Orlando Airport Greenlights eVTOL Pad, Awaits FAA Sign-Off

DRONE XL
Rafael Suarez
18 July 2026

Orlando International Airport just cleared the first hurdle toward hosting electric air taxis. The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority board approved development of an eVTOL “vertistop” at the airport on July 16, a small takeoff and landing pad that would put demonstration flights at Florida’s busiest airport, possibly before the year ends.

One approval still stands between the pad and the sky, and it is the big one: the Federal Aviation Administration has not signed off yet. But an airport board voting to pour concrete for aircraft that are still working through certification is the kind of signal this industry has been waiting on...

Orlando Airport Greenlights eVTOL Pad, Awaits FAA Sign-Off - DRONE XL - 18 July 2026