Goyang Publishes "AAM Operational Concept"...Steps Up as a Seoul Metropolitan UAM Hub City

Goyang City Unveils Advanced Air Mobility
"Execution-Focused Blueprint" Based on K-UAM Standards

Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Donghwan) announced on the 10th that it has published the "Goyang Special City Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Operational Concept," tailored to the conditions of Goyang.

Goyang City issues a Concept of Operations for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Provided by Goyang City

This operational concept reflects the basic direction of the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Operational Concept versions 1.0 and the recently revised 1.5 established by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Based on the national phased introduction strategy and commercialization direction for Urban Air Mobility (UAM), it is characterized by translating these into practically applicable models for operations, routes, airspace, and services at the local government level.

The city developed an execution-focused, region-specific Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) operational concept by comprehensively considering its position as a key transportation hub in the northwestern part of the Seoul metropolitan area, the adjacent airspace within Gimpo Airport's control zone, the potential use of the Hangang corridor, and large-scale infrastructure around KINTEX.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport presented a phased Urban Air Mobility (UAM) operational framework divided into initial, growth, and maturity stages through the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Operational Concept 1.0, and in version 1.5, it proposed an operational direction that reflects commercialization conditions and the expansion of public and private services.

While maintaining consistency with these national standards, the city presented operational scenarios and a mid- to long-term roadmap that local governments can actually use, reflecting regional demand in transportation, healthcare, safety, and logistics.

The operational concept also includes an operational direction linked to Phase 2 of the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Grand Challenge demonstration project, in which Goyang Special City is participating. Centered on the vertiport to be built in the KINTEX area, it proposes draft Urban Air Mobility (UAM) routes connecting to Gimpo Airport, Susaek Airfield, and Daedeok Airfield. The plan is to initially focus on public services such as wildfire monitoring and emergency transport, and then gradually expand to urban air shuttles and wider-area connection services in stages.

In particular, based on the phased operational strategies and infrastructure plans set out in the operational concept, the city plans to build a metropolitan hub-type Urban Air Mobility (UAM) infrastructure in the Seoul metropolitan area and systematically expand the Advanced Air Mobility industrial ecosystem through demonstration, commercialization, and industrial expansion.

In addition, the operational concept sets safety and citizen acceptance as the top principles. Airspace management, corridor operations, and abnormal situation response scenarios faithfully follow the standards of the national operational concept, while being organized in more detail in consideration of Goyang's living areas and airspace characteristics.

Through this, the city plans to gradually establish Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) not merely as a future means of transportation but as public infrastructure that supports disaster response, emergency medical services, and citizen safety.

Mayor Lee Donghwan of Goyang Special City stated, "This Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) operational concept is an execution-focused blueprint that concretizes the national Urban Air Mobility (UAM) standards of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to fit the conditions of Goyang," adding, "We will, with safety and citizen acceptance as the top priority, gradually establish Advanced Air Mobility as public infrastructure that practically contributes to citizens' lives in areas such as disaster response, healthcare, and transportation."

Taking the publication of this operational concept as a starting point, the city plans to fully assume its role as a core Urban Air Mobility (UAM) hub city in the Seoul metropolitan area in line with the national UAM policy, and to gradually promote the realization of Advanced Air Mobility services that citizens can tangibly experience through expanded cooperation and demonstrations with relevant institutions.

Meanwhile, the full text of the "Goyang Special City Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Operational Concept" can be found in the notices section of the website of the Goyang Drone Anchor Center "GOWINGS."

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