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eVTOLs and vertiports: Operations and infrastructure for a new and sustainable way to fly

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  • Cox, Kevin E.

    (Chief Executive Officer, Ferrovial Vertiports, USA)

Abstract

The world is on the cusp of a zero-carbon revolution in urban mobility. Within a few years, electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) and vertiports will be operational across the globe. This is new, uncharted territory which needs some guidelines to help airport operators understand the commercial impetus behind vertiport development, and what eVTOL operators believe this new market needs. In particular, airports will want to know how they can connect to, and benefit from, urban air mobility. This paper describes the three main business models that eVTOL operators are working towards. It explains why vertiport designers must accommodate all those approaches and more. It then goes into some detail describing the factors that influence the selection and development of a vertiport location, together with the operational and regulatory requirements. This paper emphasises the importance of working with local communities because a vertiport network can only be effective if it is embedded in the community. Throughout the paper, there is a particular emphasis on the role that airport operators can play in helping to build this new industry. It shows how they can tap into this market to improve their own connectivity, ease local congestion and potentially open up routes to new groups of passengers.

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  • Cox, Kevin E., 2022. "eVTOLs and vertiports: Operations and infrastructure for a new and sustainable way to fly," Journal of Airport Management, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 17(1), pages 16-17, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jam000:y:2022:v:17:i:1:p:16-17
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    Keywords

    eVTOL; vertiport; connectivity; urban air mobility (UAM) sustainability; aviation;
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    JEL classification:

    • R4 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics
    • R40 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - General
    • M1 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General

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