Visiting New York and thinking beyond the skyline? See Ellis Island from the air, sitting low in New York Harbor beside the Statue of Liberty — the gateway through which millions entered the United States.
Tours pass the harbor after lift-off from Downtown Manhattan. You see the island from the air rather than flying a circuit over it: the red-brick main building, the ferry slip, and the open water of the Upper Bay, with Liberty Island immediately west and Lower Manhattan behind you as you turn.
The harbor setting is the story. Ferries scratch white lines across the water, and the scale of the main building only makes sense when you see how small the island is against the bay.
The 17- and 25-minute flights give more time over the harbor; the 25-minute route continues south toward Coney Island before returning along the skyline.
Book your helicopter tour with Fly Over The World and see Ellis Island and Lady Liberty together, from the air.