Incheon International Airport

Incheon International Airport (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) is the main international airport serving Seoul, the capital of South Korea. It is also one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.

Incheon International Airport 인천국제공항
Aerial view of ICN in March 2024
IATA: ICN ICAO: RKSI WMO: 47113
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator	Incheon International Airport Corporation
Serves	Seoul Capital Area
Location	Jung District, Incheon, South Korea
Opened	29 March 2001; 23 years ago (2001-03-29)^[1]
Hub for	Air Incheon Air Premia Air Seoul Asiana Airlines FedEx Express Jeju Air Jin Air Korean Air Polar Air Cargo T'way Air
Elevation AMSL	7 m / 23 ft
Coordinates	37°27′48″N 126°26′24″E / 37.46333°N 126.44000°E / 37.46333; 126.44000
Website	www.airport.kr
Maps
Closeup of airport on map
ICN/RKSI Location in Incheon, South Korea Show map of South Korea ICN/RKSI ICN/RKSI (Asia) Show map of Asia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15R/33L 3,750 12,303 Asphalt 15L/33R 3,750 12,303 Asphalt 16L/34R 4,000 13,123 Asphalt 16R/34L 3,750 12,303 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft H1 19 63 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Total Passengers 56,131,064 Aircraft movements 337,299 Tonnes of cargo 3,600,288
Statistics from KAC^[2]^[3]

Incheon International Airport
Hangul	인천국제공항
Hanja	仁川國際空港
Revised Romanization	Incheon Gukje Gonghang
McCune–Reischauer	Inch'ŏn Kukche Konghang

As of 2021, the airport has been rated by Skytrax as the fourth-best airport in the world. Skytrax has also rated the airport as the world's best international transit airport and one of the world's cleanest airports. The airport is one of Skytrax's 5-star airports and has also been awarded for the best airport security in 2021.^[4][5][6][7]

During the entire run of the best airport worldwide ranking by Airports Council International (ACI) from 2005 to 2011, Incheon International Airport topped the ranking every year. ACI also rated the airport as the best airport in Asia-Pacific for 10 consecutive years from 2006 to 2016 until the ranking series ended in 2017.^[8] The airport has been ranked first place in the services field, regardless of the COVID-19 term. Incheon International Airport Corporation declared 'COVID-19 Free Airport.' It took the lead in quarantine against the spread of coronavirus. Also, the airport tried to prevent the collapse of the aviation industry during COVID-19. At the same time, despite the huge deficit, a policy of rent reduction and mooring usage fee exemption was implemented to ensure employment stability for 70,000 airport workers.^[9]

This airport has a golf course, spa,^[10] private sleeping rooms, an ice skating rink, a casino, indoor gardens, video game center and the Museum of Korean Culture. The airport's average departure and arrival take 19 minutes and 12 minutes respectively, compared to a worldwide average of 60 minutes and 45 minutes, ranking it among the fastest airports in the world for customs processing.^[11] Its duty-free shopping mall has been rated the world's best for three years in a row in 2013 by Business Traveller.^[12] Incheon International Airport also reports a 0.0001% baggage mishandling rate.^[13]

This airport opened for business on 29 March 2001 to replace the older Gimpo International Airport, which now serves mostly domestic destinations and shuttle flights to several East Asian metropolitan areas, including Beijing–Capital, Osaka–Kansai, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Taipei–Songshan and Tokyo–Haneda.

Incheon International Airport is located west of Incheon's city center, on an artificially created piece of land between Yeongjong and Yongyu Islands. A shallow sea originally separated the two islands. That area between the two islands was reclaimed for the construction project, effectively connecting the once-separate Yeongjong and Yongyu islands. The reclaimed area and the two islands are all part of Jung-gu, an administrative district of Incheon. The airport has 111 boarding gates altogether, with 44 in Terminal 1, 30 in Concourse A (connected to Terminal 1), and 37 in Terminal 2.^{[citation needed]}

This airport was constructed to share the demand for air transport in the 21st century and to serve as a hub airport in Northeast Asia.^[14]

History

 

Location of Incheon International Airport on reclaimed land joining Yeongjong and Yongyu Islands

International air traffic to South Korea increased after the 1988 Summer Olympics. In the 1990s, it became apparent that Gimpo International Airport could not cope with the increase in air traffic. The government decided to build a new international airport to reduce the load on Gimpo International Airport.

