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Central Airlines was a regional airline (then called a local service airline) in Texas and Oklahoma from 1949 to 1967. Central was founded by Keith Kahle in 1944 to operate charter and fixed base services in Oklahoma. It did not begin scheduled flights until September 15 1949 just before its original certification expired. Central was then headquartered at Meacham Field in Fort Worth Texas. Backers and members of the board of directors initially included Ft. Worth oilman F.