Japan Air Commuter

Japan Air Commuter is a Japanese regional airline based in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. It operates feeder services in support of Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways. Its main base is Kagoshima Airport, with focus cities at Itami Airport, Amami Airport and Fukuoka Airport. JAC is owned by Japan Airlines and 12 local municipalities of the Amami Islands and Kagoshima.

History

The airline was established on 1 July 1983 and started operations in December 1983. A joint investment plan with public and private investors in fourteen Kagoshima Prefecture municipalities established Japan Air Commuter. At the time JAC was an affiliate of Toa Domestic Airlines, later known as Japan Air System. Japan Air System later merged into Japan Airlines.
In the 1990s JAC had its headquarters in the Kagoshima Airport Building Annex in Mizobe, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture.
In October 2019, JAC, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Oriental Air Bridge, and Amakusa Airlines formed , a limited liability partnership, as an alliance among the three Kyushu regional carriers, with the aim of consolidating safety and technical operations, sales promotions, procurement, personnel, and other functions. JAC began code sharing with All Nippon Airways in October 2022, with certain flights carrying both ANA and JAL flight numbers.
JAC joined Oneworld as an affiliate member in October 2020.

Japan Air Commuter operates to the following destinations :

Japan Air Commuter has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

, Japan Air Commuter operates the following aircraft:

Japan Air Commuter has previously operated the following aircraft: