Glasgow City Heliport

Glasgow City Heliport
Glasgow Heliport
Characteristics
ICAO code	EGEG
Coordinates	55 ° 52 '4 "  N , 4 ° 19' 59"  W Coordinates: 55 ° 52 '4 "  N , 4 ° 19' 59"  W.
Height above MSL	0.9 m (3  ft )
Transport links
Street	Linthouse Road
Basic data
opening	2014
operator	Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd.
Start-and runway
6 helipads	asphalt

The Glasgow City Heliport ( ICAO code : EGEG ) is a heliport in Glasgow . It is located on Linthouse Road in Govan , three miles west of the city center.

history

Old helipad

The helipad at SECC before moving to Linthouse Road in 2014.

The former location of the Glasgow City Heliport was until 2014 on the north bank of the River Clyde in Finnieston , 400 meters west of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center .

New helipad

The new Glasgow City Heliport was built on the south bank of the River Clyde on part of the site of the former Linthouse Shipbuilding and Engineering Works , about 1.5 miles west of its old location. The helipad is owned by Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd. (formerly Bond Air Services) and is also operated by this.

use

The Glasgow City Heliport has a hangar for maintenance and repair work, six helipads for helicopters, and offers commercial services and tourist helicopter flights. The helipad is also the base for a helicopter of the Scottish Ambulance Service and the operational base for the Police Service of Scotland air support unit.

Incidents

On November 29, 2013, a Eurocopter EC 135T2 + police helicopter operated by Bond Helicopters ( aircraft registration G-SPAO ) crashed in the dark on the “Clutha Vault” pub on