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Airports near Seoul
In short
The nearest airport with scheduled passenger service to Seoul is Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP), 18 km (11 mi) west of the city centre.
4 airports with scheduled service lie within 150 km: GMP, ICN, WJU and CJJ.
Distances are great-circle from Natural Earth's point for Seoul; airport data from OurAirports, retrieved 2026-10-18.
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At a glance
- Within 50 km
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- Within 100 km
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- Within 150 km
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Where the airports are
Each airport sits at its real direction and straight-line distance from central Seoul.
Airports within 150 km of Seoul
| Airport | Distance from the centre | Direction | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMPSeoul Gimpo International AirportSeoul, South Korea | 18 km11 mi | W 267° | Large | 3,600 m11,811 ft | 18 m |
| ICNIncheon International AirportSeoul, South Korea | 49 km31 mi | WSW 257° | Large | 4,000 m13,123 ft | 7 m |
| WJUWonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)Wonju, South Korea | 86 km54 mi | E 99° | Medium | 2,743 m9,000 ft | 100 m |
| CJJCheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)Cheongju, South Korea | 105 km65 mi | SSE 155° | Large | 2,743 m9,000 ft | 58 m |
Search code SEL covers all Seoul airports at once (an IATA metropolitan-area code).
Key findings
Seoul has 2 large airports within 100 km: GMP (18 km) and ICN (49 km).
How we calculated this: Dataset airports of OurAirports type large_airport within 100 km of the Natural Earth city point.
3 airports with scheduled service lie within 100 km of Seoul, so it can pay to compare more than one departure airport.
How we calculated this: Count of dataset airports within 100 km of the Natural Earth city point.
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