Korea Airports Corporation Selected as Demonstration Operator for 'K-Drone System' Project

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Korea Airports Corporation announced on the 10th that it has been selected as the 'urban sector' operator for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's 'K-Drone System' demonstration project, aimed at enhancing drone safety and supporting the expansion of business areas.

The K-Drone System is a drone traffic control system that approves flight plans, monitors location information, and prevents collisions with surrounding flying objects. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport selected seven demonstration project operators focusing on areas with high public interest and practical commercialization potential, such as airports, urban areas, long-distance, and maritime sectors.

Korea Airports Corporation was selected as the 'urban sector' operator to implement identification and collision avoidance functions for multiple drones within urban areas and to explore drone routes where obstacle sections have been resolved.

The project will demonstrate integrated monitoring and simultaneous control services for drones flying over Ulsan Airport and nearby urban airspace for different purposes such as navigation facility inspection, cadastral surveying, and security monitoring. It will also provide automatic recognition and collision avoidance alert services between adjacent drones, as well as alert services when drones approach designated no-fly zones.

Once the system promoted by the corporation is commercialized, it is expected to enable integrated management of drones in various fields such as logistics services, medical services in island areas, and construction site process management.

Son Changwan, President of Korea Airports Corporation, said, “We are actively promoting the development and establishment of drone traffic management systems and urban air mobility infrastructure to revitalize Korea’s drone industry,” adding, “We will contribute to the normalization of drones through the successful execution of this K-Drone System demonstration project.”

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