At nearly 6 million square feet, the Incheon International Airport Terminal's 46-gate terminal is South Korea's largest building. The airport sits 50 kilometers from downtown Seoul on a land-bridge created between two islands in the Yellow Sea. It is serviceable within three-and-one-half hours flying time to 40 cities with a population of over one million.
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Installation of Water Garden in the Welcome Hall on the 1st floor of Passenger Terminal
Incheon International Airport Corp. has installed water garden in two flower beds among ten gardens on the 1st floor of passenger terminal in December 2003, which symbolize Incheon International Airport with water and sculpture for airport-visitors waiting for incoming passengers.

One of two water gardens located at the west side of passenger terminal has been designed to represent 'The airport on the sea', symbolizing the central image of Incheon International Airport in the world for airport-visitors to enjoy the delight of nature.

One of two water gardens located at the east side of millennium hall at the passenger terminal symbolizing three islands near Incheon Intenational Airport that are Yeongjong, Sammok and Shinbul. Some structures in the water gardens have been installed to represent the past features prior to the construction of Incheon International Airport, and the image of soaring aircraft to express active operations of the present Incheon International Airport.



The design work was carried out by CNK (representative Kyung Hwan Kim) Inc. and the construction work was done by Yooil Water Plan (representative Seong Yoon Choi) Inc. Incheon International Airport Corp. will endeavor to make it as a remarkable meeting spot for the airport-users.

Lufthansa: new plane, new business class to Incheon


Germany's Lufthansa began service of the world's longest passenger jet to Incheon International Airport yesterday.

Inside the extended cabin of the 75.3-meter long jet, the airline will provide state-of-the-art technologies for business class travelers on its daily Incheon-Frankfurt flight.

"We are opening up a new dimension for our customers with the new business class," said Harald Hahn, general manager of Lufthansa Korea.

The recently introduced Airbus A340-600 offers travelers features such as "PrivateBed" seating, which allow passengers to recline and extend on a flat 198-centimeter bed, which is the longest in its class.

Six independent motors drive the seating adjustments including a massage function, all fully programmable and controlled via remote control. Another innovation for the German airline's business class is the "FlyNet" in-flight Internet service, which provides a real-time connection.

Passengers can access the Web free of charge to view news, financial and travel reports as well as the airline's product and service Web site.

Other amenities include a 10.4-inch monitor, access to an extensive range of movies, music and audio books as well as a spacious work area.

"These all create an optimal atmosphere for sleeping comfort, better work and relaxing entertainment onboard, enabling long-haul travel to be more efficient and enjoyable," Hahn said.

Lufthansa's new business class is the result of a 300 million euro (442.7 billion won) investment aimed at bringing the ultimate business-class experience to air travelers.

FedEx bets on Korea's potential
FedEx, the world's largest express shipper, is improving its services for Korean customers by adding seven weekly flights to its Seoul operations, the company's top country official said yesterday.

"The decision to add new flights highlights our commitment to the Korean market. We want to improve customer services and hope to upgrade the level of Korean logistics infrastructure through our business," said David B. Carden, representative director of FedEx Korea.

By expanding the number of weekly flights to 20 as of this month, FedEx now has the busiest operations among express delivery carriers here, he said.

Through the new investment, the company expect a 54-percent increase in its delivery capacity and greater connectivity to the 215 countries serviced by the FedEx network.

The express shipper also extended its drop-off time for shipments bound for Asian and U.S. destinations by two hours beginning this year to provide customers with more convenient service.

"Korea was the sole country which brought FedEx double-digit growth last year among Asian nations. Especially during the October-December quarter, FedEx Korea posted record delivery volume due to its larger customer base and the country's brisk exports," Carden said.

FedEx advanced on the Korean market in 1988 and has 12 offices and 24 drop-off locations nationwide, while managing the largest logistics center at Incheon International Airport.

"Incheon International Airport is geographically well-positioned with it being adjacent to the Chinese market. In addition, the Korean economy itself is a huge growth engine for the logistics industry," he said.

