Downtown Manhattan Heliport

Downtown Manhattan Heliport
Characteristics
ICAO code	KJRB
IATA code	JRB
Coordinates	40 ° 42 ′ 4 "  N , 74 ° 0 ′ 31"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 42 ′ 4 "  N , 74 ° 0 ′ 31"  W
Height above MSL	2 m (7  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	0.5 km south of Wall Street
Street	East River Drive
train	New York City Subway
Basic data
opening	December 8, 1960
operator	Saker Aviation Services Inc.
surface	0.78 ha
Flight movements	57,984 (2014/15)
Start-and runway
H1	19 m × 19 m concrete

Downtown Manhattan Heliport on Pier 6 in the East River

The Downtown Manhattan Heliport (also: Wall Street Heliport ) is a helipad in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City , on Pier 6 in the East River .

location

The heliport is not far from Brooklyn Bridge and Wall Street with the New York Stock Exchange . Owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey since opening on December 8, 1960 , it was transferred to the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) in 2007 . NYCEDC commits the company Saker Aviation Services Inc. (formerly: FirstFlight ) in the course of a tender for the management and modernization of the heliport. Saker pledged to invest $ 2 million in the heliport.

use

Around 160 helicopters fly to the heliport every day. Most of the flights are passenger transportation to nearby airports such as Teterboro Airport , the Newark Airport or John F. Kennedy International Airport and tourist sightseeing flights .

The heliport is equipped with an arrival and departure terminal, but does not have a facility for refueling the helicopters.

Web links

Commons : Downtown Manhattan Heliport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Downtown Manhattan Heliport site
• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AirportIQ 5010: Downtown Manhattan / Wall Street. GCR1.com, accessed October 2, 2017 . 
2. ^ Economic Development Corporation Is Seeking New Heliport Manager , nytimes.com, July 28, 2007
3. ↑ airnav. From FAA Information Effective 29 July 2010
4. ↑ http://www.newyorkhelicopter.com/helicopter-tours/ New York Helicopter Tours