Aviation industry in Japan - statistics & facts
Japan is formed of numerous islands stretching over thousands of kilometers from the north-east to the south-west, making air travel the mode of transport of choice for long-distance domestic trips and travel abroad. In 2024, more than 1.3 million airplane landings were registered at Japanese airports, most of which were domestic flights. Domestic trips comfortably accounted for the majority of travel volume in Japan's aviation industry. However, the international flights segment increasingly gained importance during the past decade (excluding the COVID-19 pandemic period from 2020 to 2022), as inbound tourism soared to new heights.
