Summit Air, formerly known as Goma Air, is an airline based in

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. The airline operates from

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airstrips in the Western parts of Nepal. The airline received the first of two

Let 410 The Let L-410 Turbolet is a twin-engine short-range transport aircraft, manufactured by the Czech aircraft manufacturer Let Kunovice (named Aircraft Industries since 2005), often used as an airliner. The aircraft is capable of landing on short an ...

aircraft, financed by the

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Export Bank., in October 2014, and initially only used them on flights to

Lukla Lukla ( ne, लुक्ला ) is a small town in the Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality of the Solukhumbu District in the Province No. 1 of north-eastern Nepal. Situated at , it is a popular place for visitors to the Himalayas near Mount Eve ...

and Jomsom.

History

The airline was founded as ''Goma Air'' in February 2011. It began to operate using Cessna Grand Caravan 208 B aircraft. In October 2014, the airline acquired one Let 410 UVP-E20 aircraft, which was the first aircraft of this type to be operated in Nepal. The airline is the only one to use

Nepalgunj Airport Nepalgunj Airport is a domestic airport serving Nepalgunj in Nepal. There are plans by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal to promote the airport to an international airport and establishing immigration, customs and quarantine facilities. Hi ...

as the main hub of operation and focuses on operating out of that base. On 13 March 2017, the airline officially changed its name to ''Summit Air''. In 2014, Summit Air signed a deal with

Fishtail Air Fishtail Air Pvt. Ltd., from 2018 to 2020 known as Summit Helicopters Pvt. Ltd., is a helicopter airline based at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, operating chartered helicopter services. The company was established in 1997 und ...

with the aim of enhancing Nepal's tourism. Both Airlines are led by Bikash JB Rana, for which a collaboration was eased. Following Goma Air's name change to Summit Air, in 2018, Fishtail Air also changed its name to ''Summit Helicopters'' to visualize the cooperation, however has since reverted its name.

Destinations

Summit Air serves the following destinations as of January 2020:

Fleet

Accidents and Incidents

*2 June 2015 - A Goma Air flight from Jomsom landed in

Pokhara Pokhara ( ne, पोखरा, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. It is the List of cities in Nepal, second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 518,452 inhabitants living ...

without the nose gear. All 18 passengers on board the

aircraft were safe, but the aircraft 9N-AKY suffered damage in the nose wheel part. *12 January 2017 - A Let 410 Turbolet, registration 9N-AKZ, of Goma Air outbound from

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to Mugu experienced a tyre burst incident during landing at Talcha Airport. All the 15 passengers reported to be safe. * 27 May 2017 - Summit Air Flight 409 crashed on final approach to Lukla Airport. The aircraft, a

, Registration 9N-AKY, crashed into the rock-wall below the runway. From the 3 person crew the Flight Senior Captain Paras Kumar Rai was killed in the crash, Co-Pilot Shrizan Manandhar died undergoing treatment at the scene, the Air Hostesses Pragya Maharjan was injured and airlifted to Kathmandu for further treatment. *14 April 2019 - A Let 410 Turbolet, registration 9N-AMH, crashed at Lukla Airport. The aircraft was taking off from runway 24 when shortly after starting its run the nose is seen to dip and the plane deviate slightly to the left before the nose lifts again and the plane veers off the runway to the right onto the helicopter apron impacting two helicopters of Manang Air and Shree Air. The first officer of the flight died in the accident as well as two security officers on the ground near the runway. Several people were injured. * 20 March 2020 – A Summit Air

en route from Lukla to Kathmandu made an emergency landing at Ramechhap Airport due to an engine failure. All of the crew and passengers evacuated the aircraft safely. * 17 April 2022 - Summit Air SMA 407 en route from Kathmandu to

made an emergency landing at Tribhuvan international airport due to engine failure. 15 passengers and 3 crew members on board are safe.

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