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Seoul (ICN) – Qingdao (TAO)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
580 km
360 mi · 313 nm
Flight time
1 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
73 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (43 kg CO2 only)
Passengers, 6 months
797,360
Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Flights / week
200
Both directions, average
Seats filled
—
Airlines nonstop
7
SC, MU, 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 TAOICNTAO
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ICN
260°
Heading from TAO
76°
Halfway point
36.96, 123.25
Great-circle km
579 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Qingdao is 1 h behind Seoul

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 142,279 passengers
050K100K150KJan142.3KFebMarAprMayJun
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Month Passengers
Jan 2026142,279
Feb 2026128,352
Mar 2026141,079
Apr 2026133,038
May 2026125,871
Jun 2026126,741
Flights per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: March 2026: 924 flights
05001KJanFebMar924AprMayJun
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Month Flights
Jan 2026914
Feb 2026842
Mar 2026924
Apr 2026842
May 2026852
Jun 2026834

Airlines flying ICN–TAO nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
SCShandong Airlines83
40%
MUChina Eastern Airlines55
30%
KEKorean Air Lines28
12%
7CJeju Air14
8%
QWQingdao Airlines14
7%
TWTrinity Airways4.7
2%
LJJin Air2.6
1%

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: 579 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 Qingdao

TAO
ICN580
GMP611

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 → CXR3,304 km 689,174 (6 mo)

More routes from TAO

Route Distance Passengers / year
TAO → SYD8,427 km 39,373
TAO → MEL8,584 km 10,064

Questions

Seoul (ICN) and Qingdao (TAO) are 580 km (360 miles, 313 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.