The city of Incheon was blessed with amazing beauty especially the Yellow Sea that borders it with beautiful beaches and also with the islands.
This glory makes this city a wonderful tourist destination and to reach at this heaven you need to fly to the Incheon International Airport which is the largest airport in South Korea. This airport is also among the largest and busiest airport in all over the world. Constantly, from the year 2005, this airport was rated as the best one in the world by Airports Council International and also obtained 5-star ranking from Skytrax. Tourists throng here to enjoy the attractions like Wolmido, beaches, gardens, parks, Mt. Manisan and others.
The Incheon International Airport lies at a distance of 70 kilometres from Seoul which is the capital and also the largest city of South Korea. It is located towards the western direction of Incheon which is on Yeongjong-Yongyu Island on the West Coast. This airport is the major hub for Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and Polar Air Cargo. As per the passengers, this airport was recognized as the eighth busiest airport in Asia and fifth busiest for cargo and freight in the world. Along with that, the airport stands on eleventh position as the busiest airport in the world in terms of passengers. This airport offers luxury features like golf course, spa, private sleeping rooms, casino and indoor gardens.
The airport is recognized from its code which is ICN and has two distinct terminals which is situated in a single building. This building is connected to the Airport Transportation Centre. It also has an official website called www.airport.or.kr. Incheon International Airport Transportation Centre is the way to reach to the airport that includes a suspension bridge and is the only road towards airport. For parking the airport has long and short term facilities. A shuttle bus also functions from the long term car park towards the passenger terminal. You can hire a car from any of the car companies who have their own desks in the Arrivals. Rail, bus, taxi and water all modes of transportation are available for your convenience and you can reach to your destination easily.
Information counters could be found on the first and third floor which is situated in the boarding gate area and also in the Transportation Center. Basic facilities that are provided by this airport are bureaux de change, banks, post office, mobile phone hire, internet access, restaurants, snack bars, cafes, bars, ice cream parlours, fast food outlets, 40 duty-free shops, supermarket, luggage lost property office, medical centre, chemists, laundry, children’s playrooms, massage parlour, prayer room and also facilities for disabled passengers. Conference and business facilities are also there and could be done at Diners Club International, Paradise Business Centre and Air Garden Transit Hotel that offers secretarial services, photocopying, fax, computer, parcel delivery and messaging services.
You can also accommodate a room at Air Garden Transit Hotel, Hyatt Regency Incheon, Best Western Hotel, Hotel Incheon Airport and Hotel Queen. Well, all the domestic flights are normally departs from the main terminal and the international gates are divided from the domestic gates. So the airlines that are operated from this airport are Aeroflot, Air Astana, Aircalin, Air Canada, Air China, Air France, Air Macau, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Cebu Pacific, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Eastar Jet, Emirates, EVA Air, Finnair, Garuda Indonesia, Iran Air, Japan Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, KLM, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Mandarin Airlines, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Qatar Airways, SAT Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways International, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways, Vietnam Airlines, Vladivostok Air, Xiamen Airlines and Zest Airways.
Cargo airlines are also operated from this airport and they are Aeroflot-Cargo, Air China Cargo, Air France Cargo, Air Hong Kong, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, ANA Cargo, ANA & JP Express, Asiana Cargo, Atlant-Soyuz Airlines, Atlas Air, British Airways World Cargo, Cargolux, Cathay Pacific Cargo, China Airlines Cargo, China Cargo Airlines, China Postal Airlines, FedEx Express, Great Wall Airlines, Jade Cargo International, JAL Cargo, KLM Cargo, Korean Air Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, Martinair Cargo, MASkargo, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Polar Air Cargo, Shanghai Airlines Cargo, Singapore Airlines Cargo, Southern Air, Tradewinds Airlines, UPS Airlines, Volga-Dnepr, World Airways and Yangtze River Express. Explore the sites of Incheon with tourist visa along with you to make a valid proof. If you get enough time to explore the nearby attractions first enjoy them and then move ahead for the other mind-blowing attractions.