Ryukyu Air Commuter
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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...
headquartered in Naha
Naha, Okinawa
is the capital city of the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa.Naha is a coastal city located on the East China Sea coast of the southern part of Okinawa Island, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands...
, Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
, 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...
. It operates domestic passenger services from the island of Okinawa to the Ryūkyū Islands
Ryukyu Islands
The , also known as the , is a chain of islands in the western Pacific, on the eastern limit of the East China Sea and to the southwest of the island of Kyushu in Japan. From about 1829 until the mid 20th century, they were alternately called Luchu, Loochoo, or Lewchew, akin to the Mandarin...
and Amami Islands
Amami Islands
The are a group of islands that is part of the Satsunan Islands, which are then part of the Nansei Islands. The islands are part of Kagoshima Prefecture, in the Kyūshū region of Japan...
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Code data
- ICAO Code: RAC
- Callsign: RYUKYU
History
The airline was established in 1985 and started operations on 17 February 1985. It is owned by Japan Transocean AirJapan Transocean Air
, or JTA, is an airline based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It operates domestic services. Its main base is Naha Airport.- History :...
(72.9%), other shareholders (22.0%) and Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
(5.1%).
Services
Scheduled destinations (as of April 2011), all in include:- Kagoshima PrefectureKagoshima Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers...
- AmamiAmami, Kagoshimais a city located on Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima, Japan.The city was formed on March 20, 2006 from the merger of the old city of Naze with the town of Kasari, and the village of Sumiyō, both from Ōshima District....
on Amami ŌshimaAmami Oshimais a semi-tropical island in the Amami Islands, which is part of the larger Nansei Islands in Japan. Ōshima literally means big island, and it is the largest of the Amami Islands. It lies roughly halfway between the islands of Okinawa and Kyūshū. Briefly part of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, in 1624 it was...
(Amami Airport) - YoronYoron, Kagoshimais a town located in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. The town is on the island of Yoronjima.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,866 and the density of 286.29 persons per km². The total area is 20.49 km²....
on YoronjimaYoronjimais one of the Amami Islands of Japan. Yoron lies 22 km north of Hedo Point, the northernmost point on Okinawa Island. Situated along the line between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, it is the southernmost island in Kagoshima Prefecture. It is also informally known as...
(Yoron AirportYoron Airportis a third-class airport that serves travelers to and from Yoronjima in Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* from Japan Airlines...
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- Amami
- Okinawa PrefectureOkinawa Prefectureis one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
- IshigakiIshigaki, OkinawaIshigaki is an island west of Okinawa Hontō and the second-largest island of the Yaeyama Island group. It is within the City of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture. The city functions as the business and transport center of the archipelago...
(Ishigaki AirportIshigaki Airport, is a third-class airport located from Ishigaki city centre in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The airport fields flights to major cities on the Japanese mainland as well as destinations throughout Okinawa Prefecture and the Yaeyama Islands.-History:...
) - KitadaitōKitadaito, Okinawais a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa, Japan. It is administers on Kitadaitō island and the deserted Okidaitō island.As of 2008, the village has an estimated population of 573 and the density of 43.7 persons per km². The total area is 13.10 km²....
(Kitadaito Airport) - KumejimaKumejima, Okinawais a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa, Japan. The town is on the islands of Kumejima, Ōjima, Ōhajima, Torishima, and Iōtorishima. Among the islands, only Kumejima and Ōjima are populated....
(Kumejima AirportKumejima Airportis an airport in Kumejima, a city and island in the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan.The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* * from Japan Airlines...
) - Minami-Daito (Minami-Daito AirportMinami-Daito Airportis an airport in Minami Daito, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport....
) - Miyako-jimaMiyako-jimaMiyakojima is the largest and the most populous island among the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies approximately 400 kilometres east of Taipei, Taiwan...
in MiyakojimaMiyakojima, Okinawais a city on several islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was formed on October 1, 2005 by the merger of the old city of Hirara, the towns of Gusukube, Irabu and Shimoji, and the village of Ueno, all from Miyako District, which as a result of the merger has one remaining village.Miyakojima has...
(Miyako AirportMiyako Airportis an airport on Miyako-jima in Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:** from Japan Airlines...
) - Naha on Okinawa IslandOkinawa IslandOkinawa Island is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, and is home to Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. The island has an area of...
(Naha AirportNaha Airport-Incidents:* On December 1, 1994, Ramzi Yousef planted a bomb on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, with the intent of mass murder. The bomb exploded on the Boeing 747-283B en route from Cebu to Tokyo, killing one passenger...
) (Hub) - TaramaTarama, Okinawais a village located in Miyako District, Okinawa, Japan. The village consists of Tarama Island and Minna Island between Ishigaki Island and Miyako Island....
(Tarama AirportTarama Airportis located in Tarama, Miyako District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport.-Airlines:-External links:* * from Japan Airlines...
) - YonaguniYonaguni, Okinawa-History:Presently, the oldest confirmed ruins are the Tuguru Beach ruins. Due to the southern style stone tools found, it is thought that a culture influenced by Southeast Asia existed here at one time....
on YonaguniYonaguniis one of the Yaeyama Islands. It is the westernmost inhabited island of Japan and lies from the east coast of Taiwan, between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean proper....
(Yonaguni AirportYonaguni Airport, is a third-class airport located in Yonaguni, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.-History:The airport opened in 1943 for military use, and became a civilian airport in 1957. International service started in 2007 with a charter flight to/from Taipei operated by Uni Air, with another...
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- Ishigaki
Former destinations
- Okinawa PrefectureOkinawa Prefectureis one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
- HaterumaHaterumaHateruma is an island in the Yaeyama District of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Part of the town Taketomi, it is the southern-most inhabited island in Japan at 24°2’25” north latitude, 123°47’16” east longitude...
(Hateruma AirportHateruma Airportis located on Hateruma island in Taketomi, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport....
) - ZamamiZamami, Okinawais a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa, Japan. It includes the islands of , , , and . Zamami village has a population of 955 and a population density of 36.32 persons per km². The total area is 16.74 km²....
, Kerama Islands (Kerama AirportKerama Airportis an airport serving the Kerama Islands in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located on , which is part of the Village of Zamami. The airport is linked by a road bridge to the islands of Geruma and Aka....
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- Hateruma