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Founded | 24 February 2012 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2 March 2013 | ||||||
Hubs | Incheon International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
Destinations | 6 | ||||||
Headquarters | Incheon, South Korea | ||||||
Key people | Seung-Hwan Lee (CEO) | ||||||
Website | www |
Air Incheon is a South Korean cargo airline with its base at Incheon International Airport near Seoul. It serves five scheduled cargo destinations from its base in Seoul.
As of May 2024 [update] , Air Incheon serves the following scheduled destinations: [1]
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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Bangladesh | Dhaka | Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport | [2] | |
China | Chengdu | Chengdu Tianfu International Airport | [1] | |
Chongqing | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | [1] | ||
Haikou | Haikou Meilan International Airport | [3] | ||
Qingdao | Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport | [4] | ||
Qingdao Liuting International Airport | Airport Closed | |||
Yantai | Yantai Penglai International Airport | [1] [5] | ||
Japan | Sapporo | New Chitose Airport | [6] | |
Tokyo | Narita International Airport | [1] [6] | ||
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | [7] | |
Russia | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport | Suspended | [1] [6] |
South Korea | Seoul | Incheon International Airport | Hub | |
As of November 2023 [update] , Air Incheon operates the following aircraft: [8] [9]
Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Notes |
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Boeing 737-800SF | 4 | — | |
Total | 4 | — | |
In August 2016, Air Incheon signed a letter of intent for three Boeing 737-800NG to be converted to freighters and leased from Spectre Air Capital. [10] In May 2019, due to financial reasons, Air Incheon cancelled the order for Boeing 737-800NG Freighter as well as retiring its Boeing 767-300ERF and one Boeing 737-400F.
Air Incheon has also operated the following aircraft (as of July 2021): [11] [12]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired |
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Boeing 737-400F | 3 | 2013 | 2021 |
Boeing 767-300F | 1 | 2018 | 2019 |
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