Incheon International Airport (IIA), which opened in March 2001, ushered in a new era of international airline service in Korea, with 150,000 take offs and landings, 24.08 million passengers and 2.13 million tones of air cargo. The airport ranked 10th and 3rd among airports all over the world in terms of its transportation volume of international passengers and cargo, respectively. IIA, served by 55 airlines in 2004, connects to 127 cities worldwide, which is number two among all the world's airports according to the joint survey by the International Air Transportation Association and the Airports Council International. With its four floors above ground and 2 below ground level, IIA is the single largest building in Korea featuring the total floor space of 496,000 square meters.
Address: 2850 Unseo-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, 400-700 Republic of Korea
Construction: Completed on December 31, 2000 with the construction cost of 13,816 trillion won. Four floors above ground and two below with the total space of 496.000 square meters (1.06 kilometers long x 149 meters wide x 33 meters high).
Structure: Of the 44 gates in the Passenger Terminal Building, 38 are used exclusively for international flights, three for domestic flights, and three for both international and domestic flights. The Passenger Terminal Building also includes 16 remote stands for aircrafts.
Website: http://www.airport.or.kr
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