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6N7 New York Skyports Inc Seaplane Base
New York, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 6N7
Lat/Long: 40-44-02.3670N 073-58-22.4990W
40-44.039450N 073-58.374983W
40.7339908,-73.9729164
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation: 13W (1985)
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 10199

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1946
Control tower: no
ARTCC: NEW YORK CENTER
FSS: NEW YORK FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ISP (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-DUSK
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Landing fee: yes

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at JRB (2.6 nm SW): 128.175 (212-425-1534)
WX ASOS at LGA (5 nm NE): PHONE 929-229-1994
WX ASOS at TEB (8 nm NW): PHONE 201-473-3130
WX ASOS at EWR (9 nm W): PHONE 862-381-4743
WX ASOS at JFK (10 nm SE): PHONE 718-656-0956
WX AWOS-3 at LDJ (14 nm SW): 124.025 (908-862-7383)
WX ASOS at CDW (16 nm NW): 135.5 (631-594-4523)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LGAr250/5.6LA GUARDIA VOR/DME113.1012W
TEBr160/8.0TETERBORO VOR/DME108.4011W
CRIr345/8.1CANARSIE VOR/DME112.3011W
JFKr315/11.0KENNEDY VOR/DME115.9012W
COLr030/26.7COLTS NECK VOR/DME115.4011W
DPKr275/30.6DEER PARK VOR/DME117.7012W
SAXr139/32.5SPARTA VORTAC115.7011W
SBJr085/36.1SOLBERG VOR/DME112.9010W
CMKr220/37.3CARMEL VOR/DME116.6012W
BWZr107/38.8BROADWAY VOR/DME114.2011W
RBVr047/39.8ROBBINSVILLE VORTAC113.8010W

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 10000 x 1000 ft. / 3048 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: NEW YORK CITY - ECONOMIC DEV CORP
2430 FDR DRIVE - EAST SERVICE RD
NEW YORK, NY 10010
Phone (212) 481-4806
Manager: TORRELL MILLER
2430 FDR DRIVE - EAST SERVICE RD
NEW YORK, NY 10010
Phone (201) 214-0969

Additional Remarks

- E RIVER-VELOCITY 2.6MPH IN SSW DRCTN. HVY BOAT TFC IN RIVER.
- PILOTS REQUIRED TO TAXI 1000' OFF-SHORE ON MANHATAN SIDE BEFORE BEGINNING TAKEOFF.
- PILOTS REQUIRED NOT TO FLY OVER THE 59TH STREET BRIDGE.
- 3 BLADED PROPS REQ'D ON ALL SEAPLANES.
- PILOTS MUST COMPLETE A PROVING FLIGHT W/AN AUTHORIZED MEMBER OF THE N.E. SEAPLANES PILOT'S ASSOC. PRIOR TO SPB USE
- NO TIE-DOWNS AND NO OVERNIGHT STAYS AVBL.
- FOR CD CTC NEW YORK APCH AT 800-645-3206.
- CH13 (VHF 165.65) IS MONITORED AT SEAPORT FOR INBD BOAT TFC AND INTERSHIP NAV SAFETY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6N7.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

6N5 - East 34th Street Heliport (1 nm N)
KJRA - West 30th St Heliport (2 nm NW)
KJRB - Downtown Manhattan/Wall Street Heliport (3 nm SW)
KLGA - LaGuardia Airport (5 nm NE)
KTEB - Teterboro Airport (8 nm NW)
KEWR - Newark Liberty International Airport (9 nm W)
KJFK - John F Kennedy International Airport (10 nm SE)
KLDJ - Linden Airport (14 nm SW)
KCDW - Essex County Airport (16 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 31-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3911:39
Sunrise07:0812:08
Sunset17:1122:11
Evening civil twilight17:4022:40

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  31-Jan-2026 15:10:36
Local (UTC-5)  31-Jan-2026 10:10:36
 
METAR
KJRB 
3nm SW 		311456Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC039 M04/M12 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP227 T10441117 58002 FZRANO
KNYC 
3nm N 		311451Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM BKN037 M10/M17 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP219 T11001167 58001
KLGA 
5nm NE 		311451Z 31009KT 10SM SCT037 BKN250 M08/M17 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP221 T10831172 58001
KTEB 
9nm NW 		311451Z 34005KT 10SM OVC038 M09/M16 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP221 T10941161 58002 $
KEWR 
9nm W 		311451Z 33007KT 10SM FEW060 SCT150 BKN230 M08/M16 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP223 T10831161 58002 $
KJFK 
11nm SE 		311451Z 33007KT 10SM R04R/3000VP6000FT FEW040 BKN250 M09/M16 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP224 T10891156 58001 $
KLDJ 
14nm SW 		311455Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM CLR M09/M16 A3020 RMK AO2 T10901163
KCDW 
17nm NW 		311453Z VRB03KT 10SM OVC039 M11/M17 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP230 T11061167 58004
TAF
KLGA 
5nm NE 		311120Z 3112/0118 31008KT P6SM FEW250 FM311400 35009KT P6SM BKN250 FM010100 36015KT P6SM BKN250 FM010800 36018G21KT P6SM OVC150 FM011300 35020G30KT P6SM OVC150
KTEB 
9nm NW 		311120Z 3112/0118 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 FM311400 34007KT P6SM BKN250 FM010000 36010KT P6SM BKN250 FM010800 36011G20KT P6SM BKN150 FM011300 35015G28KT P6SM OVC150
KEWR 
9nm W 		311120Z 3112/0118 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250 FM311300 34008KT P6SM BKN250 FM010000 36012KT P6SM BKN250 FM010800 35015G23KT P6SM BKN150 FM011300 34020G30KT P6SM OVC150
KJFK 
11nm SE 		311120Z 3112/0118 32008KT P6SM FEW250 FM311400 34009KT P6SM BKN250 FM010100 36014KT P6SM BKN250 FM010800 36018G21KT P6SM OVC150 FM011300 35021G30KT P6SM OVC150
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