The new airport was originally planned to be located in Cheongju, 124 km (77 mi) southeast of Seoul, but due to its distance, it was opposed by Seoul and Gyeonggi citizens. ^{[citation needed]} Hwaseong was the other choice, but it was also rejected due to similar reasons. Finally, the area chosen was Incheon. ^[when?]

In November 1992, the construction of the Incheon airport began on reclaimed land between Yeongjong Island and Youngyu Island and took eight years to finish, with an additional six months for testing. Completion was initially scheduled for 1997 but delayed due to the economic crisis.^[15] The airport was officially opened on 21 March 2001.^{[citation needed]}

On 15 November 2006, the Airbus A380 landed at the airport as part of the first leg of its certification trip.^[16] Tests on the runways, taxiways, and ramps showed that the airport could handle the aircraft.

To further upgrade service, Incheon and major Korean logistics firm Hanjin Group (parent company of Korean Air) agreed on 10 January 2008 to build Yeongjong Medical Centre, which was completed in 2012. This hospital serves nearby residents and some of the 30,000 medical tourists who come to Korea annually.^[17]

Statistics

Located 48 km (30 mi) west of Seoul, the capital and the largest city of South Korea, Incheon International Airport is the main hub for Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, and Polar Air Cargo. The airport serves as a hub for international civilian air transportation and cargo traffic in East Asia. In 2016, the Incheon International Airport was the fifth-busiest airport in the world and third in Asia by cargo traffic, and 19th in the world and eighth in Asia by passenger traffic. In 2016, the airport served a total of 57,849,814 passengers.

The airport opened for business in early 2001 to replace the older Gimpo International Airport, which now serves mostly domestic destinations plus shuttle flights to Beijing–Capital, Osaka–Kansai, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Taipei–Songshan and Tokyo–Haneda although flights to Beijing and Osaka also operate from Incheon Airport.

Construction phases

 

Airport Layout

The airport was originally planned to be built in three phases, incrementally increasing airport capacity as the demand grew. This was changed, however, to four phases after the airport was opened.

Phase 1

In Phase 1, the airport had a capacity of 30 million passengers annually, and a cargo capacity of 1,700,000 tonnes (1,673,151 long tons; 1,873,929 short tons) annually.^{[citation needed]} In this phase, a passenger terminal with a floor space of 496,000 square metres (5,338,900 sq ft), two parallel runways, a control tower, an administrative building, a transportation Centre (the Integrated Transportation Centre, designed by Terry Farrell and Partners and Samoo Architects & Engineers), an integrated operations Centre, three cargo terminals, international business Centre, and a government office building were constructed.^{[citation needed]}

Phase 2

Phase 2 construction began in 2002, and was originally expected to be completed in December 2008. However, in an attempt to have the airport ready for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which took place in August 2008, the schedule was modified, and Phase 2 construction was completed on 20 June 2008. During this construction phase, a third parallel 4,000-metre-long (13,123 ft 4 in) runway and a 13-hectare (32.1-acre) cargo terminal area was added. A 16.5-hectare (40.8-acre) concourse connected to the main passenger building via two parallel 870-metre-long (2,854 ft 4 in) underground passageways were added, with a Mitsubishi Crystal Mover shuttle train APM shuttling passengers between the concourse and the main terminal.^[18]

Many long-distance foreign carriers were moved to the new concourse, with Korean Air and Asiana Airlines continuing to use the existing terminal.^{[citation needed]}

