Passenger & Market Development
Vasiliki.Kalliga[at]bauhaus-luftfahrt.net
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In close cooperation between industry, business and science, a holistic, manufacturer-neutral, modular and scalable solution for the planning, approval, development and operation of vertiports at airports is being developed as part of the joint project, concretized using the use case of Munich Airport and additionally validated using the example of Nuremberg Airport.
The concept for the airport integration of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is being developed with special consideration of environmental compatibility, slot neutrality, official requirements for the approval of flight procedures and ground infrastructure, digital solutions for a seamless travel chain as well as user requirements and public acceptance.
In line with the above, the overarching objectives of the joint project can be summarized as follows:
● Identification of use cases, suitable vertiport locations and user groups
● Investigations into the economic viability of operating eVTOL Vertiports at airports worldwide and the necessary system architecture
● Concept for slot-neutral, eco-efficient integration of eVTOL aircraft into airport airspace
● Planning and approval of vertiports, taking into account the charging infrastructure, energy supply and landside and airside connections
● Concept for the integration of UAM into existing airport traffic systems, -
ground operations and processes
● Studies on user and public acceptance based on explorative investigations and participatory
Bauhaus Luftfahrt leads HAP1 and defines the use cases, the operational concepts and the reference aircraft in close coordination with the other HAPs and alliance partners. Another focus is the collaboration in the creation of a system-of-systems data repository with the aim of firstly ensuring seamless processes between ground transportation, UAM and the airport system and secondly identifying the potential for digital business models with the help of the digital networking of IT and communication systems.
Munich Airport International; Coordinator
Nuremberg Airport; Associated partner
DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung; Associated partner
amd.sigma strategic airport development
Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KU)
Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt
Technical University of Munich, Chair of Aircraft Design
Technical University of Munich, Chair of Transportation Systems Engineering
The underlying project was funded by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy (BayLu25-II/HAMI) under the funding code HAM 2109 0008.