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  "slug": "vports",
  "entity_type": "operator",
  "country": "UAE",
  "city": "Dubai",
  "status": "announced",
  "last_verified": "2026-08-22",
  "name": "VPorts",
  "meta_description": "VPorts signed a 2022 agreement with the UAE GCAA and Dubai South for a 37,000 sqm advanced air mobility integrator centre. No primary evidence it was built.",
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  "longitude": null,
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   {
    "id": "vports-dec2022",
    "name": "VPorts — VPorts inks landmark agreement to create world's first Advanced Air Mobility Integrator Centre in Dubai",
    "url": "https://vports.com/vports-inks-landmark-agreement-to-create-worlds-first-advanced-air-mobility-integrator-centre-in-dubai/",
    "type": "operator-ir",
    "accessed": "2026-07-28",
    "primary": true
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    "id": "vports-dec2022-pdf",
    "name": "VPorts — Press release: AAM Integrator Centre (PDF, English)",
    "url": "https://vports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Press-release__VPorts_AAM-Integrator-Centre_FINAL-English.pdf",
    "type": "operator-ir",
    "accessed": "2026-07-28",
    "primary": true
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   {
    "id": "dubai-media-office-dec2022",
    "name": "Dubai Media Office — VPorts inks landmark agreement to create world's first advanced air mobility integrator centre in Dubai",
    "url": "https://mediaoffice.ae/en/news/2022/December/08-12/VPorts-inks-landmark-agreement-to-create-world",
    "type": "government",
    "accessed": "2026-07-28",
    "primary": true
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   {
    "id": "electra-mar2023",
    "name": "Electra.aero — VPorts Inks Strategic Agreements to Boost Development of Dubai's Advanced Air Mobility Centre With Electra.aero, Falcon Aviation and SkyDrive",
    "url": "https://www.electra.aero/news/vports",
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    "accessed": "2026-07-28",
    "primary": true
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   {
    "id": "skydrive-mar2023",
    "name": "SkyDrive Inc. — SkyDrive Collaborates with VPorts to Promote International Advanced Air Mobility Industry from Dubai",
    "url": "https://en.skydrive2020.com/archives/9003",
    "type": "official-news",
    "accessed": "2026-07-28",
    "primary": true
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    "id": "vports-cert-jun2023",
    "name": "VPorts — VPorts embarks on the certification process for its vertiports as part of the world's first Advanced Air Mobility Integrator Centre in Dubai",
    "url": "https://vports.com/vports-embarks-on-the-certification-process-for-its-vertiports-as-part-of-the-worlds-first-advanced-air-mobility-integrator-centre-in-dubai/",
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    "accessed": "2026-07-28",
    "primary": true
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   {
    "id": "vports-rak-mar2023",
    "name": "VPorts — VPorts to establish a first vertiport at Ras Al-Khaimah Airport",
    "url": "https://vports.com/vports-to-establish-a-first-vertiport-at-ras-al-khaimah-airport/",
    "type": "operator-ir",
    "accessed": "2026-07-28",
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   {
    "id": "vports-overview",
    "name": "VPorts — The Project: Overview",
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    "accessed": "2026-07-28",
    "primary": true
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  "i18n": {
   "en": {
    "name": "VPorts",
    "meta_description": "VPorts signed a 2022 agreement with the UAE GCAA and Dubai South for a 37,000 sqm advanced air mobility integrator centre. No primary evidence it was built."
   },
   "ar": {
    "name": "VPorts",
    "meta_description": "VPorts signed a 2022 agreement with the UAE GCAA and Dubai South for a 37,000 sqm advanced air mobility integrator centre. No primary evidence it was built."
   },
   "fr": {
    "name": "VPorts",
    "meta_description": "VPorts signed a 2022 agreement with the UAE GCAA and Dubai South for a 37,000 sqm advanced air mobility integrator centre. No primary evidence it was built."
   },
   "de": {
    "name": "VPorts",
    "meta_description": "VPorts signed a 2022 agreement with the UAE GCAA and Dubai South for a 37,000 sqm advanced air mobility integrator centre. No primary evidence it was built."
   },
   "zh": {
    "name": "VPorts",
    "meta_description": "VPorts signed a 2022 agreement with the UAE GCAA and Dubai South for a 37,000 sqm advanced air mobility integrator centre. No primary evidence it was built."
