London Heliport | |
Icao: | EGLW |
Type: | Public |
Owner: | Reuben Brothers |
Operator: | The London Airport Ltd. |
Location: | Battersea, London, England |
Elevation-F: | 18 |
Coordinates: | 51.47°N -0.1794°W |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Greater London |
Pushpin Label: | EGLW |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Greater London |
Metric-Rwy: | Y |
R1-Number: | 02/20 |
R1-Length-F: | 125 × 52 |
R1-Length-M: | 38 × 16 |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Footnotes: | Sources: UK AIP at NATS |
London Heliport, previously called Battersea Heliport and currently known officially as the Edmiston London Heliport for sponsorship reasons, is London's only licensed heliport. The facility, which was built by W. & C. French and opened on 23 April 1959,[1] is located in Battersea on the south bank of the River Thames, 3NM southwest of Westminster Bridge and between Wandsworth Bridge and Battersea Railway Bridge.[2]
Prior to the official opening, the first aircraft to land at the heliport on 8 April 1959, was a Westland Widgeon Series 2, owned by Westland Aircraft.[3]
The heliport, once owned by Westland and then Harrods, is a very small site, making use of a jetty to provide a helipad for take-off and landing, and onshore parking for three to four aircraft, depending upon their size. The heliport provides landing, parking and refuelling services between 08:00 and 21:00 (flights are permitted between 07:00 and 23:00), albeit parking is normally restricted to smaller helicopter categories.[4] Flight conditions and procedures at the heliport prescribe a circuit height 1000feet above the Thames, in an extended figure-of-eight over the water, to seek to minimise noise pollution for residents in the area and to constrain flight operations to over the river, away from the built-up area. Ground running of rotors is restricted to a maximum of five minutes for the same reason.[5]
In 2003 London Heliport was acquired by Weston Homes.[6] In 2012 it was bought by the Reuben Brothers, who also own London Oxford Airport,[7] for £35 million.
Edmiston announced in August 2019 that they would be taking over the title sponsorship of the heliport with a restyling of the interior & exterior areas as well as repainting the helicopter landing apron.[8]
The nearest main line railway station is and the nearest London Underground station is .