Uber Expands Availability of Helicopter Rides to JFK

Anyone with the Uber app, proximity to Lower Manhattan, and cash to spare can take a helicopter ride to JFK.

1 minute read

October 6, 2019, 1:00 PM PDT

Popova Valeriya / Shutterstock

Uber announced Uber Copter service on Thursday, October 3, launching the service to all Uber app users after announcing the product in June and offering trips to premium users since July.

According to an article by Tina Bellon, the trip between Lower Manhattan and JFK costs between $200 and $225. Another key consideration reported by Bellon is the trip time: the trip took the Reuters team 70 minutes, including the subway ride to Downtown and the additional Uber rides necessary to connect to heliports. According to Bellon, that travel time is comparable to a taxi ride in moderate traffic.

Numerous other outlets covered the new stage of operations for Uber Copter, including The Verge and CNN—the latter is documented in the video embedded above.

FULL STORY: Uber makes JFK airport helicopter taxis available to all users

Friday, October 4, 2019 in Reuters

Transportation New York Uber Uber Copter Affluence Ride-Hailing Companies John F. Kennedy International Airport View More

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban Planner

Get top-rated, practical training

Start Learning

Advertise with us

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.