Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 07, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000894081
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		59,568,299
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 551,045,344