▁as ▁United ▁Express ▁with ▁Em bra er ▁E MB - 1 2 0 ▁Bras ili as ▁non stop ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ended ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁air port ▁now ▁has ▁no ▁scheduled ▁passenger ▁air ▁service . ▁ ▁Pacific ▁Express ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁Ch ico , ▁but ▁ceased ▁all ▁flight ▁operations ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Pacific ▁Express ▁fle w ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁cities ▁in ▁California , ▁Nev ada , ▁Oregon , ▁Id aho , ▁and ▁Washington ▁with ▁B AC ▁One - E lev ens ▁and ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 - 2 0 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁air line ▁had ▁ordered ▁new ▁B A e ▁ 1 4 6 - 2 0 0 s ▁but ▁never ▁took ▁delivery . ▁ ▁Several ▁of ▁these ▁B A e ▁ 1 4 6 s ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁Pacific ▁South west ▁Airlines ▁( PS A ). ▁ ▁Pacific ▁Express ▁briefly ▁had ▁a ▁code ▁sharing ▁agreement ▁with ▁Pan ▁American ▁World ▁Air ways ▁( Pan ▁Am ) ▁when ▁the ▁air line ▁operated ▁as ▁Pan ▁Am ▁Pacific ▁Express . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Ch ico ▁built ▁a ▁small ▁air port ▁on ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁le ased ▁the ▁facility ▁to ▁a ▁ ▁fixed - base ▁operator . ▁The ▁air port ▁was ▁expanded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁help ▁serve ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁military , ▁on