Wild West Helicopters

Wild West Helicopters is a helicopter tour company with an office at North Las Vegas Airport in Nevada. It flies visitors over the Las Vegas Strip and, from Kingman Airport in Arizona, over Historic Route 66 and the Grand Canyon West Rim. The company presents itself as a smaller operation than the big tour firms and says its flights are longer than other companies' to give more sightseeing time.

Tours

• Route 66 Sky Tour: described as a best seller, taking off from Kingman Airport for about 15 minutes over Historic Route 66, downtown Kingman and the Arizona high desert, from 200 US dollars per person
• The Great American: a flight from Kingman Airport to a meal at Great American Pizza and Subs, followed by a return flight; food and drinks are bought separately
• Kingman's Dream Flight: a newer Grand Canyon West Rim flight from Kingman Airport, marked as coming soon, that drops into Eternity Canyon about 2,000 feet below the rim and passes Guano Point, Eagle Point and the Skywalk
• Las Vegas Strip helicopter tours, listed on a separate page

Private flights for couples or groups are sold by flight time, from 10 minutes at 650 US dollars per flight to 45 minutes at 2,925 US dollars per flight. Charters are available on request, and gift vouchers with no expiry date are sold. The company says it is open 365 days a year, welcomes all ages and offers both group and private tours. Customers are advised to call for departure areas, flight options and times.

Company facts

• Office: North Las Vegas Airport, North Las Vegas, Nevada
• Flight base: 7100 Flightline Drive, Kingman, Arizona, about two hours from Las Vegas
• Bookings handled through FareHarbor, with direct booking by phone promoted
• Fleet size and aircraft types are not given on the pages reviewed