First Flying

First Flying
IATA ICAO Call sign
DAK None
FoundedJune 14, 1966
HubsYao Airport
Hiroshima-Nishi Airport
Naha Airport
New Ishigaki Airport
Fleet size18
Destinations4
HeadquartersYao Airport
Websitedai1air.com

First Flying Co., Ltd. (第一航空株式会社, Dai-Ichi Kōkū Kabushiki-Gaisha) is an air carrier based at Yao Airport in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It operates interisland passenger service in Okinawa Prefecture and provides sightseeing flights, flight training, a flying club and other irregular services at Yao Airport and Hiroshima-Nishi Airport.

Destinations

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First Flying's service in Okinawa and New Ishigaki follows a timetable, therefore flights may be cancelled if there are no passengers.

First Flying resumed service between New Ishigaki Airport, Hateruma Airport and Tarama Airport in January 2024 using Twin Otter aircraft.[1]

Fleet

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First Flying operates[when?] the following fleet:[2]

Aircraft Total
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander 3
Cessna 208 3
Cessna 206 3
Cessna 172 5
Robinson R44 2
Robinson R22 2
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otter 2 (as of August 2025)[3]

References

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  1. ^ "波照間、空路が再開 15年2カ月ぶり 第一航空が就航". Archived from the original on 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  2. ^ "第一航空株式会社". Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  3. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - First Flying". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 63.
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