   }
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   {
    "id": "dubai_site",
    "k": "Dubai site",
    "v": "37,000 sqm at Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH), Dubai South, under a 25-year exclusive lease renewable for a further 25 years",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "v": "37000 متر مربع في Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH)، Dubai South، بموجب عقد إيجار حصري لمدة 25 سنة قابل للتجديد لمدة 25 سنة إضافية"
     },
     "fr": {
      "v": "37 000 m² au Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH), Dubai South, en vertu d'un bail exclusif de 25 ans renouvelable pour une période supplémentaire de 25 ans"
     },
     "de": {
      "v": "37.000 m² am Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH), Dubai South, im Rahmen eines exklusiven Pachtvertrags über 25 Jahre mit Verlängerungsoption um weitere 25 Jahre"
     },
     "zh": {
      "v": "37000平方米位于Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub(MBRAH)，Dubai South，根据可再续25年的25年独占租约"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "agreement_date",
    "k": "Agreement date",
    "v": "Announced 7-8 December 2022 by VPorts and Dubai Media Office",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "v": "أعلن عنه في 7-8 ديسمبر 2022 بواسطة VPorts و Dubai Media Office"
     },
     "fr": {
      "v": "Annoncé les 7-8 décembre 2022 par VPorts et le Bureau des médias de Dubaï"
     },
     "de": {
      "v": "Am 7./8. Dezember 2022 von VPorts und dem Dubai Media Office bekanntgegeben"
     },
     "zh": {
      "v": "2022年12月7-8日由VPorts和Dubai Media Office宣布"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "named_counterparties",
    "k": "Named counterparties",
    "v": "UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and MBRAH / Dubai South; GCAA cited as allocating segregated airspace for flight testing",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "v": "هيئة الطيران المدني العام الإماراتية (GCAA) و MBRAH / Dubai South؛ تم نقل GCAA على أنها تخصص المجال الجوي المنفصل لاختبار الطيران"
     },
     "fr": {
      "v": "Autorité générale de l'aviation civile des EAU (GCAA) et MBRAH / Dubai South ; GCAA cité comme allouant l'espace aérien ségrégué pour les essais en vol"
     },
     "de": {
      "v": "General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) der VAE sowie MBRAH / Dubai South; die GCAA wird als die Stelle genannt, die abgetrennten Luftraum für die Flugerprobung zuweist"
     },
     "zh": {
      "v": "阿联酋民用航空总局(GCAA)和MBRAH / Dubai South；GCAA被引述为为飞行测试分配隔离空域"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "announced_investment",
    "k": "Announced investment",
    "v": "US$40 million initial investment over three years; lead investor named as NEXA Capital Partners",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "v": "استثمار أولي بقيمة 40 مليون دولار أمريكي على مدى ثلاث سنوات؛ تم تسمية المستثمر الرائد بـ NEXA Capital Partners"
     },
     "fr": {
      "v": "Investissement initial de 40 millions de dollars américains sur trois ans ; principal investisseur nommé comme NEXA Capital Partners"
     },
     "de": {
      "v": "Anfangsinvestition von 40 Millionen US-Dollar über drei Jahre; als Hauptinvestor wird NEXA Capital Partners genannt"
     },
     "zh": {
      "v": "三年内4000万美元初始投资；首席投资者为NEXA Capital Partners"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "announced_timeline",
    "k": "Announced timeline",
    "v": "Construction from 2023, operations and first flight testing from 2024 — no primary source confirms either occurred",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "v": "البناء من 2023، العمليات واختبار الطيران الأول من 2024 — لا يوجد مصدر أولي يؤكد حدوث أي منهما"
     },
     "fr": {
      "v": "Construction à partir de 2023, opérations et premiers essais en vol à partir de 2024 — aucune source primaire ne confirme que l'une ou l'autre s'est produite"
     },
     "de": {
      "v": "Bau ab 2023, Betrieb und erste Flugerprobung ab 2024 — keine Primärquelle bestätigt, dass eines von beidem eingetreten ist"
     },
     "zh": {
      "v": "2023年开始建设，2024年开始运营和首次飞行测试——没有一手资料确认其中任何一个发生过"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "aircraft_developer_agreements",
    "k": "Aircraft-developer agreements",
    "v": "Electra.aero, Falcon Aviation and SkyDrive announced 15 March 2023; Electra and SkyDrive confirm on their own newsrooms, Falcon does not",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "v": "تم الإعلان عن Electra.aero و Falcon Aviation و SkyDrive في 15 مارس 2023؛ Electra و SkyDrive تؤكدان في غرف أخبارهما الخاصة، Falcon لا تفعل"
     },
     "fr": {
      "v": "Electra.aero, Falcon Aviation et SkyDrive annoncés les 15 mars 2023 ; Electra et SkyDrive confirment sur leurs propres salles de presse, Falcon ne le fait pas"
     },
     "de": {
      "v": "Electra.aero, Falcon Aviation und SkyDrive, bekanntgegeben am 15. März 2023; Electra und SkyDrive bestätigen dies in ihren eigenen Newsrooms, Falcon nicht"
     },
     "zh": {
      "v": "Electra.aero、Falcon Aviation和SkyDrive于2023年3月15日宣布；Electra和SkyDrive在各自的新闻室确认，Falcon没有"
     }
    }
   },
   {
    "id": "second_uae_site",
    "k": "Second UAE site",
    "v": "A vertiport at Ras Al Khaimah International Airport announced 15 March 2023 with RAK Airport and RAK Department of Civil Aviation; no timeline given",
    "i18n": {
     "ar": {
      "v": "تم الإعلان عن مطار عمودي في Ras Al Khaimah International Airport في 15 مارس 2023 مع RAK Airport و RAK Department of Civil Aviation؛ لم يتم إعطاء جدول زمني"
     },
     "fr": {
      "v": "Un vertiport à Ras Al Khaimah International Airport annoncé les 15 mars 2023 avec RAK Airport et le Département de l'aviation civile de RAK ; aucun calendrier donné"
     },
     "de": {
      "v": "Ein am 15. März 2023 angekündigter Vertiport am Ras Al Khaimah International Airport gemeinsam mit dem RAK Airport und dem RAK Department of Civil Aviation; ohne Zeitplan"
     },
     "zh": {
      "v": "Ras Al Khaimah International Airport的一座垂直起降机场于2023年3月15日与RAK Airport和RAK Department of Civil Aviation宣布；没有给出时间表"
     }
    }
   }
  ]
 }
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