| 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. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around Political makeup Elections take place every four years The last election was 1 May 2008. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. Tremorfa ( English translation Marsh Town) is a district of the City of Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The word helipad is a portmanteau meaning helicopter landing pad, a landing area for Helicopters Though helicopters can usually land anywhere flat a fabricated A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Concrete is a construction material composed of Cement (commonly Portland cement) as well as other cementitious materials such as Fly ash and Slag An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around A heliport is a small Airport suitable only for use by Helicopters Heliports typically contain one or more Helipads and may have limited facilities such Tremorfa ( English translation Marsh Town) is a district of the City of Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. 22 km) from the city centre. Cardiff City centre is a large and sprawling area that spreads out from Butetown in the south to Cathays Park in the north and from Canton
The heliport is owned by Cardiff Council, but Veritair Ltd (trading as British International) have a long term lease on the facility[2]. Political makeup Elections take place every four years The last election was 1 May 2008. The heliport cost £3. 8 million to build and is the operating base for the South Wales Police helicopter. South Wales Police (Heddlu De Cymru is one of the four Territorial police forces in Wales. A police aircraft is an airplane or Helicopter used in Police operations But the heliport can also handle considerable passenger traffic too, especially during major sporting events at the Millennium Stadium. The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. 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. The County Hall is the head office of Cardiff County Council, located beside a disused dock in Butetown, Cardiff. Cardiff Bus (Bws Caerdydd is the dominant bus operator in Cardiff, Wales and the surrounding area including Barry and Penarth. [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.
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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