Overview of the Safety Management System (SMS)
The Safety Management System (SMS) deals with proactive and integrated activities for safety management, integrating them as part of the organization’s management system. It includes the organization’s structure, available resources, staff responsibilities, authority/tasks, decision-making processes, and management procedures.
Incheon International Airport Safety Policy
Safety Policy
Safety is the core value of airport operations and the top priority that must be achieved through continuous innovation.
- 01. To ensure a safe, trusted airport,
we distribute the responsibility for airport safety among all employees of our corporation and affiliated companies, creating a reliable safety network that everyone can depend on with confidence.
- 02. To foster an open safety culture,
we encourage the sharing of safety information to identify and improve airport safety hazards and promote free communication through a non-punitive safety reporting system.
- 03. For fair and transparent safety management,
we rigorously adhere to safety regulations and procedures, conduct thorough investigations of intentional violations, and establish proper safety protocols by identifying underlying causes.
- 04. To prevent aviation safety accidents in advance,
we guarantee the safe operation of aircraft and ensure a seamless flow of air traffic through systematic and integrated safety organization management, resource optimization, and collaborative safety initiatives.
- 05. To improve and advance the safety management system,
we strengthen top-tier safety management capabilities and continually innovate to lead the global airport industry.
Incheon International Airport
President & CEO Lee Hag-jae

Safety Goal Management Target
Area | Safety Indicator | Definition | ||
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Airport Operation | Aviation Safety Incident | AircraftGround Contact | Contact between Aircrafts | Number of contacts or collisions between aircrafts on taxiways or in aprons caused by factors of ground handling |
Contact between Aircraft and Equipment/Vehicle | Number of collisions between aircraft and moving vehicle/equipment or collisions between vehicle/equipment and moving aircraft caused by factors of ground handling | |||
Runway Incursion(excluding aircrafts) | Vehicles, humans, etc. entering designated protected areas or runways for aircraft takeoff/landing without permission or due to incorrect permission, but not causing disruptions in safe operation of other aircrafts | |||
Airport Dysfunction | Disruptions in aircraft operation caused by inappropriate management of movement areas in domestic airports (lighting aid malfunction, damage in movement area, fire, foreign matters, etc.) | |||
Ground Accident | Casualties and Property Damage in Protected Area | Occurrence of casualties caused by humans, facilities, vehicles, etc. or occurrence of property damages on aircrafts, facilities, vehicles, etc. in protected areas | ||
Navigation Facilities | Navigation Facility Downtime | Downtime of navigation facilities per one million operating hours | ||
Air Traffic | Accident and Incident | Number of aircraft accidents and incidents caused by reasons attributable to control operations in aprons |
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- Managing department : Safety Management Team