Amakusa Airlines


Amakusa Airlines is a Japanese regional airline based in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It operates regional services from and to Amakusa. Its main hub is Amakusa Airfield, with a focus city in Kumamoto Airport.
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History

The airline was established on 12 October 1998 and started operations on 23 March 2000, with services from Amakusa to Fukuoka and Kumamoto. It is owned by the municipal government and Japan Airlines. On 1 October 2004, it began service between Kumamoto and Matsuyama. On 18 April 2006, it cumulatively carried over 50,000 passengers. On 1 September 2008, it stopped the service between Kumamoto and Matsuyama. Three days later, on 4 September, it began the service between Kumamoto and Kobe. On 31 March 2010, it stopped the service between Kumamoto and Kobe.
In 2015, Amakusa has been reported that the fleet with 1 of 2 ATR 42-600 has been delivered with another 3 options while the Dash 8 has been transferred to Oriental Air Bridge. Amakusa in the future can fly between Amakusa and Kagoshima, Amakusa and Miyazaki, Amakusa and Kochi, Oita and Osaka, Fukuoka and Osaka, Hiroshima and Osaka as well as Fukuoka and Tsushima.

Destinations

Amakusa Airlines serves the following destinations :
CityIslandIATAICAOAirportNotesRefs
AmakusaKyushuAXJRJDAAmakusa Airfield
FukuokaKyushuFUKRJFFFukuoka Airport
KobeHonshuUKBRJBEKobe Airport
KumamotoKyushuKMJRJFTKumamoto Airport
MatsuyamaShikokuMYJRJOMMatsuyama Airport
OsakaHonshuITMRJOOItami Airport

Codeshare agreements

Amakusa Airlines codeshare with the following airlines:

Fleet

Current fleet

, Amakusa Airlines operates the following aircraft:
AircraftIn fleetOn orderPassengers
ATR 42-6001148
Total11

Former fleet

In the past, Amakusa Airlines has previously operated the following aircraft types:
AircraftTotal
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-1001
Eurocopter Dauphin1