Look: UAE’s first vertiport operates successfully on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island

Look: UAE’s first vertiport operates successfully on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island

Published: Thu 25 Apr 2024, 10:00 PM Last updated: Thu 25 Apr 2024, 10:19 PM

The UAE’s first vertiport for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOLs) aircraft was unveiled and operated successfully on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island.

Vertiport is a dedicated area supporting the vertical takeoff and landing of aircraft without the need for a runway. A temporary vertiport facility, launched at the DRIFTx mobility event, successfully conducted the take-off and landing of flying taxis at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.

At the event, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), in collaboration with the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Abu Dhabi Mobility (AD Mobility), an affiliate of the Department of Municipalities and Transport – Abu Dhabi (DMT), unveiled the UAE’s first operational vertiport.

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This came after the GCAA announced granting the operational approval for the UAE’s first vertiport on Thursday morning.

Later, during a panel discussion at DRIFTx, a top official from the GCAA revealed that Yas Island will feature the first vertiport in the country.

“We issued our first approval for vertiport operation here on Yas Island. So, this is a great achievement to see things moving into reality. Something