Seoul (ICN) – Xiamen (XMN)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,637 km
1,017 mi · 884 nm
Flight time
2 h 45 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
206 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (122 kg CO2 only)
Passengers, 6 months
107,449
Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Flights / week
27
Both directions, average
Seats filled
—
Airlines nonstop
2
MF, 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 XMNICNXMN
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ICN
211°
Heading from XMN
27°
Halfway point
31.08, 122.01
Great-circle km
1,640 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Xiamen is 1 h behind Seoul

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 19,839 passengers
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Month Passengers
Jan 202619,839
Feb 202616,776
Mar 202619,442
Apr 202618,702
May 202617,975
Jun 202614,715
Flights per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 124 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2026124
Feb 2026112
Mar 2026124
Apr 2026120
May 2026124
Jun 2026100

Airlines flying ICN–XMN nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
MFXiamen Airlines14
54%
KEKorean Air Lines13
46%

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: 1,640 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 Xiamen

XMN
ICN1,637
GMP1,661

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 XMN

Route Distance Passengers / year
XMN → SYD7,357 km 159,096
XMN → MEL7,432 km 150,141
XMN → AMS9,335 km 133,809
XMN → LAX11,207 km 85,996

Questions

Seoul (ICN) and Xiamen (XMN) are 1,637 km (1,017 miles, 884 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.