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Class G

East 34th Street Heliport

ID 6N5 Elev 10 ft Lat 40° 44.54' N Lon 73° 58.32' W Zulu …

Live conditions at 6N5

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Aerial view · 6N5

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for 6N5 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at 6N5

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 44 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
H2 — 44 ft 44 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
H3 — 44 ft 44 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
H4 — 44 ft 44 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
H1 — 37 ft 37 ft ASPH-CONC-G Yes —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for 6N5, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 12 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·ALL OPNS OVER EAST RIVER.
  • ·NO LATE OR EARLY OPNS AVBL.
  • ·CALL AHEAD FOR PARKING. "NX RAD" WX SYSTEM AVBL.
  • ·FOR CD CTC NEW YORK APCH AT 800-645-3206.
  • ·HELIPORT LCTD 5SW OF LAGUARDIA ARPT.
  • ·ADD'L 7.5 FT TO BULKHEAD.
  • ·NSTD GREEN PERIMETER LGTS.
  • ·RWY H1 LGTD BLDG AND FENCE NW AND SE; ELEVATED HIGHWAY AND BUILDING TO THE WEST, FENCE AND BUILDINGS TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH.
  • ·RIVER ON THE EAST SIDE,SAILBOATS AND FERRIES POSSIBLY BY EDGE OF PAD.
  • ·DOLLY TIEDOWNS AVAILABLE.
  • ·BCN LCTD ABOVE OFFICE TRAILER BLO ELEVATED HIGHWAY.
  • ·NO INGRESS/EGRESS OVER FDR DRIVE.

Field profile

Wikipedia

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East 34th Street Heliport is a heliport on the east side of Manhattan located on the East River Greenway, between the East River and the FDR Drive viaduct. Also known as the Atlantic Metroport at East 34th Street, it is a public heliport owned by New York City and run by the Economic Development Corporation.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · TSS

NTSB events at 6N5

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

6

54.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 59,662 ops in 1999

2024 total

18,282

10-yr total

201,766

2024 mix

AC/AT 96% · GA 3% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

5.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.70

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

All time · n=8

  • Stall / spin 4
  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-06-10 Agusta A109 · Weather IMC · IMC · day →
2011-10-04 Bell 206B · Engine failure · day →
2005-06-17 Sikorsky S-76C · Stall / spin · day →
1990-02-10 Bell 206L · Other · VMC · day →
1985-04-26 Aerospatiale SA360C DAUPHIN · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1984-09-22 Aerospatiale SA-360C · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1983-08-14 Aerospatiale SA-360C · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1988-05-01 Bell 206B · Other · day →

Designees in NY

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as 6N5 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

1,580

Flight Instructors

A&P

7,868

Mechanics

AME

68

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

17

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DAR-F

5

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

5

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

3

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

12

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

30

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

Schools

64

Flight Schools

FBO

74

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

47

Flying Clubs

Repair

8

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

17

EAA Chapters

DPEs near 6N5

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Jeremy Mark Auslander Wood Ridge NJ 8 nm
Nicholas John Gregory New Rochelle NY 14 nm
Richard Allen Greene Florham Park NJ 19 nm
Thomas Maciej Jablonski Ramsey NJ 21 nm
Ryan Andrew Ferguson Morristown NJ 23 nm
Eduardo Sosa Farmingdale NY 24 nm
Ioannis Charalambous Farmingdale NY 24 nm
Marina Petkova Dimitrova Farmingdale NY 24 nm
Stephen Vincent Campbell Farmingdale NY 24 nm
Karl-John Bearnarth Bedminster NJ 32 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near 6N5

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Waseque Ahmed Miah Long Island City NY 2 nm
Eric Lawson Patrick Sunnyside NY 2 nm
Damien John Waddington Hoboken NJ 3 nm
Zachary Joseph Passini Hoboken NJ 3 nm
Idan Jakob Avraham Mund Hoboken NJ 3 nm
James Raymond Hadrava Iii Hoboken NJ 3 nm
Jeffrey Sean Mcknight Hoboken NJ 3 nm
Nino Ceasar Pepito Victorio Maspeth NY 3 nm
Dillon Myles Kalla Woodside NY 3 nm
Alexander Michael Willand Woodside NY 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near 6N5

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Waseque Ahmed Miah Long Island City NY 2 nm
Bert Jorge Bustamante Long Island City NY 2 nm
David John Oplanich Long Island City NY 2 nm
Robinson Joel Paniagua Long Island City NY 2 nm
Janina Larissa Washington Long Island City NY 2 nm
Thomas Steven Bihansky Jr Long Island City NY 2 nm
Thomas Jeffrey Popke Long Island City NY 2 nm
Tahzib Safwat Long Island City NY 2 nm
Jean Carlo Aguilar Long Island City NY 2 nm
Rich N Samaroo Long Island City NY 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near 6N5

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
RealClean Aircraft Detailing New Jersey
Morristown, NJ
 20 nm
Empire Avionics Corporation
White Plains, NY
 23 nm
Talon Air Maintenance Services, LLC
Farmingdale, NY
 25 nm
Avionics One, Inc.
Bedminster, NJ
 32 nm
Islip Avionics, Inc.
Ronkonkoma, NY
 39 nm
A&P Aircraft Maintenance
Ronkonkoma, NY
 39 nm
Three Crown Avionics
Sussex, NJ
 40 nm
Precision Avionics, Inc.
Wappingers Falls, NY
 53 nm
Bravo Zulu Aviation
Wappingers Falls, NY
 53 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 58 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.