In total, there are 108 airports in South Korea (counting small airports and helipads) . There are airports with a defunct airstrip (38), as well as those whose runway length is less than 914 m (56) . Only 16 airports in South Korea have regular flights, of which only 5 - international flights: Incheon, Gimhae, Cheongju, Daegu and Jeju . For the most part , accepts and issues flights from around the world of Incheon Airport, while the others serve mainly (or exclude Asian flights . So the air communication with Russia, apart from Incheon, is established only at Gimpo airport .

In Seoul, the capital of South Korea, there are two airports: Seoul Incheon International Airport and the domestic airport of Gimpo (Seoul Gimpo International Airport).

Both airports are connected to the center of Seoul by metro lines. However, it is more convenient to get to Incheon by express train: 45 minutes on the road and 13,000 won (~ 440 rubles). If traveling by subway, two or three transplants will be required from the same Seoul Station

South Korea's largest airports:

  • Seoul

Seoul Incheon International Airport, ICN

Incheon Airport is located in 70 km from Seoul. The central aviation hub of South Korea is one of the largest airports in the world. Opened in 2001, it took over most of the international flights of Gimpo International Airport. The latter currently serves air transportation on domestic routes and charter flights to Japan and China. In total, Incheon Airport takes on board more than 70 airlines, the largest of which are South Korean air carriers Korean Air and Asiana Airlines (is their main hub).

The airport is equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable stay of waiting flights of passengers meeting and seeing off. In addition to standard recreation areas, duty-free zones and hotel boxes at Incheon Airport, there are massage rooms, winter gardens, casinos and even golf courses. Everything in the airport building is made intuitively understandable and convenient. A large number of racks eliminates the queues. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the airport

For the passengers waiting for connecting flights, there are hotels near the airport to which free shuttle buses will be delivered from the airport.

In the Skytrex (UK) rating since 2005 Incheon Airport receives a "5 star", sharing this place with the International Airports of Singapore and Hong Kong. And in 2009, Incheon Airport bypassed all airports in the world, taking the lead in the list Skytrex. It has also been recognized as the best in the world by the International Airports Council since 2005.

At the Incheon International Airport, no serious accidents and casualties were reported during its operation.

Help desk phone: +82 15 772 60 0, fax: +82 32 741 24 00. Website: http://www.airport.kr/eng/

Busan Gimhae International Airport, formerly Kimhae International Airport Airport, PUS)

The second largest airport in South Korea, Kimpo International Airport is located in the western part of Busan City. The joint-based airport, from which flights to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Vladivostok are made, charter flights to Tokyo, Shanghai, Osaka and air transportation within the country. Kimhae Airport is one of the transit hubs of Air Busan. In total, there is 1 terminal at the airport

Since its opening in 1976, Kimpo airport has been used as the Air Force Base of the Republic of Korea Air Force, and in 2007 it launched a terminal for international flights, which quickly began to work at full load, taking on the day of several dozens of aircraft.

Help desk phone: +82 51 974 3114 Website: http://gimhae.airport.co.kr/

Jeju International Airport, CJU

@ In the city of Jeju, Korea's third largest international airport is Jeju Airport, which is only slightly from the Incheon International Airport and Gimpo International Airport by volume of passenger traffic

International flights from Jeju Airport are made to China, Japan and Taiwan, and the airport serves domestic destinations.

Help Desk Phone: +82 64 742 3011. Website: http://jeju.airport.co.kr/

Daegu International Airport, TAE

From Daegu International Airport in the city of the same name, flights to Russia are not carried out, its main line is domestic flights and a number of international destinations, where the two largest airlines of Korea - Asiana Airlines and Korean Air - operate.

Help desk phone: +82 1661 2626. Website: http://daegu.airport.co.kr/

Cheongju International Airport, CJJ

Located in the suburb of Cheongju, the airport serves commercial air services in Cheongju and Daejeon. Also on the territory of the airport are the Air Force of the Republic of Korea - built in 1978, until 1997 it remained a military airport. Now international flights from the airport are sent to China, Thailand and Japan, a significant part of the passenger flow is for charter flights.

Help desk phone: +82 43 210 6114. Website: http://cheongju.airport.co.kr

Airlines flying from Russia to South Korea

Korea's national carrier Korean Air and Russian operator Aeroflot carry out daily flights from Moscow in the evening. During the flight Moscow (Sheremetyevo airport) - Seoul (Incheon airport) you will be offered dinner at the beginning of the flight and breakfast before boarding. Reliable Boeng 777 airplanes with economy, business and first class make it possible to fly in comfort.

Also, airlines: Asiana Airlines, SAT Airlines, Vladivostok Air, Aeroflot-Cargo, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Asiana Cargo, Atlant-Soyuz Airlines, Volga-Dnepr.