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FAA Approves First Public-use Vertiport

Blackstone, Virginia vertiport will enable advanced air mobility

Blackstone Army Airfield (Source: Idawriter) — FAA conditional approval for a vertiport at the Blackstone Army Airfield (KBKT) in Virginia will enable the airport to establish the first licensed public-use vertiport in the nation.( Source: Idawriter)

By Mark Huber • Contributor

October 3, 2023

The FAA has issued the first conditional approval for a vertiport at the Blackstone Army Airfield (KBKT) in Blackstone, Virginia. The action will enable the airport to establish the first licensed public-use vertiport in the state and the nation. KBKT is a dual-use airport for military and civilian flight operations.

Navos Air, a Virginia-based air navigation services company, was the proponent of the vertiport, as part of a project funded by the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) through the Virginia Commonwealth Center of Innovation for Autonomous Systems grant program. Navos specializes in the development and maintenance of non-Part 97 (special) satellite-based performance-based navigation instrument flight procedures and heliport evaluation. The company has extensive experience in military aviation, air ambulance services, airborne research, and uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) aviation and research.

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