A plane operated by Kalitta Air in Ypsilanti Township evacuated 201 Americans on Tuesday night from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China, according to published reports.

The contract air freight company owned by Motorsports Hall of Fame drag race champion Conrad "Connie" Kalitta was chartered by the U.S. Department of State to fly U.S. citizens stateside, away from Wuhan.

Representatives from Kalitta Air did not respond to phone calls seeking comment.

After leaving Wuhan, the Boeing 747 landed at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Alaska where passengers were screened for symptoms of the deadly Wuhan virus that has infected thousands in China and killed at least 132 in the last few weeks, the Anchorage Daily News reported. All of the passengers passed the screening and the plane later departed to March Air Reserve Base near Los Angeles.

The State Department and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will work to provide housing and health care, if needed, at a local civilian hospital, Defense Department spokeswoman Alyssa Fara told CNN.

However, 91 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed outside of mainland China, including five in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has investigated 165 potential cases in 36 states, including four in Southeast Michigan. Three potential cases from Macomb and Washtenaw counties tested negative while a fourth specimen was sent to the CDC on Monday.

Kalitta acquired the former Korean Air 747 in 2017.

Connie Kalitta has been transporting auto parts since 1967, first in a twin-engine Cessna 310. The company, American International Airways Inc., grew to include large jets for air freight, air ambulance use and charter passenger operations. He sold the company in 1997 to Texas-based Kitty Hawk Inc. Connie Kalitta bought back the company for $10 million in 2000 after Kitty Hawk filed for bankruptcy and shut down its international operations.

He renamed the company Kalitta Air and hired back most of the former employees.

Today, the Kalitta fleet provides on-demand freight and charter services and does work for the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Air Force. It operates a hangar and engine repair station at Willow Run and another repair station in Oscoda.