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Islands of Korea, Islands of the World Did Someone on the Island The main items include: Think of it as a port for drones : a hub Abou t KIDI
What Can Drones Deliver?
What is a Drone Delivery Center?

where goods are loaded before taking flight.
· Food and daily necessities under 3kg
Order Chicken?
· Locally caught seafood, in reverse logistics
Tongyeong City has already built three drone
delivery centers and 15 designated drone
from islands to the mainland
· Local specialties (in park areas)
delivery points.
· Ship supplies (in port areas)
As drone delivery becomes reality, all eyes are
Fried chicken was spotted soaring across the sea— Emergency equipment such as defibrillators
on how it might transform living conditions
carried not by boat or human, but by drone. and first aid kits are also pre-positioned in
and convenience for residents on remote
participating regions. When needed, residents
islands.
can request them for rapid drone delivery,
This remarkable scene unfolded on November 13 during the launch
ceremony of the K-Drone Delivery Service on Hakrimdo Island, Sanyang-eup, following local government protocols.
Tongyeong.
In fact, some major corporations are begin
The chicken took off from a restaurant in Dalah Village on the mainland ning to explore using drones to deliver their
and reached the island just five minutes later. The two locations are own products—ranging from mobile phones
approximately 3 kilometers apart. to water purifier supplies—hinting at a future
with an even broader variety of drone-
But it wasn’t just chicken flying that day. A drone also delivered an
delivered goods.
automated external defibrillator (AED) stored at the drone delivery center,
in preparation for emergency situations. In addition, garbage bags from the Source: Tongyeong City
Sanyang-eup Office were loaded onto a drone and sent to the island.
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This new delivery path was made possible through a partnership between
Tongyeong City and AMP, a drone delivery specialist company. Their project
was selected for the 2024 Drone Demonstration City Program, organized by
the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Institute of
Aviation Safety Technology.

For years, island residents were unable to enjoy common city conveniences
like delivered chicken or jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles). But thanks to
drone delivery, that’s starting to change.

Currently, the K-Drone Delivery Service has been launched in five munici
palities—Jeju, Yeosu, Seosan, Incheon, and Tongyeong—and covers a total of
32 island regions.

(Jeju) Gapado Island, Biyangdo Island, Marado Island
(Yeosu) Geumodo Island, Songdo Island, Daehyeonggando Island,
Sohyeonggando Island, Daedudo Island, Sodurado Island,
Sanghwado Island, Hahwado Island, Jedo Island
(Seosan) Gopado Island, Udo Island, Bunjeomdo Island, Beolcheonpo, Hori Port
(Incheon) Deokjeokdo Island, Soyado Island, Daeijakdo Island, Jawaldo Island
(Tongyeong) Yonghodo Island, Jukdo Island, Jwado Island, Bisando Island,
Jeodo Island, Songdo Island, Hakrimdo Island, Manjido Island,
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