Downtown Manhattan Heliport
Downtown Manhattan Heliport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | NYCEDC | ||||||||||
| Operator | Downtown Skyport LLC | ||||||||||
| Serves | New York City | ||||||||||
| Opened | December 8, 1960 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′04″N 74°00′32″W / 40.701116°N 74.008801°W | ||||||||||
| Website | downtownmanhattanheliport | ||||||||||
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Source: FAA and official site | |||||||||||
The Downtown Manhattan Heliport (IATA: JRB, ICAO: KJRB, FAA LID: JRB) (Downtown Manhattan/Wall St. Heliport) is a helicopter landing platform at Pier 6, on the East River, in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The heliport was renamed as the Downtown Skyport in April 2025.
The heliport was built by the Port of New York Authority in 1960 on a pier formerly used as a general cargo terminal and was reconstructed from 1983 to 1987. The Port Authority operated the facility until 2008, after which operation of the city-owned heliport was taken over by Saker Aviation. It was the first heliport in the United States to receive Federal Aviation Administration certification for scheduled passenger helicopter service, the first public heliport with a semi-automatic fire protection foam system, and the first heliport to use a barge for aircraft parking. It is currently the only heliport in New York City that accommodates sightseeing flights.