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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 150 flight routes. Here are the most popular.

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

Aircraft models scheduled to fly with Korean Air.

Aircraft model Flights
Airbus A330-300 2941
Code 223 2502
Boeing 777-300ER 1032
Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger 824
Boeing 737-900 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ3 704
Boeing 737-900 Passenger 531
Boeing 787-9 518
A321neo 500
Boeing 777-200 / 200ER 461
Boeing 747-8 Passenger 309
Airbus A330-200 252
Airbus A380-800 Passenger 156

Korean Air airports

Sorted by the number of departing flights next month.

Hub KR Korean Air at ICN route map
#1 Seoul (ICN)
3,476 flights
Focus city KR Korean Air at CJU route map
#2 Jeju (CJU)
1,191 flights
Hub KR Korean Air at GMP route map
#3 Seoul (GMP)
1,174 flights
Focus city KR Korean Air at PUS route map
#4 Busan (PUS)
775 flights
JP Korean Air at KIX route map
#5 Osaka (KIX)
186 flights
JP Korean Air at FUK route map
#6 Fukuoka (FUK)
186 flights
JP Korean Air at NRT route map
#7 Tokyo (NRT)
186 flights
TH Korean Air at BKK route map
#8 Bangkok (BKK)
155 flights
CN Korean Air at PEK route map
#9 Beijing (PEK)
128 flights
JP Korean Air at HND route map
#10 Tokyo (HND)
124 flights
KR Korean Air at CJJ route map
#11 Cheongju (CJJ)
124 flights
CN Korean Air at PVG route map
#12 Shanghai (PVG)
124 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.