DUBAI, April 17 -- Dubai has completed its first flying taxi station, with commercial operations expected to begin by the end of the year, authorities in the Gulf emirate announced on Thursday.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, crown prince of Dubai and United Arab Emirates deputy prime minister, visited Dubai's "first purpose-built electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) Air Taxi Station", the emirate's media office said in a statement.

The facility, described by the emirate's authorities as the "first of its kind in the world", includes four floors with a total area of 3,100 square metres, a two-level car park, two Air Taxi take-off and landing pads and dedicated charging infrastructure.

The station, located near the city's internat...