McCall Aviation

McCall Aviation is a charter operator and fixed base operator at McCall Airport in McCall, Idaho, a mountain resort town on the shores of Payette Lake at the edge of the Payette National Forest. Its roots go back to 1976, when it began flying in and out of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness as McCall Air Taxi. It was bought in 2002 and became the current company.

The company flies a Daher Kodiak 100, a rugged single engine turboprop built for short and unpaved strips, on city to city flights. Its backcountry charters reach remote airstrips across the American West, and it flies hunters into the backcountry each autumn. Its customers include the US Forest Service, local clubs, commercial outfitters and individual travellers.

Two of its best known flights are scenic. Its breakfast flights go into the Frank Church Wilderness to a remote lodge, and its scenic flights cover Payette Lake and the surrounding mountains and forests.

At the airport, it runs the FBO and what it describes as the only on site car rental in McCall. It also lists Salmon Air as a separate service. The company says its strength is pilot expertise and deep local knowledge of the area and its backcountry strips.