Established 1996, Helikorea Co Ltd is headquartered in Daejeon with offices in Seoul and Kimpo. Offers offshore transportation with Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC), Emergency Medical Service with National Medical Center, cargo support and firefighting services to fight mountain forest fires.
As of 2017 is the biggest helicopter air transportation service provider in South Korea, operating a total of 26 helicopters.
11-Mar-26 - HeliKorea has ordered an additional Leonardo AW169 helicopter for EMS operations at VERTICON 2026, following a previous order for three aircraft placed in 2025. #Korea
07-Jun-25 - Milestone and HeliKorea signed a 5-year lease extension of one Leonardo AW169 during Helicopter Investor London 2025. The helicopter received in 2016 is used for air medical services #SouthKorea
02-Jul-19 - Entrol from Spain to deliver an H19 / AW109 FTD Level 5 simulator to Helikorea in Daejeon, South Korea #simulator
05-Oct-17 - An H19 FTD Level 5 simulator acquired by HeliKorea based on the AW109 will be the first entrol simulator to be installed in South Korea
06-Jun-17 - South Korea’s HeliKorea ordered 3 AW109SP GrandNew medical helicopters to join its fleet of AW169. First 2 to be delivered by end of the year
08-Mar-17 - Helikorea, one of largest helicopter operator in South Korea, selects SKYTRAC s dispatch and flight monitoring tools for its medical AW169 helicopters
11-Oct-16 - LCI from Ireland, SAS from the UK and Heli Korea ordered more AW169. Approx 50 helicopters in various configurations are in service or on order worldwide
23-Oct-15 - Using an AW139, Bristow began its first-ever commercial flight for a contract at Busan, South Korea marking an important milestone for the Asia Pacific Region.
08-Oct-15 - South Korea’s Civil Aviation Authority and Heli Korea visited Russian Helicopters Aviation Repair Plant No. 150 and extended a certificate for maintenance of Ka-32 helicopter engines.
 Model Types
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| Model | C/N | Built | ID |
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| S-76C | 760565 w/o 2021 | 2004 | HL9285 : HeliKorea;
w/o in Daecheong Lake, Oak Cheon Goon during a firef ...
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| S-76C | 760521 | 2001 | HL9489 : HeliKorea, South Korea, noted 2013
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| AW169 | 69032 | | HL9627 : Heli Korea from Nov16, test serial I-PTFQ;
EMS, pictured
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| AW169 | 69041 | 2016 | HL9628 : Heli Korea from Nov16;
EMS
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| AW169 | 69051 | | HL9631 : Heli Korea from Dec16, test serial I-EASL;
EMS, pictured
: leasing 5-year extension signed at Helicopter Investor London 202 ...
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| AW109SP GrandNew | 22377 | | HL9643 : Helikorea Nov17
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| AW109SP GrandNew | 22379 | | HL9644 : Helikorea Dec17, test serial I-EASP, pictured
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| AW169 | 69052 | 2017 | HL9658 : Heli Korea Aug19-Apr21
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| S-76C | 760581 | | HL9669 : Heli Korea from Nov19
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