Establishing Ultra-wide UAM in Chungcheong Region... "Connecting Urban 'Sky Routes'"

Four cities and provinces in the Chungcheong region are jointly launching a super-regional Urban Air Mobility (UAM) system in collaboration with a private sector consortium.

The core objective is to connect aerial routes centered on regional hub cities, promoting the commercialization and industrial development of UAM, which is gaining attention as a future transportation system in the Chungcheong area.

(From left) Jongho Lee, CEO of T Map Mobility; Yuseong Yang, President of SK Telecom; Taeheum Kim, Governor of Chungnam Province; Minho Choi, Mayor of Sejong; Jangwoo Lee, Mayor of Daejeon; Younghwan Kim, Governor of Chungbuk Province; Seongcheol Eo, CEO of Hanwha Systems; Gongdeok Kim, Director of Cheongju Airport at Korea Airports Corporation, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing an agreement at the Local Government Hall in Sejong City on the 25th. Provided by Daejeon City

On the 25th, Daejeon City, Sejong City, Chungnam Province, and Chungbuk Province signed a business agreement with the K-UAM Dream Team Consortium at the Sejong Local Government Office.

UAM is recognized as a next-generation advanced transportation system based on electric-powered, low-noise aircraft and vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) facilities.

K-UAM is a consortium composed of Korea Airports Corporation, SKT, Hanwha Systems, and T Map Mobility.

The agreement includes mutual cooperation between the four Chungcheong local governments and K-UAM to discover super-regional UAM routes, develop services, and promote government pilot projects in areas such as transportation, emergency medical services, public services, and tourism.

According to the agreement, the Chungcheong local governments will assist with securing infrastructure such as UAM operation sites and facilities, provide administrative support necessary for project implementation including permits and approvals, ensure community acceptance, and coordinate with ground mobility and other related matters.

K-UAM plans to undertake the promotion of all services and infrastructure projects necessary for UAM business advancement and commercialization, as well as workforce development and operation within the Chungcheong region, and the creation of a UAM ecosystem in Chungcheong.

Meanwhile, the Chungcheong region’s UAM strategy envisions and promotes the following: ▲ “Emergency medical replacement and public service provision type,” including emergency patient transport between medically underserved areas and large hospitals, and delivery between islands/mountainous areas and logistics centers; ▲ “Chungcheong super-regional tourism type,” including tours of the Baekje cultural zone centered on the Geum River and inland-to-West Coast tourism within Chungcheong; ▲ “Hub area connected transportation type,” linking Naepo New Town, Cheonan-Asan Station, Seosan Airport, Government Sejong Complex, Cheongju International Airport, and Daejeon Station.

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