b'OPERATIONSSGH 35BETA Technologies installed ground-based and elevated charging stations.New facilities include 30,000 square feet of office space and 15,000 square feet of hangar space.can be safely integrated into the airspace around the country,he remarks. Were working hand-in-hand with the FAA and industry partners as they develop rules and guidance for these kinds of systems.Continued CollaborationNext up for development at SGH is the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence; and the airport received a $6 million grant from the Department of Defense to help build it. Airport leaders expect to break ground on the project this July and open the center for operation in June 2023. The new facilitya 30,000-square foot office building and a 15,000-square-foot hangarwill be a place for collaboration between private-industry companies like Joby, BETA, Kittyhawk and Lift. It will provide office space and support for them while theyre utilizing the test range, having customers come to fly the flight simulators or to see flight tests, Franzen says. Companies using the center also will be able to work side-by-side with personnel from the Air Force Research Labs, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and research institutions such as The Ohio State University, University of Cincinnati and the University of Dayton Research Institute. Could AAM Work at Your Airport?By most accounts, AAM is the next big thing in aviation. So how can other airports cash in on related opportunities? And should they?Shuman says that often the biggest hurdle is simply seeing AAM as an option. General aviation airports, the size of Springfield, dont have large staffs; they dont have a lot of time or money to AirportImprovement.comMay | June 2022'