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Helicopter sightseeing plan sale with Expressway SA as takeoff and landing site
～“ Tohoku Expressway Chojahara SA (In-bound Line) Takeoff and Landing Helicopter Sightseeing Plan” on sale starting September 14th～
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- First in Japan! Helicopter sightseeing plan sale with Expressway SA as takeoff and landing site
September 14, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
AirX Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) and AirX Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) are planning a 9-day "helicopter sightseeing plan" that will take off and land at the Tohoku Expressway Chojahara Service Area (SA) (In-bound line). Sales will start from the 14th of the month.
This flight was the first in Japan (according to our research) to be a collaboration between AirX Co., Ltd., which builds the infrastructure that will be the source of next-generation air mobility such as helicopters, private jets, and flying cars, and NEXCO EAST, which manages Expressway. "Sales of helicopter sightseeing plans that use Expressway service areas as takeoff and landing sites."
Flight overview
A total of four types of courses, including the "Recovery Course", will be sold with Tohoku Expressway Chojahara SA as the take-off and landing site.
The implementation period is October 7th (Saturday), October 8th (Sunday), October 9th (holiday/Monday), October 14th (Saturday), October 15th (Sunday), 2020. It is scheduled for 5 days. (However, the flight may be canceled due to weather.)
The aircraft uses a Robinson R44, which is highly quiet and environmentally friendly.
Up to 3 passengers can be on board at the same time on one flight, with a total weight of up to 220 kg.
Photo provided by: “Osaki Area Global Agricultural Heritage Promotion Council”
Flight details
| Course Name | flight time flight distance |
flight route | price (Tax included per person) |
Main attractions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial course | 3 minutes 7km |
Chojahara Chojahara SA → One round of Kejonuma Kejonuma → Chojahara SA | 3 people 3,900 yen/person 4,900 yen/person for 2 people |
You can walk around Kamenuma, which is registered under the Ramsar Convention *1, as if you were a bird. |
| world agricultural heritage Sky course |
10 minutes 22km |
Chojahara SA → Uchikawa Water Plaza Uchikawa Shinsui Square → Eai River → Chojahara SA | 10,800 yen/person for 3 people 13,800 yen/person for 2 people |
Osaki Kōdo is registered as a World Agricultural Heritage Site. You can see the landscape of Ikune Igune Forest coexisting with flora and fauna from above. |
| Spectacular view/Naruko Hot spring village course |
half an hour 62km |
Chojahara SA → Eai River → Naruko Naruko Dam → Kawatari Kawatabi Onsen → Ikezuki → Chojahara SA | 3 people 31,600 yen/person 37,600 yen/person for 2 people |
Please take a look at the dynamic scenery of Naruko Gorge flowing through the spacious Kurikoma Quasi-National Park. |
| Reconstruction course | 50 minutes 109km |
Chojahara SA → Ishinomaki → Onagawa → Okawa Elementary School → Chojahara SA | 47,800 yen/person for 3 people 2 people 54,800 yen/person |
12 years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake. While looking at the Eai River and the Osaki Plain, you can see the current status of reconstruction, including the Sanriku Coastal Road, which was opened as a reconstruction road, the Ishinomaki embankment, and Onagawa, which has been relocated to higher ground, as well as the Oiwa River Oppa River and the earthquake ruins of Okawa Elementary School. Please see and more. |
- The Ramsar Convention is officially known as the ``Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, Particularly as Waterfowl Habitats,'' and is a treaty that aims to encourage countries to conserve wetlands that are prone to destruction.
- The above price includes only the flight fee. Transportation costs to the Chojahara SA In-bound line are not included, so customers are responsible for their own transportation to the Chojahara SA In-bound line.
- As a general rule, flights will be operated on a chartered basis.
- If the operating company determines that the flight is not possible due to bad weather, etc., the flight will be cancelled. In that case, the fee will be fully refunded (excluding transfer fees).
- For other details, please check the AirX website when making a reservation.
How to make a reservation
Please check the AirX site below for flight plan details and applications.
≪URL≫ https://skyview.airos.jp/caravans/e-nexco_chojahara
- Applications will be accepted from September 14th until the day of the flight. If there are seats remaining, you can also apply on-site on the day.
flight map
takeoff and landing point
Tohoku Expressway Chojahara Service Area In-bound Line
- Please see the reservation page for details such as takeoff and landing times and meeting location.
About DraPla Innovation Lab and this initiative
"DraPla Innovation Lab" is a part of NEXCO EAST 's open innovation initiative. Through co-creation with startups, etc., "Dorapura Innovation Lab" contributes to solving company or regional issues using new technologies and services, and improves customer safety, security, and The aim is to improve comfort and convenience, and by utilizing the results not only Expressway but also in the real world, the results can be widely distributed.
In 2021, we began accepting applications as the first accelerator program in Japan run by an Expressway company, and are currently conducting demonstration experiments.
This project is a collaboration between two companies, AirX Co., Ltd. and NEXCO EAST which have been selected by the "DraPla Innovation Lab" and are engaged in the air mobility business with the aim of creating a "world where the sky can be used freely" and boast the most helicopter flight results in Japan. This is a demonstration experiment to verify the appeal of a new combination of Expressway and aerial sightseeing, with a view to linking it with flying cars.
In the future, by making short- and medium-distance air travel more accessible, we will not only create demand for tourism, but also contribute to regional revitalization by strengthening our ability to respond in the event of a disaster and improving access to mountainous and mountainous areas. This is what we aim for.
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