In Manhattan, the helicopters depart and land from a heliport near the Staten Island Ferry, while at Kennedy, they depart and land at a helipad near Terminal 8.

Passengers will be picked up or dropped off by car in Manhattan, and at Kennedy, they’ll be met at the helicopter tarmac by a car and driven directly to their terminal or picked up at the terminal and taken to the helicopter tarmac, Mr. Goel said.

The helicopters will be operated by HeliFlite, a Newark-based company with a fleet of twin-engine helicopters. Two pilots will be on every flight, and passengers will be shown a 90-second safety video before taking off.

Many helicopters, including those to be used by Uber Copter, have neither the space nor the weight capacity to accommodate large bags. Passengers will only be allowed to bring on one personal bag and one carry-on weighing no more than 40 pounds.

Uber isn’t the only company offering shared helicopter rides between airport and urban areas: In March, Blade Urban Air Mobility, a short-distance aviation company that operates in select cities on the East and West Coasts, debuted Blade Airport, a helicopter service that flies between three private Blade terminals in Manhattan and Kennedy, La Guardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport.

That service is available on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sundays from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and runs several times an hour, according to the company’s director of communications, Simon McLaren. Flights cost $195 per person one way, and include private car transfer between the helicopter and the terminal. Customers are allowed to fly only with carry-on bags, but for $85, the company will pick up and deliver checked luggage between the airport and any address in Manhattan.

Image A screenshot of a helicopter itinerary in the Uber app. Credit... Uber

The launches of Blade Air and Uber Copter come at a time when there is an active protest movement against helicopters in New York City because of the noise they cause and the fumes they generate. The group Stop the Chop argues that all commercial flights over the city should be banned. And on Monday, a private helicopter, with only the pilot aboard, crashed on top of a building in Manhattan, killing him.