External links
- First Flying website (in Japanese)
| Full-service |
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| Regional | |
| Low-cost | |
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| Defunct |
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| Founded | June 14, 1966 | ||||||
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| 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 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.
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.
First Flying operates[when?] the following fleet:
| 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 July 2026) |