Phase 3

The South Korean government invested ₩4 trillion until 2017 to expand Incheon International Airport. The second passenger terminal was constructed in the northern field of the airport, and its existing cargo terminal and other infrastructures were expanded. The terminals are connected by the underground "Starline" train. Also, a Landside Connecting system (Bus shuttle) is used for airport employees and departing passengers who don't come to the right terminal. After completion, Incheon International Airport can handle 62 million passengers and 5,800,000 tonnes (5,708,398 long tons; 6,393,406 short tons) of cargo a year, up from the previous capacity of 44 million passengers and 4,500,000 tonnes (4,428,929 long tons; 4,960,401 short tons). Construction began in 2011 and was completed in 2017. The terminal opened on 18 January 2018. Incheon's expansion also includes adding more aprons to park planes and extending a railway line to the city center of Seoul about 70 kilometres (43 mi) away from the airport. The airport also signed an agreement to build a resort called "Inspire" which includes 6-star hotels, theme parks, and a casino.^[19]

Phase 4

Between 2017 and 2024, a fourth construction phase at the airport is taking place. There will be an expansion of Terminal 2, the building of a fourth runway and additional apron and car parking facilities.^[20] Following completion of the works, it is expected that the hourly flight capacity of the airport will increase from 90 to 107.^[21]

There are long-term plans for a fifth runway and a third terminal.^[22]

Terminals

Terminal 1

 

Aerial view of Incheon International Airport Terminal 1

Terminal 1 (measuring 496,000 square metres (5,338,900 sq ft)) is the largest airport terminal by area in South Korea. Terminal 1 was designed by Curtis W. Fentress, FAIA, RIBA of Fentress Architects. It is 1,060 metres (3,480 ft) long, 149 metres (489 ft) wide, and 33 metres (108 ft) high. Its construction cost was 5.632 trillion South Korean Won.^[23] The terminal has 44 boarding ports (all of which can accommodate the Airbus A380), 50 customs inspection ports, 2 biological quarantine counters, 6 stationary and 14 portable passenger quarantine counters, 120 arrival passport inspection counters, 8 arrival security ports, 28 departure security ports, 252 check-in counters, and 120 departure passport inspection counters. In 2015, an automatic check-in counter lane was introduced, which people travelling via Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and China Southern Airlines can use. Instead of having airport staff at the counter, there is a machine where travellers input their flight information, scan their passports, receive their flight tickets and lastly, load the luggage onto the conveyor. This system was planned to be introduced in Terminal 2, but in May 2015 Incheon Airport used one of the counter islands for the unmanned luggage handling system.^[24]

In December 2023, a Oneworld-branded and operated lounges opened in Incheon Airport Terminal 1 to serve passengers flying on seven of the alliance's 13 member carriers who serve the airport: American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, and SriLankan Airlines.^[25] It is the first in a series of planned lounges under development by the alliance.^[26]

Midfield Concourse

 

Concourse building under construction

The passenger concourse was completed at the end of May 2008. It is connected to Terminal 1 by two parallel 870-metre-long (2,850 ft) underground passageways equipped with IATs (Intra Airport Transit). It has 30 gates and six lounges.^[27]

