A centrally located, fully connected national transportation hub
Within 1 hour of the Seoul metropolitan area and within 2 hours of major cities nationwide
Served by seven expressways; KTX Osong Station, the junction of the Gyeongbu and Honam high-speed rail lines, connects the country in an X-shaped rail network
Home to Cheongju International Airport, the hub airport of the central region
1–3 hours to major Asian countries, including China and Thailand
About 10 minutes from Sejong City (the new administrative capital) and about 1 hour from Pyeongtaek·Dangjin Port, a key maritime logistics hub
Korea’s only bio hub providing one-stop support across the full industrialization process
The core of a Northeast Asian bio cluster where major national bio infrastructure is concentrated:
Osong Life Science Complex, Korea’s only national industrial complex specialized in biotech;
Osong Advanced Medical Complex, where the human and physical infrastructure required for global new drug and advanced medical device development is concentrated; and
Osong Healthcare Administration Town, home to six national health and medical agencies including the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
A cluster of four national core research support facilities and advanced biomedical facilities
A robust bio ecosystem—60+ bio companies, 120+ research institutes, and BT-related universities (four departments across three universities)—enabling one-stop support for the entire R&D and commercialization value chain, from clinical trials and regulatory approval to manufacturing and distribution
Building a future aviation mobility industrial cluster
Cheongju Aeropolis 1 and 2: specialized districts for aviation MRO and aircraft parts/materials industries
Cheongju Aeropolis 3: a specialized district for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) as a future growth engine
Fostering the future aviation mobility industry through initiatives such as establishing and operating the Chungbuk Drone & UAM Research Center and participating as a member organization in K-UAM Team Korea