SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-K/A

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE 
ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996

Commission file number 0-21976

ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	Delaware		13-3621051
	(State of incorporation)		(IRS Employer
			 Identification 
No.)

	515-A Shaw Road, Dulles, Virginia						   
20166
	(Address of principal executive offices)				
	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (703) 925-6000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Stock par value $ .02       	NASDAQ National Market
            (Title of Class)    (Name of each exchange on which registered)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the 
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject 
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
	Yes   X   		No__

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to 
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be 
contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or 
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this 
Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ______

The aggregate market value of voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the 
registrant as of March 11, 1997 was approximately $112,810,113

As of  March  11, 1997 there were 8,519,578 shares of Common Stock of 
the registrant issued and 8,507,078 shares of Common Stock were 
outstanding.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

Certain portions of the documents listed below have been incorporated by 
reference into the indicated part of this Form 10-K.

Document Incorporated				Part of Form 10-K
Proxy Statement for 1996 Annual	 Meeting of Shareholders		Part III, Items 10-13


Introductory Statement

The following is being filed to amend the Company's Annual Report on 
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996. The Annual Report on 
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 was filed with U.S. 
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 1997 at 8:05pm EST. 
(Accession Number 0000904020-97-000004)

The purpose of the amendment is to file the required exhibits on the 
Company's Annual Report Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.



PART IV

Item 14.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 
8-K

	(a)	1.	Financial Statements

	The Financial Statements listed in the accompanying 
index to financial statements are filed as part of 
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

		2.	Financial Statement Schedules

	The Financial Statement Schedules listed in the 
accompanying index to financial statements are filed 
as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

