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Griffiss International Airport

Home to the FAA-Designated New York UAS Test Site

Owned and operated by Oneida County, the Griffiss International Airport at the Griffiss Business and Technology Park has inherited the unparalleled facilities from the former Strategic Command Air Force Base.

  • Griffiss holds an FAA Part 139, Class IV Certification and is TSAR 1542 security compliant.
  • The airfield covers 1,680 acres equipped with a primary runway measuring 11,820′ by 200′ and an active Air Traffic Control Tower with Class D Airspace.
  • Runways support non-precision GPS approaches, and the Runway 33 precision Instrument Landing System (ILS) accommodates operations of all aircraft in civil and military fleets.
  • Airport amenities include wide body hangar facilities, Million Air Fixed-Base Operator (FBO), and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting services.
  • Vehicles and equipment such as aircraft tugs and lifts are available to support test activities.
  • From Griffiss, platforms have access to Class A, C, D, E, and G airspace above varied terrain, inland lakes, coastal and maritime areas.

FAA, unmanned, uncrewed, flight operations flight tests, UAS testing, counter UAS Testing, airworthiness, UAS technology integration, Communication testing, sensor testing, UTM, UAS Traffic Management, Advanced Air Mobility, AAM, indoor test facilities, remote ID, Detect and Avoid, Beyond Visual Line of Sight, BVLOS

Public-Private Partnerships

The NY UAS Test Site is entrenched in the Public-Private partnerships that have created an extensive high-tech eco-system at the Griffiss Business and Technology Park and surrounding region.

At the heart of the Central New York high-tech eco-system and adjacent to the NY UAS UAS Test Site is the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (Rome Lab). The Information Directorate is the Air Force’s and nation’s premier research organization for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) and Cyber technologies.

The Innovare Advancement Center serves our community and country as a catalyst to boldly transform the Upstate New York ecosystem into a global destination for the world’s leading scientific and entrepreneurial talent to tackle our country’s greatest challenges in to national security and economic competitiveness in Quantum, AI/ML, UAS, and Cyber.

Mohawk Valley Community College offers associate degrees in engineering, UAS and aviation maintenance. MVCC was selected for the FAA’s UAS-Collegiate Training Initiative program.

AFRL Information Directorate (Rome Lab)

The nation’s premier research organization for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) and Cyber technologies, adjacent to Griffiss International Airport

Innovare Advancement Center

A magnetic global ecosystem accelerating talent and technology by connecting industry, academia, and government to foster innovation and growth

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Program

Allows students to prepare for one of the many emerging jobs in agriculture, inspection, emergency services and other industries joining the growing commercial UAS sector

Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic School

The only community college-based aviation maintenance program in New York State and one of only a few one-year programs in the country