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Rome (FCO) – Seoul (ICN)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
8,986 km
5,584 mi · 4,852 nm
Flight time
11 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
8 h / 7 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,049 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (621 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
321,070
2024 · +20.6%
Flights / week
24
Both directions, average
Seats filled
88%
365,302 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_it), reported by the airport in Italy, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

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

The way there

Heading from FCO
47°
Heading from ICN
316°
Halfway point
56.77, 72.12
Great-circle km
8,964 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
8 h in January, 7 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 11 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 31,839 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct31.8KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202422,925
Feb 202421,937
Mar 202421,841
Apr 202427,790
May 202428,916
Jun 202428,215
Jul 202430,016
Aug 202430,761
Sep 202429,866
Oct 202431,839
Nov 202423,286
Dec 202423,678
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 124 flights
050100150JanFebMarAprMayJunJul124AugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 202488
Feb 202484
Mar 202488
Apr 2024102
May 2024106
Jun 2024104
Jul 2024124
Aug 2024124
Sep 2024120
Oct 2024122
Nov 202492
Dec 202498

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 8,964 km.

FCO Rome → ICN Seoul

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

ICN Seoul → FCO Rome

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

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 Rome and Seoul

ICNGMP
FCO8,9868,999
CIA8,9658,979

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

More routes from FCO

Route Distance Passengers / year
FCO → MAD1,334 km 1,977,438
FCO → CTA539 km 1,941,657
FCO → BCN850 km 1,706,636
FCO → PMO409 km 1,671,961
FCO → ORY1,092 km 1,185,444
FCO → JFK6,884 km 1,141,515
FCO → LIN470 km 1,054,322
FCO → CDG1,102 km 965,754
FCO → LGW1,407 km 923,766
FCO → ATH1,087 km 898,550

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

Rome (FCO) and Seoul (ICN) are 8,986 km (5,584 miles, 4,852 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.