SUM Air

SUM Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
XU XUM AWESUMAIR
Founded17 November 2022
Commenced operations
30 March 2026
Fleet size1
Parent companyMobility As A Freedom
HeadquartersGangseo District, Seoul, South Korea
Key peopleYongduck Choi
Employees11-50
Websitehttps://www.sumair.kr/en

SUM Air (Korean: 섬에어; RR: Seomeeo) is a South Korean regional airline based in Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea.

In February 2025 the airline received an air carrier licence from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The airline will operate ATR 72-600s one leased from Avation. As of January 2026, the airline has taken delivery of its first ATR 72, registered HL5264. It will operate two more ATRs.

Destinations

SUM Air currently operates services to and from China and Japan.

Country City Airport Notes Refs
ChinaQingdaoQingdao Jiaodong International AirportPlanned
WeihaiWeihai Dashuipo International AirportPlanned
YantaiYantai Penglai International AirportPlanned
JapanKitakyushuKitakyushu AirportPlanned
KumamotoKumamoto AirportPlanned
MiyazakiMiyazaki AirportPlanned
TsushimaTsushima AirportPlanned
South KoreaBusanGimhae International Airport
DaeguDaegu International Airport
GunsanGunsan Airport
GwangjuGwangju Airport
JejuJeju International Airport
MuanMuan International Airport
PohangPohang Gyeongju Airport
SacheonSacheon Airport
SeoulGimpo International AirportHub
Incheon International AirportHub
UlsanUlsan Airport
YangyangYangyang International Airport
YeosuYeosu Airport

Fleet

As of July 2026, SUM Air operates the following aircraft:

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 72-600 1 6 72 Deliveries from December 2025.
Order with 4 purchase rights.
Total 1 6

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 Korean word for “island”.

See also

References

  1. ↑ N7340.879 foreign ICAO 3LTD additions mods (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 27 October 2025. p. 2. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  2. ↑ 문병기 (2026-01-19). "섬에어 1호기 도입…사천공항 활성화 기대 - 경남일보". 경남일보 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2026-01-20. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  3. ↑ Salcedo, Andrei (2026-04-02). "South Korea's SUM Air begins commercial ops". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  4. ↑ Hardy, Grace (2025-02-20). "Korean regional airline SUM Air takes step closer to commercial operations". LARA. Archived from the original on 2026-01-02. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  5. 1 2 "Avation delivers ATR 72-600 to South Korea's SUM Air on 12-year lease". AJ Bell. AJ Bell. 2025-12-30. Archived from the original on 2026-01-03.
  6. 1 2 "Sum Air Airline Profile". CAPA - Centre for Aviation. Informa Markets. Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  7. ↑ "SUM Air". LinkedIn. 2025-07-12. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  8. ↑ Dong-hwan, Ko (2025-12-17). "Sum Air, 1st Korean airline to focus on underserved areas, to launch next year - The Korea Times". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  9. ↑ Tamm, Heike (2025-09-08). "Avation Leases ATR 72-600 to SUM Air". AviTrader Aviation News. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  10. 1 2 "SUM Air unveils first aircraft, aims to be an 'air village bus' linking islands and regions, but survival remains uncertain - MK". 매일경제. 2026-01-15. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "About". 섬에어 SUM Air. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  12. ↑ "섬에어, 국토부 운항증명 취득…12일부터 김포∼사천 운항" [SUM Air receives air operation certificate from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport…Begins Gimpo∼Sacheon on 12th] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2026 - SUM Air". Airliner World. October 2026. p. 18.
  14. ↑ "섬에어, 12월에 ATR 72-600 신조기 도입 "섬에어 1호기가 온다"" [SUM Air, introduces ATR 72-600 with new inventors In December "SUM Air's first fleet is coming"] (Press release). SUM Airlanguage=ko. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "SUM Air Orders Up to Eight ATR 72-600s" (Press release). ATR. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "LEGACY BEYOND ASIA - SUM Air Brand Identity Design". asiadesignprize.com. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2026-05-25.