Japan Airlines (JL)
Japan Airlines (JL) flies to 265 destinations in 54 countries. Route counts include codeshare and partner-operated flights sold under the JL code. Leans international: 214 international routes vs 51 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), 62 routes; Narita (NRT), 53 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
54 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 265 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| THS | |||
| ABZ | Aberdeen | ||
| ADD | Addis Ababa | ||
| AMD | Ahmedabad | ||
| AXT | Akita | ||
| ALA | Almaty | ||
| TKN | Amagi | ||
| ASJ | Amami | ||
| ATQ | Amritsar | ||
| AMS | Amsterdam | ||
| ANC | Anchorage | ||
| AOJ | Aomori | ||
| ATL | Atlanta | ||
| IXU | Aurangabad | ||
| AUS | Austin | ||
| BWN | Bandar Seri Begawan | ||
| BKK | Bangkok | ||
| BCN | Barcelona | ||
| PEK | Beijing | ||
| PKX | Beijing | ||
| BHD | Belfast | ||
| BLI | Bellingham | ||
| CNF | Belo Horizonte | ||
| BEL | Belém | ||
| BLR | Bengaluru | ||
| BGO | Bergen | ||
| BER | Berlin | ||
| BOI | Boise | ||
| BLQ | Bologna | ||
| BOS | Boston | ||
| BZN | Bozeman | ||
| BSB | Brasília | ||
| BUD | Budapest | ||
| BUF | Buffalo | ||
| BUR | Burbank | ||
| PUS | Busan | ||
| CNS | Cairns | ||
| YYC | Calgary | ||
| CGR | Campo Grande | ||
| CHS | Charleston | ||
| CTU | Chengdu (Shuangliu) | ||
| MAA | Chennai | ||
| CNX | Chiang Mai | ||
| ORD | Chicago | ||
| RFD | Chicago/Rockford | ||
| CKG | Chongqing | ||
| CJB | Coimbatore | ||
| LYS | Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône | ||
| CMB | Colombo | ||
| CPH | Copenhagen | ||
| CGB | Cuiabá | ||
| LCG | Culleredo | ||
| CWB | Curitiba | ||
| DAD | Da Nang | ||
| DLC | Dalian (Ganjingzi) | ||
| DFW | Dallas-Fort Worth | ||
| DEN | Denver | ||
| DTW | Detroit | ||
| DOH | Doha | ||
| DUS | Düsseldorf | ||
| EDI | Edinburgh | ||
| YEG | Edmonton | ||
| EUG | Eugene | ||
| FAI | Fairbanks | ||
| MXP | Ferno (VA) | ||
| FLR | Firenze (FI) | ||
| FLL | Fort Lauderdale | ||
| RSW | Fort Myers | ||
| FOR | Fortaleza | ||
| IGU | Foz do Iguaçu | ||
| FRA | Frankfurt am Main | ||
| FAT | Fresno | ||
| FUK | Fukuoka | ||
| FOC | Fuzhou (Changle) | ||
| GDN | Gdańsk | ||
| GVA | Geneva | ||
| GYN | Goiânia | ||
| CAN | Guangzhou (Huadu) | ||
| GUM | Hagåtña | ||
| HKD | Hakodate | ||
| HAM | Hamburg | ||
| HNA | Hanamaki | ||
| HAN | Hanoi (Soc Son) | ||
| HEL | Helsinki (Vantaa) | ||
| AKJ | Higashikagura | ||
| GAJ | Higashine | ||
| ITO | Hilo | ||
| HIJ | Hiroshima | ||
| SGN | Ho Chi Minh City | ||
| HKG | Hong Kong | ||
| HNL | Honolulu, Oahu | ||
| HYD | Hyderabad | ||
| IBZ | Ibiza (Eivissa) | ||
| ISG | Ishigaki | ||
| IZO | Izumo | ||
| JAC | Jackson | ||
| JAX | Jacksonville | ||
| CGK | Jakarta | ||
| JED | Jeddah | ||
| JNB | Johannesburg | ||
| KOJ | Kagoshima | ||
| OGG | Kahului | ||
| KOA | Kailua-Kona | ||
| FCA | Kalispell | ||
| KMQ | Kanazawa | ||
| MCI | Kansas City | ||
| KHH | Kaohsiung (Xiaogang) | ||
| YLW | Kelowna | ||
| KTN | Ketchikan | ||
| KKX | Kikai | ||
| KKJ | Kitakyushu | ||
| COK | Kochi | ||
| CCU | Kolkata | ||
| KBV | Krabi | ||
| TGG | Kuala Terengganu | ||
| KUA | Kuantan | ||
| KMJ | Kumamoto | ||
| KUH | Kushiro | ||
| DPS | Kuta, Badung | ||
| LBU | Labuan | ||
| TDX | Laem Ngop | ||
| LGK | Langkawi | ||
| LAS | Las Vegas | ||
| LIH | Lihue, Kauai | ||
| LIS | Lisbon | ||
| LHR | London | ||
| LDB | Londrina | ||
| LAX | Los Angeles | ||
| LPQ | Luang Phabang | ||
| LKO | Lucknow | ||
| LUX | Luxembourg | ||
| MAD | Madrid | ||
| MLE | Malé | ||
| MAO | Manaus | ||
| MNL | Manila (Pasay) | ||
| MRS | Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône | ||
