Korean Air Airline Guide: Bases, Destinations, Prices, Contacts and Company Information

For readers researching airlines connected with South Korea, Korean Air is marked active and deserves a practical verification pass rather than a purely historical note. The profile currently carries IATA KE and ICAO KAL, callsign KOREANAIR, and a strong source profile score of 8/10.

The matched OpenFlights network gives this page extra context, with 292 route records touching South Korea, China, Japan, and United States. The strongest route-origin signal is ICN – Seoul, South Korea. No verified official website is attached to this record, so contact and booking information should be confirmed before publication.

Use this article as a guided airline dossier: it separates source facts from live travel claims, shows what is known about bases and destinations, and explains how to check prices without relying on stale fare data. Source status: Active / действующая в источнике.

Last reviewed: June 16, 2026.

Article number in this package: 3811 of 6161.

✨ Editorial Snapshot

Editorial Detail What This Article Adds
Article number 3811 of 6161
Record type passenger-airline style record
Data confidence 8/10 – strong source profile
Best editorial use Best used as an active-record verification page, especially for country and code research.
Main verification caution Because either website or route coverage is limited, confirm the airline before making booking claims.
Base signal ICN – Seoul, South Korea
Route depth Broad route signal: 292 matched records
Market signal South Korea, China, Japan, United States, and Vietnam
Destination signal ICN – Seoul, South Korea, PUS – Busan, South Korea, and CJU – Cheju, South Korea

This profile is intentionally written as a data-aware airline guide, not a copied directory entry. For Korean Air, the useful story is the relationship between its South Korea source country, identifiers KE / KAL, activity status, route evidence and contact confidence. That mix determines whether the page should be used for booking guidance, aviation research, historical lookup or content cleanup.

🧾 Data Quality Score

The current data score is 8/10. The score rewards active status, usable airline codes, callsign data, matched official website, headquarters signal, OpenFlights route evidence and a source ID. It is not a safety rating and it is not a customer-review score; it is a publishing-confidence signal for this article.

⚡ Quick Facts

Detail Information
Airline Korean Air
Country / region in source South Korea
IATA code KE
ICAO code KAL
Callsign KOREANAIR
Activity flag Y
Status Active / действующая в источнике
Alias / other name Not listed
OpenFlights ID 3163
Source country Republic of Korea
Country note normalized
Headquarters / base signal Not verified in the supplied source
Wikidata country signal Not verified in the supplied source
Official website Not verified in the supplied source
Route-data coverage International route data

🏢 Company Overview

Korean Air is a passenger-style record associated with South Korea. In this package, its best editorial role is a useful network-reference profile, with enough route evidence to discuss direction but not enough contact confidence to skip verification.

Identifiers make the record easier to verify: IATA KE, ICAO KAL, callsign KOREANAIR. The source status is Active / действующая в источнике, and the current article data score is 8/10.

The strongest route-origin signal is ICN – Seoul, South Korea. Matched route data gives this record 292 route entries, with the clearest market signals around South Korea, China, Japan, and United States.

For readers, this means the article should be used in layers: first as a country-and-code reference, then as a route/contact verification page, and only after that as a travel-planning guide if the airline is confirmed current through official channels.

📍 Where the Airline Is Based

Primary country / region from the source: South Korea.

Headquarters or base signal from enrichment data: Not verified in the supplied source.

Likely route bases from OpenFlights route records:

  • ICN – Seoul, South Korea
  • PUS – Busan, South Korea
  • CJU – Cheju, South Korea
  • GMP – Seoul, South Korea
  • KIX – Osaka, Japan
  • ATL – Atlanta, United States
  • NRT – Tokyo, Japan
  • PEK – Beijing, China

Important note: route-based base inference is not the same as an official headquarters, hub or operating certificate. It only shows airports that appear frequently as origins in the open route data.

🗺️ Destinations and Route Direction

The OpenFlights routes file contains 292 route records linked to this airline ID. This is useful for historical network context, but it should not be treated as a live schedule.

