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Kota Kinabalu (BKI) – Seoul (ICN)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
3,649 km
2,267 mi · 1,970 nm
Flight time
5 h 5 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
460 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (272 kg CO2 only)
Passengers, 6 months
150,149
Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Flights / week
39
Both directions, average
Seats filled
—
Airlines nonstop
5
AK, 7C, LJ

Traffic: Incheon International Airport Corporation (Korea), scheduled passenger flights, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from BKI to ICNBKIICN
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from BKI
15°
Heading from ICN
199°
Halfway point
21.80, 120.67
Great-circle km
3,662 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Seoul is 1 h ahead of Kota Kinabalu

The estimate for a route without real times is 5 h 5 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 43,778 passengers
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Month Passengers
Jan 202643,778
Feb 202639,121
Mar 202619,423
Apr 202619,220
May 202616,082
Jun 202612,525
Flights per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 276 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2026276
Feb 2026248
Mar 2026135
Apr 2026132
May 2026134
Jun 202690

Airlines flying BKI–ICN nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
AKAirAsia13
29%
7CJeju Air10.0
28%
LJJin Air8.6
23%
TWTrinity Airways4.7
13%
ODBatik Air Malaysia3.2
7%

Both directions, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. Incheon International Airport Corporation (Korea), scheduled passenger flights. Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 3,662 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Kota Kinabalu and Seoul

ICNGMP
BKI3,6493,668

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Seoul airports

More routes from ICN

Route Distance Passengers
ICN → NRT1,260 km 2,519,026 (6 mo)
ICN → KIX862 km 2,313,960 (6 mo)
ICN → FUK563 km 1,708,245 (6 mo)
ICN → HKG2,067 km 1,316,010 (6 mo)
ICN → TPE1,460 km 1,184,972 (6 mo)
ICN → PVG821 km 1,111,272 (6 mo)
ICN → BKK3,665 km 950,069 (6 mo)
ICN → DAD2,976 km 941,076 (6 mo)
ICN → SIN4,614 km 900,158 (6 mo)
ICN → TAO580 km 797,360 (6 mo)

Questions

Kota Kinabalu (BKI) and Seoul (ICN) are 3,649 km (2,267 miles, 1,970 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.