A London company building take-off and landing sites for air taxis and running drone delivery and survey services.
Skyports works in advanced air mobility, which means the new kinds of aircraft such as air taxis and delivery drones. It has two main businesses. Skyports Infrastructure designs, builds and operates vertiports, which are the take-off and landing sites for electric air taxis. Skyports Drone Services uses drones for deliveries, surveying, surveillance and maritime work, including rural deliveries. The firm was founded in 2018 by Duncan Walker.
We did not find a formal mission statement. The director of Skyports Drone Services, Alex Brown, said in 2023 that workforce development is a critical, often forgotten part of growing a new industry, and that the company hopes to inspire more people to join this fast-growing industry. A 2026 job advert says the firm promotes a "just culture", meaning people can report safety problems openly.
Skyports is headquartered in London. In the UK it built a vertiport test site at Bicester Motion in Oxfordshire, described as the UK's first vertiport testbed, which supports demonstration flights by Vertical Aerospace, and which reached operational completion in 2025 according to a news report. The company also works abroad, including the Dubai International Vertiport, a planned network on Jeju Island in South Korea and a heliport in New York City. Drone work has included medical and school-meal projects in Scotland. A job advert with a July 2026 deadline shows it was still hiring in London this year. Skyports was also appointed lead developer and operator of a planned vertiport network on Jeju Island in South Korea, according to a September 2025 report.
The same advert describes a collaborative environment with development opportunities, flexible working and a supportive team. Those are the company's own claims. No headcount or staff stories were found. A workable job-board page listed no openings when we checked, so vacancies may come and go.
Skyports has a graduate-friendly role. In 2026 it advertised a Regulatory and Safety Associate for Drone Services in London, open to recent graduates or people with an aviation regulation or safety background. The job covers regulatory applications, safety reports and risk assessments. Applicants needed Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills and an understanding of aviation drone rules. The deadline was 20 July 2026 and the advert is closed. In 2023 it also ran a Hub Operator Programme that trained people with no drone experience and required travel. We found no apprenticeship scheme, so check its careers page.
Website: skyports.net
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