Denver Ports of Call

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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.

[edit] 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. At 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.