Gem State Airlines

Gem State Airlines was a United States airline founded in 1978 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. It carried passengers for 11 months, from December 1978 to November 1979,^[1][2] and merged in January 1980 with Air Pacific to become Golden Gate Airlines.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Founded by Thomas D. "Tom" Soumas, Jr. (b. 1953) of Coeur d'Alene,^[8][9] its primary investor was Justin S. Colin (1924–2012), a New York financier.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Idaho's nickname is the Gem State, with origins back to its territorial years.^[14]

Cities served

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Fleet

• Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner – (6)
• Convair 580 – (3)

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