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Sugar Land Set To be Launch Pad for Wisk's eVTOL Air Taxi Services
A vertiport at the city's airport could be part of a network across the Greater Houston area
Wisk's Generation 6 eVTOL aircraft
Wisk's Generation 6 eVTOL aircraft will operate autonomously, carrying four passengers. © Wisk Aero

The Texas city of Sugar Land aims to be the first base in a network of eVTOL air taxi services in the Greater Houston area under plans announced last week with Wisk Aero. On February 21, city officials signed a partnership with the Boeing subsidiary to select a location at Sugar Land Regional Airport for a vertiport that could be used by Wisk’s autonomous eVTOL aircraft.

According to Wisk, its role in initiating advanced air mobility operations in the city—which is 20 miles southwest of downtown Houston—could lay the groundwork for similar facilities to be established in other parts of a metro area that has a population of 7.3 million. The company, which is exhibiting this week at Heli-Expo 2024, will provide technical leadership, while city officials handle planning, policy work, and community engagement.