REGULATORY LANDSCAPEPosture + Burden · two parallel axes
PostureFRIENDLYScoring · 10pts
Stance — how friendly state and municipal government posture is toward AAM infrastructure. Currently scored as a single weight in the AirIndex 7-factor model.
BurdenlowTracked · not yet scored
Ohio DOT Office of Aviation provides minimal state-level review beyond FAA deference. Columbus and Cincinnati have relatively unconstrained Class C airspace and streamlined municipal review. Initial assessment pending verification.
Burden measures process friction — documents, reviews, public notices, and time-to-approve. A state can be posture-friendly AND burden-heavy simultaneously (e.g., Florida has enacted UAM legislation but requires a 13-document packet for heliport approval). Methodology.
▶Ohio HB 251 vertiport infrastructure bill in Senate committee
MARKET INTELLIGENCE
CVG is DHL Americas superhub and Amazon Air's primary US hub — the cargo eVTOL capital of the US. Named partner in Ohio multi-state eIPP proposal (BETA Technologies, Joby, DHL) for medical cargo between Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton. MidAmerica Flyway corridor strategy linking Cincinnati, Dayton, Louisville. Strong cargo logistics angle — the first commercially viable eVTOL use case. Ohio DriveOhio framework applies. HB 251 (vertiport infrastructure) actively moving in state legislature.
