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Callsign JAL is Japan Airlines

WHAT AIRLINE IS JAL?

JAL is the ICAO three-letter callsign prefix for Japan Airlines. When a radio scanner, flight tracker or radar scope shows a flight like JAL123 or JAL45XY overhead, that's a Japan Airlines aircraft talking to air traffic control.

Spot one yourself: open the live scope, enter your postcode, and tap any blip whose callsign starts with JAL for its type, registration, route and photo.

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