Flights Abu Dhabi → Seoul
AUH → ICN
How long is the flight from Abu Dhabi to Seoul?
The flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Seoul (ICN) takes 8h 9m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route operates between Abu Dhabi and Seoul, utilizing Airbus A340-500 and A340-600 aircraft. The destination airport in Seoul sees an annual passenger traffic of nearly 17.9 million passengers, indicating a high volume of air travel activity.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Abu Dhabi (AUH) → Seoul (ICN) route is operated by Etihad Airways. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 0% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 92 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Seoul the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Abu Dhabi the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Seoul: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Seoul (ICN) heads north-east for about 6,837 km, a flight time of roughly 8h 9m.
Departures from Abu Dhabi on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of AUH-ICN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Abu Dhabi the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Seoul it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked AUH-ICN flights, 0% left on time with an average delay of 92 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Frequently asked questions about AUH-ICN
The flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Seoul (ICN) takes 8h 9m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Abu Dhabi (AUH) -> Seoul (ICN) route, on-time performance is 0% with an average delay of 92 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Abu Dhabi-Seoul is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Etihad Airways.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
