The future of travel in Dubai is one step closer, as the city’s flying taxi system has reached another milestone: construction has begun on its first vertiport, a dedicated station for flying taxis.

As announced by Dubai’s Deputy Prime Minister and Crown Prince, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai’s first flying taxi vertiport will be located near Dubai International Airport. The futuristic facility will cover approximately 3,100 square meters and will be the first of four vertiports forming the initial infrastructure for Dubai’s flying taxi network.

The new flying taxi station near Dubai International Airport will have the capacity to handle 42,000 landings and serve up to 170,000 passengers per year.