Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

What Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport does

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) is the central government ministry of the Republic of Korea responsible for national policy on land management, infrastructure, transportation, housing, and aviation. Headquartered in Sejong City, MOLIT serves the entire South Korean population and economy, regulating and operating across all major civil infrastructure domains including roads, railways, airports, ports, urban development, and the housing supply system. The ministry coordinates 31 affiliated public organizations that execute its policy mandates, ranging from the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) to the Korea Airports Corporation and various transportation authorities.

MOLIT's core operational functions span five pillars: (1) land use planning and cadastral management, including maintenance of the National Land Transportation Information System and 1:5,000-scale digital maps; (2) housing supply policy, executed through periodic national housing plans such as the 5.22 Supply Supplement Plan; (3) transportation network development and regulation, including approval of major aviation transactions and oversight of autonomous and urban air mobility programs; (4) infrastructure investment administration, including PF exposure oversight (KRW 169.8 trillion mentioned in coverage); and (5) international cooperation, executed through Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects and bilateral smart-mobility agreements with cities such as Medellín, Colombia. The ministry is currently advancing a Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) commercialization roadmap and has issued Korea's first paid autonomous freight transport approval, signaling active policy leadership in next-generation transport modalities.

MOLIT's economic model is budgetary rather than commercial: it is funded through national appropriations and manages public capital allocation across infrastructure categories. Its value-creation function operates through policy direction, regulatory approvals, capital project oversight, and international development cooperation. Notable recent capital and partnership commitments include a USD 3.5 million smart-mobility cooperation agreement with Medellín, ongoing ODA engagement in Peru, and regulatory action on the Korean Air-Asiana merger. The ministry does not generate commercial revenue; its scale is best understood through the magnitude of infrastructure investment it administers and the breadth of regulated activity under its jurisdiction.

Name

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

Legal name

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (국토교통부)

Website

https://molit.go.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

South Korea's central government ministry overseeing land management, infrastructure development, transportation, housing policy, and aviation regulation, headquartered in Sejong City and coordinating 31 affiliated public organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Transportation Infrastructure

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs (926120), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700), Airports, Flying Fields & Airport Terminal Services (4581)

akta.pro primary industry

Active Transportation & Micromobility Infrastructure (Bike/Ped Networks, Shared Mobility Programs) (BPAIALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), State/Provincial Licensing, Permitting & Regulatory Administration (Cross-sector) (BPAIABAO), State/Provincial Transportation, Roads & Public Works Administration (BPAIABAK), Urban Rail Transit Authorities & Public Transport Agencies (THAIABAD), Routine Patrol, Incident Support & Maintenance-of-Traffic (MOT) for O&M Activities (TLAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Transportation infrastructure policy
• Housing and land management
• Intelligent transportation systems
• Urban air mobility
• Public housing finance

Headquarters

HQ city

Sejung

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) is the South Korean cabinet-level ministry that formulates and implements national policy on land management, urban planning, housing, construction, transportation, logistics, aviation, roads, railways, and emerging mobility. It oversees more than 31 affiliated public corporations (including Korea Expressway Corporation, Korea Land and Housing Corporation, Korea Railroad Corporation, Korea Airports Corporation, and Incheon International Airport Corporation) and regulates autonomous vehicles, Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM), and C-ITS infrastructure across the country.

Product overview

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (국토교통부) operates as South Korea's central government ministry overseeing land management, urban planning, housing, construction, transportation, logistics, aviation, and mobility. The portfolio includes core infrastructure systems such as K-UAM (Korean Urban Air Mobility) for aerial passenger transport, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and C-ITS for ground vehicle connectivity, urban railway planning and construction, and national housing finance programs through the Housing and Urban Fund. Key product lines include the Korea Drone and UAM Expo for aerial mobility showcase, 모두의카드 for integrated transit payments, Real Estate Transaction Management for property transparency, and Logistics Facility Safety Management systems. The ministry coordinates with affiliated agencies including Korea Expressway Corporation, Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), and Korea Transportation Safety Authority to deliver services across eight major categories: urban/national planning, housing/land, construction, transport/logistics, aviation, mobility/automobiles, and roads/railways.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• K-UAM (Korea Urban Air Mobility): National urban air mobility initiative for developing and commercializing passenger-carrying air mobility services, with planned pilot services beginning in 2028.
• 모두의카드 (Mo-du-ui Card / All Card)

