ICNRKSI
March 29, 2026 – April 4, 20267 days7,920 flights3,994,443 ADS-B points
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About the data

Flights reconstructed from ADS-B — the position signal modern aircraft broadcast to air traffic. Coverage is strongest across North America and Europe, thinner over oceans, polar regions, and parts of Asia and Africa.

Long-haul flights whose paths cross sparsely-covered areas may appear with an unknown origin or destination — the receiver network loses sight of them mid-ocean. We mark those unknown rather than guess. Every flight is still counted in the totals; the route-by-route breakdown filters to flights with identified endpoints.

This dataset captures seven days of ADS-B traffic at Incheon International Airport (RKSI) from March 29 to April 4, 2026, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the airport's opening. Over that window, 7,920 total flights were recorded, split nearly evenly between 3,932 arrivals and 3,988 departures, with an additional 770 ground operations. The 1,318 unique aircraft represent registrations from 31 countries, with Chinese-registered aircraft making up the largest share at 402, followed by unresolved registrations (228), South Korean (182), and American (173). Average traffic ran 47.1 flights per hour across all 24 hours, with the busiest single hour falling at 20:00 KST at 509 movements. April 4 was the busiest individual day at 1,199 flights. The early morning hours of 04:00 to 06:00 show a pronounced arrival wave, with arrivals outnumbering departures by a ratio of roughly 10-to-1 during those hours. The pattern reverses through the mid-morning, with 08:00 peaking at 337 departures against 139 arrivals. South and southbound departures dominate the directional data. South accounted for 1,502 departure tracks and 1,155 approach tracks, the largest share in both categories by a wide margin. East and west follow as the next most common directions for both arrivals and departures. The top route by movement count was Muan International Airport (MWX), driven almost entirely by departures at 595 against just 10 arrivals. Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) in China ranked second at 559 total movements, and Kansai International Airport (KIX) ranked third at 466 with a more balanced arrival-departure split of 237 and 229. Altitude data spans 3,994,443 ADS-B position points with a recorded ceiling of 47,200 feet, achieved by a flight arriving from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) operated by aircraft VP-COP. The most concentrated altitude band is below 1,000 feet at 511,387 point counts, reflecting approach and departure phases. Cruise traffic clusters between 30,000 and 41,000 feet, with peaks at 34,000 to 35,000 feet (102,822 counts) and 36,000 to 37,000 feet (88,538 counts). Average groundspeed across all tracked flights was 268 knots, with a maximum recorded groundspeed of 700 knots. Total distance across all legs came to 3,222,112 nautical miles, with an average leg of 406.8 nautical miles and an average duration of 74.8 minutes.

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Summary

Total Flights

7,920

Arrivals

3,932

Departures

3,988

Unique Aircraft

1,318

Peak Day Flights

1,199

Avg / Day

1,131

Notable Flights

Shortest

4 NM5 min

From ICNIncheon International Airport

HL8045

Longest

1676 NM235 min

From MBOMamburao Airport

Highest

47,200 ft1382 NM

From HKGHong Kong International Airport

VP-COP

Most Active

37flights

71C596

Day Highlights

Each day in KST time

Busiest Day

Apr 4, 2026

1199 flights · 595 arr / 604 dep

Quietest Day

Apr 2, 2026

999 flights · 511 arr / 488 dep

Avg Daily Flights

1,131

across 7 days

Performance

Max Altitude

47,200ft

Avg Altitude

14,993ft

Max Groundspeed

700kts

Avg Groundspeed

268kts

Total Distance

3,222,113NM

Avg Leg Distance

407NM

Avg Leg Duration

75min

Traffic Flow

Arrivals
Departures
N2NE1E720 · 733SE650 · 645S1264 · 1589SW346 · 69W600 · 811NW352 · 138

Routes

Arriving from

NRT
Narita International Airport251
KIX
Kansai International Airport237
FUK
Fukuoka Airport157
KWJ
Gwangju Airport136
WEH
Weihai Dashuibo Airport94
WJU
Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)64
NGO
Chubu Centrair International Airport58
TPE
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport56
HKG
Hong Kong International Airport44
PEK
Beijing Capital International Airport41
TYN
Taiyuan Wusu International Airport38
CTS
New Chitose Airport37
HFE
Hefei Xinqiao International Airport35
DAT
Datong Yungang International Airport34
PUS
Gimhae International Airport33
TNE
New Tanegashima Airport21
HND
Tokyo Haneda International Airport21
ZQZ
Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport19
CNI
Changhai Dachangshandao Airport18
GMP
Gimpo International Airport14

Departing to

MWX
Muan International Airport595
WEH
Weihai Dashuibo Airport465
KIX
Kansai International Airport229
NRT
Narita International Airport195
FUK
Fukuoka Airport84
WJU
Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)69
NGO
Chubu Centrair International Airport54
IKI
Iki Airport46
CTS
New Chitose Airport40
CNI
Changhai Dachangshandao Airport35
CHF
Jinhae Air Base33
TSJ
Tsushima Airport29
OKA
Naha International Airport26
KOJ
Kagoshima Airport23
GMP
Gimpo International Airport20
TNE
New Tanegashima Airport17
HMY
Seosan Air Base17
KUV
Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base17
KWJ
Gwangju Airport14
FSZ
Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport14

Aircraft by Registration Country

China402
Unknown228
South Korea182
United States173
Singapore37
Laos33
Japan29
Saudi Arabia28
Thailand26
Syria25

Aircraft

1318 unique aircraft

71C596ADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
37 flights
HL7789
36 flights
71C353ADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
35 flights
71C510ADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
35 flights
71C568ADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
35 flights
71C543ADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
34 flights
HL7218
34 flights
HL7212
34 flights
HL8255
34 flights
71C555ADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
34 flights
71C375ADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
33 flights
71C339ADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
33 flights
71C371ADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
32 flights
71C715ADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
32 flights
HL7213
32 flights
71C513ADS-B hex code — tail number not resolved
32 flights
HL8063
32 flights
HL7216
31 flights
HL8090
31 flights
HL7790
31 flights

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