Air taxis added to LA Olympics events

Archer Aviation eVTOLs will be used for transport at Los Angeles games
By Adam Hill May 16, 2025 Read time: 1 min
LA Memorial Coliseum is one of the planned vertiport locations (image: Archer Aviation)

The Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 is set to be a festival of sporting excellence, with an estimated 15 million visitors enjoying athletics, swimming, marathons, rowing, beach volleyball - and flying taxis?

Archer's Midnight four-passenger eVTOL craft will be transporting "VIPs, fans and stakeholders" during the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games, following a partnership with Team USA.

The company has been chosen as 'official air taxi provider' for the games, with a planned network in LA which includes vertiports at the Stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles International Airport, Hollywood, Orange County and Santa Monica.

Archer says it hopes passengers will be able to fly 10-20 minutes "to their destination of choice".

Authorities in the city - which last hosted the Olympics in 1984 - have said they want LA28 to be "car-free".

“We want to transform the way people get around Los Angeles and leave a legacy that shapes the future of transportation in America," says Adam Goldstein, CEO and founder of Archer Aviation.

LA28 chairperson and president Casey Wasserman adds: “Our vision is to fundamentally reimagine the Olympic and Paralympic Games experience, and this partnership represents an incredible opportunity to deliver something unprecedented, showcasing the very best of what Los Angeles has to offer on the world stage.”

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