What Is Advanced Air Mobility?
Advanced Air Mobility helps emerging aviation markets safely develop a system that transports people and cargo between places not served or underserved by aviation.
- New Aircraft Types – electric and alternative fuel aircraft, including short or vertical takeoff and landing.
- Flexible Operations – human piloted, remotely piloted or fully automated aircraft.
- Modern infrastructure – systems that rely on both physical facilities (i.e. chargers) and digital technologies to operate safely in the national airspace.
Advanced Air Mobility, or AAM, brings new aircraft and supporting technologies into North Carolina’s transportation system. Led by NCDOT’s Division of Aviation, AAM improves multimodal connections, expands mobility options, and enhances the movement of people and goods—advancing the goals of the Advance Mobility NC Strategic Plan.
The Division of Aviation is collaborating with government, industry, and research partners to demonstrate real-world AAM applications, build enabling infrastructure, and develop the policies and workforce needed for safe scaling. This coordinated effort ensures AAM delivers public benefits while supporting North Carolina’s long-term mobility, economic, and innovation goals.
This foundation enables the Division of Aviation to advance work that supports the FAA’s 2025 AAM National Strategy and prepare North Carolina for the safe deployment of these emerging technologies.
Examples of Advanced Air Mobility
- Emergency & Medical missions – EMS transport, medical deliveries and disaster response.
- Cargo & Logistics – commercial delivery, middle mile and last mile freight movement.
- Infrastructure Inspection – roads, bridges, rail, utility monitoring and environmental surveys.
- Future passenger mobility – point to point travel where feasible
Key initiatives at NCDOT Aviation regarding AAM:
National Studies and Reports: