Nakanihon Air Service

Aviation company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Nakanihon Air Service Bell 430

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
-	NAS	-

Commenced operations

1953

Operating bases

Nagoya Airport

Fleet size

See Fleet below

Parent company

Nagoya Railroad
All Nippon Airways

Headquarters

Nagoya, Japan

Nakanihon Air Service is a general aviation company headquartered in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan,^[1] by Nagoya Airfield near Nagoya.

History

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).^[1] 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.)