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Japan Airlines vs United Airlines route maps

Japan Airlines flies 109 nonstop routes and United Airlines flies 1,105 nonstop routes. Both fly 8 routes (1% overlap), such as KIX–LAX, HND–ORD, and NRT–ORD. 101 routes only on Japan Airlines, 1,097 routes only on United Airlines; both serve 30 airports. Routes checked October 27, 2026.

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Routes both fly
8
Only JL
101
Only UA
1,097
Airports both serve
30

Route overlap

of all routes either flies are flown by both
1%
of the airports either serves are served by both
7%
of Japan Airlines's routes United Airlines also flies
7%
of United Airlines's routes Japan Airlines also flies
1%

Routes both fly · 8

Route sources (including Wikipedia fallback): Japan Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), Japan Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), Japan Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), Japan Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026) and 208 more.

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Only Japan Airlines · 101

From Tokyo HND · 54

From Tokyo NRT · 21

From Nagoya NGO · 7

From Fukuoka FUK · 7

From Osaka ITM · 5

From Sapporo CTS · 2

From Osaka KIX · 3

From Matsuyama MYJ · 1

From Naha OKA · 1

Only United Airlines · 1097

From Chicago ORD · 211

From Denver DEN · 201

From Houston IAH · 179

From Newark EWR · 171

From San Francisco SFO · 112

From Washington IAD · 131

From Los Angeles LAX · 57

From Hagåtña GUM · 14

From Cleveland CLE · 6

From Honolulu HNL · 5

From Tokyo NRT · 5

From Key West EYW · 1

From Hong Kong HKG · 2

From Babelthuap Island ROR · 1

From Vieux Fort UVF · 1

Airports both serve · 30

If Japan Airlines and United Airlines merged

Merged, Japan Airlines and United Airlines would fly 1,206 nonstop routes to 437 airports in 81 countries. 8 routes (1% of the combined network) are flown by both today, where a merger would end head-to-head competition. Japan Airlines would gain 365 new airports and United Airlines 42 new airports.

Merged nonstop routes
1,206
Airports served
437
Countries
81
Routes both fly today
8 (1%)

New for Japan Airlines · 365

New for United Airlines · 42

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Quick answers

Do Japan Airlines and United Airlines fly the same routes?

Yes, 8 routes: Osaka (KIX) to Los Angeles (LAX), Tokyo (HND) to Chicago (ORD), Tokyo (NRT) to Chicago (ORD), Tokyo (NRT) to Hagåtña (GUM), Tokyo (HND) to Los Angeles (LAX), Tokyo (NRT) to Los Angeles (LAX), Tokyo (HND) to San Francisco (SFO), and Tokyo (NRT) to San Francisco (SFO).

Which has more routes, Japan Airlines or United Airlines?

United Airlines, with 1,105 nonstop routes to 395 airports, against 109 routes to 72 airports for Japan Airlines.

Which airports do both Japan Airlines and United Airlines fly to?

Bangkok (BKK), Beijing (PEK), Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW), Delhi (DEL), Frankfurt (FRA), Hagåtña (GUM), Ho Chi Minh City (SGN), Hong Kong (HKG), Honolulu (HNL), London (LHR), Los Angeles (LAX), Manila (MNL), and Melbourne (MEL), and 15 more.

Which routes does only Japan Airlines fly?

101 routes, including Aomori (AOJ) to Tokyo (HND), Amami (ASJ) to Tokyo (HND), Amami (ASJ) to Osaka (ITM), Akita (AXT) to Tokyo (HND), Sapporo (CTS) to Fukuoka (FUK), and Sapporo (CTS) to Tokyo (HND), and 95 more.

Which routes does only United Airlines fly?

1,097 routes, including Allentown/Bethlehem (ABE) to Chicago (ORD), Abilene (ABI) to Denver (DEN), Abilene (ABI) to Houston (IAH), Albuquerque (ABQ) to Denver (DEN), Albuquerque (ABQ) to Washington (IAD), and Albuquerque (ABQ) to Houston (IAH), and 1091 more.

What is the longest route both Japan Airlines and United Airlines fly?

Tokyo (HND) to Chicago (ORD), about 6,291 miles great-circle.

Where do these route maps come from?

Each airline's own route map, timetable and newsroom pages, with Wikipedia used only where an airline publishes none. Every source is linked under the map; the newest was checked October 27, 2026.

How much do Japan Airlines and United Airlines overlap?

1% of the routes either airline flies are flown by both. That is 7% of Japan Airlines's routes and 1% of United Airlines's; 7% of the airports either serves are served by both.

What would a Japan Airlines and United Airlines merger fly?

Merged, Japan Airlines and United Airlines would fly 1,206 nonstop routes to 437 airports in 81 countries. 8 routes (1% of the combined network) are flown by both today, where a merger would end head-to-head competition. Japan Airlines would gain 365 new airports and United Airlines 42 new airports.

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