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In the year ending October 2026, 62 Space-A flights went from Kadena AB to Andersen AFB. That is about once a week, and roughly 11 percent of Kadena AB's recorded departures. On the 57 of those where the terminal reported who made the cut, Category VI travelers, the retirees and veterans at the back of the line, got a seat 63 percent of the time.
By raw volume, May and September saw the most departures on this route in the year ending October 2026, and December the fewest. The route was active in 13 of the 13 months on record.
Sunday is the day to watch: 25 of the 62 roll calls for this route, 40 percent, fell on a Sunday.
Category VI is the last group called at roll call. On this route, 63 percent of the 57 reported flights still had room by the time Cat VI was called. The rate looks rough on its own. Read it with the seat numbers below before you write the route off.
The lowest category that made each reported flight, in the year ending October 2026:
| Category III | 3 flights |
| Category IV | 6 flights |
| Category V | 12 flights |
| Category VI | 36 flights |
Seats are the other half of the picture. On the 61 flights that reported both numbers, the terminal released an average of 25 seats and 3 were taken, so a typical flight on this route left with about 22 Space-A seats empty. That is the tell. With that much room, the roll calls that stopped at a higher category were mostly flights where nobody further down the list was there to take a seat, not flights that turned retirees away.
A schedule on the 72-hour board is a plan, not a promise, and on this route the record says how much of a plan. Of the 17 flights posted to Kadena AB's board for Andersen AFB in the last 120 days, 2 (12 percent) disappeared from the board more than twelve hours before they were due to fly, 6 (35 percent) changed their roll-call time after first posting, and 5 (29 percent) changed their seat count. Normal turbulence for Space-A. Check the board the night before and again the morning of.
Sign-up at Kadena AB is free and does not commit you to anything. You can email the terminal at 733ams.space-available@us.af.mil (the email doubles as your dated proof of sign-up), use the AMC online sign-up portal and call 011-81-611-734-6487 / 011-81-611-734-2159 to confirm anything time-sensitive. Do it 45 to 60 days before you want to travel, because your place in line at roll call is your sign-up date, and a sign-up is good for 60 days.
In the year ending October 2026, Kadena AB recorded 62 Space-A flights to Andersen AFB, which works out to about once a week. Firm schedules only appear about 72 hours ahead; the free live boards at spaceascout.com show what is posted now.
In the year ending October 2026, Category VI travelers, which covers retirees and eligible veterans, made the cut on 63 percent of the 57 flights where Kadena AB reported a category for this route.
Email 733ams.space-available@us.af.mil with your name, category, number of travelers and desired destinations, or use the AMC online portal. Sign up 45 to 60 days before you want to fly. It is free and the email gives you a dated record.
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