"Local lines" refer to all flight routes apart from the routes connecting trunk airports with one another. Trunk airports include the New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, the Haneda Airport and Narita International Airport in Tokyo, the Itami Airport and Kansai International Airport in Osaka, the Fukuoka Airport in Fukuoka, and the Naha Airport in Okinawa.
Ton-kilometers = (Weight of transported cargo per route) x (Distance of route).
Data prior to 2022 are from previous reports.
Values have been rounded.
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Domestic airmail payload-distance on local routes in Japan 2013-2022
In 2022, the payload-distance of postal mail transported via domestic air transportation on local lines in Japan amounted to approximately million ton-kilometers, increasing from around million in the previous year. The volume on local routes added up to roughly **** thousand tons.
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e-Stat (Japan). (June 29, 2023). Payload-distance of postal mail transported via domestic flights on local lines in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in million ton-kilometers) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1055389/japan-airmail-transport-distance-domestic-flight-local-line/
e-Stat (Japan). "Payload-distance of postal mail transported via domestic flights on local lines in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in million ton-kilometers)." Chart. June 29, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1055389/japan-airmail-transport-distance-domestic-flight-local-line/
e-Stat (Japan). (2023). Payload-distance of postal mail transported via domestic flights on local lines in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in million ton-kilometers). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1055389/japan-airmail-transport-distance-domestic-flight-local-line/
e-Stat (Japan). "Payload-distance of Postal Mail Transported via Domestic Flights on Local Lines in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in Million Ton-kilometers)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Jun 2023, /statistics/1055389/japan-airmail-transport-distance-domestic-flight-local-line/
e-Stat (Japan), Payload-distance of postal mail transported via domestic flights on local lines in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in million ton-kilometers) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1055389/japan-airmail-transport-distance-domestic-flight-local-line/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Payload-distance of postal mail transported via domestic flights on local lines in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in million ton-kilometers) [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), June 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1055389/japan-airmail-transport-distance-domestic-flight-local-line/
