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Korean Air

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IATA: KE ICAO: KAL Callsign: KOREANAIR Country: Republic of Korea

Key Facts: Korean Air

  • Korean Air was established in Republic of Korea.
  • The carrier currently holds active operating status.
  • Aviation authorities assigned IATA code KE and ICAO code KAL.
  • Air traffic control utilized the radio callsign KOREANAIR.
  • Observed registry airframe records document 184 aircraft.
  • Operates a scheduled route network connecting 118 catalogued commercial destinations.

Carrier Identity & Specifications

Legal / Trading Name Korean Air
Operating Status active Source: observed_fleet_gt_zero
Country of Registry Republic of Korea
IATA Two-Letter Code KE
ICAO Three-Letter Code KAL
Telephony Callsign KOREANAIR
Alliance SkyTeam

Observed Fleet Data

Observed registry records account for 184 aircraft as of 2026-10-08.

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Route Network & Served Destinations

Scheduled flight network and destination directory for Korean Air.

118 Destinations
118 Airports Served
46 Countries Reached
151 Direct Flight Pairs
1+ Primary Bases / Hubs
AKL to ICN AMS to ICN AOJ to ICN ARN to PRG ATL to GIG ATL to ICN ATL to JFK ATL to SCL AUH to ICN AXT to ICN BKI to ICN BKK to ICN BKK to PUS BNE to ICN BOM to ICN CAN to ICN CDG to ICN CEB to ICN CEB to PUS CGK to ICN CGO to ICN CJJ to CJU CJJ to HGH CJU to GMP CJU to HIN CJU to ICN CJU to KIX CJU to KUV CJU to KWJ CJU to NGO CJU to NRT CJU to PEK CJU to PUS CJU to RSU CJU to TAE CJU to USN CJU to WJU CMB to ICN CMB to MLE CNX to ICN CSX to ICN CTS to ICN CTS to PUS DAD to ICN DFW to ICN DLC to ICN DPS to ICN DXB to ICN FCO to ICN FCO to MXP FRA to ICN FUK to ICN FUK to PUS GMP to HIN GMP to HND GMP to KIX GMP to KPO GMP to KWJ GMP to PEK GMP to PUS GMP to RSU GMP to SHA GMP to USN GRU to LAX GUM to ICN GUM to KIX GUM to PUS HAN to ICN HAN to PUS HKG to ICN HKG to PUS HKT to ICN HND to ICN Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH / OMAA) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM / PGUM) Agana, Guam Akita Airport (AXT / RJSK) Akita, Japan Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS / EHAM) Amsterdam, Netherlands Aomori Airport (AOJ / RJSA) Aomori, Japan Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL / KATL) Atlanta, United States Auckland International Airport (AKL / NZAA) Auckland, New Zealand Babelthuap Airport (ROR / PTRO) Babelthuap, Palau Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK / VTBS) Bangkok, Thailand Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK / ZBAA) Beijing, China Brisbane International Airport (BNE / YBBN) Brisbane, Australia Gimhae International Airport (PUS / RKPK) Busan, South Korea Mactan Cebu International Airport (CEB / RPVM) Cebu, Philippines Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX / ZGHA) Changcha, China Jeju International Airport (CJU / RKPC) Cheju, South Korea Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX / VTCC) Chiang Mai, Thailand Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD / KORD) Chicago, United States Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ / RKTU) Chongju, South Korea Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB / VCBI) Colombo, Sri Lanka Zhoushuizi Airport (DLC / ZYTL) Dalian, China Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW / KDFW) Dallas-Fort Worth, United States Da Nang International Airport (DAD / VVDN) Danang, Vietnam Ngurah Rai (Bali) International Airport (DPS / WADD) Denpasar, Indonesia Dubai International Airport (DXB / OMDB) Dubai, United Arab Emirates Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA / EDDF) Frankfurt, Germany Fukuoka Airport (FUK / RJFF) Fukuoka, Japan Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN / ZGGG) Guangzhou, China Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH / ZSHC) Hangzhou, China Noi Bai International Airport (HAN / VVNB) Hanoi, Vietnam Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN / VVTS) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hong Kong International Airport (HKG / VHHH) Hong Kong, Hong Kong Daniel K Inouye International Airport (HNL / PHNL) Honolulu, United States George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH / KIAH) Houston, United States Tunxi International Airport (TXN / ZSTX) Huangshan, China Istanbul Airport (IST / LTFM) Istanbul, Turkey Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK / WIII) Jakarta, Indonesia King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED / OEJN) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Yaoqiang Airport (TNA / ZSJN) Jinan, China Kagoshima Airport (KOJ / RJFK) Kagoshima, Japan Komatsu Airport (KMQ / RJNK) Kanazawa, Japan Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM / VNKT) Kathmandu, Nepal Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI / WBKK) Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL / WMKK) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG / ZPPP) Kunming, China