神戸空港
StarFlyer was founded as on 17 December 2002 with the intention of being based at the new Kobe Airport. The company changed its name to "StarFlyer" in May 2003, and moved to Kitakyushu at the end of 2003. The airline was founded by former Japan Airlines technician Takaaki Hori and former All Nippon Airways executive Yasushi Muto, who respectively served as president and senior vice president of the company until 2009. Its headquarters were initially in the in Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyūshū; in 2010 the airline announced that the headquarters would move to Kitakyushu Airport.