Japan Airlines (JL)
Japan Airlines (JL) flies to 339 destinations in 71 countries. Route counts include codeshare and partner-operated flights sold under the JL code. Leans international: 287 international routes vs 52 domestic. Covers a lot of ground internationally.
JL is part of oneworld. In practice that means your frequent flyer miles work on partner airlines, you can use partner lounges, and connecting flights on alliance carriers can be booked on a single ticket. oneworld partners include British Airways, Qantas, Japan Airlines, and Cathay Pacific.
JL hubs: Tokyo (HND), 67 routes; Narita (NRT), 56 routes. The one closest to you is where you get the most nonstop options. If you need to connect, that's the airport to do it through.
Japan Airlines Hub Airports
2 hubs. Each one covers different geography. The largest hub gives you the most routing options for connections.
HNDJapan Airlines Fleet & Aircraft Types
56 aircraft types appear on JL routes. This includes aircraft operated by partner airlines, not just Japan Airlines metal. Large mixed fleet across the partner network. What you actually sit on varies by route.
Japan Airlines Operating Partners
Not every flight with a JL number is actually Japan Airlines. These partner airlines operate routes under the JL code. Your booking and flight number say JL, but the plane and crew belong to one of these carriers.
On shorter routes from the hubs, this usually means a regional jet. Smaller plane, 2-2 seating, less overhead bin space. Check the aircraft code when you book. If it says E175, CRJ, or ATR, that's a partner regional jet.
JCJapan Airlines: All 339 Destinations
Every nonstop route Japan Airlines flies. Each destination links to the full route page with schedules, competing airlines, and connection options.
| Code | City | Airport | Country | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THS | 253 mi | |||
| ABZ | Aberdeen | 402 mi | ||
| ADD | Addis Ababa | 1,406 mi | ||
| ADL | Adelaide | 398 mi | ||
| AMD | Ahmedabad | 759 mi | ||
| AXT | Akita | 282 mi | ||
| ABQ | Albuquerque | 1,179 mi | ||
| ALC | Alicante | 222 mi | ||
| ALA | Almaty | 2,486 mi | ||
| TKN | Amagi | 65 mi | ||
| ASJ | Amami | 553 mi | ||
| AMM | Amman | 1,046 mi | ||
| ATQ | Amritsar | 258 mi | ||
| AMS | Amsterdam | 230 mi | ||
| ANC | Anchorage | 2,343 mi | ||
| ESB | Ankara | 1,486 mi | ||
| AOJ | Aomori | 795 mi | ||
| JRO | Arusha | 2,210 mi | ||
| ATL | Atlanta | 945 mi | ||
| IXU | Aurangabad | 485 mi | ||
| AUS | Austin | 1,770 mi | ||
| GYD | Baku | 1,054 mi | ||
| KRK | Balice | 736 mi | ||
| BWN | Bandar Seri Begawan | 2,675 mi | ||
| BKK | Bangkok | 1,968 mi | ||
| BCN | Barcelona | 1,633 mi | ||
| PEK | Beijing | 1,301 mi | ||
| PKX | Beijing | 1,306 mi | ||
| BHD | Belfast | 313 mi | ||
| BEG | Belgrade | 2,204 mi | ||