Kunsan Air Base (KUV / RKJK) Kunsan, South Korea Gwangju Airport (KWJ / RKJJ) Kwangju, South Korea McCarran International Airport (LAS / KLAS) Las Vegas, United States Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM / SPIM) Lima, Peru London Heathrow Airport (LHR / EGLL) London, United Kingdom Los Angeles International Airport (LAX / KLAX) Los Angeles, United States Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD / LEMD) Madrid, Spain Malé International Airport (MLE / VRMM) Male, Maldives Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL / RPLL) Manila, Philippines Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX / MMMX) Mexico City, Mexico Malpensa International Airport (MXP / LIMC) Milano, Italy Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO / UUEE) Moscow, Russia Mudanjiang Hailang International Airport (MDG / ZYMD) Mudanjiang, China Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM / VABB) Mumbai, India Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO / RJGG) Nagoya, Japan Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO / HKJK) Nairobi, Kenya Nadi International Airport (NAN / NFFN) Nandi, Fiji Nanjing Lukou Airport (NKG / ZSNJ) Nanjing, China John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK / KJFK) New York, United States Niigata Airport (KIJ / RJSN) Niigata, Japan Oita Airport (OIT / RJFO) Oita, Japan Okayama Airport (OKJ / RJOB) Okayama, Japan Kansai International Airport (KIX / RJBB) Osaka, Japan Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG / LFPG) Paris, France Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH / VDPP) Phnom-penh, Cambodia Phuket International Airport (HKT / VTSP) Phuket, Thailand Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) (KPO / RKTH) Pohang, South Korea Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG / LKPR) Prague, Czech Republic Liuting Airport (TAO / ZSQD) Qingdao, China Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG / SBGL) Rio De Janeiro, Brazil King Khaled International Airport (RUH / OERK) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO / LIRF) Rome, Italy Sacheon Air Base/Airport (HIN / RKPS) Sacheon, South Korea San Francisco International Airport (SFO / KSFO) San Francisco, United States Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL / SCEL) Santiago, Chile Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU / SBGR) Sao Paulo, Brazil New Chitose Airport (CTS / RJCC) Sapporo, Japan Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA / KSEA) Seattle, United States Gimpo International Airport (GMP / RKSS) Seoul, South Korea Incheon International Airport (ICN / RKSI) Seoul, South Korea Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA / ZSSS) Shanghai, China Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG / ZSPD) Shanghai, China Taoxian Airport (SHE / ZYTX) Shenyang, China Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX / ZGSZ) Shenzhen, China Siem Reap International Airport (REP / VDSR) Siem-reap, Cambodia Singapore Changi Airport (SIN / WSSS) Singapore, Singapore Pulkovo Airport (LED / ULLI) St. Petersburg, Russia Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN / ESSA) Stockholm, Sweden Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD / YSSY) Sydney, Australia Daegu Airport (TAE / RKTN) Taegu, South Korea Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE / RCTP) Taipei, Taiwan Tashkent International Airport (TAS / UTTT) Tashkent, Uzbekistan Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV / LLBG) Tel-aviv, Israel Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN / ZBTJ) Tianjin, China General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport (TIJ / MMTJ) Tijuana, Mexico Narita International Airport (NRT / RJAA) Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND / RJTT) Tokyo, Japan Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ / CYYZ) Toronto, Canada Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN / ZMUB) Ulan Bator, Mongolia Ulsan Airport (USN / RKPU) Ulsan, South Korea Vancouver International Airport (YVR / CYVR) Vancouver, Canada Vienna International Airport (VIE / LOWW) Vienna, Austria Vladivostok International Airport (VVO / UHWW) Vladivostok, Russia Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD / KIAD) Washington, United States Wonju/Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU / RKNW) Wonju, South Korea Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH / ZHHH) Wuhan, China Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY / ZLXY) Xi'an, China Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN / ZSAM) Xiamen, China Yangon International Airport (RGN / VYYY) Yangon, Burma Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ / ZYYJ) Yanji, China Yantai Laishan Airport (YNT / ZSYT) Yantai, China Yeosu Airport (RSU / RKJY) Yeosu, South Korea Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO / ZHCC) Zhengzhou, China Zürich Airport (ZRH / LSZH) Zurich, Switzerland
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All Served Airports & Cities (118)

