Orange County studies vertiport sites as advanced air mobility testing expands
County staff and consultants presented a feasibility study mapping potential vertiport subareas in unincorporated Orange County and asked TransMAC for feedback on zoning, neighborhood buffers and next steps ahead of a June board presentation.
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The Transportation Mobility Advisory Commission on May 14 heard a county feasibility study on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and potential vertiport siting in unincorporated Orange County. Lee Peters of the Office of Innovation and Emerging Technology said the study focuses on electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs), potential passenger, rescue and cargo use cases, and how local land‑use rules could enable or constrain operations.
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