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NUAIR Receives FAA Letter of Acceptance for Surveillance-as-a-Service, Opening a New Era in Drone Infrastructure

The Future of Low-Altitude Flight Infrastructure is Now Operational in Central New York

Summary:

NUAIR has received FAA approval for its Surveillance‑as‑a‑Service infrastructure via the Near‑Term Approval Process. This network now enables approved BVLOS drone operations across nearly two thousand square miles in Central New York.

PDS Research: FAA acceptance recognizes third‑party ground sensors as formal airspace safety infrastructure.

The FAA letter of acceptance marks a major milestone for UAS infrastructure: it allows NUAIR’s ground-based surveillance network to serve as the official safety system for routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights. Operators using NUAIR’s infrastructure no longer need separate BVLOS waivers.

“This marks a foundational milestone… the FAA formally recognizing NUAIR’s advanced surveillance network as an approved safety solution for routine beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations.”

Key Point: Covered airspace spans about 2,000 square miles serving over 350,000 households, and has supported more than 6,000 daily BVLOS flights.

Why This Matters:
This opens a scalable, replicable model for secure, managed BVLOS operations nationwide. Infrastructure-as-a-service for drone traffic helps public safety, logistics, and industry deploy at scale with FAA-backed safety assurance.

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Credit: NUAIR Alliance. Content summarized & curated by PDS Drone Research Foundation.

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