Maranda Thompson Mead & Hunt

1. Electric Aircraft
& Airports
MAY 10, 2023

2. Agenda
 Vehicles & Infrastructure
 Planning & Environmental Considerations
 FAA Coordination & Guidance

3. Vehicles and
Infrastructure

4. New Aircraft Types &
Roles
Magnix
C208 Caravan
Pipestrel
Alpha Electro
Joby Aviation
BETA Alia 250
250NM Range
440NM Range
Near-Term Capabilities
Source: Mead & Hunt

5. Charging Infrastructure
5
Power components
(on and off airport)
Source: BETA Technologies Source: BETA Technologies

6. Charging Options
Source: BETA Technologies Source: ACRP 236, 2022

7. Vertiports
Hybrid
VTOL

8. Planning &
Environmental
Considerations

9.  Power Supply
 Simultaneous charging
 Comprehensive need
 Airside Planning
 Aircraft type
 Airfield compatibility
 Landside Planning
 Transit tie-in
 Auto parking and Road network
 Environmental
 Noise and overflight
 NEPA
 Source of electricity
Source: Mead & Hunt

10. Planning
Distance to power
Setbacks
Compatibility
Rotor wash
Pilot services
MRO facilities
Car charging
Environmental
Trenching
Facilities
Noise
Source: Mead & Hunt

11. Electricity Demand

12. Energy Considerations
Source: Clean Energy Policy Tracker, NARUC Source: FIXr, US Energy Information Administration
2021 State Clean Energy Policy Tracker

13. Creative Energy Solutions
Source: Schatz Energy Research Center
Source:
Press
Democrat
Source: Press Democrat

14. FAA
Coordination &
Guidance

15. FAA Guidance
 AAM & Electric Aircraft Memo
(2021)
 Process for reviewing proposed
facilities
 Permitting
• Airport Layout Plan
• Section 163 Land Release
• NEPA (if applicable)
• Form 7460 Airspace Determination
 Implementation
• Revenue
• Grant assurances
 Engineering Brief No. 105 (2022)
 Design and Geometry
 Charging Infrastructure
 On-Airport Vertiports
 Safety Elements

16. ACRP Guidance
 ACRP Report 236
 Electric Aircraft Overview
 Guidance
 Toolkit
 ACRP Project 11-02/43
 Community Inclusion
 State of the Practice Scan
 AAM Primer
 Communication Sequencing Plan

17. Financial Planning
 Airport Improvement Program (AIP)
 Passenger Facility Charges
 Voluntary Airport Low Emissions (VALE) Program
 Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization (AAIM) Act
 Private Sector

18. Thank You!
Maranda Thompson| Aviation Planning Manager
Maranda.Thompson@MeadHunt.com | 707.284.8690