3.1  Air traffic control service is provided in

1. on airways ATS routes;

2. in controlled airspace;

3. in terminal control area; and

4. in aerodrome control zone.

3.2  Incheon Area Control Center is operated by Office of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and is responsible for providing air route traffic control service within Incheon FIR.

3.3  IncheonDAEGU Flight Information Center and INCHEON Flight Information Center isare operated by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and is responsible for flight information service and rescue coordinationsearch and rescue assistance service within Incheon FIR.

3.4  All aircraft flying within Incheon FIR are required to be equipped with and operated an operable radar beacon transponder having a combined Mode 3/A 4096 code and Mode-C automated altitude reporting capability and other radio equipment pursuant toArticle 51 of the Aviation Safety Act and Article 107 of the Regulation
of the Aviation Safety Act.

5.1  Minimum Safety Altitude

1. Except in the case where the aircraft takes off or lands, no aircraft shall make a flight below it as prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. This provision shall not apply in the case where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport permits it and where the aircraft files for any emergency operation for search, rescue, etc. of persons, etc. due to accident, disaster or other mischance of the aircraft(Aviation
   Safety Act, Article 68 and Article 69, par 1).

2. Pursuant to Article 68 of Aviation Safety Act, an altitude at which aircraft is prohibited from flying below it (hereinafter referred to as the "minimum safe altitude") shall be one of the following items(Enforcement Regulation of Aviation Safety Act, Article 199)

   (1) For aircraft engaged in visual flight rules, higher of either the altitude at which the aircraft shall not endanger people or goods on land or water when the power-equipment stop during flight and land safely or one of the following altitudes.

   • (a) Altitude of 300 meter (1 000 FT) above the top of the tallest obstacle in a 600 meter radius of the aircraft concerned in the sky above the areas where people or building structures are densely concentrated.

     (b) Altitude of 150 meter (500 FT) above the top of people or structures on land or water surface in sky above the areas where people and building structures are not densely concentrated and the areas of wide water surfaces.

     (c) Altitude of 150 meter (500 FT) above land or water surface in areas other than as referred to in items (a) and (b).

   (2) Altitude determined by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for the aircraft engaged in instrument flight rules.

3. Any person who wishes to fly below the minimum flight altitude under the Article 68 of the Aviation Safety Act, shall submit the Application for Flight Approval with each of the following items recorded to the Administrator of Regional Office of Aviation and get the approval(Enforcement Regulation of Aviation Safety Act, Article 199):

   (1) Name and address.

   (2) Aircraft type, nationality and registration mark.

   (3) Summary of flight plan (purpose, date and time, course, and altitude shall be recorded).

   (4) Reason for flying below the minimum safe altitude.

   (5) Names and qualification of pilots.

   (6) Names of accompanying persons and purpose of accompaniment.

   (7) Other items that may be useful.

5.2  Details of other Minimum Flight Altitudes(MEA, MRA and MSA etc.) appear in the AD and ENR sections.

5.3  Designated Mountainous Areas

• (a) SEORAKSAN area : the area bounded by the line beginning at 384333N 1274606E, to 384743N 1280725E, to 370403N 1291725E, to 365719N 1284642E, thence to point of beginning. The minimum obstacle clearance (MOC) over mountains with heights at or above 1 200M within this area shall be 600M (2 000FT).

  (b) JIRISAN area : the area bounded by the line beginning at 352420N 1272930E, to 352642N 1273518E, to 352418N 1274752E, to 351300N 1274449E, to 351259N 1272918E, thence to point of beginning. The minimum obstacle clearance(MOC) over mountains with heights at or above 1 000M within this area shall be 600M(2 000FT).

  (c) HALLASAN area : the area bounded by the line beginning at 332416N 1262628E, to 332431N 1263621E, to 331920N 1263549E, to 331850N 1262639E, thence to point of beginning. The minimum obstacle clearance(MOC) over mountains with heights at or above 1 000M within this area shall be 600M(2 000FT).

• (a) SEORAKSAN area : See the page GEN 3.3-4

  (b) JIRISAN area : See the page GEN 3.3-5

  (c) HALLASAN area : See the page GEN 3.3-5

SEORAKSAN MOUNTAINOUS AREA

JIRISAN MOUNTAINOUS AREA

HALLASAN MOUNTAINOUS AREA