Incheon International Airport

Incheon International Airport (Korean: 인천국제공항) (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) (sometimes referred to as Seoul–Incheon International Airport) is the largest airport in South Korea. It is the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area and one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.

Incheon International Airport 인천국제공항
Aerial view of Incheon International Airport Terminal 1
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; 22 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; 126.44000Coordinates: 37°27′48″N 126°26′24″E / 37.46333°N 126.44000°E / 37.46333; 126.44000
Website	www.airport.kr
Maps
Incheon in South Korea
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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 (2019)
Passengers 71,169,516 Aircraft movements 404,104 Tonnes of cargo 2,764,369
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 also has 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 also has 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 a golf course, spa,^[9] private sleeping rooms, an ice skating rink, a casino, indoor gardens, video game center and a Museum of Korean Culture. The airport's average departure and arrival take 19 minutes and 12 minutes respectively, as compared to worldwide average of 60 minutes and 45 minutes, ranking it among the fastest airports in the world for customs processing.^[10] Its duty-free shopping mall has been rated the world's best for three years in a row in 2013 by Business Traveller.^[11] Incheon International Airport also reports a 0.0001% baggage mishandling rate.^[12]

The 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 to 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. The two islands were originally separated by shallow sea. That area between the two islands was reclaimed for the construction project, effectively connecting the once separate Yeongjong and Yongyu islands. The reclaimed area as well as the two islands are all part of Jung-gu, an administrative district of Incheon.

Incheon International Airport's terminal has 111 boarding gates altogether, with 44 in Terminal 1, 30 in Concourse A (connected to terminal 1), and 37 in Terminal 2.

The airport was constructed to share the demand for air transport in the 21st century and to serve as a hub airport in Northeast Asia.^[13]

Incheon International Airport was named the winner of World's Best Transit Airport in 2020.^[14] Terminal 2 at Incheon International Airport was named World's Best Airport Terminal in 2020.^[15]

Departure hall at Terminal 1

Arrival hall at Terminal 1

History

 

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

 

Incheon Airport from the air, 2003

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

The new airport was originally planned to be located in Cheongju, 124 km southeast from 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.^[16] The airport was officially opened on 21 March 2001.

On 15 November 2006, the Airbus A380 landed at the airport as part of the first leg of its certification trip.^[17] 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.^[18]

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

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 1.7 million metric tonnes annually. In this phase, a passenger terminal with a floor space of 496,000 square metres (5,340,000 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), and integrated operations centre, three cargo terminals, international business centre, and a government office building were constructed.

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 (13,000 ft) runway and a 13-hectare cargo terminal area were added. A 16.5-hectare concourse connected to the main passenger building via two parallel 870-metre-long (2,850 ft) underground passageways was added, with a Mitsubishi Crystal Mover shuttle train APM shuttling passengers between the concourse and the main terminal.^[19]

Many long-distance foreign carriers were moved to the new concourse, with Korean Air and Asiana Airlines continuing to use the existing terminal.

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 to each other 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 is able to handle 62 million passengers and 5.8 million tons of cargo a year, up from the previous capacity of 44 million passengers and 4.5 million tons. Construction began in 2011 and was completed in 2017. The terminal opened on 18 January 2018. Incheon's expansion also include 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.^[20]

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.^[21] Following completion of the works, it is expected that the hourly flight capacity of the airport will increase from 90 to 107.^[22]

There are long-term plans for a fifth runway and third terminal.^[23]

Terminals

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 (measuring 496,000 square meters) is the largest airport terminal in 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 1.3816 trillion South Korean Won.^{[citation needed]} 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, where people traveling via Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and China Southern Airlines can use. Instead of having airport staff at the counter, there is a machine where travelers 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]

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^[25] (Asiana Airlines/Star Alliance, Singapore Airlines/Star Alliance, Japan Airlines/Oneworld, Korean Air/SkyTeam, and China Eastern Airlines/SkyTeam).

