Miami Executive Airport Takes the Experimental Stage

It becomes one of the nation's first facilities to take concrete steps toward integration of new and novel aircraft.

Jack Daleo

Friday, August 14, 2026 at 08:00 AM ET

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Miami Executive will host air taxi testing on its ramp areas. [Credit: Miami-Dade Aviation Department]

Key Takeaways:

Miami Executive Airport (KTMB) is dedicating airspace to pilot the integration of eVTOL air taxis and autonomous drones, focusing on testing, safety, and operational data collection.
Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI) is deploying its ALTA (Autonomous Takeoff and Landing Assistant) system across Miami-Dade airports to manage Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) traffic, enhance safety, and inform future vertiport designs.
Florida is positioning itself as a key launch market for AAM, with state-level initiatives like an aerial highway network and the SunTrax test track complementing Miami's efforts to establish a standardized traffic management system for novel aviation technologies.

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One of Florida’s busiest general aviation airports is dedicating a chunk of airspace to study the operation of eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) air taxis, autonomous drones, and other novel aviation technologies.

Miami Executive Airport (KTMB) has one of the nation’s first agreements to host demonstrations of these aircraft. It will begin testing the integration of small drones within a cordoned off section of the airport, away from active runways. Ultimately, large eVTOL aircraft will join the effort.