Helping Washington airports plan for drones and electric aircraft
Amagi Vertiports is a consulting firm helping airports plan and develop vertiport and charging infrastructure. Our focus is drone delivery, starting with medical and parcel, plus eVTOL for emergency services. That work aligns with WSDOT’s initial focus on charging infrastructure.
*Design capacity target per site, not an operating result.
Concept rendering, illustrative only.
Vertiport consulting for airports and communities
We help airports, municipalities and operators plan the pads, chargers and power that drone delivery and emergency eVTOL will need. We have completed a 20-airport site screening in Washington.
Site screening
Feasibility screening against EB 105A criteria-based factors.
Layout & power
Modular concept layouts plus utility, connected load and charging plans.
Construction & procurement
Planning, estimating and equipment sourcing for work on active airfields.
Master plan, funding & regulatory path
Help adding vertiport and AAM elements to airport master plans and ALPs to position projects to pursue grants, plus privately led funding strategy and FAA/WSDOT coordination guidance. Eligibility is determined by FAA/WSDOT.
Our vision
Our goal is to help Washington airports get ready for drone delivery and emergency eVTOL, starting with charging and the pads they need.
Stage 1
Now: drone delivery
Medical and parcel drone hubs with charging at existing airports.
Stage 2
Next: emergency eVTOL
Pads and charging that public-service and medical operators could use under their own approvals.
Stage 3
Later: wider use
Other certified operators, as aircraft and rules mature.
A ground hub for delivery drones
Each vertiport is designed with a dedicated drone area, separate from the passenger pad, for operators flying medical supplies and small parcels: docking, charging, secure parcel handoff and room for fleet monitoring and dispatch. Design target: 50–100 drone flights per day per site.
See use cases · Future concept: vertiport decks over park-and-ride lots
Later stages depend on aircraft certification, FAA rules, operator partnerships and funding. No dates or agreements are implied.
Regional travel in Washington is slower than it needs to be
Communities around Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula are separated by water, mountains and congested roads. Electric aircraft can change that, but only if the ground infrastructure exists.
Long road trips
Island and rural communities can be hours from regional care by road or ferry. Drones and electric aircraft could shorten that for medical supplies and emergencies.
Costly, slow infrastructure
Building new aviation sites from scratch means new zoning, new approvals and bespoke construction, which is a barrier for operators and communities alike.
No network to land on
eVTOL operators and drone-delivery providers need places to land, charge and load. Today that network largely does not exist.
A repeatable vertiport, built where aviation already lives
We build at existing airports, where aviation use and zoning are already established, and we use one compact, standardized, scalable design at every site. Repeating the design is intended to reduce cost, complexity and time-to-deployment for each new location.
- Sited at existing airports on a long-term ground lease, privately funded by Amagi
- One standard design that scales with demand
- Serves delivery drones and emergency eVTOL from the same site
- Electric-first: built around charging, not fuel
Sustainability and construction-speed benefits are an area of focus.
From airport partnership to daily operations
Partner with an airport
We lease land at an existing airport under a long-term ground lease. Amagi funds, builds and operates; the airport earns rent and a revenue share.
Deploy the standard design
The modular layout is adapted to the site rather than designed from scratch.
Connect operators
eVTOL operators and drone-delivery providers use the pad, chargers and stalls.
Serve communities
Passengers board in a compact terminal; parcels move through drone delivery systems.
Compact by design. Scalable by intent.
Every Amagi vertiport is built around the same core components.
Designed to support approximately 20 daily eVTOL round trips and 50–100 daily drone flights per site.
20 Washington airports screened
We have completed a site screening of 20 Washington airports for vertiport and charging fit. Results are shared directly with airport partners.
From screening to airport partners
Next, we are working with airports to plan vertiport and charging projects.
- 2025
Company founded
Amagi Vertiports founded in Washington State.
- Completed
20-airport site screening
Washington airports screened for vertiport and charging fit.
- Next
Airport planning work
Planning with interested airports. No agreements or dates are implied.
Airport and electrical experience
Elijah (Eli) Olson
Founder
23 years in electrical equipment procurement, including electrical materials for airport rehabilitation projects. Eli leads strategy, airport relationships and charging and power planning.
Rob McAllister
Partner
25 years in airport construction, estimating and project management. Rob leads construction planning, phasing and cost estimating for work on active airfields.
Build the next runway for communities
Airports, operators, community leaders and investors: we would like to hear from you.