Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We have issued our report dated February 18, 2005, accompanying the consolidated financial statements of Kitty Hawk, Inc. and Subsidiaries appearing in the 2004 Annual Report of Kitty Hawk, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statements of Kitty Hawk, Inc. on Form S-3 (File No. 333-119302, effective November 18, 2004) and Form S-8 (File No. 333-1090984, effective September 24, 2003).

GRANT THORNTON LLP                                        

Dallas, Texas
February 18, 2005