Phase 1 — Understanding AAM

Learn the fundamentals of AAM, including eVTOL aircraft, drones, air taxis, and emerging use cases that could transform transportation and logistics.

What Is Advanced Air Mobility?


Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is a broad term used to describe emerging aircraft, technologies, and operational concepts that expand how aviation may be used to move people, cargo, medical supplies, information, and services.

Examples include electric conventional takeoff and landing aircraft (eCTOL), electric short takeoff and landing aircraft (eSTOL), electric helicopters, powered-lift aircraft, small uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), and large UAS cargo systems.

Many AAM concepts rely on existing aviation infrastructure such as airports and heliports. Others may require new facilities such as vertiports, drone facilities, charging infrastructure, or supporting communications systems.

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Brief History and Evolution of Advanced Air Mobility

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Aircraft Types

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Use Cases

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Implementation Roadmap

Your Advanced Air Mobility journey — step by step

New to advanced air mobility planning? Follow the guided roadmap below through each phase of adoption. Select any phase to explore tools, checklists, and resources tailored to where you are.

Phase 1 — Understanding AAM

Learn the fundamentals of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), including eVTOL aircraft, drones, air taxis, and emerging use cases that could transform transportation and logistics. 

Learn

Phase 2 — Assessing Readiness

Evaluate your community’s current infrastructure, policies, stakeholders, and public awareness to determine its readiness for AAM planning and deployment.


Assess

Phase 3 — Roles & Responsibility Alignment

Bring together key partners, align local efforts with state initiatives, and identify policy updates needed to support future AAM operations.



Align

Phase 4 — Planning & Site Development

Identify potential vertiport locations, assess policy and regulatory considerations, engage stakeholders, and develop plans that align AAM infrastructure with local transportation and infrastructure strategies.

Plan

Phase 5 — Policy & Community Frameworks

Explore ordinances, land use and zoning, noise and environmental planning, public safety, and emergency preparedness, to guide integration aligned with local priorities.


Develop

Phase 6 — Implementation

Prepare for the transition from planning to deployment by exploring funding opportunities, partnership models, infrastructure development, and operational considerations.

Operate