The world’s first urban airport specifically for flying cars and drones will be developed under government-backed plans to cut road congestion and pollution.
A temporary airport will be built in Coventry later this year to allow small electric passenger-carrying aircraft to operate in an urban area.
The site, close to the Ricoh Arena, will also accommodate parcel delivery drones and electric cars.
The zero-emission airport, to be called Air One, will initially open in November in a month-long demonstration as part of events to mark Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture. It is hoped that a more permanent facility will be created in the future.
Urban-Air Port, the London-based aerospace company which is behind the facility, said it planned to eventually build more than