Utah’s empty parking lots could see future drone, air taxi takeoffs

Turning city parking lots into airports! Why driving when you can fly!

"The Utah Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division has issued its Legislature-requested report on “advanced air mobility,” which gives a rough outline for the rollout of “vertiports” across the state.

“Vertiports” are vertical take-off and landing facilities. The report presents data from the Wasatch Front Regional Council on underutilized parking lots, including those at large shopping centers that could be repurposed for vertiports “simply by rearranging paint and lighting.” ..."

Utah sketches out a plan for skies filling with drones and air taxis A state “advanced air mobility” study says the lots could become “vertiports” for drones and air taxis.