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{{Infobox Airline
| airline = Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter
| logo = Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter logo.png
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| IATA = -
| ICAO = SMC
| callsign = SAMER
| parent = Merukh Enterprises
| company_slogan = 
| founded = 1969
| ceased = 2011<ref>[https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/sabang-merauke-raya-air-charter-smac/ Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter (SMAC)] airlinehistory.co.uk, access date 22 September 2020</ref>
| headquarters = [[Medan]], Indonesia
| key_people = 
| hubs = [[Polonia International Airport]]
| secondary_hubs = 
| focus_cities = 
| frequent_flyer = 
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| website = http://smaccharter.weebly.com/
}}
'''Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter''' (SMAC) was an [[airline]] based in [[Medan]], North Sumatra, Indonesia. It operated scheduled and chartered domestic passenger and cargo services, as well as pleasure and business flights. Its main base was [[Polonia International Airport]], Medan.<ref name="FI">[[Flight International]] 12–18 April 2005</ref> SMAC was listed in category 2 by the Indonesian [[Civil Aviation Authority]] for airline safety quality.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hubud.dephub.go.id/?en+news+detail+1464+8 |title=.:: Directorate General of Civil Aviation :: |access-date=2012-08-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222144750/http://hubud.dephub.go.id/?en+news+detail+1464+8 |archive-date=2012-02-22 }}</ref> The airline ceased operations in 2011.

== History ==
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The airline started operating in 1969 as a joint venture partnership with Malaysian Air Charter (MAC). In 1972, it split from MAC and adopted the name Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter (SMAC), which would remain its official name until the company ceased to exist. SMAC was fully owned by Merukh Enterprises.<ref name="FI"/>

In 2011, the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Indonesia)|Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] (DGAC) suspended SMAC's air operating certificate (AOC) due to the fatal accident of a CASA NC-212 on [[Bintan Island]]. The plane crashed during a test flight, and all five passengers on board died.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Accident of a CASA NC-212-A4 operated by SMAC - Bintan Island, Indonesia|url=https://www.1001crash.com/index-page-description-accident-CASA212_SMAC-lg-2-crash-301-smac-casa-nc-212-a4-indonesia-bintan-island.html|access-date=2021-07-28|website=1001crash.com|date=12 February 2011 |language=en}}</ref> 

A preliminary investigation into the accident found that: 
#The pilot in command was not qualified for that type of flight. 
#No permission was obtained to carry out a test flight. 
#A spare engine was carried on board during the flight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.aviation-safety.net/2011/02/19/indonesia-grounds-airline-smac-over-safety-concerns/|title = Indonesia grounds airline SMAC over safety concerns|date = 19 February 2011}}</ref>

The airline ended operations that same year.

==Fleet==
[[File: Sabang Merauke Air 212-100.JPG|thumb|Sabang Merauke Air's NC-212-100 at Medan Polonia Airport]]

At the time of its closure, Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter's fleet included:<ref>[[Flight International]], 3–9 October 2006</ref>

*2 [[CASA C-212|Indonesian Aerospace NC-212-100]] (one crashed)

The airline had also operated:<ref name="FI"/>

*1 [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300]]
*1 [[Britten-Norman Islander|Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander]]
*[[Piper PA-23 Aztec]]
*[[Piper PA-31 Navajo]]

==Former destinations==
* [[Buol (city)|Buol]] – [[Pogogul Airport]]
* [[Makassar]] – [[Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport]]
* [[Palu]] – [[Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport]]
* [[Selayar Island|Selayar]] – [[H. Aroeppala Airport]]
* [[Toli-Toli Regency|Toli Toli]] – [[Sultan Bantilan Airport]]

==Incidents==
* On November 30, 2006, IPTN NC-212 PK-ZAI crashed on landing; no injuries or deaths were reported.
* On February 12, 2011, five people were killed when a CASA NC-212 Aviocar, belonging to SMAC, [[2011 Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter crash|crashed]] on [[Bintan Island]], [[Indonesia]] during a test flight.<ref>[http://wireupdate.com/wires/15056/plane-crash-in-western-indonesia-kills-five/ BNO News]</ref>

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