Flyers

What Flyers does

Flyers (株式会社Flyers) is a Sapporo, Japan-based startup that operates flyers.plus, a web-based drone flight spot discovery and administrative procedure support platform serving individual drone hobbyists and aerial photography enthusiasts across Japan. Founded on January 7, 2021 by Representative Director Shinagawa Hiroki (品川 広樹), the company maintains a database of approximately 671 pre-verified drone flying locations spanning Hokkaido to Okinawa, with each spot annotated by flight boundaries, takeoff/landing zones, and site-specific cautions derived from prior land manager coordination. Beyond location data, Flyers acts as an intermediary between drone operators and land managers — and notifies local police stations — handling regulatory paperwork on the user's behalf through a ticket-based system introduced in July 2023.

The platform's core products include a searchable flight spot database (with keyword and photo-based search), a paid procedures support service, a Flight Spot Request service that lets users commission investigations of new locations (¥2,500 per request at beta pricing), a community-driven aerial photo posting feature, and an issued flight confirmation certificate. The underlying technology is a self-serve web platform with mobile-friendly UI; there is no public API, no mobile app, and no disclosed AI/ML components. Pricing is structured around ticket bundles (¥1,800 single, ¥8,000 for five, ¥15,000 for ten), with each ticket expiring after six months and select spots (the Hokkaido Tokachi area and 10 designated locations) remaining free.

Flyers monetizes exclusively through consumer transactions with hobbyist drone users — there are no enterprise customers or B2B contracts disclosed. Distribution is product-led and community-led: organic web/SEO traffic, an active Twitter presence (@flyers_plus), user-generated photo and review contributions, and a hardware-channel partnership with Sekido (bundling tickets with DJI Air 3 sales). The company appears bootstrapped or founder-funded: no venture capital, private equity, or strategic investor is disclosed in the source data, and ownership commentary notes the absence of any parent entity. Operating scope is single-country (Japan) with no international footprint claimed.

Name

Flyers

Legal name

株式会社Flyers

Website

https://flyers.plus

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Flyers (株式会社Flyers) is a Sapporo-based operator of a drone flight spot discovery and land-manager permission service, helping Japanese drone hobbyists find pre-verified flying locations and complete administrative flight procedures nationwide via a ticket-based web platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Drone Flight Support Services

NAICS

Nonscheduled Air Transportation (4812)

SIC

Air Transportation, Nonscheduled (4522)

akta.pro primary industry

Helicopter Passenger Services Brokerage, Booking & Aggregation Platforms (THABAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Helicopter Passenger Services Operations & Dispatch (Brokerages/Platforms) (TLAFACAL)

Keywords

• Drone flight spots
• Aerial photography support
• Drone permit services
• Flight spot database
• Drone administrative procedures

Headquarters

HQ city

Sapporo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Flyers Ticket Sales: Tickets are sold in bundles (1, 5, or 10 tickets) that users exchange when applying for flight procedure support. Each spot usage requires 1 ticket. Tickets expire 6 months after purchase.
2. Flight Spot Request Fee: Users pay a fee to request investigation of new locations as potential flight spots. Currently offered at beta test price of ¥2,500 (original ¥3,000).
3. Free Flight Spots: Some flight spots are available without tickets (free), including 10 designated locations and Hokkaido Tokachi area spots. This freemium model attracts users to the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Flyers operates a Japan-wide web platform that helps individual drone operators find pre-verified aerial photography flight spots and complete the administrative procedures (land manager approvals, police notifications) required to fly legally. The platform combines a searchable database of approximately 671 approved flight locations across Japan with a ticket-based procedural support service and a paid Flight Spot Request service that investigates and adds new locations on user request.

Product overview

Flyers is a drone flight spot platform providing information about approved drone flying locations across Japan. The platform operates a multi-service model consisting of: (1) Flight Spot Search — a searchable database of approximately 671 verified flight locations across Japan; (2) Procedures Support Service — assistance with land manager approvals and paperwork using a ticket-based system; (3) Flight Spot Request — service to investigate and add new flight spots based on user requests; and (4) Aerial Photo Posting — community feature for sharing drone photos at spots. The core value proposition is simplifying drone flight permit procedures, making drone flying more accessible and safer. The company is 株式会社Flyers, operated from Sapporo, Hokkaido.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flight Spot Search (スポット検索)

Quantifiable outcome

• Application process can be completed in approximately 1 minute
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sekido Co., Ltd. (株式会社セキド)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 25 July 2023Sekido sells DJI Air 3 drones bundled with Flyers tickets through their online store. This partnership extends Flyers' reach to drone purchasers who become potential platform users. Serial codes included with purchases can be exchanged for Flyers tickets.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/flyers_plus

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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