What is low altitude economy?

Low altitude economy is an economic form that belongs to the macroeconomic category.

It is a comprehensive economic form that takes the low altitude flight activities of various civilian manned and unmanned aerial vehicles as the driving force, carries out the research and development, production, and sales of related aircraft, and radiates and drives the integration and development of related industries such as infrastructure construction, flight services, industrial applications, technological innovation, safety supervision, etc. related to low altitude flight activities.

Definition of airspace for low altitude economy

Previous definition: The previous definition of low altitude was below 1000 meters in true height

In 2016, the Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Development of General Aviation Industry issued by the General Office of the State Council expanded it to true heights below 3000 meters

At the end of 2023, the Central Air Transport Commission released the "Draft Regulations on the Administration of Airspace of the People's Republic of China", which defines controlled airspace as 6000 meters (inclusive) to 20000 meters (inclusive)

By the end of 2023, it means that except for a few no fly airspace and special controlled airspace, the vast airspace below 6000 meters may become a field for low altitude economic industries to thrive.