Atlantis The Royal Vertiport

About

The Atlantis The Royal Vertiport is a planned eVTOL facility within the Atlantis The Royal hotel on Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It serves as the Palm Jumeirah node of the initial four-site Dubai eVTOL network alongside the DXB Vertiport, Dubai Mall Vertiport and American University of Dubai Vertiport.

The site was announced on 17 November 2025 during Dubai Airshow 2025 by Joby Aviation, the Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai (RTA) and Skyports Infrastructure. The RTA signed an agreement with Atlantis The Royal to host the vertiport within the property. Skyports Infrastructure will design, build and operate the vertiport. Joby Aviation will operate the air taxi service under a six-year exclusive agreement with the RTA signed at the World Governments Summit on 11 February 2024.

As of 1 May 2026 no groundbreaking has been publicly reported for this site. Joby's Q4 2025 earnings call on 25 February 2026 described only the DXB and American University of Dubai vertiports as nearing completion. The aircraft will be the Joby S4. Specific opening date, pad configuration, capacity figures, GPS coordinates and pricing have not been published in any primary source.

Key facts

Timeline

1. 2024-02-11
   Joby Aviation and RTA Dubai sign 6-year exclusive air taxi agreement at the World Governments Summit. Initial network sites named (DXB, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina, Downtown). [joby-ir-2024-02-11]
2. 2025-11-16
   RTA announces agreements signed with Emaar Properties, Atlantis The Royal and Wasl Asset Management Group to host additional vertiports within their real-estate projects. [rta-2025-11-16]
3. 2025-11-17
   Joby Aviation publicly names Atlantis The Royal as one of three additional vertiport sites alongside Dubai Mall and American University of Dubai during Dubai Airshow 2025. [joby-ir-2025-11-17]
4. 2025-11-19
   Skyports Infrastructure topping-out release confirms Atlantis The Royal as a network node and confirms the Joby S4 as the operating aircraft. [skyports-2025-11-19]
5. 2026-02-25
   Joby Aviation Q4 2025 earnings call. Only DXB and American University of Dubai vertiports described as nearing completion. No construction status reported for Atlantis The Royal. [joby-q4-2025]

Practical info

How to get there

By metro

Palm Jumeirah is served by the Palm Monorail, not the Dubai Metro. Specific access details from the monorail to the vertiport have not been published by the operator.

By car

Atlantis The Royal is on Crescent Road, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. Access via Crescent Road West. Specific kerbside arrangements for the vertiport have not been published.

From the airport

RTA states the eVTOL flight from Dubai International Airport to Palm Jumeirah will take approximately 10 minutes versus roughly 45 minutes by car. Network-level statement; no schedule has been published.

Regulatory status

The air taxi service operates under a six-year exclusive agreement between Joby Aviation and the RTA Dubai signed on 11 February 2024 at the World Governments Summit. Vertiport infrastructure falls under the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) regulatory framework (CAR-HVD Part III Vertiport Regulations). Air navigation oversight is provided by Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) and Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS). No site-specific GCAA approval for Atlantis The Royal Vertiport has been publicly reported as of the verification date.

Current progress

As of 1 May 2026 the Atlantis The Royal Vertiport remains in the announced / planning stage. No groundbreaking, design reveal, planning-approval milestone or construction-progress update has been issued by Joby Aviation, the RTA, Skyports Infrastructure or Atlantis The Royal. Joby's Q4 2025 earnings call on 25 February 2026 described only the DXB and American University of Dubai vertiports as nearing completion. No statement attributable to Kerzner International (operator of Atlantis The Royal) has been issued in connection with the vertiport partnership.

Connected entities

Frequently asked questions

Sources

1. [joby-ir-2024-02-11] Joby Aviation IR - Joby to Launch Air Taxi Service in UAE (11 Feb 2024) operator-ir · accessed 2026-05-01
2. [joby-ir-2025-11-17] Joby Aviation IR - Dubai Air Taxi Network Takes Flight: Joby Completes Landmark Flight and Announces Next Vertiport Locations (17 Nov 2025) operator-ir · accessed 2026-05-01
3. [rta-2025-11-16] RTA Dubai - Successful First Crewed Electric Aerial Taxi Flight (16 Nov 2025) regulatory · accessed 2026-05-01
4. [skyports-2025-11-19] Skyports Infrastructure - DXV reaches topping-out construction milestone (19 Nov 2025) operator-ir · accessed 2026-05-01
5. [skyports-2025-wrapped] Skyports Infrastructure - 2025 Wrapped year-end review (24 Dec 2025) operator-ir · accessed 2026-05-01
6. [joby-q4-2025] Joby Aviation - Q4 2025 / FY 2025 earnings call (25 Feb 2026) operator-ir · accessed 2026-05-01

Verification flags

• Site announced 17 November 2025 only. No groundbreaking, design reveal or construction milestone publicly reported as of 1 May 2026.
• Specific opening date not published. Only network-level 2026 target confirmed.
• Pricing not published.
• Daily operating hours not published.
• Pad count not published.
• Annual passenger and movement capacity figures not published. The DXB figures of 170,000 passengers and 42,000 movements per year do NOT apply to this site.
• Pad location on property (rooftop, ground, beachside) not published. No rendering or design visualisation issued.
• Architect not publicly named.
• Exact GPS coordinates of vertiport pad not published. Marked null pending operator disclosure.
• No statement attributable to Kerzner International (operator of Atlantis The Royal) issued in connection with the vertiport partnership.
• Joby Q4 2025 earnings call (25 Feb 2026) named only DXB and American University of Dubai as nearing completion - implies Atlantis The Royal is at an earlier stage.