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Business aviation in Japan

Japan is in Asia.
Ministry of Land, Infastructure & Transport Civil Aviation Bureau - www.mlit.go.jp

Registered business aircraft:
947

Based business air charter operators:
29

Based business aircraft for charter:
301

Business air charter brokers:
9

Most prevalent aircraft types:

1	Airbus Helicopters H135	86
2	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	83
3	AgustaWestland AW139	68
4	Agusta A109	65
5	Bell 412	46
6	Airbus Helicopters AS365	42
7	Beechcraft Twin Piston	35
8	Airbus Helicopters H145	34
9	Cessna Caravan	33
10	Enstrom 480	29
11	Beechcraft King Air 90	29
12	Hawker 750/800/900	28
13	Sikorsky S-76	28
14	Airbus Helicopters H215/H225/AS332	28
15	Eurocopter AS355	24
16	Bell 505 Jet Ranger X	22
17	Beechcraft King Air 300	19
18	Bell 206B JetRanger	17
19	Robinson R66	17
20	HondaJet	17
21	Saab SF340	11
22	Eurocopter BK117	10
23	Cessna Citation CJ4	9
24	Airbus Helicopters H130	9
25	Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class	9
26	Bell 429	9
27	Bell 430	9
28	MDH 902 Explorer	8
29	Piper PA-46 Malibu/Mirage	8
30	Bell 407	7
31	MDH 500	7
32	Gulfstream GIV	6
33	Cessna Citation CJ2	6
34	AgustaWestland AW169	6
35	Falcon 2000 EASy	6
36	Airbus Helicopters H155B	6
37	Bell 427	6
38	Gulfstream G650	5
39	Bell 206L LongRanger	4
40	Citation Sovereign	4
41	Citation 560	4
42	Airbus Helicopters H120	4
43	Learjet 35/36	4
44	Citation Latitude	4
45	Beechcraft King Air 200	4
46	Airbus ACJ320	4
47	TBM700/850/900	4
48	Global 7500	3
49	AgustaWestland AW189	3
50	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	3
51	Citation Mustang	2
52	Gulfstream GV	2
53	Citation M2	2
54	Daher Kodiak	2
55	Britten Norman BN-2 Islander	2
56	Boeing B-777	2
57	Global 6000/Express/XRS	2
58	Gulfstream G500/G550	2
59	Airbus Helicopters H160	1
60	Challenger 800 series	1
61	Aerospatiale SA315B	1
62	Citation Longitude	1
63	Twin Commander	1
64	Cessna 425	1
65	Bell 212	1
66	Beechjet 400	1
67	Eurocopter BO105	1
68	MDH 600	1
69	Agusta A119	1
70	Schweizer 333	1
71	Mitsubishi MU-2	1

Major business aviation airports:

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

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