Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Piedmont Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets
181
Participants Below avg headcount
58th
Percentile by assets National rank
$52,880
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

$10M in assets, 181 participants

Piedmont Airlines, Inc.'s Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. reported $10M in total assets and 181 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 58th 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.

  • #1,961 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. covers 181 participants in Maryland, about 19% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $10M.

#1,961
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+9.4%
assets growth YoY

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$9,571,344 Top 42% higher than 58% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (181 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $826K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. end-of-year assets rose from $9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. reported participants fell from 190 in the plan year 2022 filing to 181 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 520970090 · Piedmont Airlines, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. · $10M · 181 · 58th

  • PHOTO $10M
  • IND 181
  • EOY 58th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Retirement Income Plan for Employees of Ahf, LLC
  • PCT ind #1961

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 2023.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income$826K
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. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.009571344 · Participants: 181Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc.National Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 18.88881693 · Participants: 323315National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.434547593 · Participants: 19673Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.648661647 · Participants: 1087Major League Baseball Players Pension PlanNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.493297428 · Participants: 15047National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundInternational Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.223547088 · Participants: 44973International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension 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 Income Plan for Employees of Ahf, LLC in PA ($10M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan for the Employees of Ennis, Inc. in TX (181 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (181 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
Retirement Plan for Employees of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. grew at a solid clip - up 9.4% during 2023, from $9M to $10M. Reported net income was $826K.
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 Income Plan for Employees of Ahf, LLC in PA ($10M, 208 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 Pension Plan for the Employees of Ennis, Inc. in TX (181 participants, $52M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.