Tour and charter helicopters

Sightseeing flights follow the Thames from the Battersea heliport; charter covers business travel, airport transfers and events (Royal Ascot, Goodwood, Silverstone, Cheltenham: no official source gathered).

The aircraft

Operator fleets not verified.

Where they fly from

London Heliport, Battersea; Redhill, Elstree, Biggin Hill.

How to tell them apart

Operator names or logos on fuselage; no official source for typical colours.

Sourced facts

London Heliport recorded over 10,500 movements in the year to 31 March 2016 and passed 500,000 total movements. Source

London Heliport handled 11,900 total movements in 2017 and is CAA approved for 12,000 take-offs and landings per year (trade report 2018). Source

The CAA states helicopter flights in the London and London City control zones need ATC clearance; single-engine helicopters follow defined routes and multi-engine ones may be cleared elsewhere. Source

The CAA publishes helicopter movement statistics 2007 to 2026 for the Heathrow and London City zones as downloadable datasets (CAP1455/CAP1456). Source

Pictures

Official links

• londonheliport.co.uk