Watch: We Go From New York to Boston and Back on a Seaplane

FLYING Travel Editor Jonathan Welsh tries out Tailwind Air's new seaplane shuttle service.

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Key Takeaways:

Tailwind Air, a Part 135 seaplane operator, began its first full season of flights between New York Skyports Seaplane Base (6N7) and Fan Pier in Boston Harbor in late March. Flying direct from the easily accessible base at the east end of 23rd Street, the company touts transit times of an hour and 25 minutes, dock to dock.

FLYING Travel Editor Jonathan Welsh had to give it a try.

Read More: Are Seaplanes the Fastest Way From New York to Boston?

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4
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