New York City Police Department Aviation Unit

New York City Police Department Aviation Unit

NYPD air unit, radio callsign "Finest"
Agency overview
Formed	December 1918; 105 years ago (1918-12)
Type	Law Enforcement
Jurisdiction	New York City
Headquarters	Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn
Employees	67 (2024)
Agency executive	Wilson Aramboles, Assistant Chief[1]
Parent department	NYPD Special Operations Bureau
Parent agency	New York City Police Department
NYPD Air Operations Heliport IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: NY22 Summary Airport type Private Owner/Operator City of New York Elevation AMSL 6 ft / 2 m Coordinates 40°35′25″N 73°52′54″W / 40.59028°N 73.88167°W / 40.59028; -73.88167 Map Helipads Number Length Surface ft m H1 70 21 Concrete Data via FAA Airport Data and Information Portal[2] as of November 2021[update]

The New York City Police Department Aviation Unit is a division of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) focused on airborne law enforcement and public safety. Operating under command of the NYPD Special Operations Bureau, the unit frequently works alongside partner agencies like the NYPD Harbor Unit and United States Coast Guard (USCG) to service New York City and its surrounding waters. The unit is headquartered at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, and boasts emergency response times within 8–10 minutes to most parts of the city.^[3][4]

In March 2021, Airbus Helicopters responded to a request for proposal (RFP) from the unit to replace its Bell 412EP search and rescue helicopters with two new H175 models.^[5]