Terminal 2

A new passenger terminal, designed by Gensler, opened on 18 January 2018, and Korean Air, KLM, Delta Air Lines, and Air France flights were relocated from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2. Other SkyTeam members such as Aeromexico, China Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, XiamenAir, Czech Airlines and Aeroflot started serving the Terminal 2 on 28 October 2018. From 1 July 2023, Jin Air, the subsidiary of Korean Air will operate at Terminal 2.^[28] And the rest of the SkyTeam members, such as Vietnam Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines and Saudia, will be relocated to Terminal 2 after the Phase 4 construction work is completed.^[29]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Aero K	Nha Trang (begins 24 June 2024),^[30] Tokyo–Narita (begins 30 May 2024)^[31]
Aeroméxico	Mexico City (resumes 3 August 2024)^1^[32]
Aero Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar^[33]
AirAsia	Kota Kinabalu^[34]
AirAsia X	Kuala Lumpur–International
Air Astana	Almaty, Astana (resumes 15 June 2024)^[35]
Air Busan^[36]	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,^[37] Da Nang,^[38] Fukuoka, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang,^[39] Osaka–Kansai, Sapporo–Chitose, Tagbilaran, Tokyo–Narita
Air Canada	Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau (begins 19 June 2024)^[40]
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Tianfu,^[41] Chongqing, Hangzhou,^[42] Tianjin,^[43] Wenzhou,^[44] Yanji
Air France	Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air India	Delhi
Air Japan	Tokyo–Narita^[45]
Air Macau	Macau
Air New Zealand	Seasonal: Auckland^[46]^[47]
Air Premia	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,^[48] Los Angeles, Newark,^[49] San Francisco (begins 17 May 2024),^[50] Tokyo–Narita Charter: Barcelona,^[51] Dhaka,^[52] Oslo^[53]
Air Seoul^[54]	Da Nang, Fukuoka, Kalibo, Nha Trang, Osaka–Kansai, Sapporo–Chitose, Takamatsu,^[55] Tokyo–Narita, Yonago,^[56] Zhangjiajie^[57]
American Airlines	Dallas/Fort Worth
Asiana Airlines^[58]	Almaty, Asahikawa, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Beijing–Capital,^[59] Cebu, Changchun, Changsha,^[60] Chengdu–Tianfu (resumes 1 July 2024),^[61] Chiang Mai,^[62] Chongqing (resumes 27 May 2024),^[63] Clark,^[64] Da Lat,^[62] Dalian,^[60] Da Nang, Delhi,^[65] Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guangzhou,^[66] Guilin,^[67] Hangzhou, Hanoi, Harbin, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Istanbul, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Manila, Miyazaki,^[68] Nagoya–Centrair, Naha,^[69] Nanjing, New York–JFK, Osaka–Kansai, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Qingdao,^[66] Rome–Fiumicino, San Francisco, Sapporo–Chitose,^[70] Seattle/Tacoma, Sendai,^[71] Shanghai–Pudong,^[72] Shenzhen,^[73] Singapore, Sydney, Taichung,^[74] Taipei–Taoyuan, Tashkent,^[75] Tianjin,^[66] Tokyo–Haneda,^[76] Tokyo–Narita,^[77] Ulaanbaatar, Xi'an (resumes 1 July 2024),^[63] Yancheng, Yanji^[66] Seasonal: Kota Kinabalu,^[74] Melbourne^[78] Seasonal charter: Athens, Saipan,^[79] Tagbilaran^[80]
Batik Air Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur–International^[81]
Beijing Capital Airlines	Qingdao
Cathay Pacific	Hong Kong
Cebu Pacific	Cebu, Manila
China Airlines	Kaohsiung,^[82] Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines	Beijing–Daxing,^[43] Hangzhou, Kunming, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shanghai–Pudong, Weihai, Wuxi, Xi'an,^[83] Yanji,^[84] Yantai^[85]
China Southern Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Changchun,^[43] Changsha, Dalian,^[86] Guangzhou, Harbin,^[43] Mudanjiang,^[87] Shanghai–Pudong,^[43] Shenyang,^[88] Shenzhen, Wuhan,^[89] Yanji, Zhengzhou^[90]
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul,^[91] Seattle/Tacoma
Eastar Jet	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,^[92] Chiang Mai (begins 11 July 2024),^[93] Da Nang,^[92] Fukuoka,^[94] Nha Trang,^[94] Osaka–Kansai,^[95] Phu Quoc (resumes 19 July 2024),^[96] Sapporo–Chitose (resumes 1 July 2024),^[97] Shanghai–Pudong,^[98] Taipei–Taoyuan,^[99] Tokyo–Narita^[95]
Emirates	Dubai–International
Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa, Tokyo–Narita
Etihad Airways	Abu Dhabi
EVA Air	Kaohsiung, Taipei–Taoyuan
Finnair	Helsinki
Garuda Indonesia	Denpasar,^[100] Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Greater Bay Airlines	Hong Kong^[101]
Hawaiian Airlines	Honolulu
HK Express	Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airlines	Hong Kong
