New York Skyports Seaplane Base

New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane base (IATA: NYS, FAA LID: 6N7) is a seaplane base in the East River VFR corridor in New York City, located at the foot of East 23rd Street between Waterside Plaza and Stuyvesant Cove Park. A seaplane ramp was constructed at East 23rd Street in the mid-1930s and the seaplane base became part of the marina that opened on April 18, 1962.[2][3]

New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerNew York City
OperatorDonovan Withers
ServesNew York City
LocationNew York City, United States
Hub forTailwind Air Service Tropic Ocean Airways Seasonal Hub
Elevation AMSL0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates40°44′02″N 073°58′22″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
N/S 10,000 3,048 Water
Statistics (2007)
General Aviation498
Airtaxi498
Source: Airnav:[1]

Operations

There are no instrument approaches for this airport. Pilots must receive special training and be approved by a member of the North East Seaplanes Pilot's Association and are not permitted to fly over the Queensboro Bridge.[1]

Most operations at the seaplane base occur between May and September, when flights are made for weekend getaways to Fire Island and The Hamptons, although seaplanes can land throughout the year provided that there is no ice in the river.[4][5]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Blade East Hampton, Nantucket, Sag Harbor, Shelter Island
Fly The Whale Chatham, East Hampton, Hyannis, Martha's Vineyard, Montauk, Nantucket, Provincetown, Westhampton
Southern Airways Express East Hampton, Montauk
Tropic Ocean Airways Seasonal: Block Island State Airport, East Hampton, Essex County, Montauk

Accidents and incidents
  • On July 5, 1976, a Cessna 185E crashed into a boat during takeoff. Although the aircraft suffered substantial damage, the pilot was uninjured.[6]
  • On July 12, 1998, a twin-engine seaplane flipped over after landing near East 29th Street and became submerged in the river. The pilot and two passengers escaped from the plane's emergency windows and were rescued by the police.[7]
  • On July 21, 2017, a Cessna 208 aborted takeoff due to mechanical failure and damaged a pontoon in a hard river landing. The pilot and nine passengers were rescued by a police vessel. One of the passengers was TV producer Bill Lawrence.[8]

References
  1. "6N7 - New York Skyports Inc Seaplane Base". Airnav.com. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  2. "Seaplane Base Speeded; Mayor Reports to Chamber on New East River Project". The New York Times. February 12, 1936. p. 4. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  3. "$1,400,000 Marina Opened at 23D St". The New York Times. April 19, 1962. p. 62. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  4. Schneider, Daniel B. (May 20, 2001). "F.Y.I." The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  5. O'Donnell, Michelle (November 18, 2003). "Clear to Land, but Dodging East River Flotsam". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  6. "NYC76FHJ24". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  7. Waldman, Amy (July 13, 1998). "3 Rescued From Seaplane After It Flips in River". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  8. Ray, Esha; Keith, Ross; Macmillan, Thomas (July 21, 2017). "Ten people rescued after seaplane headed to Hamptons lands in East River". Daily News (New York). Retrieved 2017-07-21.


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