Korean Air (KE) airline code, fares and API for travel agents
- IATA KE
- ICAO KAL
- SkyTeam
- Full-service
Search Korean Air (KE) fares
Korean Air airline codes
- IATA code
- KE
- ICAO code
- KAL
- Main hub
- Seoul (ICN)
- Alliance
- SkyTeam
- Airline type
- Full-service
- Country
- South Korea
About Korean Air
Korean Air is the flag carrier of South Korea and a founding member of SkyTeam. Its main hub is Seoul Incheon International Airport, with domestic and some regional flights from Seoul Gimpo. The airline belongs to the Hanjin Group. It flies to Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Europe and a wide spread of North American cities, and Incheon is a common transfer point between Asia and the Americas. Korean Air is also the parent company of Asiana Airlines, and the two carriers are being brought together into one airline. Cabins are First on selected aircraft, Prestige business class and Economy.
Korean Air fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates. You can run those searches in the IATA.co booking portal or through the flights API, and bookings are paid from your prepaid balance. While the integration with Asiana continues, check the operating carrier on each segment, and read the fare rules shown before you confirm.
Korean Air airline codes explained
Korean Air uses the two-letter IATA airline code KE and the three-letter ICAO code KAL. The IATA code KE is the one shown on tickets, fare displays and booking screens, while the ICAO code KAL is used in air traffic control and flight planning.
Korean Air is a full-service carrier, based in South Korea, operating mainly from Seoul (ICN). It is a member of SkyTeam.
Booking Korean Air fares as a travel agent
Travel agents book Korean Air fares on IATA.co without their own IATA accreditation. Activate an agency account, top up a prepaid balance, then search live KE fares in the booking portal: the price, baggage and fare rules are shown with each offer before you confirm, and the amount is deducted from your balance. Korean Air results appear whenever our flight suppliers return them for your route and dates, so what you can book follows live supplier content rather than a direct airline deal.
Search Korean Air (KE) through the flights API
Developers and agencies can run the same Korean Air search from their own site, app or back office through the IATA.co flights API. Filter a search by the carrier code KE and read the fares back as JSON, then book from the same prepaid balance. See the flights API and the API docs for the full reference.
GET /api/v1/flights/search?origin=ICN&destination=DXB&date=2026-12-14&carrier=KE
Host: iata.co
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
"carrier": "KE",
"flights": [
{ "airline": "KE", "from": "ICN", "to": "DXB", "price": 148.20 }
]
}Example request and response. Carrier codes filter the search; the full reference is unlocked with your API key.
Korean Air at a glance
- Flag carrier of South Korea, part of the Hanjin Group
- Main hub at Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN)
- Founding member of SkyTeam
- Parent company of Asiana Airlines
Korean Air (KE) questions
Korean Air's two-letter IATA airline code is KE, and its three-letter ICAO code is KAL. The IATA code is the one you see on tickets, timetables and booking screens.
Korean Air's ICAO code is KAL. ICAO codes are three letters and are used in air traffic control and flight planning, while the two-letter IATA code KE is used in ticketing and reservations.
Yes. On IATA.co you book Korean Air fares through the platform from a prepaid balance, so you do not need your own IATA accreditation. Korean Air fares appear in your results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates.
It depends on what our flight suppliers return. Whenever Korean Air content — including NDC fares — is offered by a connected supplier for your route and dates, it appears in your KE search results and can be booked from your balance or through the flights API.
Korean Air owns Asiana Airlines and the two are being combined into one airline. Check the operating carrier shown on each flight when you book.
Korean Air fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates. You pay from your prepaid balance.
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