Archer CEO Adam Goldstein’s comments on Hawthorne Airport
X post: “Hawthorne Airport is already a profitable enterprise. For Archer, it will become even more: the blueprint for a new class of urban aviation hubs around the world.
We envision Hawthorne as LA’s Grand Central Station for air taxis, the centerpiece of our Southern California network, where passengers will one day seamlessly fly above LA congestion on predictable five to fifteen minute routes between key destinations, including Hollywood, Downtown, and Orange County. It will also serve as Archer’s innovation testbed for next-generation aviation technologies including AI-driven air traffic and operations management, seamless passenger identification and security, and more.
The era of advanced aviation has arrived, not as a distant vision, but as a tangible reality. We’re not waiting for the future; we are building it – now.”
Q3 investors conference call: “Today Hawthorne Airport is already a profitable enterprise. For Archer it will become even more, the blueprint for a new class of urban aviation hubs around the world”
The Press Release
November 7, 2025 Archer Aviation press release
Acquisition Of Hawthorne Airport As Strategic Hub for Archer’s Planned LA Air Taxi Network and Testbed For AI-Powered Technologies Under Development
Archer has signed a series of definitive agreements to acquire control of a one-of-a-kind Los Angeles asset, Hawthorne Airport for $126M* in cash. The airport is located in the heart of L.A., sits on an 80-acre site and includes approximately 190,000 square feet of terminal, office and hangar facilities. The historic Hawthorne Airport was built in the 1920s and once helped shape Southern California’s aerospace legacy and is also known as Jack Northrop Field. It is strategically located less than three miles from LAX, and is the closest airport to some of the city’s biggest attractions — SoFi Stadium, The Forum, Intuit Dome, and Downtown L.A.
Archer plans for the airport to serve as its operational hub for its planned L.A. air taxi network operations, including serving a key role in the LA28 Olympics Games. Archer also plans to utilize the airport as an innovation testbed for the next-generation AI-powered aviation technologies that it is developing and planning to deploy with its airline and technology partners. This includes AI-powered air traffic and ground operations management, in addition to other key technologies.
The City of Hawthorne’s public report on the project is available here >
News Coverage
- Archer to Turn Hawthorne Airport Into ‘Grand Central Station for Air Taxis’
CEA Adam Goldstein “envisions the site as “L.A.’s Grand Central Station for air taxis” and the “centerpiece of our Southern California network.”
We’ve reached out to Archer Aviation asking them to engage with the local community and we are waiting to hear back.
Hawthorne Quiet Skies 