Incheon International Airport

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

Incheon International Airport

인천국제공항
Incheon International Airport; 인천국제공항
	View of ICN in 2023
	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
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
Website	www.airport.kr
Maps
	; Closeup of airport on map
	ICN/RKSI Location in Incheon, South Korea ICN/RKSI ICN/RKSI (Asia)
Runways
Helipads
Statistics (2023)
Total Passengers
Total Passengers	56,131,064
Aircraft movements	337,299
Tonnes of cargo	3,600,288
	Statistics from KAC

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.

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.^[4]

^ "인천국제공항, 개항 21주년 기념식 개최". Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "해당 월 통계자료는 익월 업무일 기준 5일 이후 공표". Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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^ "인천국제공항" (in Korean). Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[1] "인천국제공항, 개항 21주년 기념식 개최". Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[stats-2] "해당 월 통계자료는 익월 업무일 기준 5일 이후 공표". Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

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[4] "인천국제공항" (in Korean). Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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