Dubai Mall Vertiport

About

Dubai Mall Vertiport is a planned electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) facility at the Dubai Mall in Downtown Dubai. It was announced on 17 November 2025 by Joby Aviation, alongside two further sites — Atlantis the Royal and the American University of Dubai — as part of the initial Dubai vertiport network being built by Skyports Infrastructure under contract to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). Emaar Properties is the named property partner.

Joby holds an exclusive six-year operational agreement with the RTA covering air taxi services in the Emirate, signed on 11 February 2024 at the World Governments Summit. Joby's 17 November 2025 release describes the Dubai Mall site as 'the world's largest shopping and entertainment destination, attracting nearly 111 million visitors in 2024'. Skyports stated on 16 April 2026 that construction at the Dubai Mall and Palm Jumeirah nodes was set to begin in the coming months, following the technical completion of DXV.

Key facts

Timeline

1. 2024-02-11
   Definitive Joby–RTA–Skyports tripartite agreement signed at World Governments Summit. Four launch locations identified, including a Downtown Dubai site. [joby-ir-2024-02-11]
2. 2025-11-17
   Joby, RTA and Skyports announce the Dubai Mall vertiport as one of three new sites added to the network, with Emaar Properties as property partner. [joby-ir-2025-11-17]
3. 2026-04-16
   Skyports states construction at the Dubai Mall and Palm Jumeirah nodes is set to begin in the coming months, following technical completion of DXV. [skyports-2026-04-16]

Practical info

How to get there

By metro

Dubai Metro Red Line — Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall station serves the area.

By car

Downtown Dubai, accessible via Sheikh Zayed Road and Financial Centre Road. Vertiport-specific access details not yet published.

From the airport

Approximately 15 km by road from Dubai International Airport (DXB). A direct DXB ↔ Dubai Mall eVTOL connection is part of the announced network.

Regulatory status

Operations will fall under the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the UAE for airworthiness and the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) for the operational franchise, working alongside the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) and Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS). Joby's six-year exclusive agreement with the RTA was signed 11 February 2024 at the World Governments Summit and grants exclusive right to operate air taxis in Dubai for six years from commercial launch.

Current progress

As of 1 May 2026, the Dubai Mall site has been announced and identified with Emaar Properties as property partner. No vertiport-specific construction milestones have been published. Skyports' 16 April 2026 update stated that construction at the Dubai Mall node was set to begin in the coming months. A specific opening date for the Dubai Mall site has not been published.

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 (17 Nov 2025) operator-ir · accessed 2026-05-01
3. [skyports-2025-11-19] Skyports Infrastructure — World's first commercial vertiport DXV reaches topping-out milestone (19 Nov 2025) primary · accessed 2026-05-01
4. [skyports-2026-04-16] Skyports Infrastructure — Air taxi ready: world's first commercial vertiport reaches technical completion (16 Apr 2026) primary · accessed 2026-05-01
5. [rta-2025-11] RTA Dubai — Successful First Crewed Electric Aerial Taxi Flight regulatory · accessed 2026-05-01

Verification flags

• Vertiport-specific GPS coordinates not published — fallback uses Dubai Mall central coordinates from OpenStreetMap.
• Specific opening date for the Dubai Mall site not published; only network-level 2026 target and Skyports' Apr 2026 statement that construction is to begin 'in the coming months'.
• No standalone Skyports.net press release dedicated to the Dubai Mall vertiport as of 1 May 2026.
• Site refined from 'Dubai Downtown' (Feb 2024 four-site list) to 'Dubai Mall' (Nov 2025) — same district, refined location naming.
• Pricing not yet published by operator.