
Based on discussions at the “Public-Private Council for the Air Mobility Revolution,” the Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Civil Aviation Bureau has published (in Japanese) a new report from its Vertiport Facility Review Committee which identifies four different classes of vertiports.
According to the report (translated by AI engines), the main use cases for flying cars are “Secondary transportation from airports, etc.”, “Intra-urban and inter-urban transportation,” “Entertainment,” and “Emergency medical transportation”. Vertiport designs will be designated according to these use cases.
“When considering vertiport placement, circumstances differ between metropolitan and rural areas. In metropolitan areas where available land is limited, it is necessary to consider an area-specific perspective, such as the placement of multiple small vertiports or securing base-type vertiports in suburban areas,” said the report in translation. ””Base-type” vertiports serve as operational bases (maintenance and parking base type/operation base type). “Spot-type” vertiports do not have maintenance functions (Charging spot type/takeoff and landing-only type)…. “Small spot ports” are located in the city center, while large base ports for operations and maintenance are located on the periphery and in the suburbs”.
“Based on this interim summary, we will further deepen discussions on the future of vertiports in Japan,” said the report conclusions.
References:
- Interim summary document [Flying car takeoff and landing site (vertiport) – Function and classification – Interim summary summary document
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism website “Vertiport Facility Review Committee” https://www.mlit.go.jp/koku/koku_tk6_000033.html
For more information
https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/kouku06_hh_000051.html
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