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The transportation of the President of South Korea includes a variety of vehicles for the president maintained by the
South Korean Government The Government of South Korea is the union government of the South Korea, Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of sta ...
. Because of their role as Commander-in-Chief they exclusively use military transports for international travel. However, the civilian
Presidential Security Service Presidential Security Service may refer to: *Presidential Security Service (Belarus) *Presidential Security Service (Russia) *Presidential Security Service (South Korea) Presidential Security Service (PSS; Korean: 대통령경호처) is a South K ...
operates the President's
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.


Aircraft

Since 2010, whenever the President is on board a military flight its
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is
Code One Code One is the name of the Republic of Korea Air Force aircraft which carries the President of South Korea. The current aircraft used as Code One are two Boeing 747-8I leased from Korean Air. Historically, the lease for Code One has been fill ...
. Also, a highly modified
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has served as the current
Code One Code One is the name of the Republic of Korea Air Force aircraft which carries the President of South Korea. The current aircraft used as Code One are two Boeing 747-8I leased from Korean Air. Historically, the lease for Code One has been fill ...
. Its lease comes to an end in 2020 where the Presidential bidding process will begin. Since 2007, three highly modified
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have served as the Presidential Helicopter’s, as they're it takes the president and his family from the
Blue House Cheong Wa Dae ( ko, 청와대; Hanja: ; ), also known as the Blue House, is a public park that formerly served as the executive office and official residence of the president of South Korea from 1948 to 2022. It is located in the Jongno distri ...
to Seoul Air Base, where
Code One Code One is the name of the Republic of Korea Air Force aircraft which carries the President of South Korea. The current aircraft used as Code One are two Boeing 747-8I leased from Korean Air. Historically, the lease for Code One has been fill ...
is stationed, and where it takes off from; and it takes the president around the country for various official engagements.


Automobiles

The presidential state car is a highly modified 2018 Hyundai Nexo SUV first introduced in 2019 of which it is operated by the civilian
Presidential Security Service Presidential Security Service may refer to: *Presidential Security Service (Belarus) *Presidential Security Service (Russia) *Presidential Security Service (South Korea) Presidential Security Service (PSS; Korean: 대통령경호처) is a South K ...
. There are at least seven SUVs at the president's service.


See also

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President of South Korea The president of the Republic of Korea (), also known as the president of South Korea (often abbreviated to POTROK or POSK; ), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Korea. The president leads the State Council, and is ...
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Code One Code One is the name of the Republic of Korea Air Force aircraft which carries the President of South Korea. The current aircraft used as Code One are two Boeing 747-8I leased from Korean Air. Historically, the lease for Code One has been fill ...
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Presidential state car (South Korea) The former President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, used a highly modified Hyundai Nexo SUV, Genesis EQ900 and a Mercedes-Maybach W222 S600 Guard as his official state cars. Seven Hyundai Nexo SUV’s were purchased in 2018 to replace the three G ...
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Presidential Helicopter (South Korea) The South Korean Presidential Helicopter is the Republic of Korea Air Force helicopter used to transport the President of South Korea. The current aircraft tail number is 05050. Three highly modified military versions of the Sikorsky S-92 helic ...
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List of official vehicles of the president of South Korea This is a list of official vehicles of the president of South Korea, past and present. State vehicles * Syngman Rhee: Cadillac Series 62 sedan. * Yun Posun: Cadillac Series 62 sedan. * Park Chung-hee: Cadillac Series 75 limousine and sedan, S ...
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Official state car An official state car is a vehicle used by a government to transport its head of state or head of government in an official capacity, which may also be used occasionally to transport other members of the government or visiting dignitaries from ot ...
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Air transports of heads of state and government Air transports for heads of state and government are, in many countries, provided by the air force in specially equipped airliners or business jets. One such aircraft in particular has become part of popular culture: Air Force One, used by the ...


References

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