How long is the flight from ICN to YNT?

About 1 h 20 min gate to gate, estimated from the distance. Real times depend on winds and the routing.

Which airlines fly nonstop between ICN and YNT?

China Eastern Airlines, Eastar Jet, Shandong Airlines flew the route in Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, with 47 flights a week in both directions together.

How much EU261 compensation is a delay on ICN–YNT 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 YNT emit?

About 111 kg CO2e per economy passenger one way, including the extra warming effect of flying high (65 kg without it), using the UK government's 2026 conversion factors.

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Seoul (ICN) – Yantai (YNT)

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

Distance: 484 km; 301 mi · 261 nm
Flight time: 1 h 20 min; Estimate from distance
Time difference: 1 h
CO2 per passenger: 111 kg; One way, economy, incl. RF (65 kg CO2 only)
Passengers, 6 months: 178,585; Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Flights / week: 47; Both directions, average
Seats filled: —
Airlines nonstop: 3; MU, ZE, SC

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: 274°
Heading from YNT: 91°
Halfway point: 37.60, 123.72
Great-circle km: 483 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks: Yantai is 1 h behind Seoul

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: April 2026: 34,663 passengers

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Month	Passengers
Jan 2026	30,701
Feb 2026	21,655
Mar 2026	30,875
Apr 2026	34,663
May 2026	28,684
Jun 2026	32,007

Flights per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: April 2026: 240 flights

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Month	Flights
Jan 2026	222
Feb 2026	113
Mar 2026	179
Apr 2026	240
May 2026	236
Jun 2026	240

Airlines flying ICN–YNT nonstop

Airline	Flights / week	Passengers, 6 months	Share of passengers
MUChina Eastern Airlines	37	138,097	77%
ZEEastar Jet	9.2	35,474	20%
SCShandong Airlines	1.4	5,014	3%

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: 483 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 Yantai

	YNT
ICN	484
GMP	513

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Seoul 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 Yantai (YNT) are 484 km (301 miles, 261 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.