Boston Helicopter Charter updated July 2014 Site Home : Flying : One Article

Fair Weather Flying LLC, holder of FAA Air Carrier Certificate 6FWA338M, offers point to point helicopter charters anywhere within the contiguous 48 states. Our home base is Hanscom Field (KBED), 12 nautical miles northwest of downtown Boston. This is the closest general aviation airport to Boston.

We fly the Robinson R44 helicopter, which has room for three passengers and limited baggage. The R44 has a cruise speed of approximately 130 mph and a range of over 300 miles. If you enjoy seeing sights on the ground as you fly, you'll like the helicopter much more than an airplane.

Trips and Rates

We own the helicopter, rather than leasing it. That, coupled with the efficiency of the R44, enables us to offer lower rates than other charter operators. Our basic rate is $750 per hour of rotor-spinning time. Here are some typical trips:

• Hanscom Field to Martha's Vineyard: 1 hour; $750 each way. We can land at the main airport, the Katama airport, or your backyard if it is bigger than a soccer field.
• Boston to Manhattan: 1 hour, 45 minutes to the Downtown Wall Street helipad; $1,312 each way. Depart from Logan, Beverly, Lawrence, Bedford, Norwood, Marshfield, or Plymouth airports.
• Logan to Newport, Rhode Island: 30 minutes; $375 for the flight plus ferry charges. You will be picked up at the private jet terminal at Logan.

Weddings and Other Special Events

We can fly brides or grooms into or away from weddings. One fellow told his sister that she was going for a sightseeing tour of Boston and we departed Hanscom Field with that as our cover story. After looping around the waterfront and downtown buildings, we headed down the South Shore and landed on the beach at a surprise birthday party. If you've got an imagination and an open area in which to land, we can be there with the helicopter.

How to Book

Aerial Photography

We have a larger team of pilots who can fly doors-off aerial photography missions, all organized from East Coast Aero Club. We have been flying photographers since 1985. Call 781-274-6322 to reach the front-desk dispatcher (available 7 am to 6 pm, 7 days a week). Our rates are $600 for the first hour and $450 for each additional hour or fraction.