Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) today revealed plans for three air taxi networks serving Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth and Houston with the goal of increasing connectivity between major airports, business districts, and coastal destinations in the fastest growing megaregion in the United States.
The Texas Triangle is home to more than 20 million people and several of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country. Commuters in Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth and Austin lose days each year sitting in traffic, with congestion costing the state billions in lost time, productivity, and infrastructure costs.
Archer's planned air taxi networks in the state are designed to give Texans an option to skip over traffic on its all-electric Midnight air taxi, turning 60–90 minute drives to major airports, business districts and major destinations into 10–20 minute flights.
“Texas is setting the bar for America’s leadership in the next generation of aviation,” said Adam Goldstein, Founder and CEO of Archer Aviation. “Our planned networks will make the benefits of electric air taxis real for Texans — trading hours in traffic for minutes in the air, while connecting the biggest airports, business districts and sporting hubs in ways that America’s largest megaregion needs to grow.”
DALLAS–FORT WORTH
Archer's planned network in Dallas–Fort Worth will connect major airports including Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas Love Field, Addison Airport, Arlington Municipal Airport, Fort Worth Meacham International Airport and Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport with major business hubs like Frisco Station. The 242-acre mixed-use development surrounds The Star, the Dallas Cowboys’s world headquarters, and features Class AA office space, residential communities, hotels and a growing Health and Wellness district.
“Our success and growth across North Texas have long been rooted in aviation and innovation, as reflected in AllianceTexas and our long-term vision for Frisco Station,” said Ross Perot Jr., chairman of Hillwood and The Perot Companies. “With Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport and Frisco Station identified as planned route locations, Archer’s proposed network offers an opportunity to create new connections between the region’s airports and major business destinations. Hillwood is committed to advancing the infrastructure and partnerships needed to move this next generation of aircraft from development and testing into service in Texas.”
HOUSTON
In Houston, home to some of the nation's worst congestion, Archer’s planned air taxi network will link the city's major airports like George Bush Intercontinental Airport, William P. Hobby Airport, and Sugar Land Regional Airport, with the Thompson Hotel Helipad downtown and Galveston, turning the hour-plus drive from the city's core to the coast into a short flight.
“The race to dominate next-generation aviation is moving faster than ever. Archer Aviation is a prime example of American innovation, demonstrating that the United States has what it takes to be the global standard,” said Senator Ted Cruz. “These three planned networks will not only allow Texans to reclaim their time but also strengthen American leadership in the skies.”
AUSTIN
Austin’s planned network will connect the city's major airports like Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Austin Executive Airport to notable locations around the city.
Today’s announcement comes on the heels of Archer completing the Northern California leg of its ‘No Roads’ flight tour which included multiple flights over the San Francisco Bay. Flying into seven cities over a three day period, Archer gave people across the Bay Area a chance to see the benefits all-electric air taxis can bring to their communities: low noise, zero operating emissions, and the ability to skip over crowded highways.
These flights demonstrated Midnight’s ability to seamlessly integrate into complex urban airspace much like the skies above Houston, Dallas and Austin. Archer plans to fly in Los Angeles next in preparation for LA28 ahead of planned operations in Texas under the White House’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). To give Texans an up close look at the new technology, Archer will display its Midnight aircraft at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix from October 22–25.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Sean P. Duffy, and Senator Ted Cruz, recently toured Archer’s Midnight aircraft in Dallas as part of its showcase for President Trump’s June 2025 Executive Order enabling Archer to fly in Texas under the program.
America’s Consortium for Electric Skyways (ACES), launched by Archer, BETA and Macquarie Capital to electrify up to 250 air taxi sites across America, is working with the Texas Department of Transportation and state and local partners to expand interoperable charging infrastructure across Texas at key locations like airports, FBOs and other points of interest to support operations under the White House’s eIPP. Archer’s planned networks aim to set the region up for air taxi flights across the Texas Triangle as part of the Texas eIPP program.
Archer’s goal with its Midnight aircraft is to transform urban travel, replacing long commutes with quiet, all-electric flights that dramatically reduce travel times compared to traditional ground transportation. Archer’s all-electric Midnight air taxi is designed around the urban air mobility use case with the ability to conduct rapid back-to-back flights with zero operating emissions.