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Incheon International
Airport |
 Despite
early concerns over its operations, the new Incheon International Airport,
a self-proclaimed "winged city that is more than an airport,"
had celebrate its one-month anniversary April 29 ,2001 on Sunday without
having suffered any major snags.
 March
29, 2001 was the opening day of the eagerly anticipated new Incheon International
Airport, located 32 miles from Seoul and just 9 miles from the port of
Incheon. The airport's terminal, which will be the largest passenger terminal
building in the world, features a total floor space of nearly 5.5 million
square feet and 44 boarding gates. Check-in counters have been arranged
around islands, situated 130 feet apart from one another, to reduce congestion
and to allow greater flexibility during high traffic flow. A total of
272 check-in counters can accommodate 6,400 passengers per hour.
 .The
approximate travel time between the airport and the Seoul city center
is 50 minutes, which only reflects an increase of 5-10 minutes over the
average commute time from Gimpo Airport. All international Korean Air
flights to and from Seoul will arrive in and depart from Incheon instead
of Gimpo Airport. Gimpo Airport will be used for Korea domestic flights
only. This new Incheon International Airport (IIA) opened recently is
set to act as the major gateway to Korea and all of Northeastern Asia.
With a combination of Korea's traditional culture and state-of-the-art
technology, the new airport reflects the image of Koreans reaching out
to the world and welcoming their neighbors to Korea. The Transportation
Center is the central transportation facility of the airport, a departure
and an arrival point for international exchanges. It covers 76,000 pyeong
(1 pyeong= 3.3 sq. meters), and includes Passenger Terminal 1, short term
parking for passenger cars, and a railway platform (to be completed in
2005).
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