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.

Roles and Responsibilities for AAM and UAS


Successful AAM integration requires coordination among a wide range of stakeholders, each with distinct roles, responsibilities, and authorities.

This section helps communities bring together key partners, align local efforts with state initiatives, and identify policy, planning, and regulatory considerations that may influence future AAM development.

Use the resources below to better understand governance frameworks and stakeholder responsibilities related to aircraft, operations, airspace, infrastructure, community planning, and other foundational elements of AAM readiness.

Featured Resources

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Who Controls What? Roles and Responsibilities for AAM and UAS

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Aircraft Governance: Who Certifies Aircraft and Determines Whether They Are Safe to Fly?

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Operations Governance: Who Controls How Aircraft and UAS Operate?

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Airspace Governance: Who Controls Where Aircraft Fly?

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Infrastructure Governance: Who Reviews, Approves, Oversees, and Operates Aviation Facilities?

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Community Governance: Who Addresses Community Impacts, Compatibility, and Public Concerns?

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How the Aviation System Fits Together: Aircraft, Operations, Airspace, and Infrastructure

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