KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Electric air taxis could be coming to Central Florida sooner than many expect, and Kissimmee Gateway Airport is already laying the groundwork.
Central Florida leaders and industry representatives gathered Tuesday at the airport’s Signature Aviation hangar to highlight progress on air taxi infrastructure, legislative support and safety collaboration shaping the future of advanced air mobility in Florida.
At the Signature Aviation hangar at Kissimmee Gateway Airport sits a charger — one that can fully power an electric air taxi in just 15 minutes. The airport installed the charger after changes to state law, pushed by Central Florida legislators, made Florida Department of Transportation funds available for projects focused on Advanced Air Mobility vertiports…