487990 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing scenic and sightseeing transportation (except on land and water). The services provided are usually local and involve same-day return to place of departure.

Examples Census gives

• Aerial cable cars, scenic and sightseeing operation
• Helicopter rides, scenic and sightseeing operation
• Glider excursions
• Aerial tramways, scenic and sightseeing operation
• Hot air balloon rides, scenic and sightseeing operation

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Providing recreational activities, such as hang gliding are classified in Industry 713990, All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries.
• Providing scheduled or nonscheduled air transportation of passengers or specialty flying services are classified in Subsector 481, Air Transportation.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 487990

The Census index assigns these 7 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Aerial cable car, scenic and sightseeing, operation
• Aerial tramway, scenic and sightseeing, operation
• Glider excursions
• Helicopter ride, scenic and sightseeing, operation
• Hot air balloon ride, scenic and sightseeing, operation
• Scenic and sightseeing excursions, aerial
• Tramway, aerial, scenic and sightseeing operation

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 487990

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 487990, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $25 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 4922, 5110), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 51101Scheduled passenger air transportUK SIC
• 51102Non-scheduled passenger air transportUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.