Jeju Air^[102]	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Daxing, Cebu, Chiang Mai, Clark, Da Lat,^[103] Da Nang, Fukuoka, Guam, Hanoi, Harbin, Hiroshima,^[104] Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jiamusi, Kaohsiung, Koror, Kota Kinabalu, Macau,^[105] Manila, Matsuyama, Nagoya–Centrair, Naha, Nha Trang, Ōita,^[106] Osaka–Kansai, Phu Quoc,^[107] Qingdao,^[108] Saipan, Sapporo–Chitose, Shizuoka, Tagbilaran, Taipei–Taoyuan,^[109] Tokyo–Narita, Ulaanbaatar,^[110] Vientiane,^[111] Weihai, Yanji, Yantai Charter: Batam,^[112] Manado^[113]
Jetstar	Brisbane,^[114] Sydney^[115]
Jin Air	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Cebu, Chiang Mai,^[116] Clark, Da Nang, Fukuoka, Guam, Hong Kong (resumes 18 July 2024),^[117] Kitakyushu, Kota Kinabalu, Macau,^[118] Nagoya–Centrair,^[119] Naha, Nha Trang,^[116] Osaka–Kansai, Phu Quoc,^[120] Qingdao, Sapporo–Chitose, Shimojishima (begins 29 May 2024),^[121] Tagbilaran (begins 18 July 2024),^[122] Taipei–Taoyuan,^[123] Tokyo–Narita Seasonal: Dhaka, Phuket, Vientiane
KLM	Amsterdam^[124]
Korean Air	Amsterdam, Aomori,^[125] Atlanta, Auckland, Bangkok–Don Mueang,^[125] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona (ends 2 September 2024),^[126] Beijing–Capital, Boston, Brisbane, Budapest,^[127] Busan,^[128] Cebu, Changsha, Chiang Mai, Chicago–O'Hare, Daegu,^[129] Dalian, Dallas/Fort Worth, Da Nang, Delhi, Denpasar,^[130] Dubai–International,^[131] Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guam, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Istanbul, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Kagoshima,^[132] Kathmandu, Komatsu,^[125] Kuala Lumpur–International, Las Vegas,^[133] London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Macau (begins 1 July 2024),^[134] Madrid,^[135] Manila, Milan–Malpensa, Nagoya–Centrair, Naha, Nanjing,^[136] New York–JFK, Nha Trang, Niigata,^[132] Ōita,^[137] Okayama,^[132] Osaka–Kansai, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Phu Quoc,^[138] Prague, Qingdao,^[136] Rome–Fiumicino, San Francisco, Sapporo–Chitose, Seattle/Tacoma, Shanghai–Pudong,^[136] Shenyang, Shenzhen,^[139] Singapore, Sydney, Taichung,^[125] Taipei–Taoyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo–Haneda,^[76] Tokyo–Narita,^[140] Toronto–Pearson, Ulaanbaatar, Vancouver, Vienna, Washington–Dulles, Wuhan,^[141] Xiamen,^[142] Xi'an, Yangon, Yanji,^[139] Zhangjiajie,^[143] Zhengzhou^[143] Seasonal: Siem Reap, Ürümqi, Zürich^[144] Seasonal charter: Athens, Dubrovnik,^[145] Krabi, Oslo, Québec City,^[146] Lisbon (begins 11 September 2024),^[147] Zagreb^[146]
Lao Airlines	Vientiane
LOT Polish Airlines	Budapest, Warsaw–Chopin, Wrocław^[148]
Lufthansa	Frankfurt, Munich
Malaysia Airlines	Kuala Lumpur–International
MIAT Mongolian Airlines	Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar Airways International	Yangon
Peach	Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Haneda
Philippine Airlines	Cebu, Manila
Philippines AirAsia	Cebu, Manila
Qanot Sharq	Tashkent (begins 2 June 2024)^[149]
Qantas	Sydney^[115]
Qatar Airways	Doha
Qingdao Airlines	Qingdao
Royal Air Philippines	Tagbilaran
Royal Brunei Airlines	Bandar Seri Begawan
Saudia	Riyadh^[150]
Scoot	Singapore, Taipei–Taoyuan
Shandong Airlines	Jinan,^[151] Qingdao, Yantai^[43]
Shanghai Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong
Shenzhen Airlines	Shenzhen, Wuxi
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Tianfu^[152]
Singapore Airlines	Singapore
Sky Angkor Airlines	Phnom Penh,^[153] Siem Reap
Spring Airlines	Hangzhou, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang,^[154] Shijiazhuang,^[155] Yangzhou
SriLankan Airlines	Colombo–Bandaranaike
Swiss International Air Lines	Seasonal: Zürich (begins 8 May 2024)^[156]
Thai AirAsia X	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi^[157]
Thai Airways International	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi^[158]
Tianjin Airlines	Tianjin, Yulin (Shaanxi)^[159]
Tigerair Taiwan	Taipei–Taoyuan
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul
T'way Air	Bangkok–Don Mueang,^[160] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Daxing,^[161] Bishkek,^[162] Cebu, Da Nang, Fukuoka, Guam, Haikou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jinan, Kalibo, Kaohsiung, Kota Kinabalu,^[163] Naha,^[164] Nha Trang, Osaka–Kansai, Qingdao,^[165] Saipan, Sanya,^[166] Sapporo–Chitose,^[164] Shenyang, Singapore,^[167] Sydney,^[168] Taichung,^[169] Tokyo–Narita, Toyama, Vientiane, Wuhan, Zagreb (begins 16 May 2024)^[170] Seasonal: Chiang Mai, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Ōita, Saga, Ulaanbaatar^[171]
United Airlines	San Francisco
Uzbekistan Airways	Tashkent
VietJet Air	Can Tho,^[172] Da Lat, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc
Vietnam Airlines	Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang Charter: Ha Long, Phu Quoc
WestJet	Seasonal: Calgary (begins 18 May 2024)^[173]
XiamenAir	Fuzhou,^[174] Xiamen
Zipair Tokyo	Tokyo–Narita

