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.Idaho's Gem Air applies for Salmon - Boise rights beginning May 1, CH Aviation, February 19, 2014, Retrieved 2015-01-21
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 provides on-demand service to support outfitted rafting trips in the summer, and frequently carries passengers between Boise, Salmon, Stanley, and McCall. Scheduled service twice a week is offered September–May between Boise and Salmon. Gem Air offers 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 Idaho 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
Utah Salt Lake City - Salt Lake City International Airport Moab, Utah - Canyonlands Regional Airport
Oregon Burns - Burns Municipal Airport
Washington Spokane, Washington - Spokane International Airport
Fleet Gem Air's fleet includes the following aircraft:Gem Air Airplanes, retrieved 2015-01-21 + Gem Air fleet Aircraft Total Seats Notes Cessna 208 Caravan 4 9 1 cargo only Britten-Norman Islander 4 9 Cessna 206 1 5 Cessna 172 1 4 Piper PA-34 Seneca15 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.
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