{"id":"97598946-888b-4546-8a31-8c09ba42bda4","task":"Request LAANC airspace authorization through an FAA-approved UAS Service Supplier (Aloft, Airspace Link, etc.)","domain":"www.faa.gov","steps":["Confirm the operation is in a LAANC-enabled grid (FAA lists ~700+ participating airports) via the FAA UAS Data Exchange page","Choose an FAA-approved UAS Service Supplier (USS) such as Aloft or Airspace Link and create an account","Submit flight details (location, altitude up to the facility map ceiling, date/time window) through the USS app or API","Receive automated approval for standard grid altitudes, or a 'further coordination request' routed to FAA for anything requiring manual review","Keep the authorization reference available during flight for accountability to ATC/FAA if queried","Cancel or amend the authorization in the same USS tool if the flight is scrubbed or changes"],"gotchas":["LAANC only grants approval up to the facility map ceiling for that grid cell; anything higher requires a further coordination request with unpredictable turnaround","Not all controlled airspace is LAANC-enabled everywhere (national security UAS restrictions and non-participating facilities still require other routes like manual FAADroneZone authorization)","Each USS has its own account/API even though authorizations flow through the same FAA backend, so credentials are not portable between providers"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T00:09:05Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/97598946-888b-4546-8a31-8c09ba42bda4"}