Satellite and aerial maps of Cardiff Heliport with nearby locations
Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
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Roath Basin , Wales | 1.5 | 251 | GBCDF |
Roald Dahl Plass , Wales | 1.9 | 257 | |
Maindy Barracks , Wales | 4.9 | 315 | |
UHW , Wales | 5.7 | 319 | |
Pentyrch , Wales | 11.4 | 301 | |
Barry Comprehensive , Wales | 12.1 | 240 |
Cardiff Heliport |
51° 28' 3'' N 3° 8' 15'' W | ||
2nm SE of Cardiff centre, Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales | ||
ICAO: EGFC | IATA: | |
Elevation: 40 feet |
The Heliport (previously known as Tremorfa / Cardiff Foreshore) closed at the end of Nov 2014, when BIH withdrew its operations.
After c 18 months, a new lease was agreed with Cardiff Council and the site re-opened as Cardiff City Heliport on 1 Jul 2016 but the lessee withdrew in spring of 2018. On 1 Jul 2018, Wales Air Ambulance took over the heliport lease.
After c 18 months, a new lease was agreed with Cardiff Council and the site re-opened as Cardiff City Heliport on 1 Jul 2016 but the lessee withdrew in spring of 2018. On 1 Jul 2018, Wales Air Ambulance took over the heliport lease.
List of units at Cardiff Heliport |
Years | Unit | |
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2016- | WAAC | H145 / EC145T2, EC135, |
Cardiff Heliport News |
Wales Air Ambulance at Cardiff Heliport
03-Aug-18 - WAAC takes over Cardiff Heliport in new venture to generate lifesaving funds #CardiffWales Air Ambulance Fourth EC135T2+
29-Jun-16 - Wales Air Ambulance launches a fourth helicopter to be based at Cardiff Heliport. The new EC135T2+ will be unveil at Swansea Air Show July 1-3 List of aircraft and events at Cardiff Heliport |
By Date | By Serial | By Model
Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||||
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2006-may-20 | 222 | N222WX | |||||
2006-may-20 | 430 | EI-TIP | |||||
2006-may-20 | A109C | EI-DMT | |||||
2006-may-20 | AS355F2 | G-ULES | |||||
2006-may-20 | SA365N2 | G-LCPL | |||||
2006-jun-26 | AS355N | G-STON | |||||
2011-mar-02 | National Grid | AS355NP | G-RIDA | ||||
2012-nov-27 | Veritair | Veritair | BK117C-1 | G-RESC | |||
2016-aug-03 | HM Coastguard | AW139 | G-CILP | ||||
2016-sep-20 | HM Coastguard | AW189 | G-MCGP | ||||
2016-oct-10 | HM Coastguard | AW139 | G-CILN | ||||
2018-aug-03 | WAAC | EC135T2+ | G-WASC |