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Griffiss International Airport

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Griffiss International Airport, located in Rome, New York, is a public airport owned by Oneida County and situated on the former Griffiss Air Force Base. It is a designated FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) test site, playing a key role in researching the integration of drones into national airspace. The airport features a 11,820-foot runway and supports various aviation activities, including drone testing, attracting partners like NASA and Walmart. Griffiss also houses the SkyDome, the largest indoor Anechoic Chambered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle experimentation facility in the United States.

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NUAIR manages the New York UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport, which is one of seven FAA-designated UAS test sites in the nation.

GeneralValue 3.5Oct 5, 2021NYS Thruway authority launches drone pilot program with NUAIR

The state made a $30 million investment in 2016 to develop a flight traffic management system between Syracuse and Griffiss International Airport in Rome.

FinancialPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 29, 2021Governor Hochul announces New York’s 50-mile drone corridor to host first-in-the-nation 5G test network for unmanned aircraft

The New York State Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site is managed by NUAIR and is located at Griffiss International Airport in Rome.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 3.0Sep 29, 2021Governor Hochul announces New York’s 50-mile drone corridor to host first-in-the-nation 5G test network for unmanned aircraft

The project corridor is developed by Griffiss International Airport (GIA), Thales, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

RelationshipsValue 3.5Sep 6, 2021PABLO AIR to launch New York drone delivery PoC with EVA

NUAIR manages an $897,000 task order for AAM and vertiport development on behalf of the New York UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.0Mar 25, 2021NUAIR lays automation groundwork for high-density vertiports

Phase two of the FAA's unmanned aircraft traffic management pilot program has been successfully completed at the New York UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome.

PlanLegalGeneralValue 2.5Dec 3, 2020Phase 2 of FAA’s UTM pilot program concludes at New York UAS test site

The UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport is one of only seven such sites in the nation.

GeneralValue 2.0Dec 3, 2020Phase 2 of FAA’s UTM pilot program concludes at New York UAS test site
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