Terminal 2

A new passenger terminal 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. The rest of the SkyTeam members, such as Vietnam Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines, will be relocated to Terminal 2 after the Phase 4 construction work is completed.^[26]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroflot	Moscow–Sheremetyevo (suspended)^[27]
AirAsia X	Kuala Lumpur–International
Air Astana	Almaty, Astana (suspended)
Air Busan^[28]	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,^[29] Da Nang,^[30] Fukuoka, Guam, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang,^[31] Osaka–Kansai,^[32] Tokyo–Narita,^[33] Vladivostok (suspended)^[34]
Air Canada	Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver
Air China	Beijing–Capital, Chengdu–Tianfu,^[35] Chongqing, Hangzhou,^[36] Yanji
Air France	Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air India	Delhi
Air Macau	Macau
Air New Zealand	Auckland^[37]
Air Premia	Frankfurt (begins 27 June 2023),^[38] Ho Chi Minh City, Los Angeles, Newark (begins 22 May 2023),^[39], Tokyo–Narita Charter: Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (ends 24 April 2023),^[40] Oslo (begins 11 May 2023)^[41]
Air Seoul^[42]	Da Nang, Fukuoka,^[43] Guam, Kalibo, Nha Trang, Osaka–Kansai, Takamatsu,^[44] Tokyo–Narita
American Airlines	Dallas/Fort Worth
Asiana Airlines^[45]	Almaty, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Beijing–Capital,^[46] Cebu, Changchun, Changsha (resumes 25 April 2023),^[47] Chengdu–Tianfu,^[48] Dalian (resumes 17 April 2023),^[47] Da Nang, Delhi,^[49] Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guangzhou,^[50] Hangzhou,^[51] Hanoi, Harbin, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Istanbul, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Manila, Nagoya–Centrair, Naha,^[52] Nanjing, New York–JFK, Osaka–Kansai, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Phu Quoc,^[53] Qingdao,^[50] Rome–Fiumicino, Saipan, San Francisco, Sapporo–Chitose,^[54] Seattle/Tacoma, Sendai (resumes 28 April 2023),^[55] Shanghai–Pudong,^[56] Shenzhen,^[57] Singapore, Sydney, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tashkent, Tianjin,^[50] Tokyo–Haneda (resumes 1 May 2023),^[58] Tokyo–Narita,^[59] Ulaanbaatar, Xi'an,^[50] Yanji^[50] Seasonal Charter: Athens
Bamboo Airways	Da Nang, Hanoi,^[60] Nha Trang
Batik Air Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur–International (begins 24 June 2023)^[61]
Cathay Pacific	Hong Kong
Cebu Pacific	Cebu, Clark (begins 5 May 2023),^[62] Manila
China Airlines	Kaohsiung,^[63] Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines	Nanjing, Qingdao, Shanghai–Pudong, Weihai, Yantai^[64]
China Southern Airlines	Dalian,^[65] Guangzhou, Shenyang,^[66] Yanji
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul,^[67] Portland (OR) (begins 28 October 2023),^[68] Seattle/Tacoma
Emirates	Dubai–International
Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa, Tokyo–Narita
Etihad Airways	Abu Dhabi
EVA Air	Kaohsiung (resumes 1 May 2023), Taichung, Taipei–Taoyuan
Finnair	Helsinki
Garuda Indonesia	Denpasar,^[69] Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Greater Bay Airlines	Hong Kong^[70]
Hawaiian Airlines	Honolulu
HK Express	Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airlines	Hong Kong
Jeju Air^[71]	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Cebu, Clark, Da Nang, Fukuoka, Guam, Harbin, Kota Kinabalu, Manila, Nagoya–Centrair, Naha, Nha Trang, Osaka–Kansai, Saipan,^[72] Sapporo–Chitose, Tagbilaran,^[73] Taipei–Taoyuan,^[74] Tokyo–Narita, Ulaanbaatar,^[75] Vientiane (resumes 20 April 2023),^[76] Vladivostok (suspended), Weihai, Yanji
Jetstar	Sydney^[77]
Jin Air	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Cebu, Chiang Mai,^[78] Clark, Da Nang, Fukuoka, Kota Kinabalu, Macau (resumes 23 April 2023),^[79] Naha, Nha Trang,^[78] Osaka–Kansai, Qingdao, Sapporo–Chitose, Taipei–Taoyuan,^[80] Tokyo–Narita Seasonal: Phuket, Vientiane
KLM	Amsterdam
Korean Air	Amsterdam, Atlanta, Auckland, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Beijing–Capital,^[81] Boston, Budapest,^[82] Busan,^[83] Cebu, Chiang Mai, Chicago–O'Hare, Daegu (resumes 23 April 2023),^[84] Dalian, Dallas/Fort Worth, Da Nang, Delhi, Denpasar,^[85] Dubai–International,^[86] Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guam, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Istanbul, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Las Vegas,^[87] London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madrid (resumes 25 April 2023),^[88] Manila, Milan–Malpensa, Moscow–Sheremetyevo (suspended),^[89] Nagoya–Centrair, Naha,^[90] Nanjing,^[91] New York–JFK, Nha Trang, Osaka–Kansai, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Prague, Qingdao,^[91] Rome–Fiumicino, San Francisco, Sapporo–Chitose,^[92] Seattle/Tacoma, Shanghai–Pudong,^[91] Shenyang, Shenzhen,^[93] Singapore, Sydney, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tashkent, Tel Aviv,^[94] Tianjin, Tokyo–Haneda,^[58] Tokyo–Narita,^[95] Toronto–Pearson, Ulaanbaatar, Vancouver, Vienna, Vladivostok (suspended), Washington–Dulles, Xiamen (resumes 2 May 2023),^[93] Xi'an, Yangon, Yanji,^[93] Zürich Seasonal: Irkutsk (suspended), Kagoshima, Komatsu, Phu Quoc,^[96] Saint Petersburg (suspended), Siem Reap,^[97] Ürümqi^[98] Seasonal Charter: Athens, Dubrovnik,^[99] Krabi, Oslo, Sanya
Lao Airlines	Vientiane
LOT Polish Airlines	Budapest, Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa	Frankfurt, Munich
Malaysia Airlines	Kuala Lumpur–International
MIAT Mongolian Airlines	Ulaanbaatar^[100]
Myanmar Airways International	Yangon^[101]
Peach Aviation	Naha, Osaka–Kansai, Tokyo–Haneda
Philippine Airlines	Cebu (begins 20 April 2023), Clark, Manila
Philippines AirAsia	Cebu, Manila
Qantas	Sydney^[77]
Qatar Airways	Doha
Qingdao Airlines	Qingdao
Royal Brunei Airlines	Bandar Seri Begawan
S7 Airlines	Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok (all suspended)^[102]
Saudia	Jeddah, Riyadh^[103]
Scoot	Singapore, Taipei–Taoyuan
Shandong Airlines	Jinan,^[104] Qingdao
Shanghai Airlines	Qingdao,^[105] Shanghai–Pudong
Shenzhen Airlines	Shenzhen
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Tianfu^[106]
Singapore Airlines	Singapore
Sky Angkor Airlines	Phnom Penh,^[107] Siem Reap
Spring Airlines	Hangzhou, Shanghai–Pudong,^[108] Shenyang^[109]
SriLankan Airlines	Colombo–Bandaranaike^[110]
Thai AirAsia X	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi^[111]
Thai Airways International	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi^[112]
Tianjin Airlines	Tianjin
Tigerair Taiwan	Taipei–Taoyuan
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul
T'way Air	Bangkok–Don Mueang (begins 27 April 2023),^[113] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Cebu,^[114] Clark, Da Nang, Fukuoka, Guam, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kalibo, Kaohsiung, Macau, Naha,^[115] Nha Trang, Osaka–Kansai, Saipan, Sapporo–Chitose,^[116] Singapore,^[117] Sydney,^[118] Tokyo–Narita, Ulaanbaatar,^[119] Vientiane Seasonal: Kagoshima,^[120] Kumamoto, Oita, Saga, Vladivostok (suspended)
Uni Air	Taipei–Taoyuan
United Airlines	San Francisco^[121]
Uzbekistan Airways	Tashkent
VietJet Air	Can Tho,^[122] 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
XiamenAir	Xiamen
Yakutia Airlines	Yakutsk (suspended)
Zipair Tokyo	Tokyo–Narita^[123]

