![]() This was where the Los Angeles Airways S-55 commercial Sikorsky helicopters (similar to the ones in the preceding photo) would land, during the first few years of operation. “News From Disneyland” (a press release document published c.1956) mentioned that “from Main Street Station you’ll look out over the 100-acre parking lot and the heliport” (indicating both its proximity to the parking lot, and visibility from inside the Park). On “Dateline Disneyland” (aired July 17th, 1955), Art Linkletter mentioned, “Out this way, there’s a heliport, and actually, helicopters land there with their passengers from the International Airport.” He was (of course) referring to the first incarnation of Disneyland Heliport, located behind Tomorrowland. Direct on-ramp connections with TWA and other major airline flights. One of these destinations would carry passengers 27 miles southeast of Los Angeles to Anaheim, the home of Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom - Disneyland! Yes, beginning in 1955, Los Angeles Airways made it most convenient for the “first time visitor” or local area residents to travel both to and from Disneyland! At that time, Los Angeles Airways operated “four helicopter flights daily each way between Los Angeles International Airport and Disneyland’s own heliport, carrying 7 to 9 passengers. The helicopters would link the civic center of Los Angeles with various metropolitan areas of Los Angeles County and Southern California area. Operation costs were low, and by 1947 Los Angeles Airways (1947-1971) expanded their service in a whole new way to the Los Angeles County area! Yes, Los Angeles Airways became “the world’s first helicopter airline”, when it purchased and operated several of the first mass-produced civil helicopters - Sikorsky series S-51. ![]() ![]() Los Angeles Airways Sikorsky Used For Mail Transportation
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