RKPC/CJU - Jeju - Nangman Jeju Pension - November 2025

Had a couple of days on the Island of Jeju,   Nightstopping at CJU.

 
I took a chance at staying at the Nangman Jeju Pension.   Basically a separate Bed/bathroom and kitchenette room within a spare living area of a private house.

Air B&B type situation.  They spoke no English but was expecting me and once at my room left me alone.  It was a double bed no single beds but with rooms as cheap as they were if there’s a couple of you I’m sure they aren’t busy enough not to be able to book 2 rooms.
 
https://uk.trip.com/hotels/jeju-hotel-detail-77292925/nangman-jeju-pension/
 

Room named 21 Pyeong Separate Type-2 (Runway, Hallasan View).  1 Room 1 Night.  It allows view of the first 1000m of 07,  Anything taxying, taking off and landing on runway 07 can be seen.   Most of the photos here are from the window of my room. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCBwnd  There is no source of food or drink so be prepared with what you need before arriving or if you drive / uber then be sure to visit a local convenience store. https://maps.app.goo.gl/AD2bBhMqvTk7Xcvm7

Credit: Neil Martin

RKSI/ICN - Seoul Incheon - Hotel Ora - November 2025

The Hotel Ora is a fantastic spotting Hotel with a view similar to that of the Renaissance concourse in Atlanta. It has 8 floors and rooms x07-x12 offer a view with 807 being the best view. odd numbered floors have a bit of the external hotel structure that blocks the view of terminal 1 so it’s best to ask for an even floor. In the event you don’t get allocated one of these all is not lost as there is a small internal spotters deck on the 8^th floor near the lift where everything can be seen.  

The hotel has room service however there is no breakfast in the morning but they do offer everyone a free egg sandwich and can of hot coffee. Aside from that there is nothing else is around the hotel so equip yourself with rations before checking in if you don’t want to use the hotel facilities. 

Gimpo movements (whichever runway configuration is in use) can be seen from the hotel if the weather and haze conditions are right however the time taken to find them will likely impact spotting at Incheon if you are trying to log everything.

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Photos from room 807...

Photos from room 611...  (Credit Neil Martin)

RKSS/GMP - Seoul Gimpo - Lotte City Gimpo - November 2025

Room: Deluxe Airport View 832.  Arrived in darkness to int terminal. Enormous new GA hangars open and lit with just an unidentified Kingair inside. Quick through immigration and a short walk over to hotel which is on top of a shopping mall. Views are of the northern half of the field including international stands and remote parking for biz and stored ATR’s. A window in the corridor looks back to domestic term and Korean maintenance.  Up early and a walk over to the decks … the old KAA deck remains closed (I asked at the building front desk and no one knew what I was talking about) but the new one in the top left corner of the domestic is a welcome option to hang out and graph a few. Coffee shop right by the entrance and usual stuff in the terminal downstairs. Once most gaps filled, down to the railway station for the short trip to ICN. Cash required for ticket.

7th floor rooms that I noted would give a view of either arrival or departures, depending on wind direction, were 714 to 733 and these were Premier rooms. I also noted that 700 to 712 were Suites and that the curve of the building might mean that they are too far around for a view. The 6th floor was the same set-up. I couldn’t get up to the 8th floor to check that….

Update from November 2025 (Credit Neil Martin):  I stayed in room 506 and 716 during my time there.  They were both fine and allowed me to overlook the Intl Terminal and see the aircraft to climb away from runway 34, or approach and land on runway 16.  For the price the view isn’t really worth it after a morning spotting at the observation deck the number to cost ratio is high, however its a convenience for the airport and the metro / train system.  On hindsight I would of just booked the extra nights at the Incheon Ora and get the train for the visit to Gimpo.

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RKSI/ICN - Korea - Seoul Incheon - Ibis Styles Ambassador hotel - February 2025

On arrival at the ibis Styles Ambassador Incheon Airport T2, we checked in and were allocated at least these room numbers – 516, 619, 819 & 1119. So all over the place on the 5th, 6th, 8th & 11th floors and were a mixture of Superior Double Room & Superior Suite with Three Single Beds. None of us had a issue with our views as they can be made to work. This a L shaped building and so room numbers 801 to 815 give a view on what is happening on runways 15L/15R & 33L/33R. room numbers 816 to 825 & 833 to 839 give a view on what is happening on runways 16L/16R & 34L/34R. There are windows at the end of the two corridors and we found that the one by room numbers 815 & 816 allowed you to cover all four runways. I checked floor 7 to 11 and they were all the same format as the graphic I provide you here. Floor 12 was a different configuration but I have no notes to further elaborate on this. I drew a graphic to show the position of this hotel relative to the airport and the also show the room numbers from the 8th floor...

From the ground around the hotel, you can read off a number of the stored frames and there is a public area on the second floor that allows a few more to be read off. The lifts require a key card to get to the higher floors. The hotel is close enough to the airport that you can’t order an Uber to it as the app pulls back to the T2 uber pickup point which is too far away to walk to so you are reliant on the hotel shuttle bus that runs every half hour.

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