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Towards a leading global airport

Phase 3 Construction of Terminal 2 2009~2017

Airport facilities reaching full capacity once again the addition of flights, putting the airport at a disadvantage in the
The rapid economic growth of China led to a surge in air travelers, competitive landscape against neighboring airports. As a result, the
intensifying the competition among airports in neighboring countries timely completion of the Phase 3 project emerged as an urgent necessity.

like China and Japan to expand their facilities. As its passenger capacity
reached its limit, Incheon Airport launched the Phase 3 construction Terminal 2 spreads its wings
project. Since most transfer passengers were from Japan and China, the With the ground-breaking ceremony for Terminal 2, the Phase 3
airport faced a potential risk if airports in those countries attracted their construction project began. The foundation work, which involved

own transfer passengers through bold facility investments. installing 10,900 massive PHC piles into the bedrock 30 meters
Although Incheon Airport had built the capacity to handle 44 million underground, lasted 17 months.
passengers annually through Phases 1 and 2, it came close to reaching After site preparation was completed about a year after the ground-
that limit when passenger numbers exceeded 41 million in 2013. This breaking, the structural work of Terminal 2 began. Tower cranes, over

highlighted the need for swift action. If the capacity saturation issue 70 meters tall, operated non-stop, while dump trucks, concrete mixer
was left unaddressed, it would hinder the opening of new routes and trucks, and other large construction equipment bustled around the site.

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