Snowdonia Aerospace Centre’s Portal vertiport system was designed by Bristol-based technology company SLiNK-TECH
The UK's first permanent vertiport was officially unveiled on July 17 in Llanbedr, North Wales. Bristol-based SLiNK-TECH designed the vertiport, which it describes as the first of its kind in the UK.
Snowdonia Aerospace Centre (SAC) purchased Portal in January and completed installation last week. The advanced landing solution is highly automated and provides integrated flight management at any location, the company said.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with SAC to bring this innovative new system to the UK,” said John Goudie, CEO of SLiNK-TECH. “Our Portal vertiport system is a game-changer for the future of flight, and we are confident that our installation at SAC will provide significant benefits to testing of future use cases.”
The addition of a vertiport to its site highlights SAC’s commitment to encouraging innovation and supporting technological advancement in the UK.
SAC CEO Lee Paul said: “Snowdonia Aerospace is excited to be supporting SLiNK-TECH with the testing of the Portal vertiport concept and we look forward to working together to create a legacy capability at the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre for the drone and air mobility communities to test and train in an archetype of future UK lower airspace management.”
