Private company

Salmon Air

Commuter airline based in Salmon, Idaho

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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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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.2

The story

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. 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. 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.

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Products and brands

Destinations

Salmon Air operates passenger flights to the following destinations:

Idaho

Salmon / Lemhi County Airport (flights to Boise & McCall)

McCall / McCall Municipal Airport (flights to Boise & Salmon)

Boise / Boise Airport (flights to McCall & Salmon)

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Utah

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)

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Timeline

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