Facts

• The first air ambulance charity was launched in Cornwall on April 1, 2020
• Twenty-four helicopters are leased or owned and in service for the 17 air ambulance charities
• Air ambulance charities collectively undertake 19,000 missions annually, and serve 177 accident and emergency departments
• Collectively, the air ambulances are the busiest voluntary emergency services in the country
• Air ambulances work with: 35 pilots, medical teams made up of consultants, specialist registrars, GPs, emergency care practitioners, paramedics, technicians and nurses
• On average, each mission costs £1,229, and the average spend per helicopter is £843,000pa

Facts about your Air Ambulance

Did you know YOUR Air Ambulance

• Is on call seven days a week, 365 days a year
• Operational across the three counties every day
• Can be airborne within 3 minutes
• Has a top speed of approximately 150 mph
• Can land in an area of half the size of a tennis court
• Up to 50% of our missions are road traffic accidents
• Carries a patient and a carer

But

• Costs are on average £165,000 a month
• £2 million a year to operate our seven day service
• Receives NO funding from Central Government or the National Lottery

That's why:

 WE rely on you ... so YOU can rely on US