Niagara Falls Airplane Tour

Niagara Falls Airplane Tour

During this 30 minutes tour, Experience the power of Niagara Falls, the engineering marvel of the Welland Canal, all within the comfy confines of a charter airplane.

This scenic and thrilling narrated airplane tour makes for a great day out with the kids, an intimate date, or a fun afternoon with friends and family.

Soar over the Niagara region as you learn the history of Niagara-on-the-Lake and the centuries old Fort George and Fort Niagara.

Enjoy a full 360° Super Wide Panoramic View.

All passengers have a Window Seat, and all fly Facing Forward.

Plenty of leg room for your camera equipment.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Niagara Falls Canada, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 3Y9 Canada

In this 30-minute regional tour of Niagara, fly 2,500 feet above ground to see some of the most striking scenery Niagara has to offer.

First take off in the direction of Niagara-on-the-Lake, where you'll see the two historical forts that were built by the French fur traders, the British United Empire Loyalist. Marvel at the view of Toronto from 31 miles (50 km) away across Lake Ontario. Next, head south and fly in American Air Space - across the vineyards and parallel to the Niagara River. Some minutes later, you'll see two small lakes, the reservoirs for the Hydro Electric Dams on both the U.S. and Canadian side of the border. These dams drive industry and provide inexpensive and ecologically friendly electric power to the whole region.

Following the dams, travel over Queenston Heights Battle Ground from the War of 1812 & the 100 Years War. Next, see the Niagara River Whirlpool Gorge, swirling around at the bottom of the rapids. You'll get a closer look at the city of Niagara Falls, Bridal Veil Falls on the U.S. side and Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian Side. Both are magnificent! After the tour exits the Niagara Falls area, you'll turn towards the west to view the engineering marvel of The Welland Canal. This connects Lake Erie to Lake Ontario and shipping destinations and ports around the world.

All seats on the plane are window seats and all seats face forward.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Niagara Falls Air Tours Inc., 468 Niagara Stone Rd Hangar 22 Niagara District Airport, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario L0S 1J0 Canada

The Gateway to Niagara, this 'well kept secret' airport see lots of celebrities jetting in, on their way to perform at Niagara Casino, or just take in the Falls! Seen recently, Enrique Iglesias, Ringo Starr, Kate Moss... just to name a few!

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, Ontario

The Niagara River's western shore overlooks the Horseshoe Falls, the cascades' most expansive section. The views from 1,900 feet / 575 metres above the ground are spectacular, and a 'once in a lifetime' experience.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: SIR ADAM BECK II GENERATING STATION, 14000 Niagara River Parkway, Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada

Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations are two hydroelectric generating stations in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Sir Adam Beck Generating Station I, Sir Adam Beck Generating Station II and the Sir Adam Beck Pump Generating Station are all owned by Ontario Power Generation. Following the development of several smaller generating stations around Niagara Falls in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Province of Ontario authorized the construction of first major publicly owned generating station in the province.[1] At the time it was built, it was the largest hydroelectric generating station in the world.

The stations divert water from the Niagara and Welland rivers above Niagara Falls which is then released into the lower portion of the Niagara River, and together produce up to 1,997 MW (2,678,000 hp).

Duration: 3 minutes

Pass By: Niagara River Recreation Trail, Paralleling the Niagara River Fort George to Fort Erie, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Canada

The Niagara River (/naɪˈæɡərə/ ny-AG-ər-ə) is a river that flows north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. It forms part of the border between the province of Ontario in Canada (on the west) and the state of New York in the United States (on the east). There are differing theories as to the origin of the river's name. According to Iroquoian scholar Bruce Trigger, Niagara is derived from the name given to a branch of the locally residing native Neutral Confederacy, who are described as being called the Niagagarega people on several late-17th-century French maps of the area.[3] According to George R. Stewart, it comes from the name of an Iroquois town called Ongniaahra, meaning "point of land cut in two".[4]

The river, which is occasionally described as a strait,[5] is about 58 kilometres (36 mi) long and includes Niagara Falls in its course. The falls have moved approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) upstream from the Niagara Escarpment in the last 12,000 years, resulting in a gorge below the falls. Today, the diversion of the river for electrical generation has significantly reduced the rate of erosion.

Stop At: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, across the river from New York, United States. Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the Niagara Region of Ontario, and is the only town in Canada that has a Lord Mayor.[3] It has a population of 17,511 (2016).

Niagara-on-the-Lake is important in the history of Canada: it served as the first capital of the Province of Upper Canada, the predecessor of Ontario, called Newark from 1792 to 1797. During the War of 1812, the town, the two former villages of St. David's and Queenston, and Fort George were the site of numerous battles following the American invasion of Upper Canada, and the town was razed. Niagara-on-the-Lake is home to the oldest Anglican and Catholic churches in Ontario, and the oldest surviving golf course in North America.

Duration: 2 minutes

Stop At: The Welland Canal, West Street, Welland, Ontario L3K 4E3 Canada

The Welland Canal is a ship canal in Ontario, Canada, connecting Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. It forms a key section of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes Waterway. Traversing the Niagara Peninsula from Port Weller to Port Colborne, it enables ships to ascend and descend the Niagara Escarpment and bypass Niagara Falls.

The fourth iteration of a canal around the Falls, the Welland passes about 3,000 ships which transport about 40,000,000 tons of cargo a year. It was a major factor in the growth of the city of Toronto, Ontario.[citation needed] The original canal and its successors allowed goods from Great Lakes ports such as Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago, as well as heavily industrialized areas of the United States and Ontario, to be shipped to the port of Montreal or to Quebec City, where they were usually reloaded onto ocean-going vessels for international shipping.

The Welland Canal eclipsed other, narrower canals in the region, such as the Trent-Severn Waterway and, significantly, the Erie Canal (which linked the Atlantic and Lake Erie via New York City and Buffalo, New York) by providing a shorter, more direct connection to Lake Erie.

Duration: 2 minutes

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