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settlement. Around 32,000 steel pipes were installed on the site for across 14 million square meters, transforming Yeongjong Island into
structures including buildings. The total length of pipe was 1,682km, as Incheon Airport.
long as two round-trips from Seoul to Busan. As a result, it transformed The airport was equipped with precision instrument landing systems that
the mud flat to solid ground capable of withstanding up to 600 tons of enable takeoffs and landings at a decision height of 30 meters or lower,

aircraft. allowing for 24-hour operations. Two runways, each 3,750 meters long,
On February 1, 1999, Incheon International Airport Corporation were built to accommodate future superjumbo aircraft and adapt to
(IIAC) was established, the new name for Korea Airport Construction climate change. The passenger terminal, as a single airport structure,
Authority. IIAC became a public corporation in charge of constructing was the largest in Asia.

airports and their operation and management after completion. Some expressed doubt about Korea’s ability to construct the airport
as it has not built such large-scale architecture before. However, the
Establishment of core infrastructure country’s technical capabilities were recognized as it applied cutting-
With the creation of the airport site for Phase 1, facility construction edge techniques and conducted thorough management. Workers had to

for the airfield began in earnest. Two runways, a passenger terminal, a get approval for even the smallest item, such as screws. The passenger
control tower, a transportation center, and a cargo terminal were built terminal embodied the dynamic flow of air and water and the mast of a

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