Illustrative heritage image of the Downtown Skyport waterfront building and American flag

A city in flight

The waterfront
aviation story.

New York's waterfront aviation history spans seaplanes, scheduled helicopter services and ambitious plans for what comes next. A small selection of images captures the changing city and its aircraft.

From the archive

A century of flight. A new chapter ahead.

Historic aerial view of waterfront aircraft landing facilities — 01 / Seaplanes · The waterfront beginnings

New York Airways helicopters at the waterfront landing pad — 02 / New York Airways · The helicopter era

Blue BLADE helicopter flying above Lower Manhattan — 03 / BLADE · Modern helicopter services

Joby Aviation electric aircraft hovering during a flight demonstration — 04 / Joby Aviation · Electric flight demonstrations

The waterfrontaviation story.

A century of flight. A new chapter ahead.

The waterfront
aviation story.