Coastal Helicopters, LLC



Offering exciting air tours along the coast of the Outer Banks of North Carolina as well as on demand charter service, photography and videography flights and more!
Call today for your adventure....252-475-HELI (4354)!
Coastal Helicopters offers  flights and air tours along the beautiful beaches of the Outer Banks...with room for three passengers, our air conditioned Robinson R-44 helicopter gives you a smooth ride along the ocean with the chance to see shipwrecks and sea life including schools of dolphin, sea turtles, and the occasional whale!
Please see our tour pricing page for descriptions of our air tours and rates.

Winter can be a great time to fly, see pictures below from recent flights; 

 come fly with us for the adventure of a lifetime!
adventure flight with OBX Helicopters
Wild turkeys, Columbia.
wildlife from the helicopter outer banks
Wild horse in Corolla.
wildlife in North Carolina's Outer Banks
Buck, undisclosed location!
fun things to do on the outer banks, fly with Coastal Helicopters!
Sow and cub, mainland.
lighthouse on a scenic air tour
Corolla Lighthouse
wildlife tour from helicopter, aerial tour of the Outer Banks
Humpback whale, Nags Head beach.

Coastal Helicopters flies an air conditioned Robinson R-44 Raven II helicopter. Robinson Helicopter Company is the world's leading producer and top seller of civil helicopters, and is known world wide for high performance, safe and reliable helicopters. Our four seat R-44 is the world's most popular helicopter and offers an ultra smooth ride with spectacular views. We are based at Dare County Regional Airport in Manteo, North Carolina.

The owner, Larry Ihle, has been an FAA certified pilot since 1981, and has lived on Ocracoke Island since 1982. He truly enjoys sharing the natural beauty of the Outer Banks by air.

We fly seven days a week, year round. Call us for more information or to make a reservation, and you too can experience the joy of helicopter flight!

Watch a virtual air tour with Coastal Helicopters!
 Please see our sister company, OBX Biplanes for the adventure of
open cockpit biplane flights! 
lighthouse air tour
Bodie Island Lighthouse
sealife, shipwrecks on air tours
School of dolphin, Nags Head beach
adventure things to do outer banks
Kids love to fly with us!