First Flying
First Flying Co., Ltd. (第一航空株式会社, Dai-Ichi Kōkū Kabushiki-Gaisha) is an air carrier based at Yao Airport in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It operates interisland passenger service in Okinawa Prefecture and provides sightseeing flights, flight training, a flying club and other irregular services at Yao Airport and Hiroshima-Nishi Airport.
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Founded | June 14, 1966 | ||||||
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Hubs | Yao Airport Hiroshima-Nishi Airport Naha Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 18 | ||||||
Destinations | 4 | ||||||
Headquarters | Yao Airport | ||||||
Website | dai1air.com |
Destinations
First Flying's service in Okinawa follows a timetable, but is not scheduled service, and therefore flights may be cancelled if there are no passengers.
- Japan
First Flying plans to resume service between New Ishigaki Airport, Hateruma Airport and Tarama Airport around October 2015 using Twin Otter aircraft.[1]
Fleet
First Flying operates the following fleet:[2]
Aircraft | Total |
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Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | 3 |
Cessna 208 | 3 |
Cessna 206 | 3 |
Cessna 172 | 5 |
Robinson R44 | 2 |
Robinson R22 | 2 |
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otter | 2 (as of August 2019)[3] |
References
- "第一航空、沖縄の離島路線に新機材 那覇―粟国線など". Nihon Keizai Shimbun. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "第一航空株式会社". Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 18.
External links
- First Flying website (in Japanese)
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