Korea Airports Corporation Wins 'Best Policy Award' at the 15th Korea Policy Awards

Achievements of the Automated Drone Flight Approval Review System Recognized
Flight Approval Waiting Time Reduced in Real Time

Korea Airports Corporation announced on the 27th that it has received the 'Best Policy Award' in the public institution category of the 15th Korea Policy Awards at the 2026 Korean Policy Studies Association Spring Conference, hosted by the Korean Policy Studies Association.

At the award ceremony of the Spring Academic Conference of the Korean Association for Public Administration held at the Korea Local Information Research & Development Institute, Youngjin Yoon, Head of Construction Technology Division at Korea Airports Corporation, received the ‘Best Policy Award’ in the public institution category of the 15th Korea Policy Awards 2026. Korea Airports Corporation

The Korea Policy Awards are presented by the Korean Policy Studies Association, a domestic academic research organization for public policy, to recognize public institutions that have achieved policy innovation and contributed to citizen-centric administrative services.

The corporation was highly recognized for its achievements in work innovation in the field of drones. Korea Airports Corporation independently developed and implemented the nation's first 'Automated National Drone Flight Approval Review System.' Through this, the previous flight approval review process, which used to take two to three days, was improved to real time, significantly reducing the time required for administrative services for the public.

In addition, the corporation provided the 'Drone Flight Zone Notification Map,' which allows drone operators to check no-fly zones in advance. This has been evaluated as helping to prevent unnecessary flight applications and penalty charges for the public, as well as reducing illegal drone flights.

Going forward, the corporation plans to gradually expand the implementation of this system to airports nationwide, and to continue innovating airport operations and citizen-oriented services through AI transformation (AX) and digital transformation. Last October, the corporation was selected as an 'AI Leading Institution' in the public SOC sector and has been continuously expanding digital transformation initiatives, such as providing real-time guidance on available parking spaces using LiDAR technology.

Park Jaehee, Acting President of Korea Airports Corporation, stated, "It is highly meaningful that the achievements of AI and digital transformation promoted by the corporation have been recognized even in the field of public policy," and added, "We will continue to pursue citizen-centric technological innovation in line with the government's goal of becoming one of the top three AI powerhouse nations."

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