Military airfield with civil business-aviation handling
RAF Northolt: helicopters
What RAF Northolt says about helicopters, with its hours, rules and contact where published.
Helicopter policy not confirmed
RAF Northolt (EGWU) 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
- Military airfield with civil business-aviation handling
- Run by
- Ministry of Defence (RAF); civil side handled by Universal Aviation UK (operator/handler pages)
- Helicopters
- Handler guide only mentions helicopter transfers for ground transport. Rule found: all flights need PPR and slots; military ops take priority;.
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 0800-2000, Sat 0800-1500, Sun 1200-1900 local (handler guide)
- Fuel
- Available, account or credit card (handler guide)
- Customs
- Streamlined; handler helps with GAR (handler guide)
- Helicopter operators based
- Universal Aviation UK sole FBO/handler; London's Air Ambulance is based overnight here (separate source)
- Runway and circuit
- 5,535 ft; fire cover limits aircraft ACJ/BBJ size and larger
- Notes
- Annual movement cap exists, figure not given. Source is a 2026-titled handler blog tracing 2021 info: re-verify.
- Getting there
- Underground stop less than a mile away; handler provides transport
- Contact
- via Universal Aviation UK
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.
RAF Northolt and London Heliport
London Heliport RAF Northolt 10 / 20 / 30 miles
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.
- universalweather.com universalweather.com