At nearly 6 million square feet, the Incheon International Airport Terminal's 46-gate terminal is South Korea's largest building. The airport sits 50 kilometers from downtown Seoul on a land-bridge created between two islands in the Yellow Sea. It is serviceable within three-and-one-half hours flying time to 40 cities with a population of over one million.
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A map for our future visitors ;)
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wow ... this is the first time im seeing pics of Incheon Airport. I think its actually a couple of years old but for some reason it just hasnt got the same publicity as Hong Kong or Guangzhou or Bangkok for example ... and i cant see why, its a rather stunning airport.

wow ... this is the first time im seeing pics of Incheon Airport. I think its actually a couple of years old but for some reason it just hasnt got the same publicity as Hong Kong or Guangzhou or Bangkok for example ... and i cant see why, its a rather stunning airport.


Actually it has during the World Cup(incheon).

Hong Kong's airport has more publicity because of the cost involved (US$22billion) and the scale of the construction. HK currently holds the title of both the worlds largest airport terminal and the cargo terminal. Because of HKIA HK's government also built a new expressway, a new rail network, a lot of land reclamation, the worlds longest Vehicle/Rail Suspension bridge and underwater rail tunnel, and these were all completed at its time of opening.

ICN is awesome! Also, the terminal looks so futuristic, more like an orbiting space docking port than an earthbound airport. :)

Incheon was better than I have expected. Who were the architects for that design, because they just brung the future to us. That is amazing.

Actually it has during the World Cup(incheon).

Hong Kong's airport has more publicity because of the cost involved (US$22billion) and the scale of the construction. HK currently holds the title of both the worlds largest airport terminal and the cargo terminal. Because of HKIA HK's government also built a new expressway, a new rail network, a lot of land reclamation, the worlds longest Vehicle/Rail Suspension bridge and underwater rail tunnel, and these were all completed at its time of opening.
Soon ICN will have KTX and Subways, linking ICN to anywhere in Korea.

Incheon was better than I have expected. Who were the architects for that design, because they just brung the future to us. That is amazing.
The transportation centre was done by Terry Ferrel and Associates. The terminal was done by Fentress Bradburn (they designed Denver's as well).

Soon ICN will have KTX and Subways, linking ICN to anywhere in Korea.


Yah I know, thats why you guys have that train terminal there in the front. But when are they going to finish the project?

I read 2006 or 7.

whoa my goodness...! such a beautiful airport. such modern, complicated and sophisticated architecture! wow!! and it's so big, all these pictures make you think you're looking at several different airports. it has a different touch and feel to every part. nice! how old is it?

whoa my goodness...! such a beautiful airport. such modern, complicated and sophisticated architecture! wow!! and it's so big, all these pictures make you think you're looking at several different airports. it has a different touch and feel to every part. nice! how old is it?
Its about 3 years old.

This is more about Songdo City:

Huge business center planned near Korea's Incheon airport
$25 billion complex will include office towers, condos and more
- David Armstrong, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, August 5, 2004


Seawater will give way to glass and steel next spring, when U.S. and Korean developers begin construction of a new, $25 billion island city that planners hope will give South Korea, the world's 12th-largest economy, a leg up in competition with China, its giant, fast-growing neighbor.

There's no concrete California connection yet to the mammoth project, called New Songdo City, but there will be if Bay Area officials and the project's lead managing partner, New Jersey's Gale Co., can forge an agreement.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Gale Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stanley Gale met privately at the Four Seasons Hotel on Wednesday before a luncheon designed to introduce New Songdo City to Bay Area business executives and Asia scholars.

After their meeting, both men said the Gale Co., a real estate developer taking its first steps into Asia, is considering opening a marketing and sales office in the Bay Area to entice California firms to set up operations in the new city and to sell condominiums in the planned high-tech city.

New Songdo City, located on a manmade island an hour from Seoul, South Korea's capital, will anchor a free economic zone, with tax incentives, streamlined permit processes and an accelerated construction schedule.

Orville Schell, an Asia scholar and China expert, who attended the luncheon, called New Songdo City an amazing project. Schell, dean of the School of Journalism at UC Berkeley, said he had seen similar business and residential projects in China, but not in a free society.

Noting South Korea's proximity to China and the largely untapped wealth of Russia's Siberian region, Schell said the project could help "heat up that whole area'' commercially.

Nuclear-armed North Korea is a wild card, but South Korean authorities are confident the two Koreas are building an economic relationship that should head off armed conflict, said John Hynes, president and CEO of Gale International, the company's global development arm.

