It looks like there will be an operational drone airport coming to Nevada soon, with the site already been confirmed to be intermittently operational – making it sound as though it is the Death Star that we are talking about, eh?
Construction on the site kicked off some time late last year, where it is meant to be a public and commercial airport developed especially for drones, and progress has been pretty much steady to say the least. To date, it has hosted Section 333 operators (folks who have been approved by the FAA to operate unmanned aircraft in the National Airspace System) as well as amateur racing in the first quarter of 2016.
This will be a phased development, where the entire site is expected to be completed within the coming two or perhaps, three years, and the completed site is tipped to also feature the relevant training facilities. Of course, one would not rule out government entities from making use of this drone airport, but chances are it will be more of hobbyists and fans of drones to make full use of the site, as opposed to government entities. Aerodrome President Jon Daniels, heading the company behind this drone airport, shared, “The majority will be commercial and private business. We can easily support the development of cargo services and other applications, and are talking with several companies about that very thing.”