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Partners Plan Low-Cost Modular Vertiports For eVTOL Aircraft

Netherlands Airport Consultants and Urban-Air Port have launched an infrastructure collaboration

Urban-Air Port's modular vertiport concept — Urban-Air Port has developed a concept for modular, stackable vertiports that it says could quickly and inexpensively provide advanced air mobility infrastructure. (Image: Urban-Air Port)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

November 7, 2023

To prepare for advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles such as electric air taxis and cargo drones, Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO) is teaming up with Urban-Air Port to bring vertiport infrastructure to airports and cities around the world. The partners say their modular design will significantly reduce capital and operating costs.

The Dutch airport consultancy and engineering firm, which is based in The Hague, has led development projects at hundreds of regional and international airports for more than 70 years. Urban-Air Port (UAP) is a British start-up that is working to develop ground facilities for eVTOL aircraft, drones, and other electric vehicles in the U.S., Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.

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