About Japan Airlines Domestic

Japan Airlines Domestic, based in Japan, operates under the ICAO code JAL and the IATA code JL; its radio callsign is "J-Bird". On this page you can follow Japan Airlines Domestic flights and find the airports it serves.

How to read a Japan Airlines Domestic flight number

Every Japan Airlines Domestic flight number starts with JL, followed by up to four digits: that is the number on your booking confirmation and boarding pass. In flight plans the same flight carries the ICAO prefix JAL, and controllers address it as "J-Bird". One thing to watch: codeshares. A ticket sold by another airline can be operated by Japan Airlines Domestic and vice versa; live tracking follows the operating carrier's number, so if your search comes up empty, check the "operated by" line on your booking.

Japan Airlines Domestic flights we tracked

Over the first 61 days of our own live tracking we logged 1614 aircraft movements operated by Japan Airlines Domestic. These figures are refreshed weekly. Tracking data: adsb.lol · Route data: adsbdb.com.

Routes we tracked on Japan Airlines Domestic

#RouteTracked flights
1Tokyo (HND) → Fukuoka (FUK)82
2Osaka (ITM) → Tokyo (HND)79
3Tokyo (HND) → Osaka (ITM)78
4Tokyo (HND) → Sapporo (CTS)76
5Fukuoka (FUK) → Tokyo (HND)49
6Tokyo (HND) → Naha (OKA)47
7Sapporo (CTS) → Tokyo (HND)38
8Tokyo (HND) → Kagoshima (KOJ)35
9Tokyo (HND) → Kumamoto (KMJ)33
10Naha (OKA) → Tokyo (HND)29
11Tokyo (HND) → Takamatsu (TAK)28
12Tokyo (HND) → Izumo (IZO)25
13Tokyo (HND) → Hiroshima (HIJ)23
14Tokyo (HND) → Aomori (AOJ)22
15Tokyo (HND) → Kanazawa (KMQ)22
16Tokyo (HND) → Nagasaki (NGS)22
17Tokyo (HND) → Osaka (KIX)21
18Tokyo (HND) → Obihiro (OBO)20
19New York (JFK) → Tokyo (HND)19
20Tokyo (HND) → Nankoku (KCZ)19
21Tokyo (HND) → Shirahama (SHM)18
22Kumamoto (KMJ) → Tokyo (HND)18
23Tokyo (HND) → Taipei City (TSA)17
24Honolulu (HNL) → Tokyo (NRT)17
25Osaka (ITM) → Sapporo (CTS)16
26Tokyo (HND) → Asahikawa (AKJ)16
27Tokyo (HND) → Ōzora (MMB)16
28Osaka (KIX) → Tokyo (HND)15
29Kagoshima (KOJ) → Tokyo (HND)14
30Tokyo (HND) → Hong Kong (HKG)13
31Tokyo (HND) → New York (JFK)13
32Tokyo (HND) → Oita (OIT)13
33Tokyo (HND) → London (LHR)12
34Asahikawa (AKJ) → Tokyo (HND)12
35Tokyo (HND) → Hakodate (HKD)12
36Nagasaki (NGS) → Tokyo (HND)12
37Tokyo (HND) → Seoul (GMP)12
38Osaka (ITM) → Naha (OKA)11
39Tokyo (HND) → Okayama (OKJ)11
40Sapporo (OKD) → Hakodate (HKD)11
41Tokyo (HND) → Kushiro (KUH)11
42Hakodate (HKD) → Tokyo (HND)11
43Tokyo (HND) → Miyazaki (KMI)11
44Hiroshima (HIJ) → Tokyo (HND)10
45Tokyo (HND) → Matsuyama (MYJ)10
46Sydney (SYD) → Tokyo (HND)10
47Osaka (KIX) → Los Angeles (LAX)10
48Tokyo (NRT) → Honolulu (HNL)10
49Los Angeles (LAX) → Tokyo (HND)9
50Kanazawa (KMQ) → Tokyo (HND)9
51Tokyo (HND) → Beijing (PEK)9
52Taipei City (TSA) → Tokyo (HND)9
53Tokyo (HND) → Singapore (SIN)9
54Tokyo (HND) → Kitakyushu (KKJ)9
55Tokyo (HND) → Tokushima (TKS)9
56Tokushima (TKS) → Tokyo (HND)9
57San Francisco (SFO) → Tokyo (NRT)9
58Okayama (OKJ) → Tokyo (HND)8
59Takamatsu (TAK) → Tokyo (HND)8
60Tokyo (HND) → Amami (ASJ)8
61Tokyo (NRT) → Chicago (ORD)7
62Kitakyushu (KKJ) → Tokyo (HND)7
63San Diego (SAN) → Tokyo (NRT)7
64Manila (MNL) → Tokyo (HND)7
65Tokyo (HND) → Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG)7
66Osaka (KIX) → Seoul (GMP)7
67Los Angeles (LAX) → Tokyo (NRT)6
68Aomori (AOJ) → Tokyo (HND)6
69Tokyo (HND) → Misawa (MSJ)6
70Tokyo (HND) → Tokoname (NGO)6
71Shirahama (SHM) → Tokyo (HND)6
72Osaka (KIX) → Sapporo (CTS)6
73Hakodate (HKD) → Sapporo (OKD)6
74Matsuyama (MYJ) → Tokyo (HND)6
75Honolulu (HNL) → Tokyo (HND)6
76Seoul (GMP) → Osaka (KIX)6
77Tokyo (HND) → San Francisco (SFO)5
78Nagasaki (NGS) → Osaka (ITM)5
79Izumo (IZO) → Tokyo (HND)5
80Tokyo (HND) → Bangkok (BKK)5
