West 30th Street Heliport

West 30th Street Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerHudson River Park Trust
OperatorAbigail Trenk, Brian Tolbert
ServesNew York City
LocationNew York City
Elevation AMSL7 ft / 2.1 m
Coordinates40°45′17″N 74°00′25″W / 40.754626°N 74.006808°W / 40.754626; -74.006808
Map
Map
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
1 44 13.4 Asphalt
2 44 13.4 Asphalt
3 44 13.4 Asphalt
4 44 13.4 Asphalt
5 37 11.3 Asphalt
6 37 11.3 Asphalt
8 (H-A) 44 13.4 Asphalt
9 (H-B) 44 13.4 Asphalt
10 (H-C) 37 11.3 Asphalt
11 (H-D) 37 11.3 Asphalt
Source: Airnav:[1]

The West 30th Street Heliport (IATA: JRA, ICAO: KJRA, FAA LID: JRA) is a heliport on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. The original heliport opened with two landing pads on September 26, 1956, and that December New York Airways began scheduled passenger flights, the first airline flights to Manhattan.[2] It is owned by the Hudson River Park Trust and operated by Abigail Trenk and Brian Tolbert.

  1. ^ AirNav: JRA - West 30th Street Heliport
  2. ^ "Heliport to Open Sept. 26". The New York Times. 1956-08-27. Retrieved 2009-08-25.