Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Piedmont Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
190
Participants Below avg headcount
62nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$46,027
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. · Sponsored by Piedmont Airlines, Inc. · Maryland · Transportation & Warehousing

$9M in assets, 190 participants

Piedmont Airlines, Inc.'s Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. reported $9M in total assets and 190 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 62nd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,515 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. covers 190 participants in Maryland, about 20% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $9M.

#2,515
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-25.8%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc.'s mid-pack asset rank among Transportation & Warehousing and all filers

Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$8,745,147 Top 38% higher than 62% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. sits mid-pack in the medium band (190 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 520970090 · Piedmont Airlines, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. · $9M · 190 · 62nd

  • VS-ST $9M
  • BOY 190
  • SCH 62nd
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees of Love's Bakery, Inc.
  • TYPE ind #2515

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN520970090
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Piedmont Airlines, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Piedmont Airlines, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$393M 41.84037703850665% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $277M $393M ▲ +41.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 18,239 $277M
2023 4 16,412 $334M
2024 4 20,299 $393M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.008745147 · Participants: 190Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc.Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.843533772 · Participants: 21647Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.273549408 · Participants: 14916National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.247803775 · Participants: 1041Major League Baseball Players Pension PlanInternational Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.938448124 · Participants: 50952International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension PlanBert Bell/Pete Rozelle Nfl Player Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.67312584 · Participants: 2587Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle Nfl Player Retirement Plan
Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. side-by-side with 3 peers →

Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees of Love's Bakery, Inc. in HI ($9M); by covered participants it is Berwind Corporation Employees' Retirement Plan in PA (190 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. assets move in 2022? ▼
Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. declined sharply - down 25.8% during 2022, from $12M to $9M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Piedmont Airlines, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Piedmont Airlines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 41.8%, from $277M to $393M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees of Love's Bakery, Inc. in HI ($9M, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Berwind Corporation Employees' Retirement Plan in PA (190 participants, $90M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 520970090.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.