The state wants to be the first in the nation to build infrastructure for commercial electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL).
Florida officials are moving to make the state the first to deploy ‘air taxis,’ reports Michelle Spitzer in Florida Today.
According to Spitzer, “The country’s first aerial test site should be operational within the first part of 2026. It’s at Florida Department of Transportation’s SunTrax testing facility in Polk Couty between Tampa and Orlando along the almost-always congested Interstate-4.”
The state plans to have a fully operational Advanced Air Mobility Headquarters and let operators begin offering commercial services for passenger travel by the end of 2026. “Air taxi company Archer Aviation announced in Dec. 2025 that it will provide flights between Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and Miami international airports possibly as early as this year.”
In a press release, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) said the state is “at the forefront of emerging flight technology, leading the nation in bringing highways to the skies.”
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FAA Approves Air Taxis
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A new Colorado Treaty amendment reduces Mexico’s Colorado River water allocation by 250,000 acre feet.
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Airbnb launches $250 million 'last-dollar financing' housing accelerator, makes first investment in Austin
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Guerilla urbanists are building DIY bus stop benches in Chicago
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FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
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Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
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