Chungnam Province Launches Sky Road Transportation Innovation... Begins Review of UAM Vertiport Candidate Sites

Full-Scale Discussion on the Chungcheong Region Ultra-Wide Area Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Basic Plan
Gathering City and County Opinions with the Goal of Commercialization by 2030

Chungnam Province is accelerating the introduction of Urban Air Mobility (UAM), often referred to as the "Sky Road Transportation Revolution."

On November 12, the provincial government shared the basic plan for the Chungcheong region's ultra-wide area UAM at the provincial office and officially began reviewing candidate sites for takeoff and landing zones (vertiports) and formulating an introduction strategy.

In addition, the province is pushing forward with the establishment of a mid- to long-term operational system, which will include a wide-area route connecting the four cities and provinces of the Chungcheong region and link to the West Coast tourism belt.

On this day, the province held a "Chungnam Urban Air Mobility Establishment Meeting for City and County Officials" at the provincial office's main conference room, attended by more than 20 participants, including provincial and municipal officials, representatives from the Chungcheong Metropolitan Alliance, and staff from the consulting firm Innosky.

This meeting was organized to share the direction for the "Chungcheong Region Ultra-Wide Area Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Basic Plan," which is being jointly promoted by Chungnam, Chungbuk, Daejeon, and Sejong, and to gather opinions from cities and counties in order to identify vertiport candidate sites tailored to the characteristics of each area.

Based on the government's roadmap for commercializing urban air mobility by 2030, the province discussed strategies for introducing wide-area UAM services, vertiport site selection criteria, initial pilot routes, and models for tourism, transportation, and public use.

In particular, the province plans to comprehensively analyze each city and county's transportation networks, accessibility to tourist destinations, and the potential use of existing facilities. The first phase will involve pilot operations of a wide-area route connecting the four cities and provinces of the Chungcheong region, followed by the establishment of a mid- to long-term network linking the West Coast tourism belt and urban transfer hubs.

Kim Seonghwan, Director of Roads, Railways, and Aviation for the province, stated, "As UAM is a next-generation sky road transportation system, and connectivity within the Chungcheong region is crucial, we will carefully reflect the opinions of each city and county. We will also respond step by step to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's public projects and secure national funding."

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