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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  
GMP Seoul Jeju CJU  »
CJU Jeju Busan PUS  »
PUS Busan Seoul GMP  »
ICN Seoul Busan PUS  »
ICN Seoul Tokyo NRT  »
ICN Seoul Bangkok BKK  »
CJU Jeju Gwangju KWJ  »
ICN Seoul Osaka KIX  »
ICN Seoul Manila MNL  »
CJU Jeju Cheongju CJJ  »
ICN Seoul Fukuoka FUK  »
GMP Seoul Tokyo HND  »
ICN Seoul Ho Chi Minh City SGN  »
ICN Seoul Singapore SIN  »
ICN Seoul Hong Kong HKG  »
ICN Seoul Shanghai PVG  »
ICN Seoul Beijing PEK  »
ICN Seoul Sapporo CTS  »
ICN Seoul Tianjin TSN  »
CJU Jeju Daegu TAE  »
ICN Seoul New York JFK  »
Based on the number of flight departures in August 2026.
Korean Air Aircrafts

Aircraft models scheduled to fly with Korean Air.

Aircraft model Flights
Airbus A321neo 2094
Airbus A220-300 1599
Airbus A330-300 1572
Boeing 737-900 Passenger 1252
Boeing 777-300ER 1052
Boeing 787-10 1021
Boeing 787-9 782
Boeing 737-900 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ3 657
Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger 529
Boeing 777-300 165
Airbus A350-900 155
Airbus A380-800 Passenger 128
Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2 102
Boeing 747-8 Passenger 88

Korean Air airports

Sorted by the number of departing flights next month.

Hub KR Korean Air at ICN route map
#1 Seoul (ICN)
3,658 flights
Focus city KR Korean Air at CJU route map
#2 Jeju (CJU)
1,283 flights
Hub KR Korean Air at GMP route map
#3 Seoul (GMP)
1,107 flights
Focus city KR Korean Air at PUS route map
#4 Busan (PUS)
709 flights
JP Korean Air at NRT route map
#5 Tokyo (NRT)
227 flights
JP Korean Air at KIX route map
#6 Osaka (KIX)
185 flights
CN Korean Air at PEK route map
#7 Beijing (PEK)
164 flights
CN Korean Air at PVG route map
#8 Shanghai (PVG)
127 flights
KR Korean Air at KWJ route map
#9 Gwangju (KWJ)
124 flights
TH Korean Air at BKK route map
#10 Bangkok (BKK)
124 flights
JP Korean Air at HND route map
#11 Tokyo (HND)
124 flights
PH Korean Air at MNL route map
#12 Manila (MNL)
121 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.