, or HAC, is an airline

Airline

An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 with its headquarters on the property of Okadama Airport

Okadama Airport

is an airport located in Okadamachō, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, north of the city center of Sapporo. Its scheduled airline service is limited to turboprop flights to other cities in Hokkaidō: larger aircraft use New Chitose Airport, south of the city...

 in Okadamachō, Higashi-ku

Higashi-ku, Sapporo

is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is directly translated as "east ward", and is neighboured to Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Shiroishi-ku, Ebetsu, Tōbetsu.- Overview :...

, Sapporo. It operates scheduled domestic services in Hokkaidō

Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

. Its main base of operations is Okadama Airport.

History

The airline was established in 1997 and started operations in 1998. Founded as a joint venture, it was an affiliate of Japan Air System

Japan Air System

was the smallest of the big three Japanese airlines, headquartered in the JAS M1 Building at Tokyo International Airport in Ōta, Tokyo. In contrast to JAL and ANA, its international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by...

 until that airline consolidated into Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

is an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport , as well as Nagoya's Chūbu Centrair International Airport and Osaka's Kansai International Airport...

. Hokkaido Air System is owned by Japan Airlines Domestic

Japan Airlines

is an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport , as well as Nagoya's Chūbu Centrair International Airport and Osaka's Kansai International Airport...

 (51%) and Hokkaidō regional government (49%).

Air Hokkaido

Air Hokkaido

was an airline based in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. It operated domestic feeder flights in Hokkaidō from its main base at Hakodate Airport. The airline was dissolved by parent company All Nippon Airways in July 2006.-History:...

 ceased operations on 31 March 2006 and its sole route, Hakodate-Okushiri

Okushiri, Hokkaido

is a town encompassing all of Okushiri Island, located in Okushiri District, Hiyama, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 3,442 and a density of 24.5 persons per km²...

, was taken over the next day by Hokkaido Air System.

Previously the headquarters were in the Terminal Building of New Chitose Airport

New Chitose Airport

, is an airport located south southeast of Chitose and Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, Japan, serving the Sapporo metropolitan area. By land area, it is the largest airport in Hokkaidō....

 in Chitose, Hokkaidō

Chitose, Hokkaido

-Economy:China Airlines operates its Sapporo office on the third floor of the airport building.The airline Hokkaido Air System was at one time headquartered at the New Chitose Airport in Chitose...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

.

HAS is leaving the JAL Group. Japan Airlines will cease ticket handling and reservation services for HAC flights on and after September 1, 2011.

Destinations

Hokkaido Air System operates services to the following destinations:

• Sapporo - Okadama Airport
  Okadama Airport
  is an airport located in Okadamachō, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, north of the city center of Sapporo. Its scheduled airline service is limited to turboprop flights to other cities in Hokkaidō: larger aircraft use New Chitose Airport, south of the city...
  
  
• Asahikawa - Asahikawa Airport
  Asahikawa Airport
  , is a single-runway regional airport in Hokkaidō, Japan, straddling the cities of Asahikawa and Higashikagura. It is a second class airport.- Airlines and destinations :-Access:...
  
  
• Hakodate - Hakodate Airport
  Hakodate Airport
  , is an airport located east of Hakodate Station in Hakodate, a city in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. It serves as the hub for airtransse.- History :...
  
  
• Kushiro - Kushiro Airport
  Kushiro Airport
  is an airport located west northwest of Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan.-Airlines and destinations:International charter flights to Kushiro began in 2000 and have operated from South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.- Terminal passenger features :...
  
  
• Okushiri
  Okushiri
  Okushiri may refer to*Okushiri Island*Okushiri, Hokkaido, the main town on the island...
  
   - Okushiri Airport
  Okushiri Airport
  -External links:* - Japan Airlines*...
  
  
• Ozora
  Ozora
  Ozora is a village in , Hungary. It has been a notable historic site since the Middle Ages. Pipo of Ozora built his castle here in the 15th century by permission of Sigismund of Hungary in 1416...
  
   - Memanbetsu Airport
  Memanbetsu Airport
  is an airport in the Memanbetsu section of Ōzora, a town in Hokkaidō, Japan. The current airfield was opened in April 1985, replacing the original Memanbetsu Airport nearer to the city centre...
  
  
• Rishirifuji - Rishiri Airport

External links

• Hokkaido Air System (Archive)