In 2023, Japanese air carriers realized a payload-distance of around 116.28 million ton-kilometers on domestic local lines. This was an increase from about 109.47 million ton-kilometers in the previous year.
Payload-distance of domestic air freight carried on local routes via Japanese air carriers from 2014 to 2023
(in million ton-kilometers)
including scheduled flights of domestic air carriers only; excluding overweight baggage and postal mail
Supplementary notes
'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.
Ton-kilometers = (weight of transported cargo per route) x (distance of route).
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e-Stat (Japan). (June 28, 2024). Payload-distance of domestic air freight carried on local routes via Japanese air carriers from 2014 to 2023 (in million ton-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055349/japan-local-line-cargo-air-transport-distance-domestic/
e-Stat (Japan). "Payload-distance of domestic air freight carried on local routes via Japanese air carriers from 2014 to 2023 (in million ton-kilometers)." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055349/japan-local-line-cargo-air-transport-distance-domestic/
e-Stat (Japan). (2024). Payload-distance of domestic air freight carried on local routes via Japanese air carriers from 2014 to 2023 (in million ton-kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055349/japan-local-line-cargo-air-transport-distance-domestic/
e-Stat (Japan). "Payload-distance of Domestic Air Freight Carried on Local Routes via Japanese Air Carriers from 2014 to 2023 (in Million Ton-kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055349/japan-local-line-cargo-air-transport-distance-domestic/
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