¹: Aeromexico's flight from Mexico City to Seoul–Incheon operates via Monterrey but the flight from Seoul–Incheon to Mexico City is non-stop.

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
AeroLogic	Leipzig/Halle
Air China Cargo	Beijing–Capital, Shanghai–Pudong
Air France Cargo	Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Air Incheon	Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chongqing, Dhaka,^[175] Haikou,^[176] Hanoi, Hefei, Jinan, Kuala Lumpur–International, Qingdao, Sapporo–Chitose, Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita, Ulaanbaatar, Yantai, Yuzhno–Sakhalinsk, Zhengzhou
Air Premia	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,^[177] Ho Chi Minh City,^[178] Singapore^[179]
ANA Cargo	Naha, Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Narita
Asiana Cargo	Anchorage, Atlanta, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Capital, Brussels, Chicago–O'Hare, Chongqing, Dallas/Fort Worth, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, London–Stansted, Los Angeles, Manila, Milan–Malpensa, Nagoya–Centrair, New York–JFK, Osaka–Kansai, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Shanghai–Pudong, Singapore, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita, Vienna, Yantai
Atlas Air^[180]	Almaty, Amsterdam, Anchorage, Changsha, Chengdu–Shuangliu, Chicago–O'Hare, Cincinnati, Chongqing, Delhi, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Houston–Intercontinental, Jinan, Leipzig/Halle, Liège, Los Angeles, Miami, Nagoya–Centrair, New York–JFK, Qingdao, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenzhen, Singapore, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Narita, Wuxi, Xiamen, Zaragoza, Zhengzhou
Cargolux	Luxembourg City
Cathay Cargo	Hong Kong, Osaka–Kansai
Central Airlines	Weihai, Wenzhou, Wuxi
China Cargo Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong
China Postal Airlines	Beijing–Capital, Shijiazhuang, Xi'an, Yantai, Zhengzhou
DHL Aviation	Anchorage, Cincinnati, Hong Kong, Leipzig/Halle, Los Angeles, Milan–Malpensa, Singapore
Emirates SkyCargo	Dubai–Al Maktoum, Osaka–Kansai
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo	Anchorage,^[181] Atlanta^[181]
Etihad Cargo	Abu Dhabi
FedEx Express	Anchorage, Beijing–Capital, Guangzhou, Los Angeles, Memphis, Newark, Shanghai–Pudong
JAL Cargo	Nagoya–Centrair^[182]
Jeju Air Cargo	Hanoi,^[183] Tokyo–Narita,^[183] Yantai^[183]
Korean Air Cargo	Amsterdam, Anchorage, Atlanta, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Basel/Mulhouse, Beijing–Capital, Bogotá, Brussels, Budapest, Campinas, Chicago–O'Hare, Chicago–Rockford, Chennai, Cheongju, Columbus–Rickenbacker, Copenhagen, Dallas/Fort Worth, Delhi, Frankfurt, Guadalajara, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Kitakyushu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Lima, London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Manila, Miami, Milan–Malpensa, Mumbai, Navoi, New York–JFK, Osaka–Kansai, Oslo, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Penang, Qingdao, San Francisco, Santiago de Chile, Seattle/Tacoma, Shanghai–Pudong, Singapore, Stockholm–Arlanda, Tel Aviv (suspended), Tokyo–Narita, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver, Vienna, Xiamen, Xi'an, Zaragoza, Zhengzhou,^[184] Zürich
Longhao Airlines	Yantai, Zhengzhou
Lufthansa Cargo	Bangalore, Frankfurt
Maersk Air Cargo	Chicago–Rockford,^[185] Greenville/Spartanburg^[185]
MSC Air Cargo	Indianapolis, Liege, Xiamen^[186]
Nippon Cargo Airlines	Osaka–Kansai, Shanghai–Pudong, Tokyo–Narita
Okay Airways Cargo	Tianjin
Polar Air Cargo	Cincinnati, Singapore
Qatar Airways Cargo	Doha
SF Airlines	Zhengzhou
Silk Way Airlines	Baku
Sky Lease Cargo	Miami
Suparna Airlines Cargo	Hangzhou, Qingdao, Shanghai–Pudong
Swiss World Cargo	Zürich
Tianjin Air Cargo	Yancheng
Turkish Cargo	Almaty, Bishkek, Istanbul, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tashkent
Turkmenistan Airlines Cargo	Ashgabat^[187]
UPS Airlines	Almaty, Anchorage, Cologne/Bonn, Hong Kong, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Taipei–Taoyuan, Zhengzhou
Uzbekistan Airways Cargo	Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Western Global Airlines	Anchorage, Fort Myers, Hong Kong, Los Angeles
YTO Cargo Airlines	Ningbo, Yantai

