Deccan Airways Limited was a commercial airline based at Begumpet Airport[2] in the former Hyderabad State in India.

71% of Deccan Airways was owned by the Nizam's Government and the rest by Tata Sons and others.

On 10 October 1953, Deccan Airways resigned its associate membership of IATA.

[8][9][10][11][12][13] When Deccan was merged with Indian Airlines in 1953, it had a fleet of thirteen Douglas DC-3 'Dakota' aircraft.

The DC-3 aircraft were brought from US Air Force at a throw away price after they were left unused in Assam after World War II.