{"id":150373,"date":"2026-01-06T10:04:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373//?p=150373"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:45:03","slug":"ucf-partners-with-nasa-ocala-airport-to-study-effects-of-air-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373//ucf-partners-with-nasa-ocala-airport-to-study-effects-of-air-transportation/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Partners with NASA, Ocala Airport to Study Effects of Air Transportation"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the future, people won/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373/u2019t hail traditional taxicabs to the airport /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373/u2014 they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373/u2019ll hop in air taxis that can fly them from remote locations to major airports in a matter of minutes. For passengers, this mode of transportation will save time and add ease to the stressful process of traveling. But for residents of communities that would employ this skyway transportation system called advanced air mobility (AAM), the effects could be more harmful than beneficial./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373/n

UCF Trustee Chair Subith Vasu and postdoctoral scholar Justin Urso /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373/u201915 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373/u201922PhD have been awarded a $750,000 grant from NASA to study the effects that AAM may have on communities. The UCF researchers have partnered with Ocala International Airport on this project, which will specifically explore the effects of pollution and noise on the surrounding neighborhoods./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373/u201cWe partnered with Ocala International Airport because of the air traffic around that community,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373/u201d Vasu says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373/u201cAnything that flies makes noise, and it can be annoying for residents. We/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373/u2019re looking at how to minimize the risk so the community isn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373/u2019t bothered./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/150373/n