The NWAA is called out five times a day, increasing to ten in the summer.
Used to operate two helicopters by Bond Air Services from bases at Royal Preston Hospital and University Hospital of South Manchester, Wythenshawe.
As of 2018, three helicopters fly 365 days a year from their bases in Blackpool and City Airport Manchester (Barton) covering 5,500 square miles and eight million people.
As of 2018, three helicopters fly 365 days a year from their bases in Blackpool and City Airport Manchester (Barton) covering 5,500 square miles and eight million people.
Unless a patient requires specialist treatment, the usual destination for casualties from the Lake District will be Furness General Hospital. 
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Locations | |
| Years | Location | ICAO/FAA |
| 2012/ | Royal Preston Hospital | |
| 2008/ | Barton | EGCB |
| 1999/ | Blackpool / Squires Gate | EGNH |
| ??/ | UHSM |
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North West Air Ambulance List of helicopters | Help Us | |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |
| 0427 | ec135t2 | 2005 | G-NWAA : North West Air Ambulance (NWAA) : In use by NWAA via Babcock MCS Onshore as Helimed 08 from Blackpool |  G-NWAA : Bond Air Services from Oct05 G-NWAA : Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd from Apr16 | |
 | 0312 | ec135t2 | 2003 | G-NWAE : In use by NWAA via Babcock MCS Onshore as Helimed 75 from Barton | G-DAAT : McAlpine Helicopters May-Aug 2004 G-DAAT : Bond Air Services from Aug04; Devon Air Ambulance G-NWAE : Bond Air Services Oct13-Apr16 G-NWAE : Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd from Apr16 |
| 0270 | ec135t2 | 2003 | G-NWEM : North West Air Ambulance (NWAA), op by Babcock from 2016 : North West Air Ambulance (NWAA), op by Bond air services; 21apr12 pictured+ : 30 Jun 2017 Conducted first test landing for NWAA at brand new Aintree Uni+ : In use by NWAA via Babcock MCS Onshore as Helimed 72 from Barton | G-SSXX : McAlpine Mar/May 2003 G-SSXX : Bond Air Services 2003-2010, for Essex Police G-NWEM : Bond Air Services Jun10-2016, for NWAA ambulance G-NWEM : Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd from Apr16 |
| 0245 | ec135t2 | 2002 | G-SPHU : With North West Air Ambulance (NWAA) as /HeliMed 08, op by Bond |  D-HKBA : Eurocopter Deutschland toward G-SPHU G-SPHU : Mc Alpine Helicopters Nov02-Mar03 G-SPHU : Bond Air Services Mar03-2016 G-SPHU : Strathclyde Police, op by Bond; 02jun04 pictured (pic1) at Glasgow City He+ G-SPHU : Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd from Apr16 |