Dubai International Unveils 'Flight to Your Flight' Vertiport Plan

Skyports and Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority are aiming for development of a “network of vertiports for air taxi services” beginning in 2026.

Jack Daleo

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 03:23 PM ET

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A visualization of Skyports’ and Foster + Partners’ vertiport concept at Dubai International Airport. [Courtesy: Foster + Partners]

Key Takeaways:

Dubai's ruler has approved a conceptual design for a vertiport terminal at Dubai International Airport, developed by Foster + Partners and Skyports, to introduce an air taxi service connecting the city to the airport.
The project aims to establish a network of vertiports by 2026 to support electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis, providing seamless and sustainable travel across Dubai, integrated with the Dubai Metro.
This initiative is part of a broader global push towards advanced air mobility, with similar eVTOL air taxi developments and infrastructure planned or underway in other parts of the UAE, India, and the U.S., with many targeting operations around 2025-2026.

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and the prime minister, vice president, and minister of defense of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has a penchant for ambitious projects. Under his lead, the UAE in 2020 became the first Arab nation to reach Mars, and in December it set out to reach the moon.

Now, the former crown prince of Dubai has signed off on a project to transform the city’s aviation hub.