Originally Posted by
jlemon
18. In 1985, it was possible to fly nonstop to Dallas Love Field from three different airports in the Houston area. Two of these airports in the Houston area were HOU and IAH, of course. Name the third Houston area airport as well as the airline that operated nonstop flights from it to DAL and be sure to include the equipment used on this service which was the only aircraft type operated by the air carrier in question.
As a Houston native (despite my moniker on this site) this one piqued my interest. I know Houston Metro Airlines, later Metro Airlines, flew around the area, but I don't think they made it to Dallas until they became an American Eagle partner, where they served, obviously, DFW, not DAL. I do know that around that time they sold off (or otherwise parted with) a large portion of their Houston operation to Royale Airlines, including the STOL airport they had built for themselves in Clear Lake, a suburb just southeast of town (where NASA is located). So I'm going to guess that this was Royale from Clear Lake (no clue on the code!) with a DHC-6 Twin Otter.