Volatus Infrastructure to build vertiport at Bellefonte Airport
Volatus Infrastructure has signed an agreement with Bellefonte Airport in Pennsylvania to build a public use FAA compliant eVTOL vertiport with up to eight landing pads, including a charging station at each pad.
The modular vertiport is expected to be operational later this year and allows for quick on-site construction as well as scalable growth to expand with the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry as it grows.
Bellefonte Airport will start with the vertiport and a single landing pad with charging station, with the ability to scale up to eight landing pads with charging stations as the need for additional space grows.
Volatus Infrastructure co-founder Grant Fisk explained: “A project that started out as a way to get fans to Penn State games without sitting in traffic on US 80 and State Route 322, has turned into what will become the centre of an eVTOL ecosystem for the East Coast.
“We realized that Bellefonte airport is within 90 miles of all the major cities, so it just makes sense to expand this location which will lay the foundation for the eVTOL infrastructure ecosystem for the East Coast.”
Bellefonte Airport manager John Elnitski added: “The Bellefonte Airport was used as one of the first airmail stops at the inception of the Airmail ecosystem, and it is fitting that Bellefonte Airport will again meet this role for eVTOL use.”
Bellefonte Airport is located in the center of the state in Centre County, and is owned and operated by Marina Elnitski, who has been involved with aviation since the late 70s.
Founded in 2021, Volatus Infrastructure, LLC is connecting communities to the future with best-in-class eVTOL infrastructure technology to ensure society is ready for the future.
Volatus offers three main eVTOL infrastructure designs, a vehicle agnostic charging station, plus an app and maintenance programmes. By tailoring to specific needs while incorporating the latest technologies their work positively impacts clients and the communities they serve.