Air Travel & Space-A
Flying in and Out of Korea & Space-A
Flying in and Out of Korea & Space-A
November 19, 2023
Korea has world-class airports, Incheon IAP is one of the best in the world, and growing. The South Korean air transport industry is regarded as one of the most efficient industries in the world and continues to grow strongly and steadily.
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 ID cardholders cannot fly Internationally. They can only fly Space-A 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
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/.
https://www.airport.kr/ap/en/index.do
Incheon IAP has two (2) terminals Terminal 1 with two (2) concourses, and Terminal 2. Check out the website above for which airlines fly out of each as it changes at times. 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.
In case you recall from years ago, there are NO MORE 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. It costs approx. $60.
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.
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.
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.
