Conditions of use and fees

London Heliport is Prior Permission Required (PPR). Requests are made by the aircraft's owner or operator, not through air traffic control. The points below come from the heliport's own documents; always read the current issue.

The rules

Prior permission

Fees document s7: 'The Heliport is Prior Permission Required (PPR) only' and landing requests are made by owners and operators by telephone to Operations, not Air Traffic. Source

Booking lead

Slot requests more than 7 days ahead go by email to info@londonheliport.co.uk; confirmations emailed within 4 hours (same/next day) or 24 hours otherwise (fees s8-9). Source

Landing fee (published, ex VAT, from 24 Aug 2026)

Landing fee by group: GBP 420 (R22/R44/Bell 47), 485 (H125, Jet Ranger, Bell 407 etc.), 750 (AS355, H135, H145, BK117), 1,080 (AW109, Bell 429, H160 etc.), 1,230 (AW139, AW169, S-76 etc.), 2,485 (Group 5: Chinook, AW189, S-92 etc.). Group boundaries per the PDF layout. Source

Slot length

Landing slots are normally a maximum 15 minutes; may be limited to a 5-minute rotors-running turnaround on special event days. Source

Extension charges

Early or evening extension GBP 500; late extension (21:00-22:59) GBP 1,000. Special event surcharge GBP 165 per landing slot. Source

Special event days 2027

Cheltenham 16-19 Mar, Royal Ascot 15-19 Jun, Glastonbury 23-27 Jun, British GP 2-4 Jul, Goodwood Festival of Speed 15-18 Jul, Goodwood Revival 17-19 Sep 2027. Source

Approved pilots (CoU s3.2)

'Only approved pilots may use The London Heliport.' New pilots need a familiarisation flight, full ATC briefing and signed acknowledgement; familiarisation admin fee GBP 105 plus VAT. Source

ATC permission (CoU s3.3)

ATC permission needed for all manoeuvres, engine starts and rotor start/stop; taxiing and hovering with marshalled assistance. Source

Insurance (CoU s4)

Third party and passenger liability cover of at least GBP 15,000,000 any one occurrence. Source

Passengers

CoU s3.6: embarkation and disembarkation only with heliport handling staff; passengers in inbound aircraft must remain seated until handlers arrive. Photo ID may be requested. Source

Restricted flights

Sightseeing, familiarisation, filming and photographic movements are strictly subject to prior permission only. Source

Cancellation

Cancellation charges scale from 100% to a GBP 50 admin fee by notice; none for weather or technical cancellations. Source

Document versions

Conditions of Use is Issue 5, 1 Feb 2025 (16 pages). The fees PDF still refers to 'Issue 1.3' of the Conditions, an internal inconsistency. Source