Korea - Air transport

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

The value for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Korea was 254,341 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 549,454 in 2019 and a minimum value of 16,000 in 1970.

Definition: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1970 16,000
1971 38,100
1972 39,100
1973 39,700
1974 33,100
1975 29,400
1976 27,500
1977 30,300
1978 34,000
1979 39,800
1980 37,100
1981 34,900
1982 38,900
1983 41,700
1984 47,900
1985 49,100
1986 53,100
1987 59,100
1988 69,200
1989 143,600
1990 120,100
1991 120,100
1992 141,000
1993 163,500
1994 170,300
1995 188,900
1996 207,300
1997 229,300
1998 207,900
1999 204,000
2000 226,910
2001 228,442
2002 238,649
2003 240,942
2004 232,077
2005 221,424
2006 223,735
2007 243,113
2008 250,260
2009 256,160
2010 280,427
2011 282,239
2012 285,000
2013 360,356
2014 368,132
2015 448,037
2016 473,606
2017 499,094
2018 527,807
2019 549,454
2020 254,341

Air transport, freight (million ton-km)

The value for Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Korea was 12,456.57 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,162.61 in 2009 and a minimum value of 5.60 in 1970.

Definition: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1970 5.60
1971 38.00
1972 72.70
1973 125.30
1974 200.30
1975 293.20
1976 348.20
1977 394.40
1978 493.40
1979 666.20
1980 836.00
1981 914.80
1982 1,048.60
1983 1,167.10
1984 1,417.30
1985 1,309.10
1986 1,451.20
1987 1,621.10
1988 1,912.90
1989 2,365.10
1990 2,459.40
1991 2,597.00
1992 3,322.70
1993 4,191.00
1994 4,643.30
1995 5,661.30
1996 6,550.90
1997 7,889.20
1998 7,290.00
1999 8,098.40
2000 7,651.34
2001 6,827.18
2002 7,896.53
2003 6,935.94
2004 8,072.78
2005 7,432.57
2006 7,751.66
2007 9,039.72
2008 8,726.81
2009 15,162.61
2010 12,942.73
2011 12,381.63
2012 12,290.68
2013 11,112.51
2014 11,124.73
2015 11,293.80
2016 10,805.99
2017 11,511.80
2018 11,518.63
2019 10,664.38
2020 12,456.57

Air transport, passengers carried

The value for Air transport, passengers carried in Korea was 30,033,310 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92,434,080 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,208,100 in 1970.

Definition: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1970 1,208,100
1971 1,463,600
1972 1,640,000
1973 2,213,400
1974 1,923,800
1975 2,046,700
1976 2,075,200
1977 2,466,500
1978 3,099,800
1979 3,725,900
1980 3,566,600
1981 4,186,700
1982 4,201,500
1983 4,861,500
1984 5,353,300
1985 6,202,500
1986 7,211,400
1987 8,330,900
1988 9,826,000
1989 13,160,800
1990 15,684,500
1991 16,908,000
1992 19,766,900
1993 21,425,900
1994 24,932,300
1995 29,345,200
1996 33,002,700
1997 35,505,800
1998 27,109,000
1999 30,870,200
2000 34,331,370
2001 33,710,340
2002 34,831,820
2003 33,372,580
2004 34,511,500
2005 33,888,330
2006 34,842,660
2007 36,655,310
2008 36,077,660
2009 34,168,590
2010 36,987,980
2011 39,911,750
2012 39,969,580
2013 54,530,100
2014 58,289,180
2015 66,093,150
2016 76,859,540
2017 82,818,980
2018 88,157,580
2019 92,434,080
2020 30,033,310

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation