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Los Angeles: Scenic Flight Over City Landmarks & Coastline

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About the activity

Choose a 45- or 60-minute experience and soar privately over the Hollywood Sign, Griffith Observatory, and Downtown LA in a Cirrus SR20—the only aircraft in Los Angeles with a built-in whole-airframe parachute.

  • Free cancellation
    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
  • Instant confirmation & Mobile tickets
    Receive your ticket right away. Use your phone or print your voucher.
  • Skip the line
    Get priority entry.
  • Private tour
    Avoid crowds with an exclusive experience.
  • Live guiding
    English
  • Duration
    45 minutes - 1 hour
  • Includes
    • 45 or 60 mins of experience based on the chosen option
    • Added peace of mind in whole-airframe parachute equipped technically advanced airplane
    • Highly experienced pilot focused on making your experience impeccable
    • Headsets for communication included
    • Photos and videos allowed on board
    • Local area knowledge
    • Flights may be affected by weather, aircraft availability, FAA/ATC instructions, Temporary Flight Restrictions, airspace restrictions, force majeure, or pilot-in-command safety decisions
    • If the operator cancels the activity due to weather, safety, aircraft availability, FAA/ATC restrictions, Temporary Flight Restrictions, force majeure, or other operational reasons, customers will be offered a full refund in accordance with GetYourGuide’s cancellation policy
    • Rescheduling may be offered when available, but it does not replace the customer’s right to a full refund if the operator cancels the activity or makes a major itinerary change
    • Transportation to and from Van Nuys Airport
    • Food and drinks
    • Gratuities
    • Passengers not included in the selected booking option
Highlights & Description

Highlights

  • Fly in a technically advanced plane with a built-in whole-airframe safety chute
  • Choose a 45- or 60-minute experience—longer than most LA aerial tours
  • Fly over Hollywood Sign, Griffith Observatory & Downtown LA
  • Enjoy a completely private flight with just your group and pilot
  • Add optional 360-degree camera footage and advanced headsets

Description

Two options available:
Los Angeles: Scenic Flight Over City Landmarks only
and
Los Angeles: Scenic Flight Over City Landmarks & Coastline

SkyView Tours offers a completely private scenic flight over Los Angeles, departing from Van Nuys Airport in the heart of the San Fernando Valley. From the moment you arrive, this experience is yours alone. There are no other passengers, no shared commentary, and no compromise. Your pilot is entirely focused on you.

Your aircraft is the Cirrus SR20 - one of the most technologically advanced single-engine aircraft ever built, and the only touring airplane in Los Angeles equipped with the whole-airframe Parachute System. This parachute, deployed in the rare event of an emergency, is a safety capability that no helicopter tour operator in Los Angeles can offer. You fly with the confidence that comes from flying in the most thoughtfully engineered aircraft in its class.

In 45 minutes of flight time - longer than the vast majority of aerial tours available in Los Angeles at this price - your pilot will take you over five of the city's most iconic landmarks. You will see the Hollywood Sign perched dramatically in the Santa Monica Mountains, impossibly large up close. You will glide past Griffith Observatory, the art deco jewel that has watched over Los Angeles since 1935. You will fly over Universal Studios, where the backlots and soundstages of a century of cinema unfold beneath you. Dodger Stadium will appear in perfect geometry below, and then the Downtown Los Angeles skyline—the glass towers of Bunker Hill rising from a city that never quite looks real from the ground, and looks almost surreal from the sky.

If you book the Coastal option, you will have an additional 15 mins of air time, experience all of the above and the amazing LA coast, Santa Monica, and hopefully the best sunset views.

Every seat in the Cirrus SR20 is a window seat. The aircraft's panoramic canopy and large side windows are engineered for visibility. Your pilot provides commentary throughout, pointing out landmarks, sharing the stories behind what you are seeing, and adjusting the turns to give you the best possible views on the day.

This is the ideal experience for couples celebrating a special occasion, travelers who want to see Los Angeles the way almost no one does, and anyone for whom an ordinary tour simply will not do.

Prefer to take the memory home? Enquire about our dual-angle 360 degree flight video, filmed from inside the cockpit and from the wing, delivered on a USB drive.

What is included:
- 45 or 60 minutes of airplane experience
- Pre-flight safety briefing
- Aviation headsets for both passengers
- Pilot commentary throughout
- Photos and video welcome on board

Meeting point:
7900 Balboa Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91406
Arrive 15 minutes before departure.

Important:
- Maximum 200 lbs per passenger
- Weather cancellations: full refund or free reschedule
- Closed-toe shoes required

Good to know before you go
  • Arrive 15 minutes early
  • Waiver is required
  • Weight and balance limits apply
  • Weather conditions may affect the flight
  • Cancellations due to weather are rescheduled or refunded
  • There may be Temporary Flight Restrictions imposed on certain areas by FAA. Pilot will need to comply and may need to change route or landmarks in that case
Meeting point

Los Angeles: Scenic Flight Over City Landmarks only

Los Angeles: Scenic Flight Over City Landmarks & Coastline

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the cancellation policy for this activity?
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
2. When will I receive the confirmation of my booking?
You will receive an email notification right after your successful payment. If you don't see it in your inbox, check your spam or junk mail folder. When the payment is completed you have the option to download your ticket directly.
3. What does the 'skip the line' ticket mean?
'Skip the line' tickets provide the fastest possible entry with no or very little queuing.
4. What is a private tour?
Private tours offer more advantages and benefits than regular tours. You will have your own private guide for the duration of the tour. You can also customize the itinerary to your specific interests and needs.
5. Are mobile tickets enough or do I have to print them?
Tickets don't need to be printed. You can show your ticket from your smartphone as a PDF.
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