# First Flying

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Japanese airline

First Flying IATA ICAO Call sign — DAK None Founded June 14, 1966 Hubs Yao Airport Hiroshima-Nishi Airport Naha Airport New Ishigaki Airport Fleet size 18 Destinations 4 Headquarters Yao Airport Website dai1air.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](/source/Yao_Airport) in [Yao](/source/Yao%2C_Osaka), [Osaka Prefecture](/source/Osaka_Prefecture), [Japan](/source/Japan). It operates interisland passenger service in [Okinawa Prefecture](/source/Okinawa_Prefecture) and provides sightseeing flights, flight training, a [flying club](/source/Flying_club) and other irregular services at [Yao Airport](/source/Yao_Airport) and [Hiroshima-Nishi Airport](/source/Hiroshima-Nishi_Airport).

## Destinations

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

- [Aguni Airport](/source/Aguni_Airport)

- [Naha Airport](/source/Naha_Airport)

- [New Ishigaki Airport](/source/New_Ishigaki_Airport)

- [Hateruma Airport](/source/Hateruma_Airport)

First Flying resumed service between [New Ishigaki Airport](/source/New_Ishigaki_Airport), [Hateruma Airport](/source/Hateruma_Airport) and [Tarama Airport](/source/Tarama_Airport) in January 2024 using Twin Otter aircraft.[1]

## Fleet

First Flying operates[*[when?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items)*] 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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["波照間、空路が再開 15年2カ月ぶり 第一航空が就航"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240709161239/https://www.y-mainichi.co.jp/news/40207/). Archived from [the original](https://www.y-mainichi.co.jp/news/40207/) on 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["第一航空株式会社"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130724013427/http://dai1air.com/company/company.html). Archived from [the original](http://dai1air.com/company/company.html) on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Global Airline Guide 2025 - First Flying". *Airliner World*. September 2025. p. 63.

## External links

- [First Flying website](http://dai1air.com/) (in Japanese)

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