The Costar real estate publication reports that Los Angeles-based Commercial Brokers International has lined up eight local sites for vertiports for potential operation at the 2028 Olympics for client Skyports Infrastructure.
“By 2028, Skyports wants its first Los Angeles terminals open for business at rooftops, parking structures and industrial sites across the region,” said the article. “Each vertiport must have FAA-approved flight paths, access compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and most critically, up to 4,000 amps of clean electrical power — something that can take years to secure.”
Skyports’ L.A. plans “hinge on modular vertiports that can fit in a range of urban and suburban environments, each capable of handling three to five aircraft. Skyports would lease space from the property owner and in turn charge fees to air taxi operators for landing and takeoff, refueling and other services.”
“The brokerage declined to offer specifics on the sites it lined up for Skyports, though such locations are expected to be near major transit corridors, including routes connecting LAX to downtown Los Angeles, and in high-density areas like the San Fernando Valley and Orange County. One scouted outpost is in Santa Monica, a location that would provide access to the Malibu coast for tourism-focused flights.”
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https://www.costar.com/article/2033226194/brokerage-aims-to-help-get-las-flying-taxi-industry-off-the-ground
(Image: Skyports Infrastructure)