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Boeing-supported eVTOL manufacturer Wisk has selected Miami as a key launch market for its air taxi services in the United States. The company aims to identify suitable locations and assess the potential for developing vertiport infrastructure at airports across the Miami metropolitan area.
Miami joins Houston, Los Angeles County, and Brisbane, Australia, as part of Wisk’s strategy to introduce air taxis in urban areas. To initiate this plan, Wisk signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs): one with the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) and another with the University of Miami’s Engineering Autonomy Mobility Initiative (MEAMI). MDAD operates Miami International Airport, which could become the launch site for Wisk’s autonomous air taxi in South Florida.
The MoU with MDAD will focus on strategic planning, infrastructure development, policy frameworks, and commercializing autonomous advanced air mobility in Miami-Dade County and at MDAD-operated airports. As part of this collaboration, Wisk and MDAD will work together to determine optimal locations for vertiport infrastructure at Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami Executive Airport (KTMB), and Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF). Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor of Miami-Dade County, commented: "I am extremely excited about this historic first step toward making Miami-Dade County one of the first areas in the country with advanced air mobility."
