Helimeds 🚁🚨
A searchable reference of UK Air Ambulance Helimed Callsigns, Aircraft & Bases
Air Ambulances in the UK are almost entirely (except two helicopters in Scotland) run as charities with no government funding. Each uses a unique Helimed callsign, followed by two numbers. Information about which organisations operate them, their registrations, callsigns and bases is public knowledge, but is spread across many sources. I wanted an overview of all Air Ambulances in the UK, but could not find one, so I have collated the information here.
The data below is collated from a number of sources, including Wikipedia, the websites and social media of each organisation, along with various press releases and news stories.
The data may contain mistakes, but I believe it represents an accurate picture of Air Ambulances in the UK. Corrections, updates and omissions can be sent to helimeds@henryclarke.uk.
The table shows each organisation, helicopter home base, registration, callsign, aircraft type and helicopter operator.
- Some organisations own and operate their helicopters and employ their own pilots. Most outsource this to a specialist aviation company such as Babcock, Castle Air or Gama Aviation.
- Aircraft may change temporarily during maintenance. A replacement aircraft normally uses the callsign of the helicopter it replaces.
- Aircraft types are shown at a general family level to simplify comparisons.
Helimed callsigns may use the following suffixes:
Alpha— time-critical tasking.Echo— a positioning flight.Zulu— training or another non-operational flight.
Aircraft registrations are provided as a guide only and are not permanently assigned to a Helimed callsign. Some charities operate a single helicopter, so the callsign is normally associated with one registration. Others operate multiple helicopters, with aircraft rotating between bases or sharing operational callsigns. The registrations shown are aircraft that would normally be expected to operate under that callsign at some point, but other aircraft may also use the callsign temporarily during maintenance, fleet changes or other operational requirements.
Data
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| Organisation | Base | Registration | Callsign | Aircraft Type | Operator |
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Contact
For feedback, corrections, omissions or other comments, email helimeds@henryclarke.uk.