Archer Aviation has been selected as the Official Air Taxi Provider of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA. Through this partnership, the two will look to integrate Archer’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft across the LA28 Games in a variety of ways, such as transporting VIPs, fans and stakeholders, while electrifying vertiport take-off-and-landing hubs for key venues and providing support for emergency services and security.
Archer and LA28 will introduce the company’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft to Los Angeles, which is expected to host over 15 million visitors and broadcast to billions of viewers globally over the course of the Games. The partnership includes support for Team USA through LA28.
Midnight is Archer’s piloted electric air taxi designed to carry up to four passengers while producing less noise and emissions than a traditional helicopter. The eVTOL aircraft is built with redundant, fault-tolerant systems, including 12 total engines and propellers, allowing Archer to target certification with the FAA at similar levels of safety as commercial airliners. Midnight is made in America at Archer’s manufacturing facilities in San Jose, CA, and Covington, GA.
Whether a Los Angeles resident or a visitor, Archer’s goal is for passengers to be able to go to a vertiport take-off and landing hub near a key venue and then fly 10-20 minutes in Midnight to their destination of choice within Archer’s LA network, a valuable option as Games spectators and participants move throughout the city.
Archer’s planned network in LA includes vertiports at key venues that are central to the LA28 Games, including the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Additionally, the network is planned to include critical visitor hubs, including Los Angeles International Airport, Hollywood, Orange County and Santa Monica.
The agreement also includes access to storytelling throughout NBCUniversal’s 2026 and 2028 Olympic Games coverage, including the 2028 Opening and Closing Ceremonies in Los Angeles.
The LA28 Games will mark Los Angeles’ third time to host the Olympic Games, previously hosted in 1984 and 1932, and first time to host the Paralympic Games. Los Angeles will host the world’s most elite athletes in 2028 as it welcomes Paralympians and Olympians to compete on the biggest stage in sports. The LA28 Games are independently operated by a privately funded, non-profit organization with revenue from corporate partners, licensing agreements, hospitality and ticketing programs, and a significant contribution from the International Olympic Committee.
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