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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:
33

Based business aircraft for charter:
333

Business air charter brokers:
10

Most prevalent aircraft types:

1	Airbus Helicopters H135	82
2	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	81
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	Beechcraft King Air 90	31
11	Enstrom 480	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	Saab SF340	11
22	Cessna Citation CJ4	11
23	Bell 429	11
24	Eurocopter BK117	10
25	Airbus Helicopters H130	9
26	Piper PA-46 Malibu/Mirage	9
27	Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class	9
28	AgustaWestland AW169	8
29	Bell 430	8
30	MDH 500	7
31	Bell 407	7
32	MDH 902 Explorer	7
33	Global 7500	7
34	Bell 427	6
35	Gulfstream GIV	6
36	Falcon 2000 EASy	6
37	Cessna Citation CJ2	6
38	Airbus Helicopters H155B	6
39	Gulfstream G650	4
40	TBM700/850/900	4
41	Citation Latitude	4
42	Bell 206L LongRanger	4
43	Airbus ACJ320	4
44	Citation 560	4
45	Learjet 35/36	4
46	Beechcraft King Air 200	4
47	Citation Sovereign	4
48	Cessna CitationJet/CJ1	3
49	AgustaWestland AW189	3
50	Airbus Helicopters H120	3
51	Citation Mustang	3
52	Boeing B-777	2
53	Gulfstream GV	2
54	Daher Kodiak	2
55	Citation M2	2
56	Gulfstream G500/G550	2
57	Britten Norman BN-2 Islander	2
58	Pilatus PC-24	2
59	Global 6000/Express/XRS	2
60	Mitsubishi MU-2	1
61	Cessna 425	1
62	Challenger 300	1
63	Citation Longitude	1
64	Twin Commander	1
65	Agusta A119	1
66	Aerospatiale SA315B	1
67	Bell 212	1
68	P180 Avanti	1
69	Schweizer 333	1
70	Airbus Helicopters H160	1
71	Bombardier CRJ700/900	1
72	Eurocopter BO105	1
73	Beechjet 400	1
74	Embraer Praetor 600	1
75	MDH 600	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Tokyo (Narita)	27 business aviation companies active
2	Tokyo (Haneda)	27
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	Okinawa (Naha)	8
11	Sendai	8
12	Shizuoka (Mount Fuji/Shizuoka)	7
13	Osaka International	6
14	Kobe	5
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	Shimojishima	2
31	Saga	2
32	Obihiro	2
33	Niigata	2
34	Miyazaki	2
35	Matsumoto	2
36	Fukushima	2
37	Aomori	2
38	Kawagoe (Asahi-Kawagoe Heliport)	1
39	Tokyo (Urayasu Heliport)	1
40	Okinawa (Kadena AB)	1
41	Kakamigahara (Gifu AB)	1
42	Tokyo (Ibaraki)	1
43	Misawa	1
44	Yonaguni	1
45	Yonago (Miho)	1
46	Yamagata	1
47	Wakkanai	1
48	Utsunomiya	1
49	Tottori (Tottori Sand Dunes Conan)	1
50	Tokushima	1
51	Tarama	1
52	Tajima	1
53	Shonai	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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