| BLI | Bellingham | 94 mi | ||
| CNF | Belo Horizonte | 308 mi | ||
| BEL | Belém | 1,530 mi | ||
| BLR | Bengaluru | 283 mi | ||
| BGO | Bergen | 673 mi | ||
| BER | Berlin | 701 mi | ||
| BIO | Bilbao | 197 mi | ||
| BOI | Boise | 750 mi | ||
| BLQ | Bologna | 723 mi | ||
| BOS | Boston | 2,582 mi | ||
| BZN | Bozeman | 541 mi | ||
| BSB | Brasília | 531 mi | ||
| BNE | Brisbane | 468 mi | ||
| BUD | Budapest | 919 mi | ||
| BUF | Buffalo | 301 mi | ||
| BUR | Burbank | 938 mi | ||
| PUS | Busan | 446 mi | ||
| CNS | Cairns | 1,438 mi | ||
| YYC | Calgary | 427 mi | ||
| CGR | Campo Grande | 564 mi | ||
| CBR | Canberra | 292 mi | ||
| CPT | Cape Town | 4,631 mi | ||
| IXC | Chandigarh | 1,209 mi | ||
| CHS | Charleston | 637 mi | ||
| CTU | Chengdu (Shuangliu) | 1,059 mi | ||
| MAA | Chennai | 166 mi | ||
| CNX | Chiang Mai | 371 mi | ||
| ORD | Chicago | 511 mi | ||
| RFD | Chicago/Rockford | 6,211 mi | ||
| CKG | Chongqing | 908 mi | ||
| CLE | Cleveland | 424 mi | ||
| CJB | Coimbatore | 156 mi | ||
| LYS | Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône | 256 mi | ||
| CMB | Colombo | 1,709 mi | ||
| CPH | Copenhagen | 609 mi | ||
| CGB | Cuiabá | 826 mi | ||
| LCG | Culleredo | 314 mi | ||
| CWB | Curitiba | 223 mi | ||
| DAD | Da Nang | 376 mi | ||
| DLC | Dalian (Ganjingzi) | 1,056 mi | ||
| DFW | Dallas-Fort Worth | 304 mi | ||
| DAR | Dar es Salaam | 280 mi | ||
| DRW | Darwin | 1,960 mi | ||
| DEN | Denver | 861 mi | ||
| DTW | Detroit | 1,922 mi | ||
| DOH | Doha | 2,673 mi | ||
| DUB | Dublin | 279 mi | ||
| DBV | Dubrovnik | 1,259 mi | ||
| IAD | Dulles | 2,300 mi | ||
| DUS | Düsseldorf | 244 mi | ||
| EDI | Edinburgh | 1,067 mi | ||
| YEG | Edmonton | 503 mi | ||
| EUG | Eugene | 234 mi | ||
| FAI | Fairbanks | 1,530 mi | ||
| MXP | Ferno (VA) | 1,212 mi | ||
| FLR | Firenze (FI) | 757 mi | ||
| FLN | Florianópolis | 320 mi | ||
| FLL | Fort Lauderdale | 2,579 mi | ||
| RSW | Fort Myers | 1,251 mi | ||
| FOR | Fortaleza | 1,458 mi | ||
| IGU | Foz do Iguaçu | 526 mi | ||
| FRA | Frankfurt am Main | 956 mi | ||
| FAT | Fresno | 749 mi | ||
| FUK | Fukuoka | 584 mi | ||
| FOC | Fuzhou (Changle) | 1,400 mi | ||
| GDN | Gdańsk | 476 mi | ||
| GVA | Geneva | 2,881 mi | ||
| GIB | Gibraltar | 1,086 mi | ||
| GYN | Goiânia | 503 mi | ||
| GTF | Great Falls | 511 mi | ||
| CAN | Guangzhou (Huadu) | 1,526 mi | ||
| GOT | Göteborg | 486 mi | ||
| GUM | Hagåtña | 1,556 mi | ||
| HKD | Hakodate | 564 mi | ||
| HAM | Hamburg | 726 mi | ||
| HNA | Hanamaki | 233 mi | ||
| HAN | Hanoi (Soc Son) | 390 mi | ||
| HEL | Helsinki (Vantaa) | 1,276 mi | ||
| AKJ | Higashikagura | 579 mi | ||
| GAJ | Higashine | 371 mi | ||
| ITO | Hilo | 217 mi | ||
| HIJ | Hiroshima | 396 mi | ||
| SGN | Ho Chi Minh City | 2,724 mi | ||
| HKG | Hong Kong | 2,655 mi | ||
