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Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
Extension of transportation systems in metropolitan areas in the third dimension - air. UAM includes air traffic with and without humans onboard, and includes operations inside cities, and between suburbs and cities.
Reviewer | Date | About the Reviewer |
|---|---|---|
Nuno Silva | 30/10/2025 | Gestor de Ciência / Research Funding Manager
Business Research Unit |
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Source: SESAR
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is defined as air operations which are:
· above urban areas, at least for part of the flight,
· in ‘U-space airspace,’
· performed by a mix of traffic which includes aircraft:
· incapable of flying Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or Visual Flight Rules (VFR),
· with very limited range.
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