Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on October 16 that the construction of the first of two AAM vertiports is officially underway at the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT’s) SunTrax testing facility, which will be expanded to a statewide network of interconnected commercial vertiports.
“This facility will establish the nation’s first-ever AAM aerial test bed and dedicated airspace, driving innovative research and development for this emerging technology,” said the governor’s office in a press release. “Additional announcements related to Florida’s role in AAM will be released by FDOT in the coming months.”
According to press coverage of the announcement: “This will be the nation’s first advanced air mobility test track, and it will have dedicated airspace,” DeSantis said during a news conference. “Florida’s going to be a place where it’ll be a testing ground for this new technology.”
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Takeoff from Orlando to Tampa? Ron DeSantis says vertiports are under construction
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