| HNL | Honolulu, Oahu | 101 mi | ||
| IAH | Houston | 1,873 mi | ||
| HYD | Hyderabad | 787 mi | ||
| IBZ | Ibiza (Eivissa) | 286 mi | ||
| ISG | Ishigaki | 1,205 mi | ||
| IZO | Izumo | 188 mi | ||
| JAC | Jackson | 784 mi | ||
| JAX | Jacksonville | 829 mi | ||
| CGK | Jakarta | 264 mi | ||
| JED | Jeddah | 827 mi | ||
| CJU | Jeju City | 804 mi | ||
| XRY | Jerez de la Frontera | 292 mi | ||
| JNB | Johannesburg | 6,633 mi | ||
| JNU | Juneau | 908 mi | ||
| KOJ | Kagoshima | 460 mi | ||
| OGG | Kahului | 84 mi | ||
| KOA | Kailua-Kona | 263 mi | ||
| FCA | Kalispell | 378 mi | ||
| KMQ | Kanazawa | 198 mi | ||
| MCI | Kansas City | 1,486 mi | ||
| KHH | Kaohsiung (Xiaogang) | 1,217 mi | ||
| YLW | Kelowna | 219 mi | ||
| KTN | Ketchikan | 679 mi | ||
| KKX | Kikai | 245 mi | ||
| KKJ | Kitakyushu | 511 mi | ||
| COK | Kochi | 1,273 mi | ||
| CCU | Kolkata | 816 mi | ||
| KBV | Krabi | 404 mi | ||
| TGG | Kuala Terengganu | 206 mi | ||
| KUA | Kuantan | 126 mi | ||
| KCH | Kuching | 603 mi | ||
| KMJ | Kumamoto | 790 mi | ||
| UEO | Kumejima | 1,000 mi | ||
| KUO | Kuopio / Siilinjärvi | 208 mi | ||
| KUH | Kushiro | 142 mi | ||
| DPS | Kuta, Badung | 611 mi | ||
| LBU | Labuan | 950 mi | ||
| TDX | Laem Ngop | 144 mi | ||
| LGK | Langkawi | 283 mi | ||
| LCA | Larnaca | 2,037 mi | ||
| LAS | Las Vegas | 867 mi | ||
| IXL | Leh | 387 mi | ||
| LIH | Lihue, Kauai | 201 mi | ||
| LIM | Lima | 4,176 mi | ||
| LIS | Lisbon | 3,612 mi | ||
| LHR | London | 5,961 mi | ||
| STN | London, Essex | 5,921 mi | ||
| LDB | Londrina | 296 mi | ||
| LAX | Los Angeles | 373 mi | ||
| LPQ | Luang Phabang | 440 mi | ||
| LKO | Lucknow | 263 mi | ||
| LUX | Luxembourg | 319 mi | ||
| MAD | Madrid | 1,122 mi | ||
| MAH | Mahón (Maó) | 413 mi | ||
| UPG | Makassar | 890 mi | ||
| MLE | Malé | 1,968 mi | ||
| MDC | Manado | 1,367 mi | ||
| BAH | Manama | 91 mi | ||
| MAO | Manaus | 1,676 mi | ||
| MAN | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 1,126 mi | ||
| MNL | Manila (Pasay) | 1,896 mi | ||
| MRS | Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône | 405 mi | ||
| MGF | Maringá | 352 mi | ||
| MYJ | Matsuyama | 170 mi | ||
| MFR | Medford | 352 mi | ||
| MEL | Melbourne | 438 mi | ||
| MEX | Mexico City | 939 mi | ||
| MIA | Miami | 7,456 mi | ||
| MSP | Minneapolis | 1,395 mi | ||
| MYY | Miri | 854 mi | ||
| MSJ | Misawa | 366 mi | ||
| MSO | Missoula | 388 mi | ||
| MMY | Miyakojima | 1,139 mi | ||
| KMI | Miyazaki | 306 mi | ||
| MRY | Monterey | 375 mi | ||
| MTY | Monterrey | 443 mi | ||
| BOM | Mumbai | 706 mi | ||
| MUC | Munich | 585 mi | ||
| MCT | Muscat/Seeb | 436 mi | ||
| AGP | Málaga | 2,083 mi | ||
| USM | Na Thon (Ko Samui Island) | 289 mi | ||
| NAN | Nadi | 4,422 mi | ||
| NGS | Nagasaki | 342 mi | ||
| OKA | Naha | 727 mi | ||