81Honolulu (HNL) → Tokoname (NGO)5
82Honolulu (HNL) → Osaka (KIX)5
83Osaka (KIX) → Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG)5
84Seoul (GMP) → Tokyo (HND)5
85San Francisco (SFO) → Tokyo (HND)4
86Tokyo (HND) → Los Angeles (LAX)4
87Osaka (ITM) → Tokyo (NRT)4
88Singapore (SIN) → Tokyo (HND)4
89Frankfurt am Main (FRA) → Tokyo (NRT)4
90Tokyo (HND) → Paris (CDG)4
91Tokyo (HND) → Helsinki (HEL)4
92Tokyo (HND) → Sydney (SYD)4
93Tokyo (NRT) → Bangkok (BKK)4
94Bangkok (BKK) → Tokyo (NRT)4
95Tokyo (NRT) → Tokyo (HND)4
96Tokyo (HND) → Kumejima (UEO)4
97Tokyo (HND) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)3
98Misawa (MSJ) → Tokyo (HND)3
99Akita (AXT) → Tokyo (HND)3
100Tokoname (NGO) → Tokyo (HND)3
101Naha (OKA) → Osaka (ITM)3
102Hanamaki (HNA) → Osaka (ITM)3
103Niigata (KIJ) → Osaka (ITM)3
104Osaka (ITM) → Nagasaki (NGS)3
105Sapporo (OKD) → Ōzora (MMB)3
106Paris (CDG) → Tokyo (HND)3
107London (LHR) → Tokyo (HND)3
108Kushiro (KUH) → Tokyo (HND)3
109Chicago (ORD) → Tokyo (NRT)3
110Tokyo (NRT) → San Francisco (SFO)3
111Oita (OIT) → Tokyo (HND)3
112Taipei (TPE) → Tokyo (NRT)3
113Miyazaki (KMI) → Tokyo (HND)3
114Los Angeles (LAX) → Osaka (KIX)3
115Tokyo (HND) → Manila (MNL)3
116Osaka (KIX) → Honolulu (HNL)3
117Guangzhou (Huadu) (CAN) → Tokyo (HND)3
118Tokyo (HND) → Miyako City (MMY)3
119Miyako City (MMY) → Tokyo (HND)3
120Tokyo (NRT) → Los Angeles (LAX)2
121Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Tokyo (HND)2
122Tokyo (HND) → Akita (AXT)2
123Vancouver (YVR) → Tokyo (NRT)2
124Higashine (GAJ) → Tokyo (HND)2
125Sapporo (CTS) → Osaka (ITM)2
126Beijing (PEK) → Tokyo (HND)2
127Matsuyama (MYJ) → Osaka (ITM)2
128Osaka (ITM) → Okinoshima (OKI)2
129Okinoshima (OKI) → Osaka (ITM)2
130Osaka (ITM) → Izumo (IZO)2
131Miyazaki (KMI) → Osaka (ITM)2
132Osaka (ITM) → Amami (ASJ)2
133Sapporo (OKD) → Nakashibetsu (SHB)2
134Sapporo (OKD) → Kushiro (KUH)2
135Kushiro (KUH) → Sapporo (OKD)2
136Ube (UBJ) → Tokyo (HND)2
137Tokyo (HND) → Ube (UBJ)2
138Bangkok (BKK) → Tokyo (HND)2
139Sapporo (CTS) → Fukuoka (FUK)2
140Nankoku (KCZ) → Tokyo (HND)2
141Obihiro (OBO) → Tokyo (HND)2
142Seattle (SEA) → Tokyo (NRT)2
143Singapore (SIN) → Tokyo (NRT)2
144Osaka (KIX) → Bangkok (BKK)2
145Bangkok (BKK) → Osaka (KIX)2
146Tokyo (NRT) → Bangalore (BLR)2
147Melbourne (MEL) → Tokyo (NRT)2
148Tokyo (HND) → Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)2
149Tokyo (NRT) → Boston (BOS)2
150Tokyo (HND) → Honolulu (HNL)2
151Tokyo (HND) → Shanghai (Minhang) (SHA)2
152Ōzora (MMB) → Osaka (ITM)1
153Asahikawa (AKJ) → Osaka (ITM)1
154Osaka (ITM) → Hakodate (HKD)1
155Akita (AXT) → Osaka (ITM)1
156Natori (SDJ) → Osaka (ITM)1
157Matsumoto (MMJ) → Osaka (ITM)1
158Osaka (ITM) → Oita (OIT)1
159Oita (OIT) → Osaka (ITM)1
160Kagoshima (KOJ) → Osaka (ITM)1
161Osaka (ITM) → Kagoshima (KOJ)1
162Osaka (ITM) → Miyazaki (KMI)1
163Hong Kong (HKG) → Tokyo (HND)1
164Ōzora (MMB) → Sapporo (OKD)1
165Sapporo (OKD) → Rishiri (RIS)1
166Sapporo (OKD) → Akita (AXT)1
167Akita (AXT) → Sapporo (OKD)1
168Tokyo (NRT) → Osaka (ITM)1
169Tokoname (NGO) → Sapporo (CTS)1
170Hiroshima (HIJ) → Sapporo (CTS)1
171Izumo (IZO) → Sapporo (CTS)1
172Tokyo (NRT) → Frankfurt am Main (FRA)1
173Osaka (KIX) → Osaka (ITM)1
174Helsinki (HEL) → Tokyo (HND)1
175Tianjin (TSN) → Tokyo (NRT)1
176Tokyo (NRT) → Seattle (SEA)1
177Boston (BOS) → Tokyo (NRT)1
178Tokyo (NRT) → Jakarta (CGK)1
179Hong Kong (HKG) → Tokyo (NRT)1
180New Delhi (DEL) → Tokyo (NRT)1
181Tokyo (NRT) → Manila (MNL)1
182Manila (MNL) → Tokyo (NRT)1
183Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) → Tokyo (NRT)1
184Soc Son, Hanoi (HAN) → Tokyo (NRT)1
185Tokoname (NGO) → Honolulu (HNL)1
186Tokyo (HND) → Tokyo (NRT)1
187Shanghai (Minhang) (SHA) → Tokyo (HND)1
188Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG) → Osaka (KIX)1