Accidents and incidents

On 16 June 2011, Airbus A321-200 Flight 324 operated by Asiana Airlines HL7763 between Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, China and Incheon International Airport was fired upon by two soldiers of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps as it came in to land at Incheon. A total of 99 rounds were discharged at the aircraft, which was out of range and made a safe landing without sustaining any damage. The soldiers had misidentified the aircraft as belonging to the North Korean military and were acting on orders that permitted them to engage without reference to senior officers, following the Bombardment of Yeonpyeong in November 2010.^[188]

Ground transport

 

A limousine bus at Incheon Airport bound for Jamsil Subway Station in Seoul

Public transport

Bus

Airport shuttle buses transport passengers between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Buses are free, arrive every 5 to 8 minutes, take approximately 20 minutes of travel time, and stop at the Hyatt Hotel or airport fire station en route, depending on direction.

Airport buses are called limousine buses. Standard limousine buses travel to Gimpo Airport & Songjeong station.

Intercity buses connect with other towns and cities in Korea.

The Korea City Air Terminal in Gangnam is linked with the airport through limousine buses.^[189]

 

AREX 2000 series EMU with commuter train service

Rail

The Airport Railroad Express (AREX and styled as A'REX) has two stations located in both the Transport Centre adjacent to the Terminal 1 building (Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 station) and is in the basement of Terminal 2 (Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 station). It provides service to Gimpo International Airport and Seoul. Many of the stations along the line provide connections to Incheon Subway, Seoul Metropolitan Subway, and Incheon Airport Maglev.

For departing passengers, Seoul Station City Airport Terminal has check-in and immigration facilities before arriving at the airport.

