Japan Air Commuter
日本エアコミューター

IATA 3X ICAO JAC Callsign COMMUTER
Founded	July 1, 1983
Hubs	Kagoshima Airport
Focus cities	Amami Oshima Airport Fukuoka Airport Osaka International Airport
Frequent flyer program	JAL Mileage Bank
Member lounge	SAKURA Lounge
Fleet size	23
Destinations	22
Parent company	Japan Air Commuter Co. Ltd.
Headquarters	Kagoshima, Japan
Key people	Takayuki Nagatsuta, President
Website	http://www.jac.co.jp

Japan Air Commuter Co., Ltd. (日本エアコミューター株式会社, Nihon Ea Komyūtā Kabushiki-gaisha^?) is a Japanese airline based in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture.^[1] It operates feeder services in support of Japan Airlines. Its main base is Kagoshima Airport, with hubs at Osaka International Airport, Amami Airport and Fukuoka Airport. ^[2]

[edit] History

The airline was established on 1 July^{[citation needed]} 1983^[3] and started operations in December^{[citation needed]} 1983. A joint investment plan with public and private investors in fourteen Kagoshima Prefecture municipalities established Japan Air Commuter.^[3] At the time JAC was an affiliate of Toa Domestic Airlines, later known as Japan Air System.^[3] Japan Air System later merged into Japan Airlines. Japan Air Commuter has 471 employees (at March 2007) and is owned by Japan Airlines (60%) and 14 local municipalities of the Amami Islands and Kagoshima (40%). ^[2]

[edit] Destinations

Japan Air Commuter YS-11 aircraft in Japan Air System colors with a JAS Airbus A300-600R

^[4]

[edit] Amami Islands

• Kagoshima Prefecture
  • Amami on Amami Ōshima (Amami Airport)
  • Kikai (Kikai Airport)
  • Tanegashima (New Tanegashima Airport)
  • Tokunoshima (Tokunoshima Airport)
  • Wadomari (Okinoerabu Airport)
  • Yakushima (Yakushima Airport)
  • Yoron on Yoronjima (Yoron Airport)

[edit] Hokkaidō

• Sapporo (New Chitose Airport)

[edit] Honshu

• Chūbu region
  • Nagano Prefecture
    • Matsumoto (Matsumoto Airport)
  • Niigata Prefecture
    • Niigata (Niigata Airport)
• Chūgoku region
  • Hiroshima Prefecture
    • Hiroshima (Hiroshima-Nishi Airport)
  • Okayama Prefecture
    • Okayama (Okayama Airport)
  • Shimane Prefecture
    • Izumo (Izumo Airport)
    • Okinoshima (Oki Airport)
• Kansai region
  • Hyogo Prefecture
    • Toyooka (Tajima Airport)
  • Osaka Prefecture
    • Osaka (Osaka International Airport, partially in Hyogo Prefecture)
• Tōhoku region
  • Fukushima Prefecture
    • Fukushima (Fukushima Airport)

[edit] Kyūshū

• Fukuoka Prefecture
  • Fukuoka (Fukuoka Airport)
• Kagoshima Prefecture
  • Kagoshima (Kagoshima Airport)
• Miyazaki Prefecture
  • Miyazaki (Miyazaki Airport)
• Ōita Prefecture
  • Ōita (Oita Airport)

[edit] Shikoku

• Ehime Prefecture
  • Matsuyama (Matsuyama Airport)
• Kagawa Prefecture
  • Takamatsu (Takamatsu Airport)
• Tokushima Prefecture
  • Tokushima (Tokushima Airport)

[edit] Fleet

A JAC NAMC YS-11

A JAC NAMC YS-11

As of March 2007 the Japan Air Commuter fleet includes ^[2] :

• 9 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (plus 1 on order)
• 11 Saab 340B

[edit] Previously operated

• Dornier 228(1983-1995)
• NAMC YS-11A-500 (1988-2006)^[5][6]

[edit] External links

• Japan Air Commuter

[edit] References

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