Satellite and aerial maps of Staverton with nearby locations
| Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innsworth , England | 2.6 | 277 | |
 Gloucester Royal , England | 5.5 | 237 | |
| Cheltenham General Hospital , England | 6.4 | 087 | EGB93 |
| Cheltenham Heliport , England | 8.4 | 063 | EGBC |
| Edgewicks , England | 12.0 | 008 | GBTEB |
| Ashchurch , England | 12.9 | 019 | GBACU |
Staverton |
1931 to present | ||
| 51° 53' 30'' N 2° 9' 50'' W | ||
| 2.5nm NE of Gloucester, Gloucester / Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | ||
| ICAO: EGBJ | IATA: GLO | |
| Elevation: 101 feet | ||
Opened as Down Hatherley in 1931, the airfield name was changed to Staverton in 1936 when the local Councils of Gloucester and Chelternham bought land close to the original site and rebuilt the facilities. It achieved fame as a centre of innovation during the 1940s while Sir Alan Cobham developed and refined his in-flight refuelling techniques. 
It became home to the pioneering Skyfame Museum in Aug 1963 until that closed in Jan 1978 but its association with operational helicopters was established in the 1990s when Bond Helicopters based itself here. It was renamed again, to Gloucestershire Airport in 1993. In April 2005, Bond renewed its commitment, with the installation and opening of a $2M full motion EC135 simulator.
List of units at Staverton |
| Years | Unit | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016- | Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore | EC135, H145D2 / EC145T2, EC135/H135, |
| 2005- | Rise Helicopters | |
| Babcock Aircraft Maintenance | ||
| Castle Air Charters |
Staverton News |
Castle Air Adding Third AW139 helicopter
29-Feb-24 - Castle Air is adding a third AW139 in 2025 to its fleet of 10 Leonardo helicopters for operations in the UK #charter
Repair of Flex Beams for MD902
13-Oct-21 - Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) from Staverton, UK in new partnership with Advanced Composite Structures (ACS) of Winnipeg, Canada to develop a repair solution for their stockpile of unserviceable MD902 Flexbeams #flexbeams
Babcock Upgrades WPD EC135 Fleet
12-Sep-18 - Babcock selected Avalex smart video management equipment to upgrade the Western Power Distribution (WPD) EC135 fleet #SmartVideo
Babcock to Upgrade Western Power Distribution EC135
27-Mar-18 - Babcock will upgrade Western Power Distribution (WPD) EC135P1/P2 fleet with a new mission system and interior. First scheduled to arrived Staverton facility July 2018 and all completed by end 2019
H145 Handed Over to Midlands Air Ambulance
20-Feb-18 - Midlands Air Ambulance formally received a brand new £7m H145/EC145T2 from Babcock Mission Critical Services in Gloucestershire. Will be operated by BMCS from RAF Cosford
Babcock Expands into Gloucestershire Facility
08-Sep-16 - Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore (ex Bond) acquired a 20,000-square-foot hangar at Gloucestershire Airport as a base for its growing MRO operations.
Seven AW169 EMS Kits for UK’s SAS
22-Aug-16 - UK’s Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) awarded contract to Air Methods’s United Rotorcraft for 7 AW169 ambulance interior kits
Bond Air Services Gets UK Third H145 / EC145T2
17-Mar-15 - The third H145 (formerly EC145T2) to arrive in the UK was delivered to Bond Air Services this week joining the other two which are both already at the company’s Staverton headquarters
