Westchester County Helicopter Tours: the 6 Best Flights to Book

1.Private New York City Helicopter Tour for Couples from Westchester

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · 30 to 45 minutes (approx.) Our pick

Fly privately with your partner in an R44 helicopter from Westchester County Airport. Choose 30 or 45 minutes, with the longer flight able to reach Lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty area when conditions allow. Hotel pickup from Manhattan is available for an added fee.

“One of the best experience in the life. The view is spectacular, the pilot is professional and polite.”

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2.Manhattan Helicopter Tour from Westchester (Shared)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · 30 to 45 minutes (approx.) · from $395Best value

Fly from Westchester County Airport over the Hudson Valley and Manhattan’s skyline on a shared 30- or 45-minute helicopter tour. Your pilot provides narration, and the longer flight reaches the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Manhattan transfers are available for an extra fee.

“Was a very personalized experience with amazing views giving new visual perspective to a city I’ve known my whole life. The pilot and service agent were excellent. I always felt safe and my expectations were exceeded.”

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3.Private New York City Helicopter Tour for 2-6 from Westchester

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 22 reviews · 30 to 45 minutes (approx.)

Fly privately over New York City with Wings Air from Westchester County Airport. Choose a 30 or 45-minute flight in an Airbus AS350, H125, or twin-engine AS355, with pilot narration and optional Manhattan hotel pickup. The longer tour offers the best chance of seeing Lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty.

“I booked a helicopter tour with Wings Air Helicopters for my family of four (including myself) as a special gift to celebrate my parents’ anniversary. I paid $3,000 for a 45-minute flight, specifically choosing this tour because their website promised we would “FLY DIRECTLY OVER PARTS OF MANHATTAN INCLUDING CENTRAL PARK AND THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING ”something that had been a lifelong dream for my parents.Unfortunately, about an hour before our scheduled departure, a mass shooting occurred in Manhattan. Due to this unexpected and serious event, we were informed that “air police” had restricted access to Manhattan airspace. As a result, our flight only circled the outer parts of the…”

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4.Private Helicopter Flight Lesson from Westchester

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)

Meet instructor James at Wings Air Helicopters in West Harrison for ground instruction and a private R44 lesson. Choose 30 or 60 minutes, then handle about 75% of the flying with dual controls while your instructor supervises. Bring one guest, or arrange Manhattan pickup for an added fee.

“The whole process was seamless from the time we arrived and we made some great memories!”

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5.Couple’s Private Hudson Valley Fall Foliage Helicopter Tour from Westchester

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · 30 to 45 minutes (approx.)

Share a private R44 helicopter with your partner on a 30 or 40-minute flight from Westchester County Airport. You’ll fly over Kykuit, the Cuomo Bridge, West Point, Harriman State Park, and Bear Mountain. Manhattan car service is available for an added fee.

“Very professional. Very easy. The pilot was knowledgeable and confident. Very nice and entertaining trip. I would recommend it very highly. I suppose the only thing that would have made it better is if we had ventured further west to find areas where the foliage was a little more advanced, but aside from that it was a great trip.”

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6.Hudson Valley Fall Foliage Helicopter Tour from Westchester (Shared)

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews · 30 to 45 minutes (approx.) · from $395

Fly from Westchester County Airport in White Plains on a 30 to 45 minute shared helicopter tour over the Hudson Valley. Expect aerial views of the Tappan Zee Bridge, Tarrytown Castle, the Hudson River Palisades, and, on the longer flight, Bannerman Castle and Dick’s Castle. Pickup from Manhattan is available for an extra fee.

“The flight was very nice as was the pilot, but I was texted a few days before the flight by Anna to say that our time had to be moved to one hour later than I had booked because of the need for our helicopter to "refuel" and this would take a "long time". I told her that I preferred not to move the time unless there was compensation because this was a gift for my boyfriend's birthday and I had planned an entire day around that particular flight time. She said that they reserved the right to change the flights (apparently, even up to hour and for no other…”

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