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However, this was insufficient to meet the surging demand
for air travel. Additionally, as Seoul and the Metropolitan

Area expanded, the area around the airport also underwent
urbanization, leading to increased complaints from residents
about aircraft noise. After the June 29 Declaration in 1987,
citizens’ freedoms and rights greatly improved. This was

accompanied by a growing recognition that the government
needed to actively address inconveniences and demands
from the public. The international political landscape also
changed rapidly. In the early 1990s, the Cold War ended,

with the conclusion of the Uruguay Round (UR) and the
establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO), as
well as the European Union (EU), the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Asia Pacific Economic Finally, the Korean government decided to build a new airport

Cooperation (APEC). Market opening and globalization in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, with the goal of constructing
progressed quickly, leading to increased exchanges of people a Northeast Asian hub airport. In June 1989, the government
and goods. As a result, many countries prioritized airport conducted a feasibility study. The new airport site needed to
construction and expansion. In particular, as logistics volume be far from the downtown area to avoid the problem of noise

increased sharply in the Asia Pacific region, competition complaints while also being highly accessible. In addition,
to build a hub airport intensified among airports in nearby the new airport would need to be economically feasible
countries, including Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok Airport. and have room for future expansion to flexibly meet rising
aviation demand. According to these criteria, the government

first selected 22 candidate sites in Gyeonggi-do and
Chungcheongnam-do, and following preliminary inspections,
narrowed them down to 7 locations including Yeongjong
Island and Songdo. The final 3 candidates were Yeongjong

Island, Sihwa 1, and Sihwa 2. Finally, the Yeongjong Island
and Yongyu Island area on the west coast were selected in June
1990 as the site for Incheon Airport.

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