| MGF | Maringá | ||
| MYJ | Matsuyama | ||
| MFR | Medford | ||
| MEL | Melbourne | ||
| MIA | Miami | ||
| MSP | Minneapolis | ||
| MYY | Miri | ||
| MSJ | Misawa | ||
| MMY | Miyakojima | ||
| KMI | Miyazaki | ||
| MRY | Monterey | ||
| BOM | Mumbai | ||
| MUC | Munich | ||
| MCT | Muscat/Seeb | ||
| AGP | Málaga | ||
| USM | Na Thon (Ko Samui Island) | ||
| NAN | Nadi | ||
| NGS | Nagasaki | ||
| OKA | Naha | ||
| NBO | Nairobi | ||
| SHB | Nakashibetsu | ||
| KCZ | Nankoku | ||
| NRT | Narita | ||
| SDJ | Natori | ||
| DEL | New Delhi | ||
| MSY | New Orleans | ||
| JFK | New York | ||
| NCE | Nice, Alpes-Maritimes | ||
| KIJ | Niigata | ||
| OAK | Oakland | ||
| OBO | Obihiro | ||
| OIT | Oita | ||
| OKJ | Okayama | ||
| OKI | Okinoshima | ||
| OKC | Oklahoma City | ||
| OIR | Okushiri Island | ||
| ONT | Ontario | ||
| MCO | Orlando | ||
| KIX | Osaka | ||
| ITM | Osaka | ||
| OTP | Otopeni | ||
| PSP | Palm Springs | ||
| CDG | Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) | ||
| PSC | Pasco | ||
| PHL | Philadelphia | ||
| KTI | Phnom Penh (Boeng Khyang) | ||
| PHX | Phoenix | ||
| HKT | Phuket | ||
| PDX | Portland | ||
| OPO | Porto | ||
| POA | Porto Alegre | ||
| PRG | Prague | ||
| YXS | Prince George | ||
| PNQ | Pune | ||
| RDU | Raleigh/Durham | ||
| REC | Recife | ||
| RDM | Redmond | ||
| RNO | Reno | ||
| KEF | Reykjavík | ||
| RIC | Richmond | ||
| GIG | Rio De Janeiro | ||
| SDU | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| RIS | Rishiri | ||
| FCO | Rome | ||
| SMF | Sacramento | ||
| SLC | Salt Lake City | ||
| SSA | Salvador | ||
| SAN | San Diego | ||
| SFO | San Francisco | ||
| SJC | San Jose | ||
| SJU | San Juan | ||
| SNA | Santa Ana | ||
| STS | Santa Rosa | ||
| SCL | Santiago | ||
| CTS | Sapporo | ||
| OKD | Sapporo | ||
| SRQ | Sarasota/Bradenton | ||
| SAV | Savannah | ||
| SEA | Seattle | ||
| ICN | Seoul | ||
| GMP | Seoul | ||
| KUL | Sepang | ||
| SVQ | Seville | ||
| SHA | Shanghai (Minhang) | ||
| PVG | Shanghai (Pudong) | ||
| SHE | Shenyang | ||
| SHM | Shirahama | ||
| SBW | Sibu | ||
| SAI | Siem Reap | ||
| SIN | Singapore | ||
| ATH | Spata-Artemida | ||
| STL | St Louis | ||
| ARN | Stockholm | ||
| STV | Surat | ||
| SYD | Sydney (Mascot) | ||
| GRU | São Paulo | ||
| TSA | Taipei (Songshan) | ||
| TAK | Takamatsu | ||
| TPA | Tampa | ||
| TNE | Tanegashima | ||
| TPE | Taoyuan | ||
| YXT | Terrace | ||
| TSN | Tianjin | ||
| NGO | Tokoname | ||
| TKS | Tokushima | ||
| HND | Tokyo | ||
| YYZ | Toronto | ||
| TLS | Toulouse/Blagnac | ||
| TJH | Toyooka | ||
| UBJ | Ube | ||
| YVR | Vancouver | ||
| GOI | Vasco da Gama | ||
| VCE | Venezia (VE) | ||
| YYJ | Victoria | ||
| VIE | Vienna | ||
| OKE | Wadomari | ||
| WAW | Warsaw | ||
| PBI | West Palm Beach | ||
| ICT | Wichita | ||
| YWG | Winnipeg | ||
| XMN | Xiamen | ||
| YKM | Yakima | ||
| KUM | Yakushima | ||
| RGN | Yangon | ||
| YIA | Yogyakarta | ||
| RNJ | Yoron | ||
| BRU | Zaventem | ||
| ZRH | Zurich | ||
| MMB | Ōzora |
Japan Airlines FAQ
Japan Airlines flies nonstop to 265 destinations in 54 countries. 51 domestic, 214 international.
2 hubs: Tokyo (HND), Narita (NRT). The hub closest to you gives you the most nonstop options and the easiest connections.
54 aircraft types appear on JL routes, including 223, 318, 319, 320, 321, 32A 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, IndiGo. Same flight number and booking, different plane and crew.
Yes. 214 international routes to 54 countries, plus 51 domestic routes.
265 nonstop destinations across 54 countries from 2 hubs. One of the larger airline networks tracked on this site.