449 general airports and 32 flight service stations have been built and registered nationwide, with over 440 unmanned aerial vehicle routes; More than 330 cities in China have launched 5G-A network deployment, which will create the world's largest low altitude communication network; The market size of the low altitude economy will reach 580 billion yuan, and the compound annual growth rate in the next five years will reach 16.03%; The total scale of the national low altitude economy industry fund has exceeded 100 billion yuan... 2024, as the "first year of low altitude economy", has been included in the "Government Work Report" at the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the beginning of the year, and has become the biggest highlight of the "Low altitude Economy Pavilion" at the Zhuhai Air Show at the end of the year. The policy environment continues to optimize, market demand continues to grow, technological innovation breaks through layer by layer, and the industrial ecology prospers and grows. The low altitude economy has moved from concept to reality, from "flying in the air" to "landing and use", ushering in rapid development opportunities. Optimizing the policy environment and promoting the development of low altitude economy in various regions through tailored measures and diverse approaches. The concept of "low altitude economy" was first included in the "Government Work Report" during this year's National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Following this, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, and the Civil Aviation Administration jointly issued the "Implementation Plan for Innovative Applications of General Aviation Equipment (2024-2030)", which proposes to promote the formation of a trillion dollar market size for low altitude economy by 2030. In order to actively respond to national policies, various regions across the country have seized the "new blue ocean" of low altitude economy. According to incomplete statistics, nearly 30 provinces have included the development of low altitude economy in their government work reports or introduced relevant policies since 2024. Shanghai proposes to build a comprehensive demonstration and leading zone for the national low altitude economy industry, and accelerate the construction of a "Sky City" with international influence; Guangdong will cultivate low altitude economic industrial clusters with global competitiveness; Zhejiang plans to comprehensively build a high-level civil aviation powerhouse and a highland for low altitude economic development by 2035; Suzhou, Jiangsu has signed over 300 low altitude economic projects with a planned total investment of over 90 billion yuan... From industrial planning guidance to funding support implementation, the development of low altitude economy in various regions presents a prosperous scene of "adapting to local conditions and blooming with a variety of flowers". The market demand is growing, and the "low altitude+" scenario is moving from imagination to reality, opening the door to a trillion level new track. In June of this year, the first domestic "low altitude+rail" air rail intermodal transportation project jointly built by Shenzhen Railway Group and Eastern Navigation officially launched. From now on, it only takes 25 minutes to fly from Shenzhen, Guangdong to Zhongshan. Science fiction like scenes have become a daily routine for people in Shenzhen. Across the country, the application scenarios of low altitude economy have become broader than those of "flying", integrating into all aspects of production, life, and social governance. From a consumption perspective, low altitude commuting provides urban residents with an efficient and convenient choice during peak travel periods, solving the problem of traffic congestion and greatly reducing travel time; Low altitude sightseeing allows tourists to overlook beautiful scenery from the sky, bringing a brand new tourism experience to people. From the perspective of industrial applications, drone delivery can solve the "last mile" delivery problem in remote areas or areas with inconvenient transportation, and improve the speed of logistics delivery; Plant protection drones can efficiently carry out pesticide spraying, crop sowing and other operations, improve agricultural production efficiency, and reduce labor costs... In 2024, the application scenarios of "low altitude+" will continue to expand, market demand will continue to grow, and the industry will develop rapidly. The Research Report on the Development of China's Low altitude Economy (2024) shows that the scale of China's low altitude economy will reach 505.95 billion yuan in 2023, with a growth rate of up to 33.8%. According to data from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, it is predicted that the market size of China's low altitude economy will reach 1.5 trillion yuan by 2025, and is expected to reach 3.5 trillion yuan by 2035. Technological innovation breakthroughs, 5G-A "wings" provide smooth and high flying support for the low altitude economy. The explosive development of the low altitude economy this year is inseparable from technological innovation that connects the entire chain of industrial development. Among them, the breakthrough progress of the new generation of communication technology -5G-A has injected important force into the rapid development of low altitude economy. 2024 is the first year of commercial use of 5GA. As a key network technology for the development of 5G to 6G, 5G-A's advantages of higher speed, larger connectivity, and lower latency can provide more stable communication support for low altitude flights. The 5G-A integrated sensing technology achieves the integration of communication and perception, greatly improving the tracking and management capabilities of low altitude aircraft, achieving accurate perception of flight data such as trajectory, speed, latitude and longitude of low altitude drones, realizing low altitude safety monitoring and "black flight" control, and providing strong technical support for the opening of low altitude airspace and the application of drones in logistics, transportation, emergency, plant protection, surveying and other scenarios. Since the beginning of this year, telecommunications operators have actively deployed 5G-A networks nationwide. China Mobile has over 300 5G-A commercial cities; China Telecom has released 5G-A packages in Shanghai and Shenzhen, Guangdong; China Unicom has built a 5G-A pilot network with continuous airspace coverage in Foshan, Guangdong. The accelerated landing of 5G-A will continuously expand the application scenarios of "low altitude+". With the support of the new generation of information and communication technology, the low altitude economy industry will rapidly grow and become a new track with huge development potential. Open cooperation and win-win cooperation, the "circle of friends" of the low altitude economy industry continues to expand. Since 2024, policies supporting the low altitude economy have been intensively introduced from the central to local levels, promoting the gradual prosperity of the low altitude economy industry ecology. In order to promote the coordinated development of industries, low altitude economic industry alliances at all levels have emerged. The establishment of industry alliances such as the China Low altitude Economy Alliance at the national level, the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Low altitude Economy Industry Alliance, and the Beijing Tianjin Hebei Low altitude Economy Industry Alliance at the regional level will promote cooperation and development between upstream and downstream enterprises in technology innovation, application scenario expansion, safety supervision, and other aspects of the industry chain, jointly promoting the continuous growth of the industry. Among them, 15 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Hefei have joined hands with enterprises to jointly build a low altitude economic ecosystem. The plan is to create hundreds of demonstration projects covering multiple fields such as low altitude flight routes and low altitude application demonstration zones by 2025. In terms of industrial investment, various regions have successively established funds to promote the development of low altitude economy industries. According to incomplete statistics, as of now, 20 provinces and cities in China have established low altitude economic industry funds with a total scale of over 100 billion yuan, about 113.5 billion yuan. Vast blue sky, infinite prospects. As a representative of new quality productivity, the low altitude economy is becoming an important force in cultivating and developing new driving forces. It can be expected that with the continuous improvement of the relevant policy system for the development of low altitude economy, the continuous improvement of technological conditions, and the continuous expansion of market demand, the development of low altitude economy will take advantage of the trend and empower the "new quality" engine of high-quality development. (New Society)