Salmon Air
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| Founded | 1968 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 3 Scheduled | ||||||
| Parent company | Mountain Bird, Inc. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Salmon, Idaho, U.S. | ||||||
| Website | http://www.mccallaviation.com/ | ||||||
Salmon Air was a commuter airline based in Salmon, Idaho, United States. Originally established in 1968 as Salmon Air Taxi, the company went bankrupt in the early '80s and was reorganized under new ownership, DBA Salmon Air Taxi, and eventually, DBA Salmon Air.
History
Salmon Air's main base was in Salmon, Idaho, but the company also operated regularly out of the Boise Airport (BOI) as well as McCall and Stanley, Idaho. [3] The name "Salmon Air" was sold to McCall Aviation in 2009. The former owners of the Salmon Air name kept the operating certificate, and went back into operation under that certificate as Gem Air in 2014.[4] The Salmon Air name is still owned by McCall Aviation, who continues to operate during the summer out of Salmon, Idaho, but bases no aircraft on Salmon's Lemhi County Airport. Primarily a back country charter provider, McCall Aviation/Salmon Air provides air charter service into and around the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, as well as many other remote destination in Idaho for hikers, backpackers, rafters, hunters, etc.
Destinations
Salmon Air operates passenger flights to the following destinations:[5]
Idaho
- Salmon / Lemhi County Airport (flights to Boise & McCall)
- McCall / McCall Municipal Airport (flights to Boise & Salmon)
- Boise / Boise Airport (flights to McCall & Salmon)
Utah[6]
Under previous owners, Salmon Air offered commuter flights between Salt Lake City and Vernal and Moab, Utah. That service is no longer offered.
Fleet
Salmon Air, now under McCall Aviation, currently operates 1 Daher Kodiak (formerly known as Quest Kodiak).
Past Fleet
- Cessna 208 (cargo)
Accidents and incidents
- On December 6, 2004, Flight 1860, a Cessna 208, was on a scheduled cargo flight for the United States Postal Service from Salt Lake City to Sun Valley when it crashed about 7 miles (11 km) south of Bellevue. Both crew members died.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "The Airline Codes Web Site". Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ^ "Airlines-Inform - Salmon Air". Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ^ "Salmon Air Services". Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ^ Idaho's Gem Air applies for Salmon - Boise rights beginning May 1, CH Aviation, February 19, 2014, Retrieved 2015-01-21
- ^ "Salmon Air: Schedule". Archived from the original on 2006-08-05. Retrieved 2006-10-04.
- ^ "Salmon Air".
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan N25SA Bellevue, ID".