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	Dhaka,^[124] Haikou,^[125] Hanoi, Jinan, Qingdao, Sapporo–Chitose,^[126] Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita, Ulaanbaatar, Yantai, Yuzhno–Sakhalinsk
Air Premia	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,^[127] Ho Chi Minh City,^[128] Singapore^[129]
AirBridgeCargo	Moscow–Domodedovo, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Saint Petersburg (all suspended)
ANA Cargo	Okinawa–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, Miami, Milan–Malpensa, Moscow–Domodedovo (suspended), Nagoya–Centrair, New York–JFK, Osaka–Kansai, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Shanghai–Pudong, Singapore, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita, Vienna, Yantai
Atlas Air	Anchorage, Delhi, Los Angeles, Shanghai–Pudong, Vancouver
Cargolux	Luxembourg
Cathay Cargo	Hong Kong, Osaka–Kansai
China Cargo Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong
China Postal Airlines	Beijing–Capital, Xi'an, Yantai
DHL Aviation	Anchorage, Cincinnati, Hong Kong, Leipzig/Halle, Los Angeles,^[130] Milan–Malpensa,^[131] Singapore
Emirates SkyCargo	Dubai–Al Maktoum, Osaka–Kansai
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo	Anchorage,^[132] Atlanta^[132]
Etihad Cargo	Abu Dhabi
FedEx Express	Anchorage, Beijing–Capital, Guangzhou, Los Angeles, Memphis, Newark, Shanghai–Pudong
Jeju Air Cargo	Hanoi,^[133] Tokyo–Narita,^[133] Yantai^[133]
Korean Air Cargo	Amsterdam, Anchorage, Atlanta, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Basel/Mulhouse, Beijing–Capital, Bogotá, Brussels, Budapest,^[134] Campinas, Chicago–O'Hare, Chicago–Rockford,^[135] Chennai, Cheongju, Columbus–Rickenbacker,^[136]^[137] Copenhagen, Dallas/Fort Worth, Delhi,^[138] Frankfurt, Guadalajara, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Kitakyushu,^[139] Kuala Lumpur–International, Lima, London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Manila, Miami, Milan–Malpensa, Moscow–Sheremetyevo (suspended), 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–Ben Gurion, Tokyo–Narita, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver, Vienna, Xiamen, Zaragoza, Zürich
Lufthansa Cargo	Bangalore, Frankfurt, Krasnoyarsk
Maersk Air Cargo	Chicago–Rockford,^[140] Greenville/Spartanburg^[140]
MSC Air Cargo	Indianapolis^[141]
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^[142]
Turkish Cargo	Almaty, Bishkek, Istanbul, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tashkent^[143]
UPS Airlines	Almaty, Anchorage, Hong Kong, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Taipei–Taoyuan, Zhengzhou
Uzbekistan Airways Cargo	Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Volga-Dnepr Airlines	Krasnoyarsk (suspended)

