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What's Your Favorite Seaplane Destination?
During the summer season, we provide regularly scheduled seaplane service between New York City (from the 23rd Street Seaplane Base in Manhattan) and The Hamptons and Shelter Island. See our summer schedule below. For other destinations, we provide charter services. We can fly you directly to resorts, remote islands, private yachts, or fishing lodges. For those looking for a little adventure, we offer day trips as well as sightseeing tours. It’s all part of the fun!
Cape Air provides seaplane charter service throughout the Northeastern US, including New York City, East Hampton, Shelter Island, Montauk, Fisher’s Island, Long Beach Island, Newport, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Provincetown and Coastal Maine. We can also fly you as far as the Adirondacks or the Chesapeake Bay area. Taking a seaplane to your vacation destination is convenient and saves you precious time.
John Kelly, Legendary Seaplane Pilot, Takes His Last Flight
John D. Kelly, 72, passed away peacefully at his home on June 27th surrounded by his wife, Andrea Collingwood, sons Jeremy Collingwood (and wife Lauren) and Andrew Kelly, and his sister Patricia Kelly. He also leaves two step grandchildren, Damien and Cody. In 1980 John founded Shoreline Aviation, Inc. at Griswold Airport in Madison, CT.…
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Summer Seaplane Service to Long Beach Island
About ten years ago, Richard O’Such, an American Airlines captain who lives on Long Beach Island, NJ had the brilliant idea of starting seaplane service between NYC and LBI. He contacted Shoreline’s President, John Kelly, established a Private licensed seaplane base near Harvey Cedars, and arranged launch service from the seaplane to the Marina. Since…
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Summer Camp by Seaplane
Summer is coming right up so it will soon be time to pack the kids up for camp. If they’re headed to Raquette Lake, one of our favorite summer destinations, they can start their adventure in the great outdoors with a Shoreline Aviation seaplane ride. What could be better? Over the course of many summers…
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