Flying taxis in Dubai will take off by 2026, with designs for the vertiports already approved. Foster + Partners collaborated with Skyports Infrastructure to design the Skyports Infrastructure Vertiport terminal for electric flying taxis, which is located next to Dubai International Airport (DXB).
Following the announcement of the terminal at the World Government Summit 2023, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, approved the terminal’s concept design. The DXB vertiport is one of four potential locations for an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) infrastructure network being considered by Skyports Infrastructure and the emirate’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
“We are delighted to have developed a vertiport concept for the emerging AAM industry, which will transform the way people travel in Dubai,” said David Summerfield, Head of Studio at Foster + Partners. The concept vertiport connects with Dubai International Airport and the Dubai Metro to provide international and domestic passengers with seamless, sustainable travel across the city.”
The vertiport will connect the emirate’s most popular areas via a high-speed, zero-emissions network that will connect to existing transportation hubs. This includes the RTA Dubai metro lines as well as DXB.
