\u201cUrban air mobility is a completely new field of aviation and we therefore have a unique opportunity to develop a set of infrastructure requirements from scratch,\u201d Patrick Ky, Executive Director of EASA said. \u201cWith the world\u2019s first guidance for safe vertiport operations, EASA\u2019s ambition is to provide our stakeholders with the \u2018gold standard\u2019 when it comes to safe vertiport design and operational frameworks. By harmonising design and operational standards for vertiports we will support European industry, who are already starting to embark on exciting projects in Europe and around the world to make new urban air mobility a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n One notable innovation is the concept of a funnel-shaped area above the vertiport, designated as an \u201cobstacle free volume\u201d. This concept is tailored to the operational capabilities of the new VTOL aircraft, which can perform landing and take-off with a significant vertical segment. Depending on the urban environment and on the performance of certain VTOL-capable aircraft, omnidirectional trajectories to vertiports will be also possible.\u00a0Such approaches can more easily take account of environmental and noise restrictions and are more suitable for an urban environment than conventional heliport operations, which are constrained in the approaches that can be safely applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Vertiport\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.easa.europa.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/max_2600x2600\/public\/ifu\/main-topic-vertiports-white.png?itok=epM3NqqJ\")