Mohegan Sun leaders have made it just in time to personally file their bid for a casino license in South Korea.

Bobby Soper, chief executive of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (MTGA), confirmed to The Day that he personally flew from Connecticut to South Korea on Wednesday, two days before the government’s Friday deadline.

MTGA, also known as Mohegan Sun, signed a prospective deal with the Incheon International Airport Corporation back in April to build and operate a $1.6 billion gateway entertainment city next to the Incheon International Airport, which serves more than 45 million visitors annually.

The $1.6 billion is just a portion of the authority’s $5 billion total investment for the project that is expected to unfold in over 20 years.