New Songdo City, according to the developers, will be built on the northwest coast of South Korea and eventually cover an area the size of Boston. By the time it is finished in 2015, the city, located near 3-year-old Incheon International Airport, will have 500,000 residents, many of them expatriates.

To build the project, which could surpass the creation of Brasilia in the 1960s and Malaysia's administrative capital Putrajaya more recently, Gale has joined with a Korean partner, Posco Co., a major South Korean steelmaker and one of its famed chaebol conglomerates. The first phase, scheduled to be finished by 2008, is being financed by a consortium of banks, including Morgan Stanley, Hynes said. The Gale Co., Hynes said, is looking for 5,000 square feet of office space for a 25-person Bay Area staff, and has assigned Stanford graduate John Kim, the company's vice president for operations, the job of introducing the Korea project to Silicon Valley firms.

More about the design:


An Asian airport with U.S. roots
American consultants' work precedes the completion of plans by the project's Korean architect of record
By Gordon Wright, Executive Editor

Reprinted courtesy of Building Design & Construction, 04/01/2003.



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The design of the 5.3 million-sq.-ft. passenger terminal for South Korea's newest airport traces its origins 6,500 miles to Denver, the home base of Fentress Bradburn Architects (FBA), the terminal's design architect.

FBA, which also designed the Denver International Airport terminal, won the Incheon International Airport commission in an international design competition in 1992. The airport, which was constructed on a land bridge created between two islands in the Yellow Sea, opened in early 2001.

Incheon is now the international airport for Seoul, 25 miles to the east. It also serves Incheon, a city on the western coast of the Korean peninsula with a population of 2.3 million.

FBA took the project through design development. The plans were then turned over to the project's architect of record, KACI, a collaboration of four major Korean design firms.

The 46-gate, arc-shaped terminal is South Korea's largest building, and was completed at a cost of $1.1 billion. The cost of construction for the entire airport was more than $5 billion.

By infusing the airport with imagery drawn from Korean cultural traditions, the design finds both overt and subtle ways to make the terminal a memorable gateway to the region, according to FBA design principal Curtis Fentress,

The terminal is configured in a welcoming arc. The masts and catenary support system of the roof emulate the large anchored ships in nearby Incheon Harbor. The gentle roof arc of ancient Korean temples is seen in the terminal's sweeping roofline.

"We didn't want this building to be like one in Chicago, New York, or Los Angeles, Fentress says. "We wanted it to feel like it was Korean.

At the heart of the terminal is the Great Hall, a peaceful space with Korean pines and a reflecting pool. Clerestories and skylights admit adequate daylight to allow the cultivation of traditional Korean gardens. Glazed curtain walls at both ends of the terminal provide both natural light and views to the Yellow Sea. A series of moving walkways ensures that users need not walk further than 400 ft.

A major design consideration was to create a facility that would support future expansions. "Projects like this continue to change and will continually grow," Fentress says. "We had to create a building that would be flexible enough to accommodate future changes in use and technologies."

The terminal's curved roof is a prominent feature of the building. It is clad with stainless steel roof panels to resist corrosion in the salt air ocean environment. The design objective was to provide a roof that will last at least 40 years with minimal maintenance, according to Chunbo Shim, structural design manager for Centria. The Pittsburgh-based metal building products manufacturer acted as a design consultant for the roof.

Western expertise sought
Centria's original intent was to supply its products for the terminal. But when Centria made its presentation to airport officials, the Incheon Airport Authority said the company's products were not compatible with the roof design concept, which was too far developed to be changed. Nevertheless, it wanted the benefit of U.S. expertise.

Centria acted as consultant to Hanmaek Heavy Industries, the prime contractor for the terminal roof, and general contractor Samsung Construction Corp., a division of the widely-known electronics company. Both firms are based in Seoul. "The airport authority wanted to be sure that the design, construction, and erection was done properly, based on knowledgeable technical support," Shim says. Centria generally provides engineering support only to its own distributors. But the $500,000 fee it received for its work, along with the prestigious nature of the project, led to an exception in this case.

Other U.S. consultants who worked on the project included Swanson Rink of Denver (mechanical/electrical), Carpenter Associates of Littleton, Colo., (specifications), Kam Partners of Cambridge, Mass. (lighting), Heitmann & Associates of St. Louis (curtain wall), Shen Milsom & Wilke of New York City (acoustical), Lerch, Bates & Associates, Littleton, Colo. (transportation), and RJA of Chicago (codes and life safety).

