Our Company
Golden Gate Helicopters is a private helicopter service company offering luxury corporate travel and entertainment as well as complementary executive services, aerial photography services, and flight training. Based in the heart of Silicon Valley at the San Jose International Airport, Golden Gate Helicopters combines the convenience and friendliness of a neighborhood business and the dependability of many years of experience with the ultimate in support for our busy clientele through our unique concierge services.
The company began life at San Carlos Airport with a single Robinson R22 in 1999, specializing in aerial photography. Today we operate a growing fleet of helicopters in multiple Bay Area locations, delivering efficient, above-the-gridlock air transportation to all Bay Area airports, as well as to the near Central Valley, Marin, Napa, Sonoma, the Sierra foothills, and the Monterey Bay area, seven days a week. We are proud to be the premier provider of Bay Area helicopter services:
- Corporate entertainment and tours
- Executive transportation in Northern California
- Private helicopter transport
- Custom private tours and charters
- Aerial photography and film production
- Flight training and helicopter rental
- Robinson Certified Service Center
Our #1 goal is to make sure that your helicopter flight experience with Golden Gate Helicopters is the very best it can be. Besides offering extended destination packages through our concierge service, we take your comfort and safety very seriously. Our team of experienced pilots and maintenance and support professionals are committed to providing the very best in personalized service.
As a passenger, you’ll be given a safety briefing by your pilot every time you fly with us. We’ve instituted company safety policies that all of our pilots learn as part of company routine. Our pilots come to work at Golden Gate Helicopters because they share our conservative philosophy about safety and our commitment to customer satisfaction.
We operate Robinson and Bell helicopters exclusively. Built in the USA, Robinsons (built in Torrance, CA) and Bells (headquartered in Dallas, TX) are among the most popular helicopters in production today. Both are extremely reliable, affordable, and comfortable helicopters. We have a long-standing commitment to excellent maintenance and believe that it is integral to our safety standards. As the San Francisco Bay Area Certified Robinson Helicopter Service Center, we have our own full-time in-house mechanics and service facility. Our investment in frequent maintenance, beyond FAA requirements, is just part of our business philosophy—to be the best around.