Products and services

• K-UAM (Korean Urban Air Mobility) National initiative enabling passenger and cargo transport via electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with planned 2028 pilot services covering tourism routes (A-to-A circular sightseeing), regional connectivity routes (A-to-B for islands and mountainous regions), and airport connectivity routes (A-to-B linking airports with urban centers).
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) National transportation management system utilizing AI-based cloud infrastructure for real-time traffic monitoring, data analytics, and coordinated mobility management across highways, urban roads, and public transit networks, with planned transition to cloud architecture by 2030.
• C-ITS (Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems) Connected vehicle and infrastructure communication system enabling V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) technology that serves as a universal safety net for autonomous vehicles, pedestrians, and vulnerable road users through real-time data exchange.
• Housing and Urban Fund Government housing finance program providing dedicated mortgages, land acquisition support funds, and PF loan guarantees to developers and homebuyers for non-apartment and public housing projects.
• Urban Railway Planning and Construction Metropolitan Transport Committee oversight of urban railway projects including network planning, construction approval, and consolidated authority for Greater Seoul Area transit development.
• National Land Planning Services Comprehensive land use planning, urban development management, and smart city infrastructure development covering national spatial planning, regional development, and investment-led city strategies.
• Real Estate Transaction Management Electronic real estate transaction system, public disclosure of actual transaction prices, official land and property pricing information, and housing price index tracking.
• Modu-ui Card (모두의카드) Integrated public transit payment card system consolidating regional transportation cards (including Seoul's Climate Travel Card) to provide unified fare management across metropolitan transit networks, with 6 million users.
• Logistics Facility Safety Management Safety review and regulatory framework for large logistics facilities including automated warehouses with lithium-ion battery-powered robots, addressing fire safety risks from high-density storage and robotics systems.
• 2026 Korea Drone and UAM Expo Annual exhibition co-hosted with Incheon Metropolitan City showcasing Korea's drone and urban air mobility technologies, featuring K-UAM live flight demonstrations, global UAM conference, drone sports tournaments, aviation job fair, and university drone Olympiad.

Quantifiable outcome

• Korean Air-Asiana merger creates world's 10th-largest airline by fleet size
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and major.

• Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-dominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 July 2026Cheongsong-gun in Gyeongsangbuk-do was selected for the 2026 Regional Demand Custom Support Project, securing 3.5 billion won in funding (2.45 billion won national and 1.05 billion won local) to transform Sinchon Mineral Water Village from a brief stopover destination into a stay-type tourist village. The project will develop core facilities including 'Mineral Water Maru,' a Mineral Water Playground for families, and a Flower Sam Garden.
• Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 July 2026LH (Korea Land and Housing Corporation) will increase its land acquisition support fund from 70% to 80% of land costs as part of the '5.22 Supply Supplement Plan' to promote non-apartment housing supply. This is a key affiliated organization implementing MOLIT's housing policy.
• Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation (HUG)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 July 2026HUG (Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation) will provide additional PF loan guarantees to reduce developers' initial project cost burden from 30% to approximately 10% of land costs under the 5.22 Supply Supplement Plan, supporting non-apartment housing supply.
• Incheon Metropolitan CitymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Incheon Metropolitan City and MOLIT co-hosted the 2026 Korea Drone and UAM Expo featuring the K-UAM Service Showcase with Korea's first live flight demonstration of a domestically built UAM aircraft. The expo also included a comprehensive commercialization strategy for emergency medical and cargo transport to outlying islands.
• FASSTO RoboticsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2026FASSTO Robotics, a physical AI and robotics solutions company, secured pre-IPO funding and is preparing a North American robotics business with a global partner. The company plans to use proceeds to upgrade its AI-based Warehouse Execution System and develop integrated control solutions for on-site robots.
• Gyeryong ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2026Gyeryong Construction received the highest grade of 'Excellent' in the 2026 Construction Contractor Mutual Cooperation Evaluation conducted by MOLIT, marking seven consecutive years of this achievement from 2020 to 2026. The evaluation assesses joint contracting performance, nurturing of partner companies, and credibility, with benefits including additional points in public construction bids. The company operates various win-win cooperation programs and was recently selected as the preferred negotiator for the Seongnam-Seocho Expressway private investment project.
• Medellín City Government, ColombiamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026South Korea, through MOLIT (MOLIT), formalized a $3.5 million international cooperation agreement with Medellín's city government to fund intelligent mobility and road safety projects from 2026 to 2028. The initiative will develop a Master Plan for Intelligent Transport Systems incorporating AI, real-time data analytics, and monitoring tools, alongside three pilot programs. The project includes knowledge transfer to staff at the Integrated Traffic and Transport Center (CITRA).
• Mars AutominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Mars Auto announced it will begin commercial autonomous freight transportation services for large cargo trailers between Busan Port and logistics centers in Asan, Cheonan, and Uiwang during Q3 2026, marking South Korea's first paid autonomous trailer freight service using Hyundai Motor Company's Xcient-based autonomous trailers.
• Hyundai Motor CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Hyundai Motor Company's Xcient-based autonomous trailers are used for Mars Auto's commercial autonomous freight transportation services, marking South Korea's first paid autonomous trailer freight service.
• Peru's Ministry of Transport and CommunicationsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 June 2026Peru's Ministry of Transport and Communications officially adopted South Korea's smart road management blueprint through a South Korean Official Development Assistance (ODA) project led by a consortium including Korea Expressway Corporation. The 'Peru National Smart Road Management Master Plan' was developed for a 1,560-kilometer section of the Pan-American Highway (July 2024 to June 2025). MOLIT will now initiate a feasibility study for the Lima-Chancay Smart ITS Project starting July 2026.
• Korean Air and Asiana AirlinesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026MOLIT approved Korean Air's integration with Asiana Airlines on June 25, 2026, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for the long-planned merger. The combined entity is scheduled to officially launch on December 17, 2026, creating the world's 10th-largest airline by fleet size. Approval was granted with conditions requiring Korean Air to guarantee aviation safety and consumer convenience.
• RideFlux Inc.majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2026MOLIT granted South Korea's first approval for paid autonomous freight transport to RideFlux Inc. on April 16, 2026. The company launched parcel delivery services in June using 25-ton Maxen trucks manufactured by Tata Daewoo on a 112-kilometer route on the Jungbu Expressway. Lotte Global Logistics serves as the commercial freight partner. The rollout follows a phased safety framework transitioning to fully driverless operations by 2027.
• Tata Daewoo Mobility Co.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2026Tata Daewoo Mobility Co. manufactures the 25-ton Maxen trucks used by RideFlux for South Korea's first paid autonomous cargo transport approved by MOLIT.
• Lotte Global LogisticsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2026Lotte Global Logistics serves as the commercial freight partner for RideFlux's paid autonomous cargo transport services on the Seoul Songpa Logistics Complex to Jincheon Mega Hub Terminal route.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Transport for London (TfL): Statutory regional transport authority integrating London Underground, bus, road, and active mobility. Operates at sub-national scale but is comparable in its integrated transport payment systems (analogous to MOLIT's Modu-ui Card) and policy co-ordination between central and local governments.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Department of Transportation: Federal cabinet-level department regulating highways, aviation, rail, maritime, and emerging mobility technologies across the United States. While broader in geographic scope and less centralized on housing and land, DOT shares MOLIT's regulatory authority over autonomous vehicles, aviation safety, and intermodal transportation policy.
• German Federal Ministry of Transport (BMDV): Germany's federal ministry overseeing transport and digital infrastructure, including federal highways, rail, aviation, and autonomous driving regulation. Comparable in scope to MOLIT's combined transport and infrastructure mandate, and a peer on EU-level autonomous driving policy coordination.
• UK Department for Transport: UK cabinet department overseeing transport policy across rail, road, aviation, and emerging mobility, including autonomous vehicle regulation. Comparable in regulatory breadth over multimodal transport and safety oversight, though UK transport governance is more decentralized than MOLIT's centralized model.

Others

• European Commission DG MOVE (Mobility and Transport): EU-level directorate-general responsible for transport policy, including TEN-T network planning, aviation safety coordination, and cross-border autonomous mobility frameworks. Comparable in setting intermodal transport standards and infrastructure investment guidelines, though operating at supranational rather than national level.

Direct peers

• Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China: China's national transport ministry overseeing highways, rail, waterway, and aviation with comparable scale of national infrastructure authority. Shares MOLIT's role in planning high-speed rail expansion, regulating autonomous driving pilots, and approving major airport and logistics infrastructure developments.
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan MLIT): Japan's cabinet-level ministry with the most directly comparable scope, overseeing national land planning, infrastructure, transport, housing, and tourism policy. It mirrors MOLIT's structure as the consolidated regulator for transportation and infrastructure in a neighboring East Asian economy, with similarly affiliated public corporations (e.g., NEXCO, JR, MLIT research institutes).
• Singapore Ministry of Transport: Singapore's cabinet ministry regulating land transport, aviation, maritime, and autonomous mobility pilots. Highly comparable in its proactive regulatory approach to autonomous vehicles and UAM trials, and in consolidating multimodal transport policy under a single cabinet authority akin to MOLIT.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/korealand
• Facebookfacebook.com/landkorea
• Instagraminstagram.com/molit.go.kr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministry-of-land-infrastructure-and-transport-rok

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Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries39 records

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