Thesis Análisis de factibilidad operacional de la movilidad aérea urbana en Chile: del helipuerto al vertipuerto como red inicial de conectividad
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2026-03
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Ingeniería en Aviación Comercial
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Campus Santiago Vitacura
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La Movilidad Aérea Urbana (UAM) surge como una alternativa tecnológica frente al crecimiento urbano, la congestión vehicular y los desafíos ambientales asociados al transporte terrestre. Esta investigación analiza la viabilidad operacional de integrar la UAM en Chile mediante aeronaves eléctricas de despegue y aterrizaje vertical (eVTOL), evaluando condiciones económicas, demográficas, regulatorias, tecnológicas e infraestructurales a nivel nacional. El estudio se estructuró en tres fases complementarias. Primero, se realizó un diagnóstico país para identificar los factores críticos que condicionan la correcta integración de la UAM, concluyendo que Chile presenta ventajas comparativas en estabilidad económica, red aeroportuaria y capacidad técnica, aunque evidencia brechas regulatorias y ausencia de infraestructura específica para vertipuertos. En segundo lugar, se aplicó el Índice de Adaptación a la Movilidad Urbana Innovadora (UMIA) mediante una metodología AHP–Delphi, permitiendo clasificar las regiones según su potencial de implementar la UAM. Los resultados posicionan a las regiones Metropolitana, Biobío, Valparaíso, Los Lagos y Antofagasta como las más aptas para iniciar operaciones piloto. Finalmente, se diseñó una Red UAM Preliminar basada en la infraestructura actual de helipuertos y puntos de posada, complementada con un análisis de brechas respecto a estándares internacionales de vertipuertos. Este enfoque propone una transición progresiva desde la infraestructura existente hacia una red inicial de conectividad eVTOL. La investigación establece un marco estratégico para la toma de decisiones públicas y privadas, aportando una metodología replicable y escalable que permite anticipar desafíos normativos, operacionales y sociales asociados a la UAM en Chile.
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) emerges as a technological alternative to urban growth, traffic congestion and the environmental challenges associated with land transport. This research analyzes the operational feasibility of integrating the UAM in Chile through electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, evaluating economic, demographic, regulatory, technological, and infrastructural conditions at the national level. The study was structured in three complementary phases. First, a national assessment was carried out to identify the critical factors that condition the correct integration of the UAM, concluding that Chile has comparative advantages in economic stability, airport network and technical capacity, although it shows regulatory gaps and the absence of specific infrastructure for vertiports. Secondly, the Urban Mobility Innovation Adaption Index (UMIA) was applied using an AHP-Delphi methodology, allowing the regions to be classified according to their potential to implement the UAM. The results position the Metropolitana, Biobío, Valparaíso, Los Lagos and Antofagasta regions as the most suitable to start pilot operations. Finally, a Preliminary UAM Network was designed based on the current infrastructure of heliports and landing points, complemented by a gap analysis with respect to international vertiport standards. This approach proposes a progressive transition from the existing infrastructure to an initial eVTOL connectivity network. The research establishes a strategic framework for public and private decision-making, providing a replicable and scalable methodology that allows anticipating regulatory, operational and social challenges associated with UAM in Chile.
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) emerges as a technological alternative to urban growth, traffic congestion and the environmental challenges associated with land transport. This research analyzes the operational feasibility of integrating the UAM in Chile through electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, evaluating economic, demographic, regulatory, technological, and infrastructural conditions at the national level. The study was structured in three complementary phases. First, a national assessment was carried out to identify the critical factors that condition the correct integration of the UAM, concluding that Chile has comparative advantages in economic stability, airport network and technical capacity, although it shows regulatory gaps and the absence of specific infrastructure for vertiports. Secondly, the Urban Mobility Innovation Adaption Index (UMIA) was applied using an AHP-Delphi methodology, allowing the regions to be classified according to their potential to implement the UAM. The results position the Metropolitana, Biobío, Valparaíso, Los Lagos and Antofagasta regions as the most suitable to start pilot operations. Finally, a Preliminary UAM Network was designed based on the current infrastructure of heliports and landing points, complemented by a gap analysis with respect to international vertiport standards. This approach proposes a progressive transition from the existing infrastructure to an initial eVTOL connectivity network. The research establishes a strategic framework for public and private decision-making, providing a replicable and scalable methodology that allows anticipating regulatory, operational and social challenges associated with UAM in Chile.
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Normativa Aeronáutica, Vertipuerto, Viabilidad, Localización, Aeronautical Regulations, Vertiport, Feasibility, Location, Red de contectividad eVTOL
