Pan-Pacific UAS Test Range Complex (PPUTRC)

The Pan-Pacific UAS Test Range Complex is one of six official FAA test sites in the United States and includes BATS. The PPUTRC spans seven climate zones, allowing UAS manufacturers and potential users to test their equipment in the Arctic, the tropics, and in arid environments. Managed by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the test site builds upon ongoing work of the Geophysical Institute’s Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI). 

The University of Alaska Fairbanks provides the expertise and process to complete the necessary FAA airspace and flight operations authorizations for UAS airspace testing including associated fee(s) for acquiring a Certificate of Authorization. More information may be found on the University of Alaska Fairbanks website here.