What does Malaysia’s Low Altitude Economy include under 1,000 metres?

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Malaysia’s Low Altitude Economy under 1,000 metres includes drones, unmanned aircraft, and electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

Malaysia’s Low Altitude Economy is described as economic activity using low-level airspace, typically below 1,000 metres. Under that band, it covers delivery drones, agricultural drones, security and infrastructure inspection, mapping and surveying, emergency and medical services, and electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, or eVTOLs, often called flying taxis.
The airspace sits below normal commercial flight routes

The LAE uses airspace above roads and buildings but below conventional airline traffic, which usually operates at about 9,000 to 13,000 metres. That makes the sector distinct from standard passenger aviation and places it in a shared low-altitude zone for transport, logistics, and public services.
Drones are already the clearest example

Drones are used for parcel and food delivery, crop monitoring, spraying, pipeline and power line inspections, land mapping, security, and photography. In Malaysia, plantation operators and energy companies already use them for crop work and infrastructure checks.
eVTOL aircraft are part of the same category

The sector also includes eVTOL aircraft, which are designed to take off and land vertically like helicopters. These aircraft are being developed as passenger-carrying “flying taxis” and are seen as part of the same low-altitude transport system.
Malaysia is treating it as a regulated growth area

Malaysia has already identified UAVs, advanced air mobility, and drone manufacturing and services as growth sectors under the Malaysian Aerospace Industry Blueprint 2030 and the Malaysia Drone Technology Action Plan 2022-2030. CAAM is also working on a broader regulatory framework specifically for the Low Altitude Economy.

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