Downtown Skyport Heliport
JRB · KJRB · New York, New York · New York County · map
Downtown Skyport Heliport is a public-use heliport owned by Economic Development CORP, 3 miles southeast of New York, New York, 7 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 62 by 62 feet of concrete. It has fuel (Jet A). The FAA counts about 31,510 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KJRB · observed 5:56 pm EDT (21:56 UTC), 57 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 65°F (18°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter 30.07 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KJRB 062156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/03 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 27044/2139 SLP182 T01830028
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA JRB · ICAO KJRB
- Kind
- Heliport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Economic Development CORP
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 9:00 pm; Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1972
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 62 × 62 ft | Concrete, good | Perimeter lights |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Tower | 126.05 | |
| Approach and departure · Hudsn Rnav Dp | 120.8 | |
| Jrb and aWOS-3PT | 128.175 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 212-425-1534.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
No based-aircraft count is published for this heliport.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 31,510, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in New York from the FAA register
481 aircraft are registered to owners in New York, New York: 196 business jets, 149 piston singles, 54 turboprops, 35 helicopters, 22 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in New York.
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- No flights or approaches over fdr drive; TWO-WAY rdo required.
- Downtown Skyport llc
- Birds on and in the vicinity of heliport.
- Boats may navigate in water along heliport pier.
- 13 helicopter parking spaces with additional transient positions available. Fire stand pipes on site.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.