Filter destinations by airport name, three-letter IATA code, city, or destination country.

Code Airport Name City / Region Country Coordinates
AUH OMAA
Abu Dhabi International Airport Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 24.43N, 54.65E
GUM PGUM
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Agana Guam 13.48N, 144.80E
AXT RJSK
Akita Airport Akita Japan 39.62N, 140.22E
AMS EHAM
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam Netherlands 52.31N, 4.76E
AOJ RJSA
Aomori Airport Aomori Japan 40.73N, 140.69E
ATL KATL
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta United States 33.64N, 84.43W
AKL NZAA
Auckland International Airport Auckland New Zealand 37.01S, 174.79E
ROR PTRO
Babelthuap Airport Babelthuap Palau 7.37N, 134.54E
BKK VTBS
Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok Thailand 13.68N, 100.75E
PEK ZBAA
Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing China 40.08N, 116.58E
BNE YBBN
Brisbane International Airport Brisbane Australia 27.38S, 153.12E
PUS RKPK
Gimhae International Airport Busan South Korea 35.18N, 128.94E
CEB RPVM
Mactan Cebu International Airport Cebu Philippines 10.31N, 123.98E
CSX ZGHA
Changsha Huanghua International Airport Changcha China 28.19N, 113.22E
CJU RKPC
Jeju International Airport Cheju South Korea 33.51N, 126.49E
CNX VTCC
Chiang Mai International Airport Chiang Mai Thailand 18.77N, 98.96E
ORD KORD
Chicago O'Hare International Airport Chicago United States 41.98N, 87.91W
CJJ RKTU
Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) Chongju South Korea 36.72N, 127.50E
CMB VCBI
Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport Colombo Sri Lanka 7.18N, 79.88E
DLC ZYTL
Zhoushuizi Airport Dalian China 38.97N, 121.54E
DFW KDFW
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Dallas-Fort Worth United States 32.90N, 97.04W
DAD VVDN
Da Nang International Airport Danang Vietnam 16.04N, 108.20E
DPS WADD
Ngurah Rai (Bali) International Airport Denpasar Indonesia 8.75S, 115.17E
DXB OMDB
Dubai International Airport Dubai United Arab Emirates 25.25N, 55.36E
FRA EDDF
Frankfurt am Main Airport Frankfurt Germany 50.03N, 8.57E
FUK RJFF
Fukuoka Airport Fukuoka Japan 33.59N, 130.45E
CAN ZGGG
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou China 23.39N, 113.30E
HGH ZSHC
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Hangzhou China 30.23N, 120.43E
HAN VVNB
Noi Bai International Airport Hanoi Vietnam 21.22N, 105.81E
SGN VVTS
Tan Son Nhat International Airport Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 10.82N, 106.65E
HKG VHHH
Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong Hong Kong 22.31N, 113.92E
HNL PHNL
Daniel K Inouye International Airport Honolulu United States 21.32N, 157.92W
IAH KIAH
George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport Houston United States 29.98N, 95.34W
TXN ZSTX
Tunxi International Airport Huangshan China 29.73N, 118.26E
IST LTFM
Istanbul Airport Istanbul Turkey 41.27N, 28.75E
CGK WIII
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Jakarta Indonesia 6.13S, 106.66E
JED OEJN
King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah Saudi Arabia 21.68N, 39.16E
TNA ZSJN
Yaoqiang Airport Jinan China 36.86N, 117.22E
KOJ RJFK
Kagoshima Airport Kagoshima Japan 31.80N, 130.72E
KMQ RJNK
Komatsu Airport Kanazawa Japan 36.40N, 136.41E