The airport, billed as the "gateway to Asia," is located within 31/2 hours flying time of 40 cities with a population of more than 1 million.

Terry Ferrel and Associates, I see, lets check out their previous projects

Lovely airport!
DO Koreans also use Chinese symbols a lot? i see many on the directing boards in your pics

no chinese, korean, and japanese all use the same calligraphy, but their style, types, and meaning totally differ.

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This airport is very futuristic! :)

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Great pictures HK!

Does anyone know if all the flights from Incheon to Kaohsiung regular flights. If I remember correctly, there are about 4 flights everyday.

Really great airport, I like it a lot.


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Emirates' first flight to Seoul receives rousing welcome

The first of Emirates Airline's daily flights between Dubai and Seoul landed at Inchon Airport in South Korea today, to the rousing welcome of traditional drums from a Korean dance troupe performing the Samulnori dance on the tarmac.

Sporting the FIFA World Cup logo on the aircraft livery, Emirates flight EK323 arrived at Inchon International Airport at 15:55hours local time, after flying eight and a half hours from Dubai International Airport.

Onboard were Ghaith Al Ghaith, Emirates Executive Vice President Commercial Operations Worldwide; Richard Vaughan, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations Far East and Australasia; and Emirates' Ambassador for Sport and Social Activities, football icon Franz Beckenbauer, holding the FIFA World Cup trophy.

They were met by a VIP delegation led by His Excellency Ibrahim Al Monsuri, UAE Ambassador to Korea and GeuHae Park, Vice President of Inchon Airport.

Addressing Korean media representatives at the airport, Mr. Al Ghaith said: "Emirates is delighted to launch our new daily nonstop service between Dubai and Seoul. On behalf of Emirates, I would like to thank the Korean authorities and Inchon airport officials for the tremendous welcome and for making Emirates' service to Seoul possible.

He added: "We look forward to serving Korean travelers with our award-winning service, and providing them with more travel options to Dubai and the many other exciting destinations served by our airline. Emirates will work with our travel industry partners to promote Korea and bring travelers from Dubai and other cities across the world to visit Korea."

Mr. Al Ghaith also said he is confident of the success of Emirates' new Dubai-Seoul route, which will support greater trade and tourism exchange between the two cities by providing a speedy daily air link for both travelers and cargo.

Korea is among Dubai's top 10 trading partners. In 2003, non-oil trade between Dubai and Seoul was AED 4.7 billion (US$1.3 billion). Dubai's main Korean imports include textiles, automobiles and appliances, while main non-oil exports to Korea include base metals, plastics and animal products.

Emirates operates an Airbus 340-300 aircraft in three-class configuration on the Dubai-Seoul route offering a capacity of 267 passengers and 13 tonnes of bellyhold space for cargo.

Customers flying on Emirates' Dubai-Seoul service can look forward to international gourmet cuisine with options tailored to Korean palates, a wide selection of the latest inflight movies including some of the most popular Korean shows, and top-class service from the airline's award-winning cabin crew, which includes over 220 Korean nationals.

To celebrate its new daily service, from now until 30th June, Emirates is offering passengers flying First or Business class to Seoul with complimentary hotel stays in Korea.

Incheon airport looks great, shame I didn't go to see it since last time I went to Korea they were starting construction and we had to fly into Kimpo :bash:

I hate that airport sometimes because thats the time i leave Korea :D

incheon.. its what you call an airport. its so cool. aw, memories of korea...

It's still small right now in terms of capacity. Have they started building those satellite terminals and the other two runways? :)

what a nice airport.........

"Hanyo Haseo"

Very impressive airport, I gotta see it (maybe when I go visit all my Korean friends).

i really love the wooden floor in parts of the terminal...
it's very rare in airports.. but it gives you a cozy feeling which is great! :)
oh yes.. also the rough granite blocks at the gates.. (water features i think just before the baggage claim or something)

but inside the baggage claim is a bit disappointing! ><

oh yeah.......
dont see much wood in other airports.............

By Kim Rahn
Staff Reporter

Korean Air has become the first Asian carrier to be authorized by Connexion by Boeing (CBB) to modify and install in-flight Internet services.

The contract is expected to help Korean Air advance into the overseas maintenance market.

CBB, a business unit of Boeing Company, is the only in-flight Internet provider in the world.