Accolades

Incheon International airport has been the recipient of a number of awards since its opening, including:

• Best Airport Worldwide at the first Airport Service Quality Awards in 2007.^[144]
• Won the GT Tested Award for Best Airport in the World in January 2007.^[145]
• Named by Global Traveler (GT) as the Best Airport in the World for the second straight year in January 2008.^[18]
• Named World's Best Airport for 2009, in the World Airport Survey results published by Skytrax.^{[citation needed]}
• In 2012 it was ranked the best airport in the world by Skytrax.^[146]
• In 2018, Incheon International Airport won the Asian Big Airport of the Year award.^[147]

Year	Award	Category	Results	Ref
2009	Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International	Best Airport Worldwide	Won	^[148]
		Best Airport in Asia-Pacific	Won
		Best Airport by Size (25–40 million passengers)	Won
2010		Best Airport Worldwide	Won	^[149]
2011			Won	^[150]

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 gave them permission to engage without reference to senior officers, following the Bombardment of Yeonpyeong in November 2010.^[151]

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 travel time, and stop at the Hyatt Hotel or airport fire station in 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.^[152]

 

AREX 2000 series EMU with commuter train service

Rail

The Airport Railroad Express (AREX and styled as A'REX) has a station located in the Transport Centre adjacent to the Terminal 1 building and is in the basement of Terminal 2. 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 arrival 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.^[153] The suspension became permanent in September 2018 as the line was officially closed.^[154][155]

