Incheon International Airport 인천국제공항 Incheon Gukje Gonghang |
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Aerial view of Terminal 1
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | South Korean government | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Incheon International Airport Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Seoul Metro Area | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Jung District, Incheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 7 m / 23 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°27′48″N 126°26′24″E / 37.46333°N 126.44000°ECoordinates: 37°27′48″N 126°26′24″E / 37.46333°N 126.44000°E | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | www.airport.kr | ||||||||||||||||||
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Statistics from IIAC
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Aircraft movements | 300,634 |
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Passengers | 49,281,420 |
Tonnes of cargo | 2,595,677 |
Incheon International Airport (IIA) (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) (Korean: 인천국제공항, sometimes referred to as Seoul–Incheon International Airport) is the largest airport in South Korea, the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area, and one of the largest and busiest airports in the world. Since 2005, it has been rated the best airport worldwide by Airports Council International every year. It is also rated as the world's cleanest airport and the world's best international transit airport by Skytrax.
The airport has a golf course, spa, private sleeping rooms, an ice skating rink, a casino, indoor gardens and a Museum of Korean Culture. Airport authorities claim that average departure and arrival takes 19 minutes and 12 minutes respectively, as compared to worldwide average of 60 minutes and 45 minutes respectively, ranking it among of the fastest airports in the world for customs processing. Its duty-free shopping mall has been rated the world's best for three years in a row in 2013 by Business Traveller. Incheon International Airport also claims that it has only a 0.0001% baggage mishandling rate.
The airport opened for business in early 2001 to replace the older Gimpo International Airport, which now serves mostly domestic destinations and shuttle flights to several East Asian metropolitan areas including Tokyo, Osaka, Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei.