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Business aviation in Japan

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

Registered business aircraft:
945

Based business air charter operators:
32

Based business aircraft for charter:
332

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

Major business aviation airports:

1	Tokyo (Haneda)	25 business aviation companies active
2	Tokyo (Narita)	24
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	Kitakyushu	3
19	Hiroshima Nishi	3
20	Hiroshima	3
21	Tokyo (Chofu)	3
22	Kumamoto	3
23	Tochigi Heliport	2
24	Ryugasaki	2
25	Okegawa (Honda)	2
26	Toyama	2
27	Takamatsu	2
28	Saga	2
29	Okayama (Kohnan)	2
30	Oita	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	Kyoto (Kyoto City Fire Helipad)	0
81	Chiba (Chiba City Fire Heliport)	0
82	Hunyu City (Yuki Heliport)	0
83	Hino (Hino Heliport)	0
84	Port Island (Kobe)	0
85	Tsukuba (Tsukuba Heliport	0
86	Yoron	0
87	Yakushima	0
88	Yaizu (Shizuhama)	0
89	Yamaguchi-Ube	0
90	Tsushima	0
91	Tokunoshima	0
92	Tokachi	0
93	Tanegashima	0
94	Tachikawa	0
95	Sendai (Kasuminome)	0
96	Sado	0
97	Rishiri	0
98	Rebun	0
99	Oshima	0
100	Okushiri	0
101	Okinoerabu	0
102	Oki	0
103	Ojika	0
104	Oitakenou	0
105	Niijima	0
106	Nanki-Shirahama	0
107	Nakatsu (Tsuiki)	0
108	Monbetsu	0
109	Miyakejima	0
110	Minami Torishima	0
111	Matsushima	0
112	Matsudo (Shimofusa)	0
113	Kozushima	0
114	Kochi	0
115	Kikai	0
116	Kanoya	0
117	Kamigoto	0
118	Iki	0
119	Fukui	0
120	Amami	0

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SkyDrive and Tohoku target eVTOL ops in northern Japan

Planned SD-05 operations across Tohoku and Niigata would support tourism, connectivity and disaster response services from 2028.

May 17, 2026 Full report

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JCAB extends approval to SkyDrive for SD-05

By leveraging this officially recognised framework, SkyDrive will streamline the path to type certification and accelerate its timeline toward commercialisation. It remains dedicated to advancing safe eVTOL technology.

April 27, 2026 Full report

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