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UAS Operations on Airports

Section 7. UAS Operations on Airports

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1. UAS Operations on Airports

a.

Larger public and civil UAS operate from military, civilian and dual

use airports with set protocols and

agreements with local ATC, often operate under IFR.

b.

sUAS operations on airports require coordination with the airport operator and respective air traffic control

facility, Spectrum, the FAA Regional Airport District Office, or the State Department of Aviation, where
applicable. Due to the complex nature of these operations, requests for on

airport operations within controlled

airspace must be submitted via DroneZone for coordination with the air traffic control facility. On

airport

operation requests are evaluated on a case

by

case basis due to the inherent risks associated with operating in

close proximity to areas frequented by manned aircraft.

NOTE

The FAA’s DroneZone website may be viewed at: https://faadronezone.faa.gov/#/

.