UK’s first permanent vertiport launches in Wales
The UK’s first permanent vertiport is launching this week in Snowdonia Aerospace Centre.
The PORTAL vertiport was designed by SLiNK-TECH and sold to the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre (SAC) back in January.
Construction of the vertiport, which is highly automated and provides integrated flight management at any location, was completed last week.
SLiNK-TECH CEO John Goudie said: “We are thrilled to be partnering with SAC to bring this innovative new system to the UK.
“Our PORTAL vertiport system is a game-changer for the future of flight, and we are confident that our installation at SAC will provide significant benefits to testing of future use cases.”
To mark the occasion industry leaders and policymakers will be travelling to Llanbedr for the PORTAL Party, an event featuring state-of-the art demonstrations and expert talks over two days.
The addition of a vertiport to its site highlights SAC’s commitment to encouraging innovation and supporting technological advancement in the UK.
SAC CEO Lee Paul said: “Snowdonia Aerospace is excited to be supporting SLiNK-TECH with the testing of the PORTAL vertiport concept and we look forward to working together to create a legacy capability at the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre for the drone and air mobility communities to test and train in an archetype of future UK lower airspace management.”
PORTAL was installed at SAC at the end of June and will be used for testing and trials at the site.
