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Business aviation in Japan

Japan is in Asia.
Japan Civil Aviation Bureau - www.mlit.go.jp

Registered business aircraft:
944

Based business air charter operators:
33

Based business aircraft for charter:
336

Business air charter brokers:
10

Most prevalent aircraft types:

1	Airbus Helicopters H135	83
2	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	82
3	AgustaWestland AW139	68
4	Agusta A109	64
5	Bell 412	43
6	Airbus Helicopters AS365	40
7	Airbus Helicopters H145	39
8	Cessna Caravan	34
9	Beechcraft Twin Piston	33
10	Enstrom 480	29
11	Beechcraft King Air 90	29
12	Hawker 750/800/900	28
13	Airbus Helicopters H215/H225/AS332	28
14	Sikorsky S-76	27
15	Eurocopter AS355	23
16	Bell 505 Jet Ranger X	22
17	Beechcraft King Air 300	19
18	HondaJet	17
19	Robinson R66	17
20	Bell 206B JetRanger	14
21	Bell 429	11
22	Cessna Citation CJ4	11
23	Saab SF340	11
24	Eurocopter BK117	10
25	Piper PA-46 Malibu/Mirage	9
26	Airbus Helicopters H130	9
27	Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class	9
28	AgustaWestland AW169	8
29	Bell 430	8
30	MDH 500	7
31	Global 7500	7
32	MDH 902 Explorer	7
33	Bell 407	7
34	Gulfstream GIV	6
35	Airbus Helicopters H155B	6
36	Cessna Citation CJ2	6
37	Bell 427	6
38	Falcon 2000 EASy	6
39	Learjet 35/36	4
40	TBM700/850/900	4
41	Gulfstream G650	4
42	Beechcraft King Air 200	4
43	Airbus ACJ320	4
44	Bell 206L LongRanger	4
45	Citation Latitude	4
46	Citation 560	4
47	Citation Sovereign	4
48	Airbus Helicopters H120	3
49	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	3
50	Citation Mustang	3
51	Gulfstream G500/G550	3
52	AgustaWestland AW189	3
53	Boeing B-777	2
54	Citation M2	2
55	Gulfstream GV	2
56	Britten Norman BN-2 Islander	2
57	Global 6000/Express/XRS	2
58	Daher Kodiak	2
59	Pilatus PC-24	2
60	Twin Commander	1
61	MDH 600	1
62	Citation Longitude	1
63	Challenger 300	1
64	Mitsubishi MU-2	1
65	Aerospatiale SA315B	1
66	Cessna 425	1
67	Bell 212	1
68	Bombardier CRJ700/900	1
69	Agusta A119	1
70	Airbus Helicopters H160	1
71	Eurocopter BO105	1
72	P180 Avanti	1
73	Embraer Praetor 600	1
74	Beechjet 400	1
75	Schweizer 333	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Tokyo (Narita)	26 business aviation companies active
2	Tokyo (Haneda)	26
3	Nagoya (Chubu Centrair International)	20
4	Osaka (Kansai International)	17
5	Nagoya	15
6	Sapporo (New Chitose)	14
7	Yao	11
8	Tokyo Heliport	9
9	Fukuoka	9
10	Sendai	8
11	Shizuoka (Mount Fuji/Shizuoka)	7
12	Okinawa (Naha)	7
13	Osaka International	6
14	Kobe	6
15	Kagoshima	5
16	Sapporo (Okadama)	3
17	Okayama	3
18	Okayama (Kohnan)	3
19	Oita	3
20	Kitakyushu	3
21	Hiroshima Nishi	3
22	Hiroshima	3
23	Tokyo (Chofu)	3
24	Kumamoto	3
25	Tochigi Heliport	2
26	Ryugasaki	2
27	Okegawa (Honda)	2
28	Toyama	2
29	Takamatsu	2
30	Saga	2
31	Obihiro	2
32	Niigata	2
33	Miyazaki	2
34	Matsumoto	2
35	Fukushima	2
36	Aomori	2
37	Kawagoe (Asahi-Kawagoe Heliport)	1
38	Tokyo (Urayasu Heliport)	1
39	Okinawa (Kadena AB)	1
40	Kakamigahara (Gifu AB)	1
41	Tokyo (Ibaraki)	1
42	Misawa	1
43	Yonaguni	1
44	Yonago (Miho)	1
45	Yamagata	1
46	Wakkanai	1
47	Utsunomiya	1
48	Tottori (Tottori Sand Dunes Conan)	1
49	Tokushima	1
50	Tarama	1
51	Tajima	1
52	Shonai	1
53	Shimojishima	1
54	Odate-Noshiro	1
55	Wajima (Noto)	1
56	Nakashibetsu	1
57	Miyako	1
58	Minamidaito	1
59	Memanbetsu	1
60	Matusyama	1
61	Kushiro	1
62	Kumejima	1
63	Komatsu	1
64	Kitadaito Island	1
65	Kerama	1
66	Izumo	1
67	Hagi (Iwami)	1
68	Ishigaki Island	1
69	Iejima	1
70	Hateruma	1
71	Hanamaki	1
72	Hachijojima	1
73	Fukue	1
74	Ashaikawa	1
75	Amakusa	1
76	Akita	1
77	Aguni	1
78	Nagasaki	1
79	Hakodate	1
80	Sapporo (Chitose Air Base)	0
81	Kyoto (Kyoto City Fire Helipad)	0
82	Chiba (Chiba City Fire Heliport)	0
83	Hunyu City (Yuki Heliport)	0
84	Hino (Hino Heliport)	0
85	Port Island (Kobe)	0
86	Tsukuba (Tsukuba Heliport	0
87	Yoron	0
88	Yakushima	0
89	Yaizu (Shizuhama)	0
90	Yamaguchi-Ube	0
91	Tsushima	0
92	Tokunoshima	0
93	Tokachi	0
94	Tanegashima	0
95	Tachikawa	0
96	Sendai (Kasuminome)	0
97	Sado	0
98	Rishiri	0
99	Rebun	0
100	Oshima	0
101	Okushiri	0
102	Okinoerabu	0
103	Oki	0
104	Ojika	0
105	Oitakenou	0
106	Niijima	0
107	Nanki-Shirahama	0
108	Nakatsu (Tsuiki)	0
109	Monbetsu	0
110	Miyakejima	0
111	Minami Torishima	0
112	Matsushima	0
113	Matsudo (Shimofusa)	0
114	Kozushima	0
115	Kochi	0
116	Kikai	0
117	Kanoya	0
118	Kamigoto	0
119	Iki	0
120	Fukui	0
121	Amami	0

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