Amakusa Airlines


Amakusa Airlines Co., Ltd. is an airline based in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It operates regional services from and to Amakusa. Its main base is Amakusa Airfield, with a focus city in Kumamoto Airport.

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

Fleet

Current Fleet

The Amakusa Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft :

AircraftIn FleetOn OrderOptionsPassengers
ATR 42-60011348


In August 2015, the airline received its first of two ATR 42-600 to replace the smaller Dash 8.

Former Fleet

Amakusa Airlines has also operated the following aircraft in the past:
AircraftTotal
Eurocopter Dauphin1
Dash 8-1001