Volatus Infrastructure Plans Low-Cost Vertiports for eVTOL Aircraft

Volatus Infrastructure offers small but scalable vertiports that can be built in just four weeks for as little as $500,000.

An artist's rendering of a Volatus Infrastructure vertiport. — Volatus Infrastructure aims to provide low-cost vertiport structures that can be built quickly and easily. The company's vertiports will feature vehicle-agnostic charging stations for eVTOL aircraft. (Image: Volatus Infrastructure)

By Hanneke Weitering • Science & Technology Editor

October 28, 2022

Today’s burgeoning advanced air mobility (AAM) market has spawned dozens of companies around the world racing to develop eVTOL air taxis, with plans calling for fleets of the novel aircraft to transport passengers as early as 2024. But to make the dream of AAM a reality, those fleets of eVTOL aircraft will need dedicated places to take off and land, and most communities lack the needed infrastructure.

Industry forecasters predict that cities will need to spend tens of billions of dollars on infrastructure alone before they can adopt AAM services. But one company, Volatus Infrastructure, aims to significantly reduce that cost by offering more affordable vertiports it can build quickly and easily.

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