Downtown Manhattan Heliport

Downtown Manhattan Heliport
IATA: JRB ICAO: KJRB FAA LID: JRB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	NYCEDC
Operator	Saker Aviation Services
Serves	New York City
Opened	December 8, 1960 (1960-12-08)
Elevation AMSL	7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates	40°42′04″N 74°00′32″W / 40.701116°N 74.008801°W / 40.701116; -74.008801
Website	downtownmanhattanheliport.com
Map
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 62 19 Concrete
Statistics (2003)
Aircraft operations 10,002
Source: FAA[1] and official site[2]

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 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.