Domestic Flight Boarding
From arriving at the airport to boarding
- Please arrive at the airport well in advance, allowing sufficient time for check-in, security screening, and waiting periods. Check-In Counters close 30 minutes before departure.
- [Check-in counter]is where we help you check in as well as check your baggage.
- [Self-Service Bag Drop](automated baggage check-in machines) lets you skip the line and check your baggage at airports where the service is available.
- We will notify you via a mobile app push notification when your baggage is loaded onto the aircraft. Baggage mobile app push
- Present your boarding pass and photo ID (resident registration card, driver’s license, passport, etc.) to the airport security staff, go through the security check, and proceed to the boarding gate.
- Boarding starts 20 minutes before departure and closes 10 minutes before departure.
Prepare your ID
When boarding a Korea domestic flight, you must show your ID or original proof of identification to board the aircraft. Types of identification See what forms of identification are accepted when boarding an aircraft.
What you should know
In accordance with government regulations, emergency exit row seats may only be assigned to physically able passengers over 15 years of age who can understand the cabin crew’s instructions and help other passengers evacuate in an emergency.
When boarding a Korea domestic flight, you must show your ID or original proof of identification to board the aircraft.
Proof of identification (including foreign nationals)
- 19 years of age or older
- Passport, resident registration card, driver’s license (including international driver’s license), disability registration card, alien registration card, crew identification card, domestic resident card, seafarer’s book, national technical qualification certificate, identification card for discharged personnel, civil service identification card, military cadet identification card, national veterans registration card (However, the existing 15 types of veteran identification cards, such as the national meritorious person card and the national meritorious person family card, will continue to be recognized as valid forms of identification until June 4, 2028), driving history certificate, resident registration issuance confirmation, U.S. armed forces member identification card
- For those under the age of 19, the following ID cards are also accepted
- Copy of household register or individual resident register, certificate of family relations, health insurance card, student identification, certificate of enrollment, youth identification card
(Identification accepted only if it includes the date of birth)
Biometric information
- 7 years of age or older
- Biometric information that is pre-registered at airports and financial institutions (banks)
- Financial institutions linked to Korea Airports Authority’s biometric authentication system (Nonghyup Bank and other institutions to be linked in the future)
Information and communication equipment
- Applicable to all ages
- Government24, mobile driver’s license, mobile civil servant card
- Applicable airports: All airports where Korean Air operates
- Eligible passengers: SKYPASS members (including transfer passengers), traveling on Korean Air domestic and international flights, who have installed the Korean Air mobile app, logged in, and consented to receive push notifications ([Mobile app > Settings > Receive notifications 'ON'])
- Information provided: Baggage number, destination airport, flight number, baggage loading status, and baggage loading time
- Baggage loading notifications can be viewed for 7 days on the mobile app's Home screen or in Notifications (bell-shaped icon) at the top right of My Page.
- You can also track your baggage yourself by entering the baggage number or scanning the baggage barcode in the mobile app's [More > Baggage > Track Baggage] menu.