SAM Air

SAM Air
Commenced operations2021 (2021)[1]
Fleet size2
Destinations10
Parent companyPT Semuwa Aviasi Mandiri[2]
HeadquartersJakarta, Indonesia
Key peopleWagus Hidayat[3]
Websitewww.sam-air.net

SAM Air is an Indonesian regional domestic airline which founded in 2021, it serves domestic, pioneer and charter flights throughout eastern Indonesia and it is owned by PT. Semuwa Aviasi Mandiri.

Destinations

Country City/Regency IATA Airport Note Reference
Indonesia Bolaang Mongondow LKM Raja Loloda Mokoagow Airport [4]
Buol UOL Pogogul Airport [5]
Gorontalo GTO Djalaluddin Airport [6]
Sangihe Islands NAH Naha Airport [7]
Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands BRG Taman Bung Karno Airport [8]
Talaud Islands MNA Melanguane Airport [9]
Talaud Islands MKF Miangas Airport [10]
Manado MDC Sam Ratulangi International Airport [11]
Palu PLW Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie International Airport [12]
Pohuwato Panua Pohuwato Airport [13]

Fleet

Fleet owned by SAM Air are as follows:[14]

SAM Air Fleet
Aircraft In operation Class (Y) Note Registration Number
Cessna 208 Caravan 1 commercial
DHC-6 Twin Otter 1 (as of August 2025)[15] commercial
Total 2

Accidents and incidents

  • 23 June 2023: a SAM Air aircraft Cessna 208 Caravan with registration PK-SMW crashed shortly after takeoff from Elelim Airport in Yalimo Regency, Papua Mountains Province. This accident resulted in the death of 4 passengers and 2 crew members.[16]
  • 20 October 2024: A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter registered as PK-SMH, crashed during a flight from Gorontalo-Jalaluddin to Bumi Panua Pohuwato killing all 4 people on board.[17]

References

  1. ^ https://www.sketsanusantara.id/news/103659849/siapa-pemilik-sam-air-profil-maskapai-penerbangan-perintis-di-timur-indonesia-yang-terjatuh-di-gorontalo?page=2
  2. ^ "PT SEMUWA AVIASI MANDIRI". hubud.dephub.go.id.
  3. ^ Indria Pamungkas, Destriana (24 June 2023). "Ternyata ini pemilik maskapai SAM Air yang pesawatnya jatuh di pegunungan Papua". okezone.com (in Indonesian).
  4. ^ Panigoro, Ruslan (18 February 2024). "SAM Air landing perdana di Bandar Udara Lolak Bolmong". suarautara.com (in Indonesian).
  5. ^ Ahmad (5 February 2024). "Bandara Pogogul Buol segera beroperasi dengan pesawat perintis". rri.co.id (in Indonesian).
  6. ^ Adventy, Artha (30 September 2024). "BBN Airlines terbang perdana rute Jakarta Balikpapan". ekonomi.bisnis.com (in Indonesian).
  7. ^ Adolong, Sriwani (1 August 2024). "Ini jadwal penerbangan SAM Air rute Nusa Utara". manadopost.jawapos.com (in Indonesian).
  8. ^ "SAM Air sukses landing perdana di Bandara Taman Bung Karno Siau". sitarokab.go.id (in Indonesian). 20 February 2024.
  9. ^ "SAM Air layani penerbangan perintis dari Bandara Sam Ratulangi ke Melonguane hingga Gorontalo". barometer.co.id (in Indonesian). 20 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Dibuka sejak Februari 2024 penerbangan perintis ke Pulau Miangas rutin beroperasi". kabar-online.com (in Indonesian). 3 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Beri harapan baru penerbangan SAM Air ke Pulau Miangas rutin beroperasi". suarasulut.com (in Indonesian). 3 September 2024.
  12. ^ "BBN Airlines mendarat perdana di Bali layani rute Jakarta setiap hari". detik.com (in Indonesian). 3 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Sekarang ke Pohuwato sudah bisa naik pesawat terbang". coolturnesia.com (in Indonesian). 18 February 2024.
  14. ^ "SAM Air perkenalkan pesawat barunya PK-SMG kepada instruktur dan siswa PPI Curug". semuwaberita.com.
  15. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - SAM Air". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 62.
  16. ^ Jatuh-dan-terbakar-di-pegunungan-papua "This is the Chronology of the SAM Air Plane Crash that Crashed and Burned in the Papua Mountains - Jawa Pos". jawapos.com. 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-06-23. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  17. ^ https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/454842