Orlando, Florida, is set to develop a vertiport for flying cars at the Orlando International Airport by 2028. This initiative is part of the city's vision to create a multimodal transportation hub, integrating various transit forms, such as expanding SunRail and Brightline connections. According to Mayor Buddy Dyer, the airport aims to be at the forefront of Advanced Air Mobility, featuring small electric aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. The first vertiport will be located in the East Airfield, marking the airport's third attempt at this innovative transportation solution.
"We envision the airport to be a multimodal hub of the future," Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, a member of the Aviation Authority, said. "That means expanding the SunRail to the airport, Brightline from there to Tampa and making sure we have readied the airport as a vertihub of the future."
"You can't just have a vertiport at the airport, you have to have places for the vehicles to go from the airport to downtown Orlando or Tampa," Dyer told ArcaMax.
"I think before we see 'The Jetsons,' this is going to be developed slowly." Dyer said Orlando will work on the project with the Federal Aviation Administration.
The small aircraft will fit up to six passengers and run off electric power. They would also take off and land vertically, the outlet reported.
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