Seoul (ICN) – Metro Manila (MNL)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,600 km
1,616 mi · 1,404 nm
Flight time
3 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
328 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (194 kg CO2 only)
Passengers, 6 months
640,283
Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Flights / week
153
Both directions, average
Seats filled
—
Airlines nonstop
6
5J, PR, KE

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 ICN to MNLICNMNL
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ICN
193°
Heading from MNL
11°
Halfway point
26.02, 123.47
Great-circle km
2,609 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Metro Manila is 1 h behind Seoul

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 116,467 passengers
050K100K150KJan116.5KFebMarAprMayJun
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Month Passengers
Jan 2026116,467
Feb 2026111,850
Mar 2026111,224
Apr 2026111,564
May 2026101,385
Jun 202687,793
Flights per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 744 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2026744
Feb 2026672
Mar 2026733
Apr 2026600
May 2026627
Jun 2026612

Airlines flying ICN–MNL nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
5JCebu Pacific28
31%
PRPhilippine Airlines26
21%
KEKorean Air Lines51
18%
OZAsiana Airlines28
18%
7CJeju Air14
9%
Z2Philippines AirAsia6.7
4%

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: 2,609 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 Seoul and Metro Manila

MNL
ICN2,600
GMP2,617

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)

More routes from MNL

Route Distance Passengers / year
MNL → SFO11,244 km 599,403
MNL → SYD6,243 km 472,994
MNL → LAX11,756 km 406,001
MNL → IST9,149 km 340,273
MNL → MEL6,290 km 249,917
MNL → GUM2,570 km 194,635
MNL → BNE5,788 km 188,592
MNL → HNL8,532 km 110,543
MNL → SEA10,720 km 102,255
MNL → AMS10,426 km 84,175

Questions

Seoul (ICN) and Metro Manila (MNL) are 2,600 km (1,616 miles, 1,404 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.