Navigation systems and methods for drones

An autonomous aerial vehicle, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
• determining a flight route that enables the autonomous aerial vehicle to maintain communication via a network during the flight route via access points in a defined group of access points that are specified as favored for enabling the communication via the network;
• and
• during a flight, navigating according to the flight route, wherein the communication is maintained via the network during the flight route using the access points.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor by an aerial device, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• obtaining a flight plan that enables the aerial device to maintain network connectivity during a route of the flight plan via network devices in a list of network devices that are prioritized for enabling the network connectivity;
• moving according to the route;
• and
• during the moving according to the route, maintaining the network connectivity using the network devices.