{{Short description|South Korean regional airline}} {{Excessive citations|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox airline | airline = SUM Air | logo = SUM Air Logo.svg | image = | caption = | IATA = XU | ICAO = XUM | callsign = AWESUMAIR<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Notice/N7340.879_foreign_ICAO_3LTD_additions_mods_(27_Oct_2025)_Signed.pdf |title=N7340.879 foreign ICAO 3LTD additions mods |date=27 October 2025 |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |pages=2 |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> | founded = 17 November 2022<ref>{{Cite news |last=문병기 |date=2026-01-19 |title=섬에어 1호기 도입…사천공항 활성화 기대 - 경남일보 |url=https://www.gnnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=628592 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260120020402/https://www.gnnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=628592 |archive-date=2026-01-20 |access-date=2026-05-25 |work=경남일보 |language=ko}}</ref> | commenced = 30 March 2026<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salcedo |first=Andrei |date=2026-04-02 |title=South Korea's SUM Air begins commercial ops |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/165442-south-koreas-sum-air-begins-commercial-ops |access-date=2026-05-25 |work=ch-aviation |language=}}</ref> | fleet_size = 1 | parent = Mobility As A Freedom | headquarters = Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea | key_people = Yongduck Choi | num_employees = 11-50 | website = https://www.sumair.kr/en }} '''SUM Air''' ({{korean/auto|hangul=^섬에어|rr=yes}}) is a South Korean regional airline based in Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardy |first=Grace |date=2025-02-20 |title=Korean regional airline SUM Air takes step closer to commercial operations |url=https://www.laranews.net/korean-regional-airline-sum-air-takes-step-closer-to-commercial-operations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260102213222/https://www.laranews.net/korean-regional-airline-sum-air-takes-step-closer-to-commercial-operations/ |archive-date=2026-01-02 |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=LARA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Bell">{{Cite news |date=2025-12-30 |title=Avation delivers ATR 72-600 to South Korea's SUM Air on 12-year lease |url=https://www.ajbell.co.uk/news/articles/avation-delivers-atr-72-600-south-koreas-sum-air-12-year-lease |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260103112143/https://www.ajbell.co.uk/news/articles/avation-delivers-atr-72-600-south-koreas-sum-air-12-year-lease |archive-date=2026-01-03 |work=AJ Bell |publisher=AJ Bell}}</ref><ref name="CAPA">{{Cite web |title=Sum Air Airline Profile |url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/sum-air |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250324172518/https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/sum-air |archive-date=2025-03-24 |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=CAPA - Centre for Aviation |publisher=Informa Markets}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-12 |title=SUM Air |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/sum-air |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=LinkedIn |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dong-hwan |first=Ko |date=2025-12-17 |title=Sum Air, 1st Korean airline to focus on underserved areas, to launch next year - The Korea Times |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20251217/sum-air-1st-korean-airline-to-focus-on-underserved-areas-to-launch-next-year |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260101103018/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20251217/sum-air-1st-korean-airline-to-focus-on-underserved-areas-to-launch-next-year |archive-date=2026-01-01 |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=The Korea Times |language=en}}</ref>
In February 2025 the airline received an air carrier licence from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.<ref name="CAPA" /> The airline will operate ATR 72-600s one leased from Avation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tamm |first=Heike |date=2025-09-08 |title=Avation Leases ATR 72-600 to SUM Air |url=https://avitrader.com/2025/09/08/avation-leases-atr-72-600-to-sum-air/ |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=AviTrader Aviation News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="Bell" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2026-01-15 |title=SUM Air unveils first aircraft, aims to be an ‘air village bus’ linking islands and regions, but survival remains uncertain - MK |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/en/business/11934135 |access-date=2026-01-19 |website=매일경제 |language=en}}</ref> As of January 2026, the airline has taken delivery of its first ATR 72, registered HL5264. It will operate two more ATRs.<ref name=":0" />
== Destinations == SUM Air currently operates services to and from China and Japan. {| class="wikitable" |+ !Country !City !Airport !Notes !Refs |- |rowspan="3"|China||Qingdao||Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport||{{Planned}}||align=center|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.sumair.kr/en/sumair |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=섬에어 SUM Air |language=en}}</ref> |- |Weihai||Weihai Dashuipo International Airport||{{Planned}}||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |Yantai||Yantai Penglai International Airport||{{Planned}}||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |rowspan="4"|Japan||Kitakyushu||Kitakyushu Airport||{{Planned}}||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |Kumamoto||Kumamoto Airport||{{Planned}}||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |Miyazaki||Miyazaki Airport||{{Planned}}||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |Tsushima||Tsushima Airport||{{Planned}}||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |rowspan="13"|South Korea||Busan||Gimhae International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |Daegu||Daegu International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |Gunsan||Gunsan Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |Gwangju||Gwangju Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |Jeju ||Jeju International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |Muan||Muan International Airport||align=center| ||align=center| |- |Pohang||Pohang Gyeongju Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |Sacheon||Sacheon Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|title=섬에어, 국토부 운항증명 취득…12일부터 김포∼사천 운항|trans-title=SUM Air receives air operation certificate from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport…Begins Gimpo∼Sacheon on 12th|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20260310095400003?input=1195m|access-date=10 March 2026|publisher=Yonhap News Agency|language=ko}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|Seoul||Gimpo International Airport||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |Incheon International Airport||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |Ulsan||Ulsan Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |Yangyang||Yangyang International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |Yeosu||Yeosu Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name=":1" /> |- |}
==Fleet== As of February 2026, the SUM Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:<ref>{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://www.sumair.kr/en/sumair|access-date=2026-01-05 |website=섬에어 SUM Air |language=en}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;margin: auto;" |- !Aircraft !In<br>service !Orders !Passengers !Notes |- |ATR 72-600 |1 |6 |72 |Deliveries from December 2025.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=섬에어, 12월에 ATR 72-600 신조기 도입 “섬에어 1호기가 온다”|trans-title=SUM Air, introduces ATR 72-600 with new inventors In December "SUM Air's first fleet is coming"|url=https://home.sumair.kr/post/20250904|access-date=26 November 2025|publisher=SUM Airlanguage=ko}}</ref><br />Order with 4 purchase rights.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.atr-aircraft.com/presspost/sum-air-orders-up-to-eight-atr-72-600s/|title=SUM Air Orders Up to Eight ATR 72-600s|access-date=3 April 2026|publisher=ATR|language=en}}</ref> |}
== Branding identity == The SUM Air logo features a triangular symbol representing an island and the sea horizon. The surrounding outline symbolizes movement and connections between destinations. The name “SUM” is derived from the Hangugeo word for “ISLAND”.<ref name="AW">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-06 |title=LEGACY BEYOND ASIA - SUM Air Brand Identity Design |url=https://asiadesignprize.com/exhibition/214877 |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=asiadesignprize.com |language=en}}</ref>
==See also== *List of ATR 72 operators *List of airlines of South Korea
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