Battersea Heliport
BATTERSEA HELIPORT: Public licensed heliport
(Later, 2018 or so - renamed THE LONDON HELIPORT)
Aerial detail
Aerial detail
Ground detail
Note: These pictures were very kindly provided by The London Heliport.
Evocative night shot, presumably late 1950s?
The Bell 47G G-CHOP, probably in the 1970s?
First picture: Copyright; The General Electric Company.
Second picture: Found on the web searching for the history of A. W. Helicopters based at CROFT in LEICESTERSHIRE.
Civil heliport (Originally known as WESTLAND HELIPORT)
Operated by: 1960s to 1975 at least: Westland Helicopters
2000: GKN Westland Aerospace Ltd
2004: Weston Aviation
2018: Edmiston
Aerial view in 1999
Aerial view in 2003
Aerial view in 2006
Aerial view in 2015
Note: All these pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©
Location: 3nm SW of Westminster Bridge on S side of the river Thames
Period of operation: Was this heliport the first ‘proper’ UK heliport? Opened in the late 1950s perhaps?
Helipad in 1965
Helipad layout in 2000
Note: These maps are provided with the kind permission of Pooleys Flight Equipment Ltd. Copyright Robert Pooley 2014.
Landing area:
1965: 38x16 hard
2000: 'Runway' 03/21 38x16 hard (A 15m taxiway leads to 7 parking areas ranging from 12m diameter to 16m)
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