This is a list of defunct airlines of Japan.[1] [2]
| Airline | Japanese Name | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Ceased operations | Notes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Central | エアーセントラル | NV | CRF | AIR CENTRAL | 1988 | 2010 | Merged with Air Next and Air Nippon Network to form ANA Wings | ||||||||||
| Air Hokkaido | エアー北海道 | ADK | AIR DREAM | 1994 | 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Air Next | エアーネクスト | 7A | NXA | BLUE DOLPHIN | 2004 | 2010 | Merged with Air Central and Air Nippon Network to form ANA Wings | ||||||||||
| Air Nippon | エアーニッポン | EL | ANK | ANK AIR | 1987 | 2012 | Merged into All Nippon Airways | ||||||||||
| Air Nippon Network | エアーニッポンネットワーク | EH | AKX | ALPHA WING | 2002 | 2010 | Merged with Air Central and Air Next to form ANA Wings | ||||||||||
| AirAsia Japan (Part 1) | エアアジア・ジャパン | DJ | WAJ | WING ASIA | 2011 | 2013 | Rebranded as Vanilla Air | ||||||||||
| AirAsia Japan (Part 2) | エアアジア・ジャパン | DJ | WAJ | WING ASIA | 2017 | 2020 | Shut down due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
| ANA & JP Express | ANA & JP エクスプレス | 9N | AJV | AYJAY CARGO | 2006 | 2010 | Merged into Air Japan | ||||||||||
| Fuji Air Lines | 富士航空 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1952 | 1964 | Merged with Nitto Airlines and North Japan Airlines to form Japan Domestic Airlines | ||||||||||
| Fujita Airlines | 藤田航空 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1956 | 1963 | Merged into All Nippon Airways | ||||||||||
| Galaxy Airlines | ギャラクシーエアラインズ | J7 | GXY | GALAX | 2005 | 2008 | |||||||||||
| Harlequin Air | ハーレクィンエア | JH | HLQ | HARLEQUIN | 1997 | 2005 | Affiliate of Japan Air System, now part of Japan Airlines | ||||||||||
| Imperial Japanese Airways | 大日本航空 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1938 | 1945 | |||||||||||
| Japan Airlines Domestic | 日本航空ジャパン | JL | JFL | J-BIRD | 2004 | 2006 | Merged into Japan Airlines | ||||||||||
| Japan Asia Airways | 日本アジア航空 | EG | JAA | ASIA | 1975 | 2008 | Merged into Japan Airlines | ||||||||||
| Japan Domestic Airlines | 日本国内航空 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1964 | 1971 | Merged with Toa Airways to form Toa Domestic Airlines | ||||||||||
| JAL Cargo (Part 1) | JALカーゴ | JL | JAL | JAPAN AIR | 1982 | 2010 | |||||||||||
| JAL Express | JALエクスプレス | JC | JEX | JANEX | 1997 | 2014 | Integrated into Japan Airlines | ||||||||||
| JALways | JALウェイズ | JO | JAZ | JALWAYS | 1991 | 2010 | Merged into Japan Airlines | ||||||||||
| Japan Air System | 日本エアシステム | JD | JAS | AIR SYSTEM | 1988 | 2004 | Rebranded as Japan Airlines Domestic | ||||||||||
| Japan Air Transport | 日本航空運送 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1928 | 1938 | Merged into Imperial Japanese Airways | ||||||||||
| Japan Universal System Transport | 日本ユニバーサル航空 | YU | JST | N/A | 1991 | 1996 | - | Kansai Airlines | |||||||||
| Kyokushin Air | 旭伸航空 | N/A | KOK | KYOKUSHIN AIR | 1968 | 2008 | |||||||||||
| Link Airs | リンク | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2012 | 2014 | Went bankrupt and never launched | ||||||||||
| Nakanihon Airlines | 中日本エアラインサービス | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1998 | 2005 | Commuter division of Nakanihon Air Service, rebranded as Air Central | ||||||||||
| Nitto Airlines | 日東航空 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1955 | 1964 | Merged with Fuji Air Lines and North Japan Airlines to form Japan Domestic Airlines | ||||||||||
| North Japan Airlines | 北日本航空 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1962 | 1964 | Merged with Fuji Air Lines and Nitto Airlines to form Japan Domestic Airlines | ||||||||||
| Orange Cargo | オレンジカーゴ | N/A | ORJ | ORANGE CARGO | 2002 | 2004 | Went bankrupt | ||||||||||
| Skynet Asia Airways | スカイネットアジア航空 | LQ | SNJ | NEW SKY | 1997 | 2011 | Rebranded as Solaseed Air | ||||||||||
| Southwest Air Lines | 南西航空 | NU | SWL | NANSEI | 1967 | 1993 | Rebranded as Japan Transocean Air | ||||||||||
| Toa Airways | 東亜航空 | N/A | TAW | TOA DOMES | 1953 | 1971 | Merged with Japan Domestic Airlines to form Toa Domestic Airlines | ||||||||||
| Toa Domestic Airlines | 東亜国内航空 | JD | TDA | TOA DOMES | 1971 | 1988 | Rebranded as Japan Air System | ||||||||||
| Vanilla Air | バニラ・エア | JW | VNL | VANILLA | 2013 | 2019 | Merged into Peach Aviation |