Wisk Temporary Final Approach and Takeoff (FATO) Area
Summary
SCH Number
2026070939
Public Agency
City of Hollister
Document Title
Wisk Temporary Final Approach and Takeoff (FATO) Area
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/23/2026
Document Description
The proposed project will be a relocation of Wisk's surrogate helicopter operations currently occurring on a small area near the end of Runway 13. The purpose of the project is to facilitate testing aimed at yielding vital data for the Federal Aviation Administration's (FM's) Future Vertical Lift Infrastructure Advisory Circular (AC) and eVTOL and Advanced Air Mobility (MM) Integration Pilot Program (elPP). With the AC slated for a 2027 publication, the FM has scheduled this testing to begin in 2026. The project will aim to integrate Wisk Aero's aircraft with necessary ground systems, demonstrate vertiport requirements, and provide data to inform broader MM policies and infrastructure providers. This effort is anticipated to accelerate the development of revised vertiport requirements and standards, benefiting the FM and lhe wider MM community.
Contact Information
Name
Jeff Crechriou
Agency Name
City of Hollister
Job Title
Airport Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Niraj Nath
Agency Name
Wisk Aero LLC/Project Applicant
Job Title
Director of Facilities
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Hollister
Counties
San Benito
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Airport Drive
Zip
95023
Airports
Hollister Municipal Airport
Other Location Info
Hollister Municipal Airport property (60 Airport Dr, Hollister CA), south of the airport's Runway 31 End.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
ss 1 (14 CCR§ 15301) and Class 3 (14 CCR§ 15303)
Reasons for Exemption
The project qualifies for a Class 1 categorical exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), which covers the operation,
repair, or minor alteration of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The project would relocate
vertiport operations that already occur at CVH, and the proposed low-frequency helicopter and eVTOL testing would not expand existing aircraft
use at the Airport. The project also qualifies for a Class 3 categorical exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (New Construction or
Conversion of Small Structures), which covers construction of limited numbers of small new facilities or equipment, including utility extensions of
reasonable length to serve such construction (Section 15303(d)). Please refer to the attached consistency analysis for more information.
County Clerk
San Benito
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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