Epsom Downs and helicopter operations

Racecourse landing / race-day helipad

Epsom Downs: helicopters

What Epsom Downs says about helicopters, with its hours, rules and contact where published.

Helicopter policy confirmed on an official source

Epsom Downs is about 10 nautical miles (12 miles) from London Heliport. This page lists what the operator publishes; anything it does not state is left out.

What the operator publishes

What it is
Racecourse landing / race-day helipad
Run by
The Jockey Club
Helicopters
landing on the Downs 'subject to prior approval' (Jockey Club owners and trainers page). Jockey Club Derby page: Air Charter Service helipad serves Ladies Day and Derby Day.
Customs
n/a
Helicopter operators based
Air Charter Service (race-day helipad)
Contact
michael.hatch@thejockeyclub.co.uk (named on page); ACS +44 20 8339 8588 for charter
Check first

We could not read the UK AIP entry for this site. Hours, fuel and runway data must be checked against the current AIP and the operator before you plan a flight.

Sources and checks

Facts on this page come from these sources, last checked 2026-11-03. Where a source could not be reached or did not say, we left the fact out.

  1. thejockeyclub.co.uk thejockeyclub.co.uk
  2. thejockeyclub.co.uk thejockeyclub.co.uk