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ICN → LIN

Seoul to Segrate (MI)

11h 26mgate to gate

The flight from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Milano Linate Airport (LIN) covers 8,860 km (5,505 miles) and takes approximately 11h 26m gate to gate for a typical jet.

The route heads north-west on an initial great-circle bearing of 321°, passing near 59.3° N, 73.6° E at its midpoint.

Great-circle strip Plate ICN–LIN
11h 26mGATE TO GATE2h 51m8h 34mICNSeoulLINSegrate (MI)321° NORTH-WEST4,784 NM02,2154,4306,6458,860 km

Bearing 321° north-west Midpoint 59.3° N, 73.6° E Model 805 km/h + 25 min

SOURCE·OurAirports + great-circle computation·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Flight time11h 26mestimated, gate to gate
Distance8,860km · 5,505 mi
Nautical4,784nautical miles
Direction321°north-west

How this is worked out

  1. Take both airports' published coordinates from OurAirports — nothing here is scraped from another flight site.
  2. Great-circle distance by haversine on a mean earth radius of 6,371.0088 km: 8,860 km.
  3. Airborne time = that distance ÷ 805 km/h, a representative jet cruise speed: 11h 00m.
  4. Add a flat 25 minutes for pushback, taxi, climb, descent and taxi-in — the reason a 400 km hop is never half an hour: 11h 26m gate to gate.
  5. Winds, aircraft type and airline schedule padding are not modelled. The cruise-speed table shows how much that assumption is worth.
8,860 km / 805 km/h = 11h 00m airborne
            + 25 min ground = 11h 26m gate to gate

The full model, and what it ignores →

SOURCE·OurAirports + great-circle computation·REVIEWED JUL 2026

The same route, plotted on a world grid

The strip above gives the route its length and its shape. This gives it a position: latitude and longitude only, no coastlines, because a hand-drawn coastline would be decoration pretending to be data. On a flat grid the shortest path looks bent; on a globe it is straight.

ICN LIN

Flight time at different cruise speeds

Aircraft type, winds and routing all move the real number. This is the same distance flown at different speeds, plus the 25-minute ground and climb allowance.

Typical ofCruise speedAirborneGate to gate
Turboprop / regional550 km/h16h 07m16h 32m
Narrowbody jet (A320, 737)780 km/h11h 22m11h 47m
Widebody jet (777, 787, A350)900 km/h9h 51m10h 16m
Private jet (Gulfstream)850 km/h10h 25m10h 51m

Headwinds on an eastbound long-haul routinely add 30–60 minutes; the same route westbound can be quicker. Airlines publish schedules with padding built in.

SOURCE·OurAirports + great-circle computation·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Both airports

ICNLIN
AirportIncheon International AirportMilano Linate Airport
CitySeoulSegrate (MI)
CountrySouth KoreaItaly
ICAORKSILIML
Coordinates37.4691, 126.45145.4451, 9.2767
Elevation23 ft353 ft

Every figure on this plate is geometry. The shape of the earth is knowable; the airline's schedule is not.

Questions this plate answers

How long is the flight from Seoul to Segrate (MI)?

A non-stop flight from Seoul (ICN) to Segrate (MI) (LIN) takes about 11h 26m. The great-circle distance is 8,860 km (5,505 miles, 4,784 nautical miles), flying north-west on an initial bearing of 321°.

How far is Seoul from Segrate (MI)?

8,860 kilometres in a straight line over the earth's surface — 5,505 miles or 4,784 nautical miles. Actual flown distance is usually 2–5% longer because aircraft follow airways, avoid weather and route around restricted airspace.

Is there a non-stop flight between ICN and LIN?

This page calculates the direct-line time and distance; it does not track airline schedules. At 8,860 km the route is comfortably within range of a non-stop service if an airline chooses to fly it. Check an airline or booking site for what is actually scheduled.

What should I expect on a 11h 26m flight?

Anything past six hours is a long-haul flight: expect at least one meal service, a significant time-zone shift, and enough sitting that circulation and hydration start to matter. Cabin altitude, dry air and disrupted sleep do more damage to a training routine than the flight itself.

Airport coordinates from OurAirports (public domain). Distance is a great-circle calculation; flight time uses the model described on the method page. Flight times are great-circle estimates for planning only — always check the airline's published schedule.

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