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Frankfurt (FRA) – Seoul (ICN)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
8,566 km
5,323 mi · 4,625 nm
Flight time
10 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
8 h / 7 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,000 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (592 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
544,870
2024 · −5.6%
Flights / week
39
Both directions, average
Seats filled
85%
641,586 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from FRA
46°
Heading from ICN
324°
Halfway point
61.36, 77.40
Great-circle km
8,544 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
8 h in January, 7 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 50,425 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMay50.4KJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202442,510
Feb 202436,503
Mar 202444,641
Apr 202448,938
May 202450,425
Jun 202449,997
Jul 202445,900
Aug 202448,212
Sep 202447,699
Oct 202447,463
Nov 202441,983
Dec 202440,599
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 186 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMay186JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024180
Feb 2024159
Mar 2024172
Apr 2024179
May 2024186
Jun 2024180
Jul 2024168
Aug 2024170
Sep 2024164
Oct 2024168
Nov 2024165
Dec 2024153

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 8,544 km.

FRA Frankfurt → ICN Seoul

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

Covers any airline.

ICN Seoul → FRA Frankfurt

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 Frankfurt and Seoul

ICNGMP
FRA8,5668,576

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

More routes from FRA

Route Distance Passengers / year
FRA → LHR656 km 1,410,787
FRA → BER432 km 1,166,945
FRA → HAM413 km 1,083,599
FRA → VIE623 km 1,031,037
FRA → MUC300 km 1,012,334
FRA → PMI1,251 km 950,350
FRA → DXB4,849 km 940,081
FRA → MAD1,421 km 905,304
FRA → IST1,840 km 842,741
FRA → BCN1,093 km 808,807

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

Frankfurt (FRA) and Seoul (ICN) are 8,566 km (5,323 miles, 4,625 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.