Search and rescue helicopter maps: April to September 2021
Published 15 December 2021
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Map of tasking locations by base, April 2021 to September 2021
Source: Search and rescue helicopter statistics, Department for Transport
In April to September 2021 there were:
- 220 taskings from Caernarfon base
- 101 taskings from Humberside base
- 221 taskings from Inverness base
- 156 taskings from Lee-On-Solent base
- 152 taskings from Lydd base
- 173 taskings from Newquay base
- 268 taskings from Prestwick base
- 157 taskings from St Athan base
- 94 taskings from Stornoway base
- 101 taskings from Sumburgh base
Map of tasking type by location, April 2021 to September 2021
Source: Search and rescue helicopter statistics, Department for Transport
In April to September 2021 there were:
- 157 Pre-arranged transfer taskings
- 886 Rescue/ recovery taskings
- 257 Search taskings
- 343 Support taskings
Map of civilian search and rescue helicopter bases
Source: Search and rescue helicopter statistics, Department for Transport
The search and rescue helicopter bases are located in:
- Caernarfon (opened July 2015)
- Humberside (opened April 2015)
- Inverness (opened April 2015)
- Lee-On-Solent (opened April 2017)
- Lydd (opened August 2015)
- Newquay (opened January 2016)
- Prestwick (opened January 2016)
- Portland (closed June 2017)
- St Athan (opened October 2015)
- Stornoway (opened July 2017)
- Sumburgh (opened April 2017)
