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Incheon International Airport

Seoul, South Korea

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Incheon International Airport

Seoul, South Korea

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370

Routes out

131

Destinations

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23 ft

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South Korea's premier gateway, connecting Asia and the world.

Opened

2001

Location

Incheon, South Korea

Incheon International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in South Korea, serving as the primary international gateway for the Seoul Capital Area. Built on reclaimed land between Yeongjong Island and Yongyu Island in Incheon, it opened in 2001 and quickly became one of the busiest airports in Asia by passenger traffic. The airport is consistently ranked among the world's best airports for service quality, cleanliness, and efficiency. It serves as the main hub for Korean Air and Asiana Airlines, and offers connections to hundreds of destinations across six continents. Incheon is also notable for its extensive in-terminal amenities, including cultural experience centers, a golf course, ice skating rink, and transit hotel facilities, making it a destination in its own right for transit passengers.

Terminals

The airport operates two main passenger terminals — Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 — connected by a dedicated shuttle train, with Terminal 2 having opened in January 2018.

Getting to & from

Incheon is connected to central Seoul via the AREX (Airport Railroad Express), offering both all-stop and non-stop express services reaching Seoul Station in approximately 43 minutes.

Airlines here

Korean Air and Asiana Airlines use Incheon as their primary hub, alongside major international carriers including Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa, and numerous Asian and Middle Eastern airlines.

Notable facts

›Built on reclaimed land between two islands off the coast of Incheon.
›Has received the Airports Council International (ACI) best airport award multiple times.
›Handled over 70 million passengers annually before the COVID-19 pandemic.
›Features an in-terminal cultural street offering Korean cultural experiences for transit passengers.
›Terminal 2 was purpose-built and inaugurated for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

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Route map (130 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Sichuan Airlines

Cebu Pacific

Jeju Air

Caribbean Star Airlines

BusinessAir

Maxair

Myanmar Airways International

China Southern Airlines

Japan Airlines Domestic

Arrow Air

Air Astana

Korean Air

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Kenya Airways

Lufthansa

Lufthansa Cargo

Sierra National Airlines

China Eastern Airlines

All Nippon Airways

Air Macau

Czech Airlines

MIAT Mongolian Airlines

Routes

ICN → CTU3U · 321

ICN → CEB5J · 320

ICN → KLO5J · 320

ICN → MNL5J · 330

ICN → BKK7C · 737

ICN → CEB7C · 737

ICN → FUK7C · 737

ICN → GUM7C · 737

ICN → HKG7C · 737

ICN → KIX7C · 737

ICN → MNL7C · 737

ICN → NGO7C · 737

ICN → NRT7C · 737

ICN → TAO7C · 737

ICN → BKK8B · 763

ICN → CNX8B · 763

ICN → HKT8B · 763

ICN → RGN8M · 737 767

ICN → DFWAA · 777

ICN → NRTAA · 737

ICN → BKKAC · 333 777

ICN → YVRAC · 763

ICN → KHHAE · E90

ICN → CDGAF · 77W 772

ICN → DELAI · 333

ICN → HKGAI · 788

ICN → SFOAI · 77W

ICN → SINAI · 77W

ICN → HELAY · 333

ICN → MXPAZ · 744

ICN → LHRBA · 777

ICN → KHHBR · M90

ICN → TPEBR · 332 333

ICN → CKGCA · 763 321

ICN → CTUCA · 321

ICN → DLCCA · 321

ICN → HFECA · 321

ICN → HGHCA · 321

ICN → PEKCA · 330 738

ICN → TAOCA · 738 321

ICN → TNACA · 738

ICN → TSNCA · 738

ICN → YNJCA · 738

ICN → YNTCA · 321

ICN → TPECI · 333 738

ICN → HKGCX · 333 773 772 77W 343

ICN → TPECX · 773 343 772

ICN → CANCZ · 321

ICN → CGOCZ · 73J 73H 738

ICN → CGQCZ · 321

ICN → CSXCZ · 320

ICN → DLCCZ · 321 319

ICN → HRBCZ · 320

ICN → MDGCZ · 73J 320

ICN → PEKCZ · 321

ICN → PVGCZ · 738

ICN → SHECZ · 321 320

ICN → WUHCZ · 738

ICN → YNJCZ · 321

ICN → KULD7 · 330

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A32192 routes Airbus A330-30069 routes Boeing 777-20051 routes Airbus A32038 routes Boeing 777-300ER36 routes Boeing 737-80036 routes 73H32 routes Boeing 767-30031 routes Airbus A330-20031 routes 73J28 routes Boeing 747-40023 routes Boeing 73720 routes

Stay, Eat & Explore: Seoul

The 24-hour K-culture capital

•Gyeongbokgung Palace — Joseon grandeur — free entry in rented hanbok.
•Bukchon Hanok Village — Traditional wooden houses between the palaces.
•Myeongdong & Hongdae — Street food, K-beauty and busking till late.
•N Seoul Tower on Namsan — Cable car to the love-locks viewpoint.
•Gwangjang Market — Bindaetteok and knife-cut noodles since 1905.

Getting around: The subway is vast, cheap and signed in English; T-money cards tap everything. AREX express reaches Incheon in 43 minutes.

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Incheon International Airport is the main international airport serving Seoul, the capital of South Korea. It is one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.

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