World-Class Airports

Korea has world-class airports with Incheon IAP being one of the best in the world, and still growing. Korea has several ward winning, world-class airlines, it's two largest being Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. They are members of SkyTeam Airline Alliance, which also partners with Delta Airlines, and Star Alliance, which partners with United Airlines.

AMC Space Available (Space-A)

Space Available (Space-A) travel allows retirees and their families to occupy surplus DOD aircraft seats 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.


AMC SPACE AVAILABLE TRAVELhttps://www.amc.af.mil/AMC-Travel-Site/AMC-Space-Available-Travel-Page/

OSAN AB AMC TERMINAL https://www.amc.af.mil/AMC-Travel-Site/Terminals/PACOM-Terminals/Osan-AB-Passenger-Terminal/.

SPACE-A SIGN-UP 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 Flight Connections 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.

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 Flight Connections 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.

Real ID & U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Transportation Security Administration TSA

Your military ID card is a REAL ID, as listed on the TSA website
Some TSA locations however, fail to accept them for travel because of the INDEF expiration date. The TSA's Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) system https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/credential-authentication-technology fails to read the barcode with INDEF due to INDEF not being an actual date, which the CAT system expects. DMDC Fixed this. As of late 2025, DMDC modified the DEERS/RAPIDS application to add an actual date to the barcode so it will scan at TSA. Read more about this on the DEERS ID Process page.

It is always recommended to carry another REAL ID such as a drivers license), your Passport or Passport Card. Read more on our Passport page.

 TSA PreCheck® https://www.tsa.gov/precheck
 Free TSA PreCheck® for Uniformed Service Members and DOD Civilians https://www.tsa.gov/precheck/military/military-travelers
 Acceptable REAL ID's at TSA Checkpoint https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification

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