Cardiff Heliport
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| Cardiff Heliport Tremorfa Heliport |
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| IATA: N/A – ICAO: EGFC | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Cardiff Council | ||
| Operator | Veritair Ltd (British International) |
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| Serves | Cardiff | ||
| Location | Tremorfa, Cardiff | ||
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| Number | Length | Surface | |
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| 984 | 300[1] | Concrete | |
Cardiff Heliport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGFC) is a heliport located in Tremorfa, Cardiff, Wales, approximately 2 miles (3.22 km) from the city centre.
The heliport is owned by Cardiff Council, but Veritair Ltd (trading as British International) have a long term lease on the facility[2]. The heliport cost £3.8 million to build and is the operating base for the South Wales Police helicopter. But the heliport can also handle considerable passenger traffic too, especially during major sporting events at the Millennium Stadium. It can handle over 180 movements in a single day with up to 40 aircraft parked at any one time[3].
In September 2007, Council chief executive Byron Davies unveiled plans aimed at massive efficiency improvements and bringing in additional funding, which would include selling Cardiff Heliport, County Hall, and up to 40% of Cardiff Bus.[4]
Aircraft chiefly operating from Cardiff are AS355N Twin Squirrel G-STON and Bell 407 G-OZAC, both owned by HeliLux.
The South Wales Police contract involving 2 Twin Squirrel AS355F2 aircraft (G-SEWP and G-SYPA) ended on 31st January 2008, when the contract transferred to Bond Helicopters operating EC135 aircraft at a new base at St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan.
In May 2008 the business of British International at Cardiff was sold to the management team lead by Captain Julian Verity.
[edit] Notes
- ^ www.ebanmagazine.com runway length
- ^ Cardiff Council
- ^ Exec Digital information on British International
- ^ Next stop: The great big sell-off of Cardiff Bus South Wales Echo - September 6 2007
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