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Korean Air Announces the Construction of a New Maintenance Hangar at Seoul Incheon

Korean Air has announced plans to build a new maintenance hangar within Seoul Incheon International Airport’s High Tech Aviation Complex.


From Left: Hak-jae Lee, President & CEO of IIAC, and Keehong Woo, Vice Chairman of Korean Air – Courtesy Korean Air
From Left: Hak-jae Lee, President & CEO of IIAC, and Keehong Woo, Vice Chairman of Korean Air – Courtesy Korean Air

On Monday (November 24, 2025), Korean Air announced plans to construct a new aircraft maintenance hangar within Incheon International Airport’s High Tech Aviation Complex in partnership with Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC), supported by a KRW 176 billion (US $120 million) investment from the airline.  Korean Air and IIAC signed an agreement for the H3 Maintenance Facility Development Project on Monday at the Grand Hyatt Incheon.  The event was attended by Keehong Woo, Vice Chairman of Korean Air, Hak-jae Lee, President & CEO of IIAC, and over 90 representatives from government, local authorities, and the National Assembly.


In Monday’s announcement, Korean Air’s Vice Chairman, Keehong, Woo, said,


“A maintenance hangar is not merely a building; it is a cradle of safety and a vital foundation for upholding Korean Air’s top priority of absolute safety.  From the earliest design phase, we will ensure this new hangar becomes the safest, most advanced, and most exemplary maintenance base—a true stronghold of aviation safety.”

 

Once completed, the facility will be a next-generation maintenance facility capable of airframe inspections, component checks, and complex heavy maintenance and modification work.  As Korean Air prepares for the complete integration of Asiana, the new hangar will play a key role in expanding the company’s MRO capabilities and developing a world-class maintenance hub at Incheon’s High Tech Aviation Complex.


Occupying a nearly 70,000-square-meter site, the hangar will be capable of accommodating two widebody aircraft and one narrowbody aircraft at the same time.  Construction is scheduled to begin in 2027, with operations set to begin in late 2029.  Approximately 300 team members, including Korean Air’s expert maintenance workforce, will be based at the facility, which will serve as a major center for heavy maintenance and aircraft modification.  With upgraded and enhanced infrastructure and expanded capacity, the facility will become a premier global MRO hub, driving the advancement and global competitiveness of Korea’s MRO sector.

 

 

Source: Korean Air

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