- Built
- 2015
- Seats, crew included
- 5

Black Hills Aerial Adventures
South Dakota helicopter tour company operating for more than 30 years, flying tours of the Black Hills and Badlands from heliports in Custer, Keystone, Interior and Rapid City.
- Registered fleet
- 1 aircraft
- Aircraft
- Helicopters
- Built
- 2015
- Base
- Rapid City
The Black Hills Aerial Adventures fleet
1 aircraft listed on its FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate (BDJA). Open any registration for its details and specifications.
Built in 2015 · Robinson
Robinson R66 × 1 · Helicopters
Robinson R66 specifications →Range 350 nm · Cruise speed 110 kts
Cards marked Model photo show the model, not Black Hills Aerial Adventures' own aircraft. Operate these aircraft? Add your own photos →
The Robinson R66 in brief
- Seats
- up to 4
- Range
- 350 nm
- Cruise speed
- 110 kts
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Licence and safety checks
FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate (BDJA).
Legal name: BLACK HILLS AERIAL ADVENTURES INC
- ✓LicenceFAA Part 135 certificate BDJA · Active
- –Flies abroad underNo foreign operator authorisation on the EASA or UK lists.
- –Safety auditsNo third-party audit listed.
An FAA Part 135 certificate is the approval a company needs to fly on-demand charter for hire in the United States. Before issuing it, the FAA reviews the company's manuals, pilots, training, maintenance programme and every aircraft it adds, and its inspectors keep auditing the operation. An aircraft flown privately under Part 91 cannot legally be sold to you as a charter. Altivo Jets books flights only with licensed operators and names the operator on every quote. How we check operators.
About Black Hills Aerial Adventures
Black Hills Aerial Adventures has flown helicopter tours in South Dakota for more than 30 years, locally owned and operated, from four heliports: near Crazy Horse Memorial in Custer, at Mount Rushmore in Keystone, at the entrance to Badlands National Park in Interior and, for the Sturgis rally, in Rapid City.
Its tours range from short discovery flights to an 80 mile ultimate aerial adventure, covering Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Black Elk Peak, the highest point east of the Rockies, Sylvan Lake, the southern Hills and the Badlands, with group tours and charters. It operates under FAA authorisation for aerial tours and trains its pilots beyond FAA requirements.
It holds a Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice award and a five star rating. For Black Hills visitors, it covers both the granite peaks and the Badlands.
Services
- ✓Helicopter tours
- ✓Group tours
- ✓Helicopter charter
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How booking works with Altivo Jets
- 1Send your trip
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- 2We check availability
We ask licensed operators that can fly the trip, and compare aircraft, timing and price.
- 3Choose your aircraft
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- 4Fly
The operator you choose flies the trip with its own crew and keeps operational control. Altivo Jets stays your contact before, during and after the flight.
Altivo Jets is an independent air charter broker. It does not own or operate aircraft and has no agreement with Black Hills Aerial Adventures. Every flight is operated by a properly licensed air carrier, which keeps operational control of the aircraft and is named on your quote.
Questions, answered
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Ask a specialistHow many aircraft does Black Hills Aerial Adventures have?+
1: 1 Robinson R66.
Is Black Hills Aerial Adventures licensed to fly charter?+
Yes. Black Hills Aerial Adventures holds an FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate (BDJA).
Where is Black Hills Aerial Adventures based?+
Rapid City, South Dakota.
How many passengers can Black Hills Aerial Adventures fly?+
Up to 4 on its Robinson R66. Across the fleet, cabins seat 4 passengers.
How old is Black Hills Aerial Adventures' fleet?+
The aircraft were built in 2015, 11 years old.
Is Altivo Jets part of Black Hills Aerial Adventures?+
No. Altivo Jets is an independent charter broker with no ownership or commercial link to Black Hills Aerial Adventures. Black Hills Aerial Adventures operates its own flights and keeps operational control of its aircraft.
Does Altivo Jets work with Black Hills Aerial Adventures?+
No. Altivo Jets has no agreement or partnership with Black Hills Aerial Adventures, and Black Hills Aerial Adventures has not reviewed this page. It is built from public records. Tell us your route and dates and we ask licensed operators that can fly the trip for availability and price. The operator is named on your quote before you confirm.
Where this comes from
Licence and registrations from the Federal Aviation Administration register. Aircraft details from public aircraft listings. Aircraft photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each photo; other photos show the model. Safety audits from public industry directories. How we check operators.
Company sources
- Black Hills Aerial Adventures website coptertours.com
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