FutureFlight On The Radar
Australian Government Seeks Industry Comments on Draft Guidelines for Vertiports
The country's Civil Aviation Safety Authority is laying the groundwork for regulations that will govern the construction and operation of vertiports used by eVTOL aircraft.

Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) this week published draft guidelines on the construction of vertiports to be used by eVTOL aircraft for services such as air taxi flights in and around cities. The agency has invited comments from stakeholders on the guidance covering site selection, physical characteristics, and visual aids, with a closing date of March 31, 2023, for responses.

The regulator is organizing a series of webinars to allow stakeholders to learn more about its plans. These will include the following sessions: introduction to vertiports and the advisory circular (December 8); physical characteristics of a vertiport (January 19); obstacle limitation surfaces for a vertiport (February 2); visual aids for vertiports (February 16).