Incheon International Airport Expansion Plan

This time I investigated about the expansion plan of Incheon International Airport. So I explain about this expansion plan.

Incheon International Airport is the largest airport in South Korea. It is the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area and one of the largest and busiest airports in the world. Since 2005, it has been rated the best airport worldwide by Airports Council International every year. It is also rated as the world’s cleanest airport and the world’s best international transit airport by Skytrax.

The airport opened for business on 29 March 2001 to replace the older Gimpo International Airport, which now serves mostly domestic destinations and shuttle flights to several East Asian metropolitan areas including Beijing, Osaka, Shanghai, Vladivostok, Taipei and Tokyo.

Incheon International Airport is located west of Incheon’s city center, on an artificially created piece of land between Yeongjong and Yongyu Islands. The two islands were originally separated by shallow sea. That area between the two islands was reclaimed for the construction project, effectively connecting the once separate Yeongjong and Yongyu islands. The reclaimed area as well as the two islands are all part of Jung-gu, an administrative district of Incheon.

Incheon International Airport’s terminal has 111 boarding gates altogether, with 44 in Terminal 1, 30 in Concourse A , and 37 in Terminal 2.

(Conclusion)

 A fourth construction phase the airport is scheduled to be completed in 2024.

(Incheon International Airport summary)

Basic Information

Location is Jung District, Incheon, South Korea.

Serves area is Seoul Capital Area.

Opened on 29 March 2001 (20 years ago)

Statistics in 2019.

Passengers figure is 71,169,516.

Aircraft movements is 404,104 times.

Airfreight (tonnes) is 2,764,369.

Runways,

 Direction is 15R/33L, Length is 3,750m 12,303ft, and Surface is Asphalt.

Direction is 15L/33R, Length is 3,750m 12,303ft, and Surface is Asphalt.

Direction is 16L/34R, Length is 4,000m 13,123ft, and Surface is Asphalt.

Direction is 16R/34L, Length is 3,750m 12,303ft, and Surface is Asphalt.

Terminal

 Terminal 1: Terminal 1 (measuring 496,000 square meters) is the largest airport terminal in area in South Korea.

Concourse: The passenger concourse was completed at the end of May 2008. It is connected to Terminal 1 by two parallel 870-metre-long underground passageways equipped with IATs (Intra Airport Transit).

Terminal 2: A new passenger terminal opened on January 18, 2018. All SkyTeam airlines will be consolidated in Terminal 2 after Phase 4 construction is complete.

Other Facilities

Cargo Area: The cargo area is located on the east side of the airport.

Service Area: Service area is located northeast of Terminal 2.

(Future plan)

 Between 2017 and 2024, a fourth construction phase the airport is taking place.

 Terminal 2: There will be an expansion of Terminal 2.

New runway: Runway 4 is under constructing.

 New Cargo Area: The cargo area will be expanded to the north of the existing cargo area

 New Service Area: A new service area will be set up on the west side of Runway 4.

 There are long-term plans for a fifth runway and third terminal.

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