Feasibility Study of Vertiport Implementation for Advanced Air Mobility at Humberto Delgado Airport Using eVTOL Technology

Maria Emilia Baltazar; Jorge Miguel dos Reis Silva; Tiago Nave

doi:10.29327/9786527220244.1234907

Feasibility Study of Vertiport Implementation for Advanced Air Mobility at Humberto Delgado Airport Using eVTOL Technology

Maria Emilia Baltazar
Jorge Miguel dos Reis Silva
Tiago Nave

Universidade da Beira Interior, Aerospace Sciences Department (DCA-UBI), Calçada Fonte do · Lameiro, 6201-001, Covilhã, Portugal · CiTUA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 · Lisboa, Portugal · Instituto Superior de Educação e Ciências de Lisboa (ISEC Lisboa), Alameda das Linhas de · Torres, 179, 1750-142 Lisboa, Portugal

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Evento: XXII SITRAER – Brasília, DF, Brasil, 22 a 24 de outubro de 2025
Volume: Anais do XXII Simpósio de Transporte Aéreo – SITRAER 2025 · ISBN 978-65-272-2024-4 · DOI 10.29327/9786527220244
Editora: Even3 Publicações
Editores: Fabiana Serra de Arruda, Camila Lucena, Giovanna Miceli Ronzani Borille, Evandro José da Silva

Abstract

Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) using electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft is emerging as a complementary solution to saturated ground transport in large European cities. This paper evaluates the feasibility of a compact vertiport integrated with Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport (LPPT), tailored to early-stage operations and based on EASA prototype technical specifications. Building on the master’s dissertation by Nave (2025), we consolidate: (i) regulatory requirements and geometry, (ii) public perception inputs, and (iii) hybrid simulation (Discrete-Event and Agent-Based). Results indicate a capacity up to 72 movements/day (∼0.398% of daily LPPT passengers with pilot+1), adequate for proof-of-concept inter-airport transfers during Lisbon’s dual-airport transition. Sensitivity analysis shows bottlenecks driven by pad occupancy and turnaround times, underscoring scalability limits of single-pad layouts. We discuss implications for vertiport siting, ATM coordination, public acceptance, and staged investment.

Keywords: Advanced Air Mobility (AAM); eVTOL; Urban Airspace; Vertiport Design; Humberto Delgado Airport

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ABNT

BALTAZAR, Maria Emilia; SILVA, Jorge Miguel dos Reis; NAVE, Tiago. Feasibility Study of Vertiport Implementation for Advanced Air Mobility at Humberto Delgado Airport Using eVTOL Technology. In: SIMPÓSIO DE TRANSPORTE AÉREO, 22., 2025, Brasília. Anais [...]. Recife: Even3, 2026. ISBN 978-65-272-2024-4. DOI: 10.29327/9786527220244.1234907. Disponível em: https://sitraer-sbta.org/anais-2025-1234907.html.

APA

Baltazar, M. E., Silva, J. M. R., & Nave, T. (2025). Feasibility Study of Vertiport Implementation for Advanced Air Mobility at Humberto Delgado Airport Using eVTOL Technology. In F. S. Arruda, C. Lucena, G. M. R. Borille, & E. J. Silva (Eds.), Anais do XXII Simpósio de Transporte Aéreo – SITRAER 2025. Even3. https://doi.org/10.29327/9786527220244.1234907

BibTeX

@inproceedings{baltazar2025feasibility,
  author = {Baltazar, Maria Emilia and Silva, Jorge Miguel dos Reis and Nave, Tiago},
  title = {{Feasibility Study of Vertiport Implementation for Advanced Air Mobility at Humberto Delgado Airport Using eVTOL Technology}},
  booktitle = {Anais do XXII Simpósio de Transporte Aéreo – SITRAER 2025},
  editor = {Arruda, Fabiana Serra de and Lucena, Camila and Borille, Giovanna Miceli Ronzani and Silva, Evandro José da},
  year = {2025},
  address = {Brasília, DF, Brasil},
  publisher = {Even3 Publicações},
  isbn = {978-65-272-2024-4},
  doi = {10.29327/9786527220244.1234907},
  url = {https://sitraer-sbta.org/anais-2025-1234907.html}
}