Shows Like On the Way to the Airport

Loved On the Way to the Airport? These picks share the same story DNA — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of show.

2016 TV Show Melodrama Romance Drama
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Angel Eyes

33% match
20 eps MBC Melodrama Romance Drama

Two childhood sweethearts are separated after a tragic accident gives a blind girl her sight — twelve years later, a firefighter returns to find her, not knowing she's become engag…

If you loved On the Way to the Airport's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Angel Eyes delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. Same melancholic and romantic energy throughout.

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Encounter

32% match
16 eps tvN Romance Melodrama Drama

A divorced CEO of a hotel group, living under the thumb of her powerful politician mother-in-law, has a spontaneous, magical night in Cuba with a young man she'll never see again —…

If you loved On the Way to the Airport's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Encounter delivers exactly that. Same melancholic and quiet energy throughout.

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32 eps JTBC Romance Drama Melodrama

Two married people in unhappy marriages meet and develop feelings for each other. Jeong Hae-won is suffocating in a provincial life that has no room for who she actually is. Lee Hy…

If you loved On the Way to the Airport's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Love Affairs in the Afternoon delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — self discovery — is the same. Same melancholic and intense energy throughout.

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Winter Sonata

29% match
20 eps KBS2 Romance Melodrama Drama

A woman falls in love with a mysterious young man who appears in her life twenty years after her first love died in a tragic accident — identical in face and manner, ignorant of th…

Both are built around fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. Same melancholic and romantic energy throughout.

16 eps JTBC Romance Melodrama Drama

A 35-year-old woman working in a coffee franchise and enduring relentless marriage pressure from her family falls slowly, quietly in love with her best friend's younger brother. So…

If you loved On the Way to the Airport's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Something in the Rain delivers exactly that. Same melancholic energy throughout.

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20 eps KBS2 Melodrama Romance Drama

A top actor with a terminal illness reunites with the first love he was separated from years ago by secrets neither of them knew. As they navigate the space between a past that was…

Both are built around fate as both comfort and cruelty — the sense that this was always coming. Same melancholic and romantic energy throughout.

32 eps MBC Romance Drama Melodrama

Three rich, bored friends make a cruel bet: seduce a serious, rule-abiding woman and break her heart within a month. But the designated seducer — charming, emotionally closed-off, …

If you loved On the Way to the Airport's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Tempted (The Great Seducer) delivers exactly that. The pacing is relentlessly intense — it doesn't really let you breathe.

16 eps SBS Melodrama Romance Thriller

A debt-ridden con man pretends to be the long-lost brother of a blind heiress to steal her inheritance — but as he's drawn into her isolated, fragile world, his scheme unravels int…

If you loved On the Way to the Airport's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, That Winter, The Wind Blows delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — loneliness — is the same. Same melancholic and intense energy throughout.

One Spring Night

27% match
16 eps MBC Romance Drama

A librarian in a stifling relationship falls for a pharmacist who is a single father, forcing both to choose their futures.

If you loved On the Way to the Airport's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, One Spring Night delivers exactly that. Same melancholic and quiet energy throughout.

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Stairway to Heaven

27% match
20 eps SBS Melodrama Romance Drama

Two childhood sweethearts are separated when their parents remarry and a scheming stepsister grows obsessed with destroying them. After years apart they reunite — but fate keeps pi…

Same melancholic and romantic energy throughout.

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Shows Like On the Way to the Airport: FAQ

What dramas are most similar to On the Way to the Airport?

The closest match to On the Way to the Airport is Angel Eyes, scoring 33% on DramaMatch. You should also check Encounter.

Is there a show like On the Way to the Airport I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as On the Way to the Airport. Top picks: Angel Eyes, Encounter, Love Affairs in the Afternoon.

Where can I watch dramas like On the Way to the Airport?

Dramas similar to On the Way to the Airport are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Crunchyroll. DramaMatch lists the exact streaming platform for each recommendation.

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