November 19, 2024
Korea has world-class airports with Incheon IAP being one of the best in the world, and still growing. The South Korean air transport industry is regarded as one of the most efficient industries in the world and continues to grow stronger steadily. Korea has several airlines, it's two largest being Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. Both are award winning, world-class airlines. Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. operates as Korean Air and is the flag carrier of South Korea. It is a member of SkyTeam Airline Alliance, which also partners with Delta Airlines. Asiana is a member of Star Alliance, which partners with United Airlines.
AMC Space Available (Space-A)
Space Available (Space-A) travel allows authorized passengers to occupy Department of Defense (DoD) aircraft seats that are surplus after all Space Required (Space-R) passengers have been accommodated. Space-A travel costs nothing, but is allowed only on a non-mission interference basis.
- Retirees can fly Space-A Internationally
- 100% Disabled American Veteran DOD ID cardholders can only fly within the U.S., Alaska and Hawaii.
- A complete listing of eligible passengers is contained in DOD INSTRUCTION 4515.13 AIR TRANSPORTATION ELIGIBILITY https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/451513p.pdf
- Also, visit Space-A Signup: What Military Retirees Need to Know on Poppin' Smoke at https://www.poppinsmoke.com/space-a-flights/space-a-signup/
https://www.amc.af.mil/AMC-Travel-Site/AMC-Space-Available-Travel-Page/
Osan AB: The Air Mobility Command (AMC) Terminal at Osan AB has routine flights that retirees can catch Space-A hops on. Read the latest Space Available Passenger information on their website at https://www.amc.af.mil/AMC-Travel-Site/Terminals/PACOM-Terminals/Osan-AB-Passenger-Terminal/.
You can sign-up for Space-A travel online using the AMC form at https://www.amc.af.mil/AMC-Travel-Site/AMC-Space-Available-Travel-Page/Space-Available-Email-Sign-up-Form/
Incheon International Airport
https://www.airport.kr/ap/en/index.do
Incheon IAP has two (2) terminals Terminal 1 with two (2) concourses, and Terminal 2. The Incheon International Airport website link above is an excellent site with tons of good information. Check it out for which airlines fly out of each terminal. There are numerous commercial travel methods to get to and from Incheon IAP: Airport Shuttles, Express Busses, Train, Taxi. Click on the TO & FROM menu item on the above website to learn more.
There are no shuttle busses from the Dragon Hill Lodge (DHL) to Incheon. There are base taxi's that will take you, which is the most popular method from the DHL these days, which costs approx. $80 or so.
Gimpo International Airport
https://www.airport.co.kr/gimpoeng/index.do
Gimpo IAP (you may remember it as Kimpo) is located in Seoul and has a Domestic and an International Terminal. There are not many International locations you would fly out of Gimpo to. The most common is Haneda Airport in Tokyo Japan officially the Tokyo International Airport (sometimes referred to as Tokyo Haneda Airport or Haneda International Airport).
Gimpo is most commonly used for Domestic flights throughout Korea.
Gimhae International Airport
https://www.airport.co.kr/gimhaeeng/index.do
Gimhae IAP (you may remember it as Kimhae International Airport) is located in Busan and also has a Domestic and an International Terminal. As with Gimpo IAP, there are not many International locations you would fly out of Gimhae to. Gimhae IAP is a nice airport and is convenient for the location of the southern part of Korea, but it is not a huge airport.
Gimhae is also most commonly used for Domestic flights throughout Korea.
Domestic Flying
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_South_Korea
https://www.flightconnections.com/airports-in-south-korea-kr
The Wikipedia link lists many different types of airports in Korea to include Civil and Military/Civil Dual Use airports. As with anything Wiki related, the accuracy may not be perfect, so research well.
The FlightConnections link above lists 15 airports in South Korea, and may be a bit more accurate. Clicking on an airport will show you an overview of all flight routes and scheduled flights of that airport.
