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{{Short description|Regional airline of Japan}}
{{Short description|Regional airline of Japan}}
{{Infobox airline
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Ryukyu Air Commuter Co., Ltd. <br />{{nobold|{{lang|ja|琉球エアーコミューター株式会社}}}}<br />{{nobold|{{transliteration|ja|Ryūkyū Eā Komyūtā Kabushiki-gaisha}}}}
| airline = Ryukyu Air Commuter Co., Ltd.<br />{{nobold|{{nihongo2|琉球エアーコミューター株式会社}}<br />{{transliteration|ja|Ryūkyū Eā Komyūtā Kabushiki-gaisha}}}}
| logo = Ryukyu Air Commuter.svg
| logo = Ryukyu Air Commuter.svg
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| ICAO = RAC
| ICAO = RAC
| callsign = RYUKYU
| callsign = RYUKYU
| parent = {{nowrap|[[Japan Transocean Airlines]] (74.5%)}}
| parent = {{nowrap|[[Japan Transocean Air]] (74.5%)}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1985|12|24}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1985|12|24}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|1987|02|17}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|1987|02|17}}
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Ryuku Air Commuter was established on December 24, 1985, with help from joint investments from the local government and local businesses. The following year they received the air transport license and the airline started operating flights between [[Naha]] and [[Kerama Islands|Kerama]] on the 17th of February 1987. This route was operated with a [[Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander|Britten-Norman BN-2B Islander]] seating up to nine people.<ref name=":2" /> The next route introduced by the airline was  from [[Naha]] to [[Aguni, Okinawa|Aguni]] and commenced on December 20, 1989.  
Ryuku Air Commuter was established on December 24, 1985, with help from joint investments from the local government and local businesses. The following year they received the air transport license and the airline started operating flights between [[Naha]] and [[Kerama Islands|Kerama]] on the 17th of February 1987. This route was operated with a [[Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander|Britten-Norman BN-2B Islander]] seating up to nine people.<ref name=":2" /> The next route introduced by the airline was  from [[Naha]] to [[Aguni, Okinawa|Aguni]] and commenced on December 20, 1989.  


On November 16, 1992, Ryuku Air Commuter took over two [[De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] aircraft from [[Japan Transocean Air]]lines (then known as ‘Southwest Air Lines’), with a capacity of 19 seats this aircraft type had a significantly higher capacity than the BN-2B.<ref name=":0" /> With the introduction of these new aircraft, the airline was able to increase its operations and also operate out of other airports than just Naha. With this growth in the operations the airline started to grow into a commuter airline with wide network of the islands within the prefecture, with the main hub being from the island of [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] ([[Naha Airport]]).
On November 16, 1992, Ryuku Air Commuter took over two [[De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] aircraft from [[Japan Transocean Air]] (then known as ‘Southwest Air Lines’), with a capacity of 19 seats this aircraft type had a significantly higher capacity than the BN-2B.<ref name=":0" /> With the introduction of these new aircraft, the airline was able to increase its operations and also operate out of other airports than just Naha. With this growth in the operations the airline started to grow into a commuter airline with wide network of the islands within the prefecture, with the main hub being from the island of [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] ([[Naha Airport]]).


As a replacement for the DHC-6 Twin Otter the [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|DeHavilland Bombardier Dash 8 100 (DHC-8-100)]] was introduced in 1997, allowing for even greater capacity by seating up to 39 seats.<ref name=":0" /> With this larger aircraft the airline started two new routes that same year from Naha to [[Yoronjima|Yoron]] and [[Kumejima Airport|Kumejima]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=RACの歴史 {{!}} 琉球エアーコミューター |url=https://rac-okinawa.com/history/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=rac-okinawa.com}}</ref>
As a replacement for the DHC-6 Twin Otter the [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|DeHavilland Bombardier Dash 8 100 (DHC-8-100)]] was introduced in 1997, allowing for even greater capacity by seating up to 39 seats.<ref name=":0" /> With this larger aircraft the airline started two new routes that same year from Naha to [[Yoronjima|Yoron]] and [[Kumejima Airport|Kumejima]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=RACの歴史 {{!}} 琉球エアーコミューター |url=https://rac-okinawa.com/history/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=rac-okinawa.com}}</ref>

