Network 29 July 2026 9 min
London Vertiport Sites: The Realistic Shortlist
Battersea, Brent Cross, riverside piers, Canary Wharf rooftops and airport-adjacent pads — which London vertiport sites are actually plausible.
London's vertiport map will not be drawn by ambition; it will be drawn by obstacle surfaces, noise contours and interchange quality.
Existing rotary infrastructure
The London Heliport at Battersea is the only licensed heliport in the capital and has been acquired specifically with electric aviation in mind — the shortest path to an operating London node.
New-build opportunities
Regeneration schemes such as Brent Cross Town have publicly progressed vertiport plans, showing how new districts can design airside access in from the start rather than retrofit it.