| NBO | Nairobi | 2,083 mi | ||
| SHB | Nakashibetsu | 183 mi | ||
| KCZ | Nankoku | 411 mi | ||
| NAP | Napoli | 1,013 mi | ||
| NRT | Narita | 5,545 mi | ||
| BNA | Nashville | 1,974 mi | ||
| SDJ | Natori | 383 mi | ||
| DEL | New Delhi | 469 mi | ||
| MSY | New Orleans | 1,182 mi | ||
| JFK | New York | 6,758 mi | ||
| EWR | Newark | 2,396 mi | ||
| NCL | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear | 252 mi | ||
| NCE | Nice, Alpes-Maritimes | 431 mi | ||
| KIJ | Niigata | 692 mi | ||
| OAK | Oakland | 672 mi | ||
| OBO | Obihiro | 529 mi | ||
| OIT | Oita | 480 mi | ||
| OKJ | Okayama | 454 mi | ||
| OKI | Okinoshima | 58 mi | ||
| OKC | Oklahoma City | 1,517 mi | ||
| OIR | Okushiri Island | 74 mi | ||
| ONT | Ontario | 957 mi | ||
| MCO | Orlando | 1,122 mi | ||
| KIX | Osaka | 1,526 mi | ||
| ITM | Osaka | 63 mi | ||
| OSL | Oslo (Gardermoen) | 474 mi | ||
| OTP | Otopeni | 1,308 mi | ||
| OUL | Oulu / Oulunsalo | 319 mi | ||
| PMO | Palermo | 1,130 mi | ||
| PSP | Palm Springs | 420 mi | ||
| PMI | Palma de Mallorca | 1,724 mi | ||
| PPT | Papeete | 5,869 mi | ||
| CDG | Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) | 6,032 mi | ||
| PSC | Pasco | 172 mi | ||
| PER | Perth | 1,678 mi | ||
| PHL | Philadelphia | 280 mi | ||
| KTI | Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang) | 324 mi | ||
| PHX | Phoenix | 5,753 mi | ||
| HKT | Phuket | 419 mi | ||
| PIT | Pittsburgh | 495 mi | ||
| PDX | Portland | 551 mi | ||
| PWM | Portland | 273 mi | ||
| OPO | Porto | 272 mi | ||
| POA | Porto Alegre | 538 mi | ||
| PRG | Prague | 530 mi | ||
| YXS | Prince George | 325 mi | ||
| PNQ | Pune | 718 mi | ||
| RDU | Raleigh/Durham | 612 mi | ||
| REC | Recife | 1,305 mi | ||
| RDM | Redmond | 228 mi | ||
| RNO | Reno | 564 mi | ||
| KEF | Reykjavík | 1,178 mi | ||
| RIC | Richmond | 474 mi | ||
| RIX | Riga | 237 mi | ||
| GIG | Rio De Janeiro | 209 mi | ||
| SDU | Rio de Janeiro | 213 mi | ||
| RIS | Rishiri | 147 mi | ||
| ROC | Rochester | 264 mi | ||
| FCO | Rome | 897 mi | ||
| RVN | Rovaniemi | 432 mi | ||
| SMF | Sacramento | 480 mi | ||
| SLC | Salt Lake City | 688 mi | ||
| SSA | Salvador | 902 mi | ||
| SAN | San Diego | 314 mi | ||
| SFO | San Francisco | 420 mi | ||
| SJC | San Jose | 697 mi | ||
| SJU | San Juan | 1,602 mi | ||
| SDK | Sandakan | 1,147 mi | ||
| SNA | Santa Ana | 372 mi | ||
| STS | Santa Rosa | 400 mi | ||
| SCL | Santiago | 5,999 mi | ||
| SCQ | Santiago de Compostela | 300 mi | ||
| OKD | Sapporo | 167 mi | ||
| CTS | Sapporo | 146 mi | ||
| SRQ | Sarasota/Bradenton | 1,043 mi | ||
| SAV | Savannah | 718 mi | ||
| SEA | Seattle | 1,486 mi | ||
| ICN | Seoul | 692 mi | ||
| GMP | Seoul | 519 mi | ||
| KUL | Sepang | 202 mi | ||
| SVQ | Seville | 246 mi | ||
| SHA | Shanghai (Minhang) | 1,105 mi | ||
