How long is the flight from ICN to UKB?

About 1 h 50 min gate to gate, estimated from the distance. Real times depend on winds and the routing.

Which airlines fly nonstop between ICN and UKB?

Korean Air Lines flew the route in Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, with 28 flights a week in both directions together.

How much EU261 compensation is a delay on ICN–UKB worth?

Neither EU261 nor UK261 applies: the route neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK.

How much CO2 does a flight from ICN to UKB emit?

About 107 kg CO2e per economy passenger one way, including the extra warming effect of flying high (63 kg without it), using the UK government's 2026 conversion factors.

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Seoul (ICN) – Osaka (UKB)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.

Distance: 850 km; 528 mi · 459 nm
Flight time: 1 h 50 min; Estimate from distance
Time difference: none
CO2 per passenger: 107 kg; One way, economy, incl. RF (63 kg CO2 only)
Passengers, 6 months: 107,970; Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Flights / week: 28; Both directions, average
Seats filled: —
Airlines nonstop: 1; KE

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

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

The way there

Heading from ICN: 109°
Heading from UKB: 294°
Halfway point: 36.13, 130.92
Great-circle km: 849 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks: Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 50 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 19,559 passengers

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Month	Passengers
Jan 2026	19,559
Feb 2026	18,172
Mar 2026	17,617
Apr 2026	17,336
May 2026	18,105
Jun 2026	17,181

Flights per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 124 flights

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Month	Flights
Jan 2026	124
Feb 2026	111
Mar 2026	122
Apr 2026	120
May 2026	124
Jun 2026	118

Airlines flying ICN–UKB nonstop

Airline	Flights / week	Passengers, 6 months	Share of passengers
KEKorean Air Lines	28	107,970	100%

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: 849 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 Osaka

	KIX	ITM	UKB
ICN	862	862	850
GMP	837	837	825

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

More routes from ICN

Route	To	Distance	Passengers
ICN → NRT	Tokyo, Japan	1,260 km	2,519,026 (6 mo)
ICN → KIX	Osaka, Japan	862 km	2,313,960 (6 mo)
ICN → FUK	Fukuoka, Japan	563 km	1,708,245 (6 mo)
ICN → HKG	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	2,067 km	1,316,010 (6 mo)
ICN → TPE	Taoyuan, Taiwan	1,460 km	1,184,972 (6 mo)
ICN → PVG	Shanghai, China	821 km	1,111,272 (6 mo)
ICN → BKK	Bangkok, Thailand	3,665 km	950,069 (6 mo)
ICN → DAD	Da Nang, Vietnam	2,976 km	941,076 (6 mo)
ICN → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	4,614 km	900,158 (6 mo)
ICN → TAO	Qingdao, China	580 km	797,360 (6 mo)

Questions

Seoul (ICN) and Osaka (UKB) are 850 km (528 miles, 459 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.