Vertiports for Urban Air Mobility

As take-off and landing points for air taxis, vertiports are the central link between air and ground transport.

Vertiport concept rendering — Concept rendering of a vertiport integrated into an airport environment, with marked landing positions and passenger infrastructure. Credit: DLR (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

About the VERTIFIED project

The DLR project VERTIFIED (Vertiport Research Infrastructure for Innovation Exploration and Demonstration) deals with the conceptual development, construction and validation of vertiports. The focus is on two areas of application: vertiports in urban areas and vertiports at airports. At the National Test Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, two real technology demonstrators for vertiports are being built on a 1:1 scale so that they can be used for flight tests under realistic conditions.

Related projects and institutes

VERTIFIED — Vertiport Research Infrastructure (project website)
IAM-OSA — connected sister project
AREA U-Space — connected sister project
DLR Institute of Flight Guidance — leading institute. The Institute of Flight Guidance researches flight guidance, air traffic management and the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the airspace.