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Founded | September 16, 1971 | ||||||
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Operating bases | Zorg en Hoop Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 12 | ||||||
Headquarters | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||||||
Key people | Gummels (MD) | ||||||
Website | www |
Gum Air is a Surinamese airline based at Zorg en Hoop Airport in Paramaribo, Suriname. Gum Air cooperates with Trans Guyana Airways to provide daily flights between Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) in Paramaribo, Suriname and Ogle Airport (OGL) in Georgetown, Guyana).
Gum Air was founded in 1971 by six brothers of the Gummels family. The company they started was named Sky Farmers and focused on national flights.
Gum Air has flown various unique types of STOL Short Take Off & Landing aircraft from Suriname in the past such as Dornier DO 28D-1 Skyservant, GAF Nomad, Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander and also helicopter types such as Agusta-Bell 204B & Bell 206B Jet Ranger II
Gum Air today owns a fleet of 11 aircraft plus a helicopter, consisting of four types of aircraft varying from 5 seats to 19 seats.