In 2021, the domestic passenger-distance on local flight routes in Japan amounted to a decade low of approximately 20.73 billion passenger-kilometers, down from about 22.33 billion in the previous year.
Domestic air passenger transportation in Japan is dominated by the two major airlines Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways, as well as their respective subsidiaries.
Passenger-distance of domestic flights on local routes operated by Japanese airlines from 2012 to 2021
(in billion passenger-kilometers)
'Local routes' in Japanese air transportation refers to all routes other than 'trunk routes'. Trunk routes connect the airports New Chitose, Tokyo Haneda, Narita International, Osaka Itami, Kansai International, Fukuoka, and Naha.
Passenger-kilometers= (Number of passengers per route) x (Distance of route).
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e-Stat (Japan). (June 28, 2022). Passenger-distance of domestic flights on local routes operated by Japanese airlines from 2012 to 2021 (in billion passenger-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 11, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055044/japan-local-line-passenger-air-transport-distance-domestic/
e-Stat (Japan). "Passenger-distance of domestic flights on local routes operated by Japanese airlines from 2012 to 2021 (in billion passenger-kilometers)." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055044/japan-local-line-passenger-air-transport-distance-domestic/
e-Stat (Japan). (2022). Passenger-distance of domestic flights on local routes operated by Japanese airlines from 2012 to 2021 (in billion passenger-kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055044/japan-local-line-passenger-air-transport-distance-domestic/
e-Stat (Japan). "Passenger-distance of Domestic Flights on Local Routes Operated by Japanese Airlines from 2012 to 2021 (in Billion Passenger-kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055044/japan-local-line-passenger-air-transport-distance-domestic/
e-Stat (Japan), Passenger-distance of domestic flights on local routes operated by Japanese airlines from 2012 to 2021 (in billion passenger-kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055044/japan-local-line-passenger-air-transport-distance-domestic/ (last visited August 11, 2022)