Airlines. This name change was short-lived and the name reverted to Ports-of-Call in 1988. However, Ports of Call ceased operations the following year.

Fleet

• Douglas DC-7

• Lockheed L-188 Electra

• Boeing 727-100

• Convair 990

• Boeing 707

References

"Ports of Call Returns to the Air," The Denver Business Journal,(October 10, 2000).