The airline carrying the national flag said on Tuesday that it obtained authorization from CBB on Jan. 11 to become the center offering CBB's in-flight Internet system to aircrafts.

The responsibility is given by CBB only to companies that have a high quality maintenance facility and repair system.

``Korean Air's authorization is the first in Asia, and the third in the world. We interpret the decision to mean that Korean Air's maintenance abilities have been recognized,'' a Korean Air official said.

Following the authorization, the carrier will be able to install and modify the in-flight Internet system on its aircraft as well as receive orders for the system from other carriers.

Korean Air plans to install the in-flight Internet system on all of its long-haul aircraft by 2007.

The system is installed on newly manufactured aircraft when requested. But in the case of existing planes, it can be installed or modified only through companies that have authorization from CBB and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

As more and more airlines are adding Internet devices to their planes, Korean Air expects to receive many maintenance orders.

The airline installed the system on its B747-400 plane on Tuesday. The plane became the 100th aircraft to have the CBB in-flight Internet system.

Korean Air started the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business in 2004 by winning a contract to repair four aircraft engines of United Airlines and one of Lufthansa. It earned 16.7 billion won from the job.

Last year, it made about 30 billion won in maintenance work from carriers such as United Air Lines and Mongolian Airlines.

Korean Air operates four MRO centers in Inchon, Kimpo, Kimhae and Puchon with 3,600 engineers.

By Kim Rahn
Staff Reporter

Laurette Koellner, president of Connexion by Boeing (CBB)

Korean passengers will be high users of in-flight Internet services because South Korea is the world’s most connected country, said Laurette Koellner, president of Connexion by Boeing (CBB).

Koellner visited Korea on Tuesday to present the company’s enhanced in-flight Internet service.

CBB is Boeing Company’s business unit that provides real-time high-speed Internet service to passengers on aircraft. It is the only in-flight Internet service provider in the world.

The CBB service is available on more than 170 daily flights offered by nine airlines worldwide including Lufthansa, Japan Airlines, and Singapore Airlines. Korean Air and Asiana Airlines also started the service last August on their 12 aircraft.

``The potential for in-flight Internet in Korea is tremendous because people here are so connected. And people who are accustomed to it will not give up that connection for the long flights,’’ the 51-year-old president said.

Koellner also announced that the company will begin offering four channels of live global television through the CBB service starting Jan. 23. Passengers of all airlines equipped with the CBB service will be able to watch live TV from their laptops.

The live global TV programming is part of the Internet access and is provided at no additional cost to passengers purchasing the CBB service.

Four channels to be distributed across the CBB global network are: BBC World, Eurosportnews, CNBC and either MSNBC or EuroNews according to regions.

``We started with the four channels as they are globally recognized. The structure is built and we can add more channels to the service,’’ she said, adding the company will consider adding Korean programs when the Korean market is developed and it is a matter of negotiating with TV providers.

Koellner also hinted that using cell phones on the planes will be permitted within a year or so, if regulatory issues are settled, because technical resolution of the issue is close at hand.

``Cell phone usage is more a regulatory and social issue, because some people say, `I don’t want to sit next to somebody using cell phones in the plane,’ while others say `who cares.’ But we predict countries in general will finish settling the regulatory issues within a year or two,’’ she said.

She added one of the things airlines probably end up doing is coming up with some rules about phone usage on planes. For example, on a long-haul international flight, there may be a rule that people can use cell phones during the first one or two hours after takeoff and the rest of the flight is quiet time, she said.

``Today, mobile phones are more than just phones. People use them to send text messages and check e-mails, so not only the Internet but also cell phones are indispensable to business,’’ Koellner said.

The company conducted a survey of CBB users. Two thirds of customers said they were very satisfied with the service overall.

Paying attention to customers, the company has decided to lower the price of the Internet service and give additional price options, as more and more passengers want to buy blocks of time.

Existing price is $14.95 for a short-haul flight (0-3 hours), $19.95 for a medium-haul flight (3-6 hours), and $29.95 for a long-haul flight (over 6 hours). CBB will soon provide price packages of $9.95 for one hour, $14.95 for two hours, $17.95 for three hours, and $26.95 for 24 hours.

``Some people may not want to pay the money for the Internet. But the service provides passengers with a choice of whether to stay connected or not,’’ Koellner said.