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Archer Midnight at Palo Alto

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 · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Drones

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Archer Midnight eVTOL test flights at Salinas Municipal Airport and company flight test facility in California. FAA Part 135 and TC in progress. No commercial service yet.

Key facts

Fleet
Archer Midnight eVTOL
Operator
Archer Aviation
Coverage
Salinas Municipal Airport and company flight test facility, California
Status
Test flights; no commercial service yet
Regulatory
FAA Part 135 and Type Certification in progress

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Archer Midnight at Palo Alto.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Archer Midnight
Company
Archer Aviation
Location
United States/California/Palo Alto
Operator
Archer Aviation
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-06-01
ID
bd2e8fb1-1e86-4095-aab9-2a66eea8c945

Timeline

  1. Jun 2024
    First recorded
    Archer Midnight first documented operating at Palo Alto.
  2. Jun 2026
    created
  3. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. https://www.archer.com/
  2. https://investors.archer.com/news/news-details/2025/Archers-Midnight-Flight-Test-Program-Reaches-Record-Heights/default.aspx
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: prototype

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure

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Common questions

What is the Archer Midnight deployment at Palo Alto?
Archer Midnight, built by Archer Aviation, is recorded as a deployment at Palo Alto on the DEPLOY registry. Archer Aviation operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Archer Midnight at Palo Alto?
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 Palo Alto go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Archer Midnight deployment at Palo Alto?
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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