Japan | Business Air News

BAN's World Gazetteer

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:
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	HondaJet	17
19	Robinson R66	17
20	Bell 206B JetRanger	14
21	Cessna Citation CJ4	11
22	Saab SF340	11
23	Eurocopter BK117	10
24	Bell 429	10
25	Airbus Helicopters H130	9
26	Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class	9
27	Piper PA-46 Malibu/Mirage	9
28	Bell 430	8
29	MDH 500	7
30	MDH 902 Explorer	7
31	Bell 407	7
32	Cessna Citation CJ2	6
33	Gulfstream GIV	6
34	AgustaWestland AW169	6
35	Falcon 2000 EASy	6
36	Global 7500	6
37	Bell 427	6
38	Airbus Helicopters H155B	6
39	Gulfstream G650	4
40	Citation 560	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	Challenger 800 series	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

Business aviation suppliers in Japan

Maintenance 22 • Training 1

Airbus' light, twin-engine H135 incorporates the most advanced technologies available.

Police in Japan places order for H135 trio

Designed with three large electronic displays, the H135's cockpit is night vision goggle compatible and includes a first limit indicator, which highlights the appropriate engine instrument data for the pilot in one indicator.

March 16, 2026 Full report

Everything is lining up for type certification. Pictured is a Tokyo demonstration flight.

JCAB agrees SkyDrive SD-05 certification plan

Agreement with the regulatory authority must be reached not only on the general certification plan, but also on the various other certification plans that cover other aspects of the aircraft hardware and performance.

March 16, 2026 Full report

RoadRunner replaces analogue attitude director and horizontal situation indicators with digital displays.

Astronautics RoadRunner upgrade seeks JCAB validation for A109

Japanese certification would recognise FAA approval for the RoadRunner EFI retrofit, supporting Leonardo A109 helicopter operators across Japan.

March 9, 2026 Full report

The fleet supports missions including emergency medical services, offshore energy transport and search and rescue operations.

SMFL Helicopters forms global rotorcraft leasing platform

The Dublin-headquartered lessor combines two established portfolios into a 290-aircraft global platform serving 52 operators.

March 7, 2026 Full report

Skyportz is an Australian Advanced Air Mobility infrastructure company developing Aeroberm, a patented modular, downwash-managing vertiport product designed to improve safety outcomes, accelerate deployment, and support scalable eVTOL operations globally.

AirMobility and Skyportz align to bring Aeroberm vertipad to Japan

The agreement supports the deployment of modular vertipad technology and automation systems to enable safe and efficient vertiport operations in Japan.

February 20, 2026 Full report

Find exactly the news you need

News search