The Incheon Airport Maglev opened in February 2016. The first phase is 6.1 km long, spread over six stations, taking riders from the airport toward the south-west of the island where a water park is located. Phase 2 will be 9.7 km long, extending the line to the north-west of the island. Phase 3 will add 37.4 km, transforming the line into a circle.^{[156][157][158]}

 

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.^[159]

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 but to central Incheon. The 3rd Landing Bridge that links Yeongjongdo to Cheongna International City is being built now. (Opens in 2025)

Traffic and statistics

 

Korean Air planes awaiting departure

 

Korean Air A330 being pushed back at Incheon Airport

In 2017, the airport was the world's fourth busiest airport by cargo traffic and third in Asia,^[160] and the world's 19th busiest airport by passenger traffic and ninth in Asia.^[161] In 2019, the airport served a total of 70,857,908 passengers.

Top destinations

Busiest international routes (2019)

Rank	Airport	Passengers	Operating Airlines
1	Hong Kong	3,149,768	Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Eastar Jet, HK Express, Hong Kong Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air
2	Osaka–Kansai	2,840,003	Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, Peach, T'way Air
3	Tokyo–Narita	2,783,677	Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Ethiopian Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
4	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi	2,729,051	Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, Thai AirAsia X, Thai Airways, T'way Air
5	Da Nang	2,665,723	Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air, VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines
6	Taipei–Taoyuan	2,592,856	Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Eastar Jet, EVA Air, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, Scoot, Thai Airways, Uni Air
7	Fukuoka	2,159,199	Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
8	Shanghai–Pudong	2,119,555	Asiana Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Korean Air, Shanghai Airlines, Spring Airlines
9	Qingdao	1,972,345	Asiana Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Jeju Air, Korean Air, Qingdao Airlines, Shandong Airlines
10	Hanoi	1,969,848	Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air, VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines
11	Ho Chi Minh City	1,822,471	Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Korean Air, T'way Air, VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines
12	Manila	1,773,067	Asiana Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Jeju Air, Korean Air, Philippine Airlines
13	Singapore	1,556,020	Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Singapore Airlines
14	Cebu	1,293,987	Asiana Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, Pan Pacific Airlines, Philippine Airlines
15	Guam	1,225,218	Air Seoul, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
16	Beijing–Capital	1,202,734	Air China, Asiana Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Korean Air
17	Los Angeles	1,038,757	Asiana Airlines, Korean Air
18	Kuala Lumpur	1,014,497	AirAsia X, Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines
19	Sapporo–New Chitose	900,010	Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, Peach, T'way Air
20	Nagoya	881,871	Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jeju Air, T'way Air
^Source: Korea Airpotal

Domestic destinations are shown below:

Domestic routes (2018)

Rank	Airport	Aircraft Operations	Passengers
1	Busan–Gimhae	4,122	462,504
2	Daegu	1,453	92,335
3	Jeju	164	28,300
4	Muan	1	144
5	Ulsan	2	142
6	Yangyang	7	138
^Source: KAC Airport statistics

Annual traffic

Annual passenger traffic at ICN airport. See Wikidata query.

Years	Aircraft Operations	Passengers	Cargo
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
Source: IIAC Airport Statistics^[3]

Top carriers

In 2018, the twelve carriers with the largest percentage of passengers flying into, out of, or through Incheon are as follows:

Top Carriers (2018)^[162]

Rank	Carrier	Aircraft Operations	Passengers	%
1	Korean Air	94,214	17,755,258	26.01%
2	Asiana Airlines	64,449	12,311,259	18.04%
3	Jeju Air	32,370	5,521,533	8.09%
4	Jin Air	21,801	4,357,286	6.38%
5	T'way Air	15,426	2,537,978	3.72%
6	Eastar Jet	13,990	2,241,671	3.28%
7	Air Seoul	10,169	1,727,681	2.53%
8	China Eastern Airlines	11,282	1,625,062	2.38%
9	China Southern Airlines	11,678	1,583,939	2.32%
10	VietJet Air	5,991	1,094,883	1.60%
11	Cathay Pacific	4,412	1,051,652	1.54%
12	Air China	6,298	882,438	1.29%

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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