is a Japanese

airline An airline is a company that provides civil aviation, air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or Airline alliance, alliances with other airlines for ...

based in Kirishima,

Kagoshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,599,779 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto P ...

. It operates feeder services in support of

Japan Airlines , also known as JAL (''Jaru'') or , is an international airline and Japan's flag carrier and largest airline as of 2021 and 2022, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Haneda Airport, as w ...

. Its main base is

Kagoshima Airport is an airport located in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, northeast of Kagoshima-Chūō StationAIS Japan
in ...

, with hubs at

Osaka International Airport , often referred to as is the primary regional airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe. Classified as a first class airport, it is the airport closest to Kyoto, southwest of Kyoto Station. ...

Amami Airport is an airport located east northeast Amami, a city on Amami Ōshima , also known as Amami, is the largest island in the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa. It is one of the Satsunan Islands. The island, 712.35 km2 in are ...

and

Fukuoka Airport , formerly known as Itazuke Air Base, is an international and domestic airport located east of Hakata Station in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Fukuoka Airport is the principal airport on the island of Kyushu and is the fourth busiest passenger ...

History

The airline was established on 1 July 1983COMPANY INFORMATION
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Japan Air System was the smallest of the big three Japanese airlines. In contrast to the other two, JAL and ANA, JAS' international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by the two large ...

''. and started operations in December 1983. A joint investment plan with public and private investors in fourteen

municipalities established Japan Air Commuter. At the time JAC was an affiliate of Toa Domestic Airlines, later known as

. In the 1990s JAC had its headquarters in the

Kagoshima Airport is an airport located in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, northeast of Kagoshima-Chūō StationAIS Japan
in ...

Building Annex in Mizobe, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan Air System later merged into

. Japan Air Commuter has 455 employees (September 2016) and is owned by Japan Airlines (60%) and 12 local municipalities of the

Amami Islands The The name ''Amami-guntō'' was standardized on February 15, 2010. Prior to that, another name, ''Amami shotō'' (奄美諸島), was also used. is an archipelago in the Satsunan Islands, which is part of the Ryukyu Islands, and is southwest o ...

and Kagoshima (40%).

Destinations

De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8, Japan Air Commuter - JAC AN1605117

JAC Bombardier DHC8-400(JA850C) (4021520437)

Japan Air Commuter operates to the following destinations (as of January 2020):

Fleet

As of July 2022, the Japan Air Commuter fleet includes the following aircraft:

Former fleet

JAC-NAMC YS-11A-500-JA8766-Fukuoka airport-20060330-110930

Japan Air Commuter has previously operated the following aircraft:

References

External links

Japan Air Commuter (Japanese)
{{Oneworld Regional airlines of Japan Japan Airlines Airlines established in 1983 Companies based in Kagoshima Prefecture Japanese companies established in 1983