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Korean Air is the largest airline in South Korea based on both fleet size and international destinations. The airline is a founding member of the global alliance SkyTeam and has two hubs at Gimpo International Airport and Incheon International Airport. About 90 percent of their connections are found in Asia, while they also offer destinations in North America, Europe and Oceania.

CALLSIGN: KOREANAIR. IATA Code: KE. ICAO Code: KAL

Website: http://www.koreanair.com/

Korean Air market distribution on each continent.

Korean Air 30 days of scheduled flights

The graph shows thenumber of scheduled flights per day. The bars are divided between domestic and international flights.

Korean Air airports

Number of routes on some of the biggest Korean Air airports.
Most popular flight routesPOPULAR

Korean Air operates over 160 flight routes. Here are the most popular.

From     To  
CJU Jeju Seoul GMP  »
PUS Busan Seoul GMP  »
CJU Jeju Busan PUS  »
ICN Seoul Busan PUS  »
ICN Seoul Hong Kong HKG  »
CJU Jeju Gwangju KWJ  »
ICN Seoul Tokyo NRT  »
ICN Seoul Bangkok BKK  »
CJU Jeju Cheongju CJJ  »
GMP Seoul Tokyo HND  »
ICN Seoul Manila MNL  »
ICN Seoul Ho Chi Minh City SGN  »
ICN Seoul Osaka KIX  »
ICN Seoul Singapore SIN  »
ICN Seoul Fukuoka FUK  »
ICN Seoul Shanghai PVG  »
GMP Seoul Ulsan USN  »
ICN Seoul New York JFK  »
ICN Seoul Da Nang DAD  »
ICN Seoul Nagoya NGO  »
Based on the number of flight departures in May 2024.
Korean Air Aircrafts

Aircraft models scheduled to fly with Korean Air.

Aircraft model Flights
Airbus A330-300 1942
Code 223 1674
Boeing 737-900 Passenger 1342
A321neo 1302
Boeing 777-300ER 1172
Boeing 737-900 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ3 735
Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger 586
Boeing 787-9 575
Boeing 777-200 / 200ER 326
Boeing 747-8 Passenger 250
Boeing 777-300 244
Airbus A330-200 227
Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2 203
Airbus A380-800 Passenger 166

Korean Air airports

Sorted by the number of departing flights next month.

Hub KR Korean Air at ICN route map
#1 Seoul (ICN)
3,263 flights
Hub KR Korean Air at GMP route map
#2 Seoul (GMP)
1,337 flights
Focus city KR Korean Air at CJU route map
#3 Jeju (CJU)
1,333 flights
Focus city KR Korean Air at PUS route map
#4 Busan (PUS)
837 flights
JP Korean Air at NRT route map
#5 Tokyo (NRT)
184 flights
HK Korean Air at HKG route map
#6 Hong Kong (HKG)
154 flights
JP Korean Air at KIX route map
#7 Osaka (KIX)
153 flights
JP Korean Air at FUK route map
#8 Fukuoka (FUK)
152 flights
TH Korean Air at BKK route map
#9 Bangkok (BKK)
149 flights
KR Korean Air at KWJ route map
#10 Gwangju (KWJ)
124 flights
JP Korean Air at HND route map
#11 Tokyo (HND)
123 flights
KR Korean Air at CJJ route map
#12 Cheongju (CJJ)
106 flights

An airline hub is an airport where the airline has a heavy presence and normally some kind of headquarters. On the other hand, a focus city is a destination where the airline operates limited point-to-point routes. In these cities, the airline doesn’t necessarily need to have an office (even though this sometimes is the case). Many low-cost airlines don't use the definition 'hub' but instead define their main airports of operations as an operating base.