KTM VNKT
Tribhuvan International Airport Kathmandu Nepal 27.70N, 85.36E
BKI WBKK
Kota Kinabalu International Airport Kota Kinabalu Malaysia 5.94N, 116.05E
KUL WMKK
Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2.75N, 101.71E
KMG ZPPP
Kunming Changshui International Airport Kunming China 25.10N, 102.93E
KUV RKJK
Kunsan Air Base Kunsan South Korea 35.90N, 126.62E
KWJ RKJJ
Gwangju Airport Kwangju South Korea 35.12N, 126.81E
LAS KLAS
McCarran International Airport Las Vegas United States 36.08N, 115.15W
LIM SPIM
Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima Peru 12.02S, 77.11W
LHR EGLL
London Heathrow Airport London United Kingdom 51.47N, 0.46W
LAX KLAX
Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles United States 33.94N, 118.41W
MAD LEMD
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Madrid Spain 40.47N, 3.56W
MLE VRMM
Malé International Airport Male Maldives 4.19N, 73.53E
MNL RPLL
Ninoy Aquino International Airport Manila Philippines 14.51N, 121.02E
MEX MMMX
Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport Mexico City Mexico 19.44N, 99.07W
MXP LIMC
Malpensa International Airport Milano Italy 45.63N, 8.73E
SVO UUEE
Sheremetyevo International Airport Moscow Russia 55.97N, 37.41E
MDG ZYMD
Mudanjiang Hailang International Airport Mudanjiang China 44.52N, 129.57E
BOM VABB
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai India 19.09N, 72.87E
NGO RJGG
Chubu Centrair International Airport Nagoya Japan 34.86N, 136.81E
NBO HKJK
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi Kenya 1.32S, 36.93E
NAN NFFN
Nadi International Airport Nandi Fiji 17.75S, 177.44E
NKG ZSNJ
Nanjing Lukou Airport Nanjing China 31.74N, 118.86E
JFK KJFK
John F Kennedy International Airport New York United States 40.64N, 73.78W
KIJ RJSN
Niigata Airport Niigata Japan 37.96N, 139.12E
OIT RJFO
Oita Airport Oita Japan 33.48N, 131.74E
OKJ RJOB
Okayama Airport Okayama Japan 34.76N, 133.85E
KIX RJBB
Kansai International Airport Osaka Japan 34.43N, 135.24E
CDG LFPG
Charles de Gaulle International Airport Paris France 49.01N, 2.55E
PNH VDPP
Phnom Penh International Airport Phnom-penh Cambodia 11.55N, 104.84E
HKT VTSP
Phuket International Airport Phuket Thailand 8.11N, 98.32E
KPO RKTH
Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) Pohang South Korea 35.99N, 129.42E
PRG LKPR
Václav Havel Airport Prague Prague Czech Republic 50.10N, 14.26E
TAO ZSQD
Liuting Airport Qingdao China 36.27N, 120.37E
GIG SBGL
Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport Rio De Janeiro Brazil 22.81S, 43.25W
RUH OERK
King Khaled International Airport Riyadh Saudi Arabia 24.96N, 46.70E
FCO LIRF
Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport Rome Italy 41.80N, 12.24E
HIN RKPS
Sacheon Air Base/Airport Sacheon South Korea 35.09N, 128.07E
SFO KSFO
San Francisco International Airport San Francisco United States 37.62N, 122.38W
SCL SCEL
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago Chile 33.39S, 70.79W
GRU SBGR
Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport Sao Paulo Brazil 23.44S, 46.47W
CTS RJCC
New Chitose Airport Sapporo Japan 42.77N, 141.69E
SEA KSEA
Seattle Tacoma International Airport Seattle United States 47.45N, 122.31W
GMP RKSS
Gimpo International Airport Seoul South Korea 37.56N, 126.79E
ICN RKSI
