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Archer Midnight at Los Angeles, California, USA

Five-seat eVTOL aircraft with 12 tilt-six rotors. Targeting 60-mile range at 150 mph. FAA G-1 Issue Paper issued; Type Certificate application in progress. United Airlines launch customer.

Archer Midnight by Archer Aviation · Unverified · Drones

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Planned LA air taxi network for LA28 Olympics. Vertiports: L.A. LIVE (downtown, AEG partnership), SoFi Stadium, USC, Hollywood Burbank Airport, Santa Monica, Van Nuys, Woodland Hills, Long Beach. Hawthorne Municipal Airport as central operational hub. Official Air Taxi Provider of LA28 and Team USA. Routes: 10-20 min flights replacing 60+ min drives. BETA Technologies chargers via ACES consortium.

Key facts

Network
10+ vertiport sites planned
Hub
Hawthorne Municipal Airport
Target
LA28 Olympic Games (July 2028)
Partners
AEG, Signature Aviation, Atlantic Aviation, Kilroy Realty, Clay Lacy Aviation
Official provider
LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games + Team USA

Exposure

Customer segment
consumer

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Archer Midnight at Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Trust tier
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Last updated
2026-08-25
Model
Archer Midnight
Company
Archer Aviation
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Status
announced
Operator type
manufacturer operated
First seen
2026-08-24
ID
fa0bea3b-f2d9-44a2-828a-36e1b87d63c2

Timeline

  1. Aug 2026
    First recorded
    Archer Midnight first documented operating at Los Angeles, California, USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: announced
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://investors.archer.com/news/news-details/2026/AEG-and-Archer-to-Develop-Vertiport-at-L-A--LIVE-Expanding-Archers-Planned-Los-Angeles-Air-Taxi-Network-Ahead-of-the-LA28-Games/default.aspx
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-25

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-25

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: prototype

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
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Common questions

What is the Archer Midnight deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA?
Archer Midnight, built by Archer Aviation, is recorded as a deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Archer Aviation operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Archer Midnight at Los Angeles, California, USA?
Archer Aviation, the manufacturer of Archer Midnight, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Archer Midnight deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting August 24, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Archer Midnight deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.
Have there been incidents at the Archer Midnight deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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