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Events by helicopter
Racing and motor sport are the busiest days for helicopters. Each event runs its own arrivals.
Event by event
- Cheltenham Festival
- Official Jockey Club page: racecourse welcomes helicopter arrivals on race days; fully licensed temporary ACS Helipad a few hundred metres from the course; ACS escorts passengers to a private enclosure and a chauffeur-driven vehicle takes them to the stands; show race-day tickets; no fees stated on the page. Source
- Epsom Derby
- Jockey Club page: helicopter arrivals welcome on race days; ACS Helipad in the centre of the racecourse; exclusive route Ladies Day and Derby Day; no fees stated. Source
- Royal Ascot
- Ascot official travel page has a collapsed 'By Air' section not readable in fetch; helicopter details not stated from the course. ACS says landing site is a 10-minute drive from the grandstand. Source
- British Grand Prix, Silverstone
- Silverstone's getting-here page names Air Charter Service as partner for helicopter transfers; Silverstone price/time not stated on that page. ACS lists Turweston shuttle from GBP 1,590 return per person and Battersea day return from GBP 12,500 + VAT. Source
- Silverstone / London Heliport
- London Heliport charges a GBP 165 Special Event fee per slot on British F1 GP 2-4 Jul 2027 and applies a 100% cancellation fee at all times for Silverstone Grand Prix weekend. Source
- Goodwood
- Goodwood's landing fee table lists only fixed-wing fees to 5,700 kg and says a separate tariff applies for event dates; helicopter event rates not stated. Contact via goodwood.com contact directory. Source
- Goodwood Festival of Speed
- Heli Air day-return charter (4-seat) from London Wycombe GBP 2,865 + VAT; flight time and landing details not stated. Source
- Wimbledon
- not stated (no official helicopter arrival information found)
Sources and checks
Facts on this page come from these sources, last checked 2026-11-03. Where a source could not be reached or did not say, we left the fact out.
- thejockeyclub.co.uk thejockeyclub.co.uk
- thejockeyclub.co.uk thejockeyclub.co.uk
- ascot.com ascot.com
- silverstone.co.uk silverstone.co.uk
- londonheliport.co.uk londonheliport.co.uk
- goodwood.com goodwood.com
- heliair.com heliair.com