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Low-altitude economy competition final opens in Chongqing
The final of China’s first low-altitude economy applications competition opened on October 27 in Liangping, a district of Chongqing.
The competition brings together projects involving aircraft and equipment, services that use low-altitude flight, and related infrastructure.
It began in September, with preliminary rounds in Beijing, Shenzhen and Suzhou before projects advanced to the final.
Liangping wants to turn promising projects into real-world uses, including logistics, farming, emergency response and city services.
Organisers also released a report on safety risks and safeguards for the sector, covering areas such as flight oversight and risk prevention.
Liangping’s government says it will follow up on strong projects and support their development, but no competition results were announced in the report.
The final of the first “Flying Over China” low-altitude economy application-scenarios competition opened in Liangping, Chongqing, on October 27.
The competition brings together government, industry, universities, research bodies and users to explore ways to put low-altitude applications into practice.
It covers low-altitude manufacturing, operations and infrastructure and integrated services.
The event follows preliminary rounds in Beijing, Shenzhen and Suzhou, with selected projects advancing to the final.
A report on high-quality development of low-altitude safety was released at the opening ceremony.
- Who
- Government, industry, universities, research bodies and users are involved in the competition.
- What
- The final of the first “Flying Over China” low-altitude economy application-scenarios competition opened.
- When
- October 27, 2026.
- Where
- Liangping district, Chongqing, China.
- Why
- The competition aims to identify innovative low-altitude applications and explore ways to put them into practice.
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The competition began.
Preliminary rounds were held in Beijing, Shenzhen and Suzhou, and selected projects advanced to the final.
The final’s opening ceremony was held in Liangping, Chongqing, and a report on low-altitude safety was released.
- Competition
- First “Flying Over China” low-altitude economy application-scenarios competition
- Final venue
- Liangping, Chongqing
- Preliminary-round cities
- Beijing, Shenzhen and Suzhou
- Core competition areas
- Low-altitude manufacturing; low-altitude operations; infrastructure and integrated services
- Safety report
- 2026 Low-Altitude Safety and High-Quality Development Observation