Countries or territories appearing most often in matched route data:

  • South Korea
  • China
  • Japan
  • United States
  • Vietnam
  • Thailand
  • Philippines
  • Guam
  • Russia
  • Cambodia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Malaysia
  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Sri Lanka

Top destination airports or cities in matched route data:

  • ICN – Seoul, South Korea
  • PUS – Busan, South Korea
  • CJU – Cheju, South Korea
  • GMP – Seoul, South Korea
  • KIX – Osaka, Japan
  • NRT – Tokyo, Japan
  • PEK – Beijing, China
  • NGO – Nagoya, Japan
  • ATL – Atlanta, United States
  • LAX – Los Angeles, United States
  • GUM – Agana, Guam
  • JFK – New York, United States
  • SCL – Santiago, Chile
  • CJJ – Chongju, South Korea
  • HIN – Sacheon, South Korea
  • KWJ – Kwangju, South Korea
  • RSU – Yeosu, South Korea
  • TAE – Taegu, South Korea

Sample route pairs from matched route data:

  • AKL → ICN
  • AMS → ICN
  • AOJ → ICN
  • ATL → GIG
  • ATL → ICN
  • ATL → JFK
  • ATL → SCL
  • AUH → ICN
  • AXT → ICN
  • BKI → ICN
  • BKK → ICN
  • BKK → PUS
  • BNE → ICN
  • BOM → ICN
  • CAN → ICN
  • CDG → ICN
  • CEB → ICN
  • CEB → PUS

💰 Price Guide

No live fare or tariff data is included in the source spreadsheet or OpenFlights route files. Airfares change by date, demand, cabin, baggage, taxes, airport fees and sales channel.

Price-checking recommendation: Find the verified official website first, then check live fares directly with the airline or a trusted ticketing platform.

When comparing prices for Korean Air, travelers should check:

  • Base fare
  • Taxes and airport fees
  • Baggage allowance and baggage fees
  • Seat selection fees
  • Change and cancellation rules
  • Payment fees or agency fees
  • Refundability
  • Whether the flight is operated by this airline or a partner airline

For publishing, avoid quoting a specific fare unless it was checked on the same day and includes route, date, cabin and all mandatory fees.

☎️ Contacts and Website

No official website was available in the supplied spreadsheet or matched enrichment data. Verify through the airline, aviation authority, airport, IATA/ICAO references or a trusted booking channel before publishing contact details.

Recommended contact path:

  • Start with the verified official website when available.
  • Use the airline’s own help, contact, manage booking or customer-service page.
  • Avoid publishing random third-party phone numbers unless they are confirmed on the airline’s own website.
  • If the airline is inactive or legacy, do not present contact details as current.

Wikidata matched item: Not matched.

🧭 Reliability and Verification Notes

Korean Air is marked active in the source, but the verification picture is incomplete. That makes the article useful, while also requiring caution before publishing booking-focused claims.

The data score is strong enough for a fuller guide, but still separate it from a safety rating.

Recommended verification steps:

  • Confirm the airline still operates under the same name.
  • Find the official website or verified customer-service channel.
  • Check whether passenger tickets are currently sold.
  • Avoid route or fare claims unless they are checked on the publication date.

🧳 Traveler Guide

For travelers:

  • Treat Korean Air as a possible active operator, but verify the official sales channel before comparing fares.
  • Check baggage, refund, payment and schedule-change rules before buying.
  • Confirm whether the flight is operated by Korean Air or by a partner airline.

For editors and publishers:

  • Keep this page linked from the South Korea airline index.
  • Use the article number and manifest row when auditing updates.
  • Avoid adding phone numbers unless they are confirmed on an official airline page.
  • Do not add live prices unless the date, route, cabin and mandatory fees are shown.

For aviation researchers:

  • Base research angle: ICN – Seoul, South Korea is the strongest available base signal.
  • Route research angle: matched data points toward South Korea, China, Japan, United States, and Vietnam, with destination signals such as ICN – Seoul, South Korea, PUS – Busan, South Korea, and CJU – Cheju, South Korea.
  • Compare IATA, ICAO and callsign fields before merging this record with another airline entry.

❓ FAQ

Is Korean Air active?

The supplied source lists the activity flag as Y and the status as Active / действующая в источнике. This should be verified before booking or publishing live travel advice.

What country is Korean Air associated with?

The source associates it with South Korea. The original country field is Republic of Korea.

What are the IATA and ICAO codes?

IATA: KE. ICAO: KAL.

Where can I check prices?

Find the verified official website first, then check live fares directly with the airline or a trusted ticketing platform.

Where can I contact the airline?

No official website was available in the supplied spreadsheet or matched enrichment data. Verify through the airline, aviation authority, airport, IATA/ICAO references or a trusted booking channel before publishing contact details.

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✈️ Final Thoughts

Korean Air is a useful airline profile entry for country, code and source-based research. For travelers, the key is verification: confirm the airline is active, use the official website or a trusted ticketing channel, and never rely on old route or contact data for a live trip.