# Archer Midnight at Los Angeles, California, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `fa0bea3b-f2d9-44a2-828a-36e1b87d63c2`

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

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-25_

- **Slug:** archer-midnight-la-network-2028
- **Status:** announced
- **Model:** [Archer Midnight](/models/archer-midnight.md) (id: `bccc0868-ceb8-402d-996a-4d3952d881e2`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Archer Aviation](/companies/archer-aviation.md) (id: `836c57b7-874b-452c-a576-292c6739baa5`)
- **Location:** [Los Angeles, California, USA](/locations/los-angeles-california-usa.md) (id: `192edfdf-fa70-4354-a507-c8728ecde78b`)
- **First seen:** 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

## 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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