Gem Air
Airline of the United States
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Gem Air is a commuter airline based in Salmon, Idaho, United States. The company has been operating in Idaho since 1982 (though it operated under the name Salmon Air until 2009, when they sold the name to McCall Aviation). Between 2009 and 2014, the company offered limited charter and contract services. In 2014, Gem Air again started offering a full fleet of charter, scheduled, and cargo services. Gem Air mainly serves the mountain west: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Washington, and Oregon.[2]
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| Founded | 1968 (as Salmon Air) | ||||||
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| AOC # | GAJA077E[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 12 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Parent company | Gem Air, LLC | ||||||
| Headquarters | Salmon, Idaho, U.S. | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
Destinations
Gem Air provides on-demand flights to the Idaho backcountry, including flights to the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness and Selway-Bitterroot wilderness. Gem Air also offers summer service between multiple towns and cities within the state, including Boise, Salmon, Stanley, and McCall. Scheduled service twice a week is offered September–May between Boise and Salmon. Gem Air offers on-demand (charter) service to the entire mountain west, operating frequently in and out of Salt Lake City, UT, Sun Valley, ID, Jackson Hole, WY, Bozeman, MT, and Bend, OR.
Passenger
- Boise - Boise Airport
- McCall - McCall Municipal Airport
- Salmon - Lemhi County Airport
- Stanley - Stanley Airport
- Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness airstrips
- Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness airstrips
Cargo
- Boise, Idaho - Boise Airport
- Challis - Challis Airport
- Idaho Falls - Idaho Falls Regional Airport
- Salmon - Lemhi County Airport
- Twin Falls, Idaho - Magic Valley Regional Airport
- Jerome, Idaho - Jerome County Airport
- Grangeville, Idaho - Idaho County Airport
- Lewiston, Idaho - Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport
- Salt Lake City - Salt Lake City International Airport
- Moab, Utah - Canyonlands Regional Airport
Fleet
Gem Air's fleet includes the following aircraft:[3]
| Aircraft | Total | Seats | Notes |
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| Cessna 208 Caravan | 4 | 9 | 1 cargo only |
| Britten-Norman Islander | 4 | 9 | |
| Cessna 206 | 1 | 5 | |
| Cessna 172 | 1 | 4 | |
| Piper PA-34 Seneca | 1 | 5 | |
| Total | 11 | ||
Accidents and incidents
- On 13 April 2022, a Cessna 208 Caravan registration N928JP, operating a cargo flight, crashed while on approach to the Burley Municipal Airport. The only occupant on board died.[4]
