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... 5 This chapter focuses on UAS existing conditions which relate to UAS and airport infrastructure planning. Section 3.1 summarizes current regulations.
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... 6 Airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems "Section 333" exemptions; however, Section 347 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 repealed Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. Additional regulations not specific to UAS operations but that nonetheless may be applicable to UAS operations include Part 137 and Part 135.
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... Current Conditions 7 3.2 Current UAS Forecasts of Industry Demand This section summarizes available UAS forecasts: specifically commercial, civil (i.e., academic, governmental, or research) , and military demand.
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... 8 Airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems units anticipated to be actively operating in the United States in 2022 are approximately 4.1 and 6.5 times higher than that in 2017. The VOLPE Centers forecast of UAS for the period 2014–2035 (U.S.
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... Current Conditions 9 specific aviation complex planning and design criteria for UAS including runway and movement area design criteria such as airfield facility dimensions, lateral safety clearances, and imaginary surfaces for seven unmanned aircraft (RQ-4A/B Global Hawk, MQ-9A Reaper, MQ-1B Predator, MQ-1C Gray Eagle, MQ-5B Hunter, RQ-7A/B Shadow 200, and the MQ-8 Fire Scout)
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... 10 Airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems on integrating UAS into non-segregated airspace and at airports, (2) identify and take into consideration the differences between the operation of manned aircraft and unmanned aircraft, and (3)
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... Current Conditions 11 in non-segregated airspace and at aerodromes" (ICAO, n.d.)
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... 12 Airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems to reach. Droneport infrastructure consists of a vaulted brick structure that the communities can build themselves.
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... Current Conditions 13 As demand and technology continue to evolve, future airports will likely expand beyond their traditional role as a transportation center to become an attraction in their own right. Future airports will fill this new role, as shown by international trends, by providing community areas, living spaces, attractions, and other amenities to support user changing needs and wants.

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