Incheon International Airport Seoul South Korea 37.47N, 126.45E
SHA ZSSS
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai China 31.20N, 121.34E
PVG ZSPD
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai China 31.14N, 121.81E
SHE ZYTX
Taoxian Airport Shenyang China 41.64N, 123.48E
SZX ZGSZ
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen China 22.64N, 113.81E
REP VDSR
Siem Reap International Airport Siem-reap Cambodia 13.41N, 103.81E
SIN WSSS
Singapore Changi Airport Singapore Singapore 1.35N, 103.99E
LED ULLI
Pulkovo Airport St. Petersburg Russia 59.80N, 30.26E
ARN ESSA
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport Stockholm Sweden 59.65N, 17.92E
SYD YSSY
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport Sydney Australia 33.95S, 151.18E
TAE RKTN
Daegu Airport Taegu South Korea 35.90N, 128.66E
TPE RCTP
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Taipei Taiwan 25.08N, 121.23E
TAS UTTT
Tashkent International Airport Tashkent Uzbekistan 41.26N, 69.28E
TLV LLBG
Ben Gurion International Airport Tel-aviv Israel 32.01N, 34.89E
TSN ZBTJ
Tianjin Binhai International Airport Tianjin China 39.12N, 117.35E
TIJ MMTJ
General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport Tijuana Mexico 32.54N, 116.97W
NRT RJAA
Narita International Airport Tokyo Japan 35.77N, 140.39E
HND RJTT
Tokyo Haneda International Airport Tokyo Japan 35.55N, 139.78E
YYZ CYYZ
Lester B. Pearson International Airport Toronto Canada 43.68N, 79.63W
ULN ZMUB
Chinggis Khaan International Airport Ulan Bator Mongolia 47.84N, 106.77E
USN RKPU
Ulsan Airport Ulsan South Korea 35.59N, 129.35E
YVR CYVR
Vancouver International Airport Vancouver Canada 49.19N, 123.18W
VIE LOWW
Vienna International Airport Vienna Austria 48.11N, 16.57E
VVO UHWW
Vladivostok International Airport Vladivostok Russia 43.40N, 132.15E
IAD KIAD
Washington Dulles International Airport Washington United States 38.94N, 77.46W
WJU RKNW
Wonju/Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) Wonju South Korea 37.44N, 127.96E
WUH ZHHH
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Wuhan China 30.78N, 114.21E
XIY ZLXY
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Xi'an China 34.45N, 108.75E
XMN ZSAM
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport Xiamen China 24.54N, 118.13E
RGN VYYY
Yangon International Airport Yangon Burma 16.91N, 96.13E
YNJ ZYYJ
Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport Yanji China 42.88N, 129.45E
YNT ZSYT
Yantai Laishan Airport Yantai China 37.40N, 121.37E
RSU RKJY
Yeosu Airport Yeosu South Korea 34.84N, 127.62E
CGO ZHCC
Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport Zhengzhou China 34.52N, 113.84E
ZRH LSZH
Zürich Airport Zurich Switzerland 47.47N, 8.55E
Displaying verified commercial airport nodes catalogued via OpenFlights & aviation databases. 118 destinations shown

Carriers from Republic of Korea

Carrier Codes Status
Air Busan BX active
Air Korea Co. Ltd. AKA active
Asia Aero Survey and Consulting Engineers KAA defunct
Asiana Airlines OZ active
Jeju Air 7C active

Data Provenance & Audit Trail

  • Seed Source: Civil aviation registry baseline (OpenFlights / ICAO / Wikidata CC0).
  • Observed Fleet: Observation logs as of 2026-10-08.
  • Operational Status: Audited under rule pipeline (observed_fleet_gt_zero).
  • Last Pipeline Build: 2026-10-08.