| PVG | Shanghai (Pudong) | 1,355 mi | ||
| SHE | Shenyang | 996 mi | ||
| SHM | Shirahama | 283 mi | ||
| SBW | Sibu | 710 mi | ||
| SAI | Siem Reap | 235 mi | ||
| SIN | Singapore | 185 mi | ||
| ATH | Spata-Artemida | 1,508 mi | ||
| STL | St Louis | 1,705 mi | ||
| ARN | Stockholm | 909 mi | ||
| SUB | Surabaya | 430 mi | ||
| STV | Surat | 638 mi | ||
| SYD | Sydney (Mascot) | 4,858 mi | ||
| SYR | Syracuse | 209 mi | ||
| GRU | São Paulo | 538 mi | ||
| TSA | Taipei (Songshan) | 1,303 mi | ||
| TAK | Takamatsu | 376 mi | ||
| TLL | Tallinn | 63 mi | ||
| TPA | Tampa | 1,186 mi | ||
| TNE | Tanegashima | 84 mi | ||
| TPE | Taoyuan | 1,356 mi | ||
| TWU | Tawau | 1,137 mi | ||
| TFN | Tenerife | 1,101 mi | ||
| YXT | Terrace | 431 mi | ||
| TRV | Thiruvananthapuram | 330 mi | ||
| TSN | Tianjin | 1,282 mi | ||
| TRZ | Tiruchirappalli | 182 mi | ||
| NGO | Tokoname | 1,631 mi | ||
| TKS | Tokushima | 241 mi | ||
| HND | Tokyo | 3,642 mi | ||
| YYZ | Toronto | 2,079 mi | ||
| TLS | Toulouse/Blagnac | 376 mi | ||
| TJH | Toyooka | 63 mi | ||
| TRD | Trondheim | 505 mi | ||
| UBJ | Ube | 496 mi | ||
| VAA | Vaasa | 216 mi | ||
| YVR | Vancouver | 431 mi | ||
| VNS | Varanasi | 415 mi | ||
| GOI | Vasco da Gama | 300 mi | ||
| VCE | Venezia (VE) | 874 mi | ||
| SEZ | Victoria | 2,086 mi | ||
| YYJ | Victoria | 98 mi | ||
| VIE | Vienna | 792 mi | ||
| VNO | Vilnius | 393 mi | ||
| OKE | Wadomari | 325 mi | ||
| WAW | Warsaw | 834 mi | ||
| DCA | Washington | 213 mi | ||
| PBI | West Palm Beach | 1,030 mi | ||
| ICT | Wichita | 1,427 mi | ||
| YWG | Winnipeg | 1,158 mi | ||
| XMN | Xiamen | 1,534 mi | ||
| XIY | Xianyang (Weicheng) | 791 mi | ||
| YKM | Yakima | 103 mi | ||
| KUM | Yakushima | 412 mi | ||
| RGN | Yangon | 1,049 mi | ||
| YIA | Yogyakarta | 264 mi | ||
| RNJ | Yoron | 125 mi | ||
| BRU | Zaventem | 1,023 mi | ||
| ZRH | Zurich | 770 mi | ||
| MMB | Ōzora | 621 mi |
Japan Airlines FAQ
Japan Airlines flies nonstop to 339 destinations in 71 countries. 52 domestic, 287 international.
2 hubs: Tokyo (HND), Narita (NRT). The hub closest to you gives you the most nonstop options and the easiest connections.
56 aircraft types appear on JL routes, including 223, 318, 319 and more. Some of these belong to partner airlines, not Japan Airlines directly.
Japan Airlines is in oneworld. Your frequent flyer miles earn and redeem across all partner airlines. You can also use partner lounges and book connecting flights on a single ticket.
Yes. Some JL flights are operated by partners including JAL Express, SkyWest Airlines, TAM Brazilian Airlines. Same flight number and booking, different plane and crew.
Yes. 287 international routes to 71 countries, plus 52 domestic routes.
339 nonstop destinations across 71 countries from 2 hubs. One of the larger airline networks tracked on this site.