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EHang EH216-Slaunch date, fares and status
The EH216-S holds CAAC type (October 2023), standard airworthiness (December 2023) and production (April 2024) certificates, and two operators received China's first air operator certificates for it in March 2025. EHang planned public ticketed sightseeing flights from March 2026, but its August 2026 results described only trial operations amid slower Chinese approvals, and it withdrew its 2026 revenue guidance. It flew public demonstration sessions in Hong Kong on 28 to 30 August 2026.
How far it has got
- Prototype
- Testing
- Certifying
- Certified
- Flying passengers
Certified: approved by an aviation regulator.
EHang sells the EH216-S to tour operators; regular public ticketed rides haven't clearly opened yet.
EHang sells the aircraft to operators, so riding is the realistic option for most people. China's two licensed operators fly it at EHang Future City in Guangzhou and Luogang Central Park in Hefei, where early-bird public tickets at ¥299 (about $45) were announced for March 2026, and EHang's August 2026 results describe only trial operations. It has also made demonstration flights in Hong Kong, Thailand and Kazakhstan.
Watch it fly
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Key facts
- First pilotless passenger eVTOL to receive a type certificate (CAAC, 13 October 2023), followed by a standard airworthiness certificate (December 2023) and a production certificate (April 2024).
- Two operators, Guangdong EHang General Aviation and Hefei HeYi Aviation, received China's first air operator certificates for pilotless passenger eVTOL flights in March 2025.
- Approved flights are sightseeing loops that take off and land at the same site, flown in daylight and good weather over sparsely populated areas.
- EHang delivered 215 EH216-series aircraft in 2025 (a figure that includes non-passenger variants). Deliveries slowed in 2026, with 4 in the first quarter and 35 in the second.
- EHang withdrew its 2026 revenue guidance in August 2026 after Chinese regulators slowed low-altitude approvals following a late-June accident involving a piloted light-sport aircraft (not an EHang).
Fares and how to ride
Specifications
Questions people ask
How much does the EHang EH216-S cost?
EHang's suggested retail price in China is RMB 2.39 million, about $357,000 at October 2026 exchange rates; operators, not individuals, buy it. A separate overseas price of $410,000 was reported in 2024. For riders, EHang announced an early-bird sightseeing ticket of ¥299 (about $45) for March 2026, but ticket sales haven't been confirmed open.
When can you ride or buy the EHang EH216-S?
EHang sells the aircraft mainly to operators. Riders can look to the two licensed sites, EHang Future City in Guangzhou and Luogang Central Park in Hefei. EHang planned public ticket sales there from March 2026, but a July 2026 site visit found no public ticket window and EHang's August 2026 results described only trial operations, so check before you travel.
Do you need a pilot's license to fly the EHang EH216-S?
No. The EH216-S flies itself with no pilot on board, and it is run by operators approved by China's CAAC, so passengers need no license. The EH216-S has no FAA approval for US passenger service.
Has the EHang EH216-S actually flown?
Yes. EHang says the EH216 series has completed nearly 100,000 flights in 23 countries. It has carried invited passengers in China and Kazakhstan's transport minister in August 2026. As of August 2026, trial operations at the Guangzhou and Hefei sites had run for 17 months.
Sources
- EHang: EHang announces suggested retail price of RMB2.39 million for EH216-S in China (February 2024)
- EHang: EHang secures production certificate from CAAC (April 2024)
- AviationPros: EHang's EH216-S eVTOL operators obtain air operator certificates (March 2025)
- CnEVPost: EHang prices its EH216-S unmanned aerial vehicle at about $333,000 in China (February 2024)
- DroneXL: EHang urban air mobility EH216-S UAV price (February 2024)
- Yahoo Finance (MarketBeat): EHang Q4 earnings call highlights (March 2026)
- National Business Daily (NBD): Four certificates but not flying? Behind EHang's commercialization delay (July 2026)
- StockTitan (GlobeNewswire): EHang reports second quarter 2026 unaudited financial results (August 2026)
- Caixin: EHang withdraws 600 million yuan revenue guidance as regulation tightens (August 2026)
- Unmanned Airspace: EHang Q2 2026 results, regulatory caution means no full-year revenue guidance (August 2026)
- StockTitan (GlobeNewswire): EHang EH216-S completes first public flight in Hong Kong (August 2026)
- EHang: EH216-S completes Central Asia's first pilotless human-carrying eVTOL flight in Astana (August 2026)
- Forecast International: UAM Snapshot, EHang EH216-S (May 2024)
Last checked October 17, 2026. Makers revise prices and dates often; confirm with EHang before paying a deposit. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
