Ryukyu Air Commuter Co., Ltd. (琉球エアーコミューター株式会社, Ryūkyū Eā Komyūtā Kabushiki-gaisha) is an airline headquartered in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[2] It operates domestic passenger services from the island of Okinawa to other islands of Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture.
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Founded | 17 February 1985 | ||||||
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Hubs | Naha Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 9 | ||||||
Parent company | Japan Air Commuter Co. Ltd. | ||||||
Headquarters | Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | ||||||
Key people | Kyo Irei (President)[1] | ||||||
Website | rac-okinawa.com |
The airline was established in 1985 and started operations on 17 February 1985. It is owned by Japan Transocean Air (72.9%), other shareholders (22.0%) and Okinawa Prefecture (5.1%). In 2015, the airline signed a firm purchase agreement for five Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 passenger/cargo combi aircraft, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in 2014. It will be the launch customer for this new variant aircraft.[3] The final Bombardier Dash 8-Q300 flight was on 31 January 2018.
Scheduled destinations (as of November 2019):[4]
City | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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Amami | ASJ | RJKA | Amami Airport | ||
Hateruma | HTR | RORH | Hateruma Airport | Terminated | |
Ishigaki | ISG | ROIG | New Ishigaki Airport | ||
Kitadaitō | KTD | RORK | Kitadaitō Airport | ||
Kumejima | UEO | ROKJ | Kumejima Airport | ||
Minami-Daito | MMD | ROMD | Minami-Daito Airport | ||
Miyakojima | MMY | ROMY | Miyako Airport | ||
Naha | OKA | ROAH | Naha Airport | Hub | |
Tarama | TRA | RORT | Tarama Airport | ||
Yonaguni | OGN | ROYN | Yonaguni Airport | ||
Yoron | RNJ | RORY | Yoron Airport | ||
Zamami | KJP | ROKR | Kerama Airport | Terminated | [5] |
The Ryukyu Air Commuter fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019):[6][7][needs update]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
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Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 Combi | 5 | — | 50 + Cargo |
Total | 5 | — |
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
Media related to Ryukyu Air Commuter at Wikimedia Commons
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