Places
Vertiports and launch cities
Status as of Oct 19, 2026. "Built, service not started" means the source described a finished structure and did not say passengers were flying. A target date is a target.
| Place | Kind | Status | Operator | Target | What the source says | Sources |
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Dubai International Airport vertiportDubai, United Arab Emirates |
Vertiport |
Built, service not started |
Skyports InfrastructureDubai Roads and Transport Authority; Joby Aviation aircraft and operations |
Target No passenger-service date is stated in Skyports' April 16, 2026 announcement |
Skyports and Dubai's RTA said on April 16, 2026 that the vertiport by Dubai International Airport had reached technical completion and was ready to handle eVTOL aircraft. Skyports described it as four floors and 3,100 square metres, with two take-off and landing areas, and a design capacity of up to 170,000 passengers and 42,000 aircraft movements a year. Those figures are design capacity, not current traffic. Skyports said commercial flights had not started. Joby's charging system is installed. The building can also take helicopters under a framework developed with the GCAA. |
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Dubai Marina vertiportDubai, United Arab Emirates |
Vertiport |
Under construction |
Skyports InfrastructureDubai Roads and Transport Authority |
Target No completion date is given beyond "under construction" in the April 16, 2026 announcement |
Skyports said on April 16, 2026 that the second node, at Dubai Marina, was under construction. It did not give an opening date in that announcement. |
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Dubai Mall vertiportDubai, United Arab Emirates |
Vertiport |
Planned |
Skyports InfrastructureDubai Roads and Transport Authority |
Target Skyports said on April 16, 2026 that construction was set to begin in the coming months |
Skyports listed Dubai Mall as a further node and said construction there was set to begin in the coming months after April 16, 2026. That start is a plan, not a statement that construction had begun. |
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Palm Jumeirah vertiportDubai, United Arab Emirates |
Vertiport |
Planned |
Skyports InfrastructureDubai Roads and Transport Authority |
Target Skyports said on April 16, 2026 that construction was set to begin in the coming months |
Skyports listed Palm Jumeirah with Dubai Mall as a node where construction was set to begin in the coming months after April 16, 2026. No opening date was given. |
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Abu Dhabi Midnight serviceAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Launch city |
Planned |
Abu Dhabi AviationArcher Aviation; UAE GCAA |
Target No date given |
Archer said on May 7, 2026 that Midnight is planned to enter service in Abu Dhabi with Abu Dhabi Aviation. No date and no named vertiport were given. The aircraft was in a restricted type certificate program, and that certificate had not been described as issued. |
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Guangzhou and Hefei EH216-S sitesGuangzhou and Hefei, China |
Launch city |
Announced by the operator |
Guangdong EHang General Aviation; Hefei HeYi AviationEHang |
Target No schedule published on the March 30, 2025 release |
EHang said on March 30, 2025 that new air operator certificates allowed people to buy tickets for low-altitude tourism and sightseeing at related sites in Guangzhou and Hefei. The release does not list flight frequency. This row records EHang's announcement. It does not independently confirm a published timetable. The operator certificates are not type certificates. |
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Chengdu Aridge centreChengdu, China |
Launch city |
Planned |
AridgeChengdu economic development zone, as reported by XPulse |
Target XPulse says it is to be built by the end of 2026, then run on trial |
XPulse says Aridge signed on August 31, 2026 for a Chengdu centre of about 2,000 square metres for display, sales, delivery, service, flying and training, to be built by the end of 2026 and then run on trial. The end-2026 date is a target. XPulse does not describe it as open. |
See also a finished vertiport is not a service.