Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at Airports: A Primer

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

doi:10.17226/21907

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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at Airports: A Primer

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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 144: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at Airports: A Primer provides airports of all sizes with information about unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their potential use and impact on airports. The report includes a glossary of key terms, a background on the current state of UAS operations, UAS costs and benefits to airports, regulatory and community considerations, UAS infrastructure and operational considerations, UAS safety and security issues, and more.

Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Transportation Research Board; Airport Cooperative Research Program; Kenneth Neubauer; David Fleet; Filippo Grosoli; Harry Verstynen

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at Airports: A Primer. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/21907.

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94 pages | 8.5 x 11 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/21907

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-vii
Chapter 1 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems at Airports	1-5
Chapter 2 - Introduction to UAS	6-10
Chapter 3 - Airport Lessons Learned	11-16
Chapter 4 - Costs and Benefits to Airports	17-24
Chapter 5 - Regulatory and Community Considerations	25-33
Chapter 6 - UAS Infrastructure Considerations	34-36
Chapter 7 - UAS Operational Considerations	37-43
Chapter 8 - UAS Safety and Security	44-48
Chapter 9 - Moving Forward and Conclusions	49-51
Appendix A - UAS References for Airports	52-55
Appendix B - Modes of UAS Operations	56-65
Appendix C - UAS Checklists and Unique Procedures	66-67
Appendix D - UAS Airport Safety Information	68-69
Appendix E - Acronyms and Glossary of Key Terms	70-78
Appendix F - References	79-81

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