Drone and Flying TaxiAirport planned for Coventry

On 28 January 2021 it was announced that Urban Air Port® Air-One® has today been selected as a winner of the UK government’s Future Flight Challenge.

Hyundai Motor Group, Coventry City Council and the UK Government have partnered with Urban Air Port® to launch the world’s first site – Air One® – to demonstrate the potential of urban air mobility for the UK and worldwide.

Urban Air Port® will be located near the Ricoh Arena. It is aimed to reduce congestion, cut air pollution and help achieve a zero carbon future. It can be integrated with electric vehicles and sustainable public transport. The company plans to install more than 200 zero emission sites worldwide over the next five years in response to global demand.

‘Air-One’ will also be a mobile airport! It will be relatively easy to take it apart and rebuild it on another location.

The initiators believe that by doing this, they can best respond to future developments in aviation, which are also uncertain for them.

It is expected that the airport will initially be used principally for cargo traffic. Urban Air Port also sees a role in disaster relief and emergency response. Eventually, people will be able to be transported there via electric modes of aviation as well.