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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
IATA: NYS ICAO: none FAA LID: 6N7
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	New York City
Operator	Donovan Withers
Serves	New York City
Location	New York City, United States
Hub for	Tailwind Air Service Tropic Ocean Airways Seasonal Hub
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	40°44′02″N 073°58′22″W
Website	docknyc.com/skyport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m N/S 10,000 3,048 Water
Statistics (2007)
General Aviation 498 Airtaxi 498
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

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Airlines	Destinations
Blade	Chartered through other listed airlines: Candlewood Lake,[6] Nantucket, Sag Harbor, Shelter Island
Fly The Whale	Block Island, Chatham, East Hampton, Fire Island, Hyannis, Martha's Vineyard, Montauk, Nantucket, Provincetown, Sag Harbor, Saranac Lake, Westhampton
Southern Airways Express	East Hampton, Montauk
Tropic Ocean Airways	Seasonal: Block Island, Caldwell, East Hampton, 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.[7]
• 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.[8]
• 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.[9]

References

External links

• Official website

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 6N7
  • AirNav airport information for 6N7
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 6N7

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