Miami-Dade Airports to Trial Air Taxi Management System

Miami Executive (KTMB), Miami International (KMIA), and other facilities will take part in the pilot program.

Jack Daleo

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:00 AM ET

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Bell-Dancy Industries will install its Autonomous Landing and Take-off Assistant (ALTA) at Miami Executive Airport’s ramp facilities to enable air taxi testing. [Credit: Bell-Dancy Industries]

Key Takeaways:

Miami-Dade airports are launching the "SafeLand" pilot program with Bell-Dancy Industries to conduct operational trials for drones and eVTOL air taxis, installing an advanced air traffic management system (ALTA) to create a live testing ground.
This pilot program is part of a broader, statewide effort by Florida to establish itself as a leader in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), including developing a dedicated test facility (Suntrax), a proposed aerial highway network, and supportive legislation for vertiport infrastructure.
Florida's Department of Transportation is also a key participant in the FAA's eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP, spanning 26 states), with the Miami SafeLand initiative aiming to provide a repeatable model for AAM integration nationwide and globally.

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Miami International (KMIA), Miami Executive (KTMB), and other local airports plan to begin operational trials of drones and eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) air taxis.

The Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) will install a new air traffic management system across ramp facilities at Miami Executive, creating a “live testing ground” that will study air taxis under “real conditions,” it said in a news release Tuesday.