Downtown Manhattan Heliport (Downtown Skyport)

The Downtown Manhattan Heliport was renamed Downtown Skyport in April 2025, when a new operator took it over for the city; it is the same place, at 6 East River Piers, New York, NY 10004, on Pier 6 at the southern tip of Manhattan. It is where the Manhattan sightseeing flights start and end, including HeliNY’s 12-15 to 25-30 minute flight, from US$272 on promotion, usually US$322 a person (checked November 2026). Walk from South Ferry station, about 410 m, and arrive 30 to 45 minutes before your flight with a photo ID.

This calendar’s Manhattan flights all leave from this heliport. A Sunday shows its New Jersey flight instead.

One heliport, two names

The city’s development corporation, NYCEDC, announced on 3 April 2025 “the newly-named Downtown Skyport, formerly the Downtown Manhattan Heliport”, run by Downtown Skyport, a joint venture of Skyports Infrastructure and Groupe ADP. Listings and searches still use the old name, so expect to see both. The city owns the site; it remains the only one of the city’s heliports where sightseeing tours operate, as the City Council’s data team puts it (checked November 2026).

How to walk there

Walking routes worked out in November 2026, ending at the heliport’s terminal building.

There is no shuttle to the pier on any of the Manhattan flights carded on this site; getting there is up to you. For the rest of a day downtown, the observation decks and passes around the harbor are compared at nycattractions.tours.

Tourist hours

Heliport information page of Downtown Skyport (rates in force from 1 July 2025), checked November 2026.

The heliport stays open longer than the tourist window because other flights use it, charter and emergency among them. For a sightseeing passenger the window is the one that counts, and a slot shown later on a booking calendar is one for the operator to confirm.

Check-in, ID and security

• When. On HeliNY’s flight, half an hour ahead for departures up to 3:30 PM and three quarters of an hour for later ones; Charm Aviation's uses the same split, before 3:30 PM and from 3:30 PM.
• ID. HeliNY’s flight needs a passport or ID card. On Charm Aviation's, a government-issued photo ID is required, and without one there is no flight and no refund.
• Security. Screening before you enter, on Charm Aviation's flight.
• Bags. Lockers are provided on HeliNY’s flight and on Charm Aviation's, which allows no luggage or large bags. On Zip Aviation's flight a locker costs extra.
• Timing. On Charm Aviation's and Zip Aviation's flights, expect the call to board any time from check-in up to your booked time.

Which flights leave from here

GetYourGuide listings, November 2026. The New Jersey and Westchester flights do not use this heliport; New Jersey or Manhattan covers them.

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