		3.	Exhibits

Exhibit
Number 			  Description of Exhibit
3.1***	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
3.1(a)**	Certificate of Correction to the Restated Certificate of 
Incorporation.
3.2**	Restated By-laws of the Company.
4.1*	Specimen Common Stock Certificate.
4.2*	Stockholders' Agreement, effective as of October 15, 1991, 
among the Company, the stockholders and the holder of 
warrants of the Company named on the signature pages thereto 
and a trust established pursuant to the Atlantic Coast 
Airlines, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, together with 
Amendment and Second Amendment thereto dated as of February 
24, 1992 and May 1, 1992 respectively.
4.3*	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 30, 
1991, among the Company and the stockholders named on the 
signature pages thereto (the "Stockholders Registration 
Rights Agreement").
4.4*	Form of amendment to the Stockholders Registration Rights 
Agreement.
4.16***	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 30, 
1994, by and between JSX Capital Corporation and Atlantic 
Coast Airlines, Inc.
10.1*	Atlantic Coast Airlines, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan.
10.2**	Restated Atlantic Coast Airlines, Inc. Employee Stock 
Ownership Plan, effective October 11, 1991, as amended 
through December 31, 1996.
10.4**	Restated Atlantic Coast Airlines 401(k) Plan, as amended 
through February 3, 1997.
10.6#*	United Express Agreement, dated October 1, 1991, among 
United Airlines, Inc., Atlantic Coast Airlines and the 
Company, together with Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 1, 
1993.
10.7#*	Agreement to Lease British Aerospace Jetstream-41 Aircraft, 
dated December 23, 1992, between British Aerospace, Inc. and 
Atlantic Coast Airlines.
10.12(b)****	Amendment and Restated Severance Agreement, dated as 
of October 18, 1995 between the Company and Kerry B. Skeen.
10.12(c)**	First Amendment To Severance Agreement For Kerry B. Skeen 
effective as of October 16, 1996.
10.12(h)**	Form of Severance Agreement.  The Company has entered into 
substantially identical agreements with Thomas J. Moore and 
with Michael S. Davis, both dated as of January 1, 1997.
10.12(i)**	Severance Agreement dated as of January 28, 1997, between 
the Company and James B. Glennon.
10.12(j)**       Promissory Note in the amount of $75,000 issued by Paul 
H. Tate to the Company dated February 19,1997 and payable 
September 30, 1997.
10.13(a)**	Form of Indemnity Agreement. The Company has entered into 
substantially identical agreements with the individual 
members of its Board of Directors.
10.20***	Stock Purchase Agreement, dated the 30th day of December 
1994, by and among JSX Capital Corporation, Atlantic Coast 
Airlines, and Atlantic Coast Airlines, Inc.
10.21***	Acquisition Agreement, dated as of December 30, 1994, by and 
among Jetstream Aircraft, Inc., JSX Capital Corporation, and 
Atlantic Coast Airlines.
10.21(a)**	Amendment Number One to Acquisition Agreement, dated as of 
June 17, 1996, by and among Jetstream Aircraft, Inc., JSX 
Capital Corporation, and Atlantic Coast Airlines.
10.23**	Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 12, 1995, 
between Atlantic Coast Airlines and Shawmut Capital 
Corporation.
10.24****	Stock Incentive Plan of 1995.
10.25****	Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement.  The Company 
enters into this agreement with employees who have been 
granted incentive stock options pursuant to the Stock 
Incentive Plans.
10.26****	Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement. The Company 
enters into this agreement with employees who have been 
granted non-qualified stock options pursuant to the Stock 
Incentive Plans.
10.27****	Split Dollar Agreement, dated as of December 29, 1995, 
between the Company and Kerry B. Skeen.
10.27(a)**	Form of Split Dollar Agreement.  The Company has entered 
into substantially identical agreements with Thomas J. Moore 
and with Michael S. Davis, both dated as of July 1, 1996.
10.28****	Split Dollar Agreement, dated as of December 29, 1995, 
between the Company and James B. Glennon.
10.29****	Agreement of Assignment of Life Insurance Death Benefit As 
Collateral, dated as of December 29, 1995, between the 
Company and Kerry B. Skeen.
10.29(a)**	Form of Agreement of Assignment of Life Insurance Death 
Benefit As Collateral.  The Company has entered into 
substantially identical agreements with Thomas J. Moore and 
with Michael S. Davis, both dated as of July 1, 1996.
10.30****	Agreement of Assignment of Life Insurance Death Benefit As 
Collateral, dated as of December 29, 1995, between the 
Company and James B. Glennon.
10.31**	Summary of Senior Management Bonus Program. The Company has 
adopted a plan in substantially the form as outlined in this 
exhibit for 1997.
10.32****	Summary of "Share the Success" Profit Sharing Plan.  The 
Company has adopted a plan in substantially this form for 
1997 and 1996.
10.40#**	Purchase Agreement between Bombardier Inc. and Atlantic 
Coast Airlines Relating to the Purchase of Canadair Regional 
Jet Aircraft dated January 8, 1997.
10.50#**	Purchase Agreement for Twelve Jetstream 4100 Aircraft 
between Atlantic Coast Airlines and Aero International 
(Regional) as agent for and on behalf of British Aerospace 
(Operations) Limited dated February 23, 1997.
10.60**	Form of Lease Agreement between Atlantic Coast Airlines and 
Finova Capital Corporation. The Company has entered into 
four substantially identical agreements during 1996 for four 
J-41 aircraft. 
11.1**	Computation of Per Share Earnings.
21.1*	Subsidiaries of the Company.
23.1**	Consent of BDO Seidman.

# 	Portions of this document have been omitted pursuant to a 
request for confidential treatment.
*	Filed as an Exhibit to Form S-1, Registration No. 33-62206, 
effective July 20, 1993, incorporated herein by reference.
**	Filed herewith.
***	Filed as an Exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, incorporated herein by 
reference.
****	Filed as an Exhibit to the Annual report on Form 10-K for the 
fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, incorporated herein by 
reference.

(b)	Reports on Form 8-K.  The Company did not file any current 
reports on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter of 1996.









SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, 
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by 
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.





						ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES, INC.



March 31, 1997				By:	/S/ Paul H. Tate	

							Paul H. Tate
							Senior Vice President and 	
						Chief Financial Officer


March 31, 1997				By: 	/S/ Kerry B. Skeen		
							Kerry B. Skeen
							President and Chief 		
						Executive Officer