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Incheon International Airport 인천국제공항 仁川國際空港 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Aerial view of ICN in March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 7 m / 23 ft | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°27′48″N 126°26′24″E / 37.46333°N 126.44000°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | airport.kr | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Closeup of airport on map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
  ICN/RKSI Location in Incheon, South Korea  ICN/RKSI ICN/RKSI (Asia)  ICN/RKSI ICN/RKSI (Earth) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Incheon International Airport | |
| Hangul | 인천국제공항 |
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| Hanja | 仁川國際空港 |
| Revised Romanization | Incheon gukje gonghang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Inch'ŏn kukche konghang |
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.
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]
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- ^ "The World's Best Airports in 2021". Skytrax. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "5-Star Airports". Skytrax. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ The Korea Herald (27 May 2014). "Incheon Airport tops service quality for 9th year". Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "세계 공항서비스평가서 12년 연속 1위". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "A Guide to Spa on Air – Incheon Airport's Secret Treasure". Escape From Custody. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Incheon International named Best Airport Worldwide 7 years in a row". Rus Tourism News. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
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- ^ "25 Reasons Incheon International Airport is the Best Airport in the World". Seulistic. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "인천국제공항" (in Korean). Retrieved 28 March 2018.