The Korea Train eXpress (KTX) operated at the same station as AREX but used a different platform. It operated 20 times per day from the airport; twelve times on the Gyeonbu Line, twice on the Gyeonjeon Line, four times on the Honam Line, and twice on the Jeolla Line. The service started in 2014 but was suspended in March 2018 due to low ridership.^[190] The suspension became permanent in September 2018 as the line was officially closed.^[191][192]

The Incheon Airport Maglev opened on 3 February 2016 and closed on 1 September 2023.^[193] The first phase was to be 6.1 km long, spread over six stations (but eight stations were built, spanning more than 8 km), taking riders from the airport toward the southwest of the island where a water park is located. Phase 2 was to be 9.7 km long, extending the line to the northwest of the island. Phase 3 would have added 37.4 km, transforming the line into a circle.^{[194][195][196]} After converting the tracks from Maglev to orbital tram tracks,^[197] service is expected to resume from March 2024.^[198]

 

Incheon Airport rail terminal for AREX and formerly KTX

Ferry

A ferry service connects Yeongjong-do to the mainland. However, the dock is located a considerable distance from the airport. An alternative means of transport must be sought upon arriving at the island to be able to get to the airport.^[199]

Car

The airport provides a short-term parking lot for 4,000 cars and a long-term parking lot for 6,000 cars. Shuttle services connect the long-term parking lot to the passenger terminal and the cargo terminal. Car rental is located near the long-term parking lot. A link to the mainland is provided by the toll Yeongjong Bridge and an expressway. A second expressway on the Incheon Bridge also connects the island to central Incheon.

Traffic and statistics

 

Korean Air planes awaiting departure

 

Take-off view of Incheon Airport

In 2017, the airport was the world's fourth busiest airport by cargo traffic and third in Asia,^[200] and the world's 19th busiest airport by passenger traffic and ninth in Asia.^[201] In 2019, the airport served a total of 70,857,908 passengers.

Top destinations

Busiest international routes (2022)

Rank	Airport	Passengers	Operating Airlines
1	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi	1,257,733	Air Busan, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, Thai AirAsia X, Thai Airways International, T'way Air
2	Singapore	990,803	Air Premia, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Scoot, Singapore Airlines, T'way Air
3	Ho Chi Minh City	868,984	Air Premia, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, T'way Air, VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines
4	Tokyo–Narita	857,125	Air Busan, Air Premia, Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air, Zipair Tokyo
5	Manila	778,429	Asiana Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Jeju Air, Korean Air, Philippine Airlines, Philippines AirAsia
6	Los Angeles	675,553	Air Premia, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air
7	Hanoi	674,188	Asiana Airlines, Bamboo Airlines, Korean Air, VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines
8	Osaka–Kansai	670,572	Air Busan, Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, Peach Aviation, T'way Air
9	Da Nang	549,674	Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air, VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines
10	New York–JFK	439,172	Asiana Airlines, Korean Air
^Source: Korea Airportal

Annual traffic

Annual passenger traffic at ICN airport. See Wikidata query.

Years	Aircraft Operations	Passengers	Cargo (tonnes)
2001	86,807	14,542,290	1,186,015
2002	126,094	20,924,171	1,705,928
2003	130,185	19,789,874	1,843,055
2004	149,776	24,084,072	2,133,444
2005	160,843	26,051,466	2,150,139
2006	182,007	28,191,116	2,336,571
2007	211,404	31,227,897	2,555,580
2008	211,102	29,973,522	2,423,717
2009	198,918	28,549,770	2,313,002
2010	214,835	33,478,925	2,684,499
2011	229,580	35,062,366	2,539,222
2012	254,037	38,970,864	2,456,724
2013	271,224	41,482,828	2,464,385
2014	290,043	45,512,099	2,557,681
2015	305,446	49,281,220	2,595,677
2016	339,673	57,765,397	2,714,341
2017	360,295	62,082,032	2,921,691
2018	387,497	68,259,763	2,952,123
2019	404,104	71,169,722	2,764,369
2020	149,982	12,094,851	2,822,370
2021	131,027	3,198,909	3,329,292
2022	171,253	17,869,759	2,945,855
2023	337,299	56,131,064	3,600,288
Source: IIAC Airport Statistics^[3]

See also

•  Aviation portal

• Transport in South Korea
• List of airports in South Korea
• Busiest airports in South Korea by passenger traffic

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