Top 10 Japan Airlines Domestic flights we tracked

#FlightRouteTimes seen
1JAL29Tokyo (HND) → Hong Kong (HKG)13
2JAL104Osaka (ITM) → Tokyo (HND)11
3JAL5New York (JFK) → Tokyo (HND)10
4JAL52Sydney (SYD) → Tokyo (HND)10
5JAL60Osaka (KIX) → Los Angeles (LAX)10
6JAL15Los Angeles (LAX) → Tokyo (HND)9
7JAL229Tokyo (HND) → Osaka (KIX)9
8JAL3New York (JFK) → Tokyo (HND)9
9JAL321Tokyo (HND) → Fukuoka (FUK)9
10JAL513Tokyo (HND) → Sapporo (CTS)9

Frequently asked questions about Japan Airlines Domestic

Where is my Japan Airlines Domestic flight right now?

Search the flight number (JL plus digits) in the search box on this page. If the aircraft is airborne within receiver coverage, you will see its live status; before departure you will see the route.

Is my Japan Airlines Domestic flight delayed or cancelled?

Check the flight number on this page for live status, but for rebooking, gate changes and cancellations the airline itself remains the authoritative source.

What do JL and JAL mean on Japan Airlines Domestic flights?

They are two prefixes for the same airline. JL is the IATA code you see on tickets; JAL is the ICAO code used in flight plans and by air traffic control.

Does Japan Airlines Domestic operate flights for other airlines?

Codeshare agreements mean a flight sold under another carrier's number may be operated by Japan Airlines Domestic, and the reverse. Live tracking always follows the operating carrier's flight number; check the "operated by" line on your booking.