Air Portal - managing aviation approvals

Transform how you manage approvals through Air Portal. We provide airports, heliports and landowners with a flexible online platform to manage drone, crane, and other operational approvals efficiently and safely. Highly customisable, our portal adapts to your specific operational and regulatory requirements whilst aligning with existing procedures. This helps you save valuable time, improve situational awareness, and streamline processes.

Supporting

21

locations

Over

4,500

approvals

More than

2,000

users

Features

Dashboard

A real-time overview of all activities, with status tracking. Visibility can be shared with external users as required.

Approval Workflow

Customisable approval chains that automate low-risk decisions and route complex applications to the right team members.

Coordination

Built-in messaging and notifications to keep applicants and approvers aligned throughout the process.

Flexibility

A fully configurable platform that adapts to your unique operational and regulatory requirements, accessible from any device.

Payment

Integrated payment processing that lets you charge for permission services, with full financial tracking and reporting.

Compliance

Customisable checklists and complete audit trails to meet your compliance requirements.

Customers

Airports

Manage drone and crane applications and airfield activities with automated workflows, compliance checks, and real-time status tracking.

Heliports & Pads

Streamline approval processes for helicopter landing sites, ensuring safe and compliant operations with minimal administrative burden.

Land Owners

Process permissions for crane operations and drone flights near your property efficiently, with full audit trails and integrated payment collection.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Testimonials

"Air Portal has proven to be a game-changer for us in terms of streamlining drone and crane applications. Its ability to be managed by different team members on different days has made our work much easier. We are thrilled with the benefits it has brought us."

Air Traffic Services Manager, Blackpool Airport

"Easy and quick process to apply for permission to fly my drone, I received my approval in minutes."

Drone Operator

"The introduction of Air Portal into our daily operations has been a force multiplier, not only does it provide us a robust Drone Permissions platform it has been extremely successful in reducing our admin processes around Drone and Crane management."

Manager, Glasgow Prestwick Airport

"My sincere thanks to the Air Portal team for creating a seamless and incredibly supportive transition to the new drone and crane approvals process."

Head of Aviation, Goodwood Aerodrome

Our Team

Air Portal was founded in 2019 by two aviation industry experts who saw an opportunity to modernise airspace activity management.

Stu McGlynn

Co-Founder

Stuart has over three decades of experience in the aviation industry spanning air traffic control, operations, project management, and international consultancy. His deep understanding of drone regulations in more than 40 countries makes him an essential resource for customers. Stuart leads product development at Air Portal.

Nick McFarlane