Air Incheon

Summary

Air Incheon (Korean에어인천) 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.

Air Incheon
IATA ICAO Callsign
KJ AIH AIR INCHEON
Founded24 February 2012; 12 years ago (2012-02-24)
Commenced operations2 March 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03-02)
HubsIncheon International Airport
Fleet size4
Destinations6
HeadquartersIncheon, South Korea
Websitewww.air-incheon.com

Destinations edit

 
An Air Incheon Boeing 737-400F landing at Incheon International Airport, Incheon, South Korea in 2015

Air Incheon serves the following scheduled destinations (as of July 2021):[1]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Bangladesh Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport [2]
China Chengdu Chengdu Shuangliu 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 [1][6]
South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Hub

Fleet edit

Current fleet edit

As of November 2023, Air Incheon operates the following aircraft:[8][9]

Aircraft In fleet Orders Notes
Boeing 737-800SF 4
Total 4

Fleet development edit

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.

Former fleet edit

Air Incheon has also operated the following aircraft (as of July 2021):[11][12]

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired
Boeing 737-400F 3 2013 2021
Boeing 767-300F 1 2018 2019

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Scheduled flights". Air Incheon.
  2. ^ "에어인천, 인천~방글라데시 다카 화물 노선 신규 취항" [Air Incheon launches a new cargo route between Incheon and Dhaka, Bangladesh] (in Korean). Kyeongin News. 15 November 2022.
  3. ^ "China's resort island Hainan opens new cargo air route to ROK". China Daily News. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. ^ "에어인천, 6월부터 中 칭다오 노선 운항 재개" [Air Incheon to resume flights to Qingdao in June] (in Korean). Biz Fact. 11 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Air Incheon Opens New Route Linking Incheon with Japan, Russia and China". Incheon Today. 17 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "에어인천, 일본 훗카이도 화물노선 첫 유치" [Air Incheon to Host Japan's First Cargo Route to Hokkaido]. The Korea IT Times. 17 April 2014.
  7. ^ "에어인천, 인천-쿠알라룸푸르 화물 정기노선 취항…주 5회 운항" [Air Incheon launches Incheon-Kuala Lumpur freight Routes...five flights a week] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 12 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Air Incheon Fleet Details and History".
  9. ^ "항공기 등록현황" [Aircraft registration status]. Ministry of Land, Transport, and Transport.
  10. ^ "Air Incheon". www.air-incheon.com.
  11. ^ "연도별 도입 현황" [Introduction status by year]. Ministry of Land, Transport, and Transport.
  12. ^ "연도별 말소 현황" [Retired status by year]. Ministry of Land, Transport, and Transport.

External links edit

  Media related to Air Incheon at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in English)
  • Official website (in Korean)