Charm Aviation

Charm Aviation operates helicopter tours and charters in the New York City area. It flies from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport and from a location in Fairfield, New Jersey. Tours last from 12 to 35 minutes and carry up to 5 or 6 passengers, with day and night options.

Tours from New York

• Manhattan Tour: 12 to 15 minutes, 17 major landmarks
• Big Apple Tour: 17 to 20 minutes, 22 landmarks, flying up the Hudson River past the George Washington Bridge and the New Jersey Palisades, listed as the most popular tour
• Empire Tour: 25 to 30 minutes, 25 landmarks
• Aerial Experience: a private tour
• Guided historical tour

Tours from New Jersey

Departures from Fairfield include the Fall Foliage Tour, the Skyline Tour and the Night Lights Tour.

Charters

Charm also offers helicopter charters across New York City and the Northeast, for example to the Hamptons, JFK, Teterboro, Newark, LaGuardia, Westchester and other airports and heliports, with seating for up to 6 passengers. Aircraft have heat, air conditioning and noise cancelling headsets in most helicopters. Private tours and charters are available 24 hours a day.

Company facts

• Named a Top Ten Helicopter Tour Operator in the 10Best awards run by USA Today, four years in a row, according to its site
• Downtown Manhattan Heliport open Monday to Saturday 10 am to 7 pm Eastern, closed Sundays
• New Jersey location: 27 Wright Way, Fairfield, NJ 07004
• Phone numbers: (212) 786-5751 and (410) 804-7302