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Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC) is a Japanese regional airline headquartered in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] It operates domestic passenger services from the island of Okinawa to other islands of Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture. It is owned by Japan Transocean Air (74.5%), Okinawa Prefecture (6.3%), Minamidaitō (4,8%) Kumejima (4,3%) Kitadaitō (4,0%) and other shareholders (6,1%).[1]

History

File:RAC Bombardier DHC8-100(JA8972) (4235899933).jpg
A RAC Bombardier Dash 8 100 in the old livery, landing at Naha Airport, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. (2009)
File:RAC Bombardier DHC8-Q300(JA8936) (4244003305).jpg
A RAC Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 landing at Naha Airport, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. (2009)

Ryuku Air Commuter was established on December 24, 1985, with help from joint investments from the local government and local businesses. The following year they received the air transport license and the airline started operating flights between Naha and Kerama on the 17th of February 1987. This route was operated with a Britten-Norman BN-2B Islander seating up to nine people.[2] The next route introduced by the airline was  from Naha to Aguni and commenced on December 20, 1989.  

On November 16, 1992, Ryuku Air Commuter took over two De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft from Japan Transocean Air (then known as ‘Southwest Air Lines’), with a capacity of 19 seats this aircraft type had a significantly higher capacity than the BN-2B.[3] With the introduction of these new aircraft, the airline was able to increase its operations and also operate out of other airports than just Naha. With this growth in the operations the airline started to grow into a commuter airline with wide network of the islands within the prefecture, with the main hub being from the island of Okinawa (Naha Airport).

As a replacement for the DHC-6 Twin Otter the DeHavilland Bombardier Dash 8 100 (DHC-8-100) was introduced in 1997, allowing for even greater capacity by seating up to 39 seats.[3] With this larger aircraft the airline started two new routes that same year from Naha to Yoron and Kumejima.[2]

In the following years the airline would see an expansion of their network throughout the Okinawa Prefecture and expanding their fleet with more modern variants of the DHC-8 aircraft. In 2015, the airline signed a firm purchase agreement for five Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 passenger/cargo combi aircraft, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in 2014. It became the launch customer for this new variant aircraft upon delivery in 2016.[4] The final Bombardier Dash 8-Q300 flight was on 31 January 2018.

Destinations

Scheduled destinations (as of November 2019):[5]

City IATA ICAO Airport Notes Refs
Amami ASJ RJKA Amami Airport Terminated [2]
Hateruma HTR RORH Hateruma Airport Terminated
Ishigaki ISG ROIG New Ishigaki Airport
Kitadaitō KTD RORK Kitadaitō Airport
Kumejima UEO ROKJ Kumejima Airport
Minami-Daito MMD ROMD Minami-Daito Airport
Miyakojima MMY ROMY Miyako Airport
Naha OKA ROAH Naha Airport Template:Airline hub
Tarama TRA RORT Tarama Airport
Yonaguni OGN ROYN Yonaguni Airport
Yoron RNJ RORY Yoron Airport
Zamami KJP ROKR Kerama Airport Terminated [6]

Fleet

Current fleet

File:Ryukyu Air Commuter at Amami Airport.jpg
RAC Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 Combi

Template:As of, Ryukyu Air Commuter operates the following aircraft:[3]

Ryukyu Air Commuter Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers
(Economy)
De Havilland Dash 8 Q400 Combi 5 — 50 + Cargo
Total 5 —

Former fleet

Ryukyu Air Commuter has previously operated the following aircraft:[3]

References

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External links

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  5. ↑ "Route Network," Ryukyu Air Commuter
  6. ↑ "Kerama Airport GuideTemplate:Dead link," Japan Airlines
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