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Nakanihon Air Service

Logo: 中日本航空株式会社, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Aviation company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Nakanihon Air Service is a general aviation company headquartered in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, by Nagoya Airfield near Nagoya.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1953Founded1

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Hangar at Nagoya Airfield (3944077174)
Photo: Kentaro Iemoto from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Nakanihon Air Service is a general aviation company headquartered in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, by Nagoya Airfield near Nagoya.2

The story

In 1953, Nakanihon Air Service Co., Ltd. (中日本航空株式会社 Nakanihon Kōkū Kabushiki Gaisha) (NAS) was founded near Nagoya Airport (currently Nagoya Airfield). Its major shareholders included Nagoya Railroad and ANA. Its core business has been general aviation, including scenic and charter flights, aerial photography and helicopter services. Its commuter operations were spun off as Nakanihon Airlines (NAL) in 1998 (renamed Air Central in 2005.)

From Wikipedia’s article on Nakanihon Air Service, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

20 fixed wing aircraft, including Cessna Citation V and Beechcraft King Air

60 helicopters

From Wikipedia’s article on Nakanihon Air Service, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

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Sources

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