Archer buys Hawthorne’s Jack Northrop Field for $126M to establish LA eVTOL hub and AI testbed ahead of 2028 Olympics

Archer signed definitive agreements to acquire Hawthorne Airport (Jack Northrop Field) near Los Angeles for $126 million in cash, securing the 80‑acre site as its Los Angeles hub, eVTOL air‑taxi operations base and AI testbed. The deal was announced alongside the company’s Q3 financial results as it prepares for service at the 2028 Olympics.

Discovered 2025-11-06T15:22:41.238041-08:00 | 2025-11-06T15:22:41.238041-08:00

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  • Secures an 80‑acre, $126M-controlled base in the heart of Los Angeles, directly supporting Archer’s plan to operate eVTOL services for the 2028 Olympics and building on its designation as the city’s exclusive air‑taxi partner.

  • Adds urban air mobility capacity and operational redundancy at a time when LAX is reducing terminal capacity ahead of 2028 (notably the Terminal 5 closure), affecting citywide passenger flows and infrastructure planning.

  • Combines property control with prior technology and demonstration moves — following Archer’s acquisition of Lilium patents and its public Midnight eVTOL flights — accelerating on‑site regulatory testing, AI development and commercialisation timelines (Lilium patents sale, Midnight public flights).

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