FAA Seeks OMB Approval to Survey Stakeholders on Droneport Planning and Infrastructure
Read the official document (2026-05603)
Who should care: Airport and droneport operators, industry and researchers the FAA plans to interview.
Nothing changes for you as a remote pilot — this is a research-planning notice, not a rulemaking.
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Who this affectsWhat the document saysWhat changes in practiceWhat it does not doDoes this affect the Part 107 exam?Comment period (closed)Who this affects
Airport operators, droneport operators, UAS industry vendors, OEMs, academia, military representatives — the people FAA plans to interview. Remote pilots are not direct respondents unless they happen to be one of those stakeholders.
What the document says
FAA asked OMB to approve a new information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act: structured interviews or written responses from aviation stakeholders to catalog current and planned droneport planning, design and infrastructure needs, and to identify which airports are integrating UAS. The notice says no formal FAA definition of droneport existed and supplies a research-only working definition covering land or water used or intended for UAS takeoffs and landings, including associated buildings and facilities. It establishes no regulatory definition. FAA says the results will help shape future droneport research and possible standards and guidance material.
What changes in practice
Nothing. No new rules, no new operational requirements, no changes to existing regulations. This is an information-collection approval step supporting research and possible future standards or guidance.
What it does not do
It does not establish a regulatory definition of a droneport (the working definition is for the research only). It does not create any new operational requirement, standard or guidance. It does not change any existing regulation or create a new certificate or authorization.
Does this affect the Part 107 exam?
This notice does not amend Part 107 operating or certification requirements and does not announce any change to the knowledge-test standards. Keep studying from the current FAA Remote Pilot Airman Certification Standards.
Comment period (closed)
Comments were due April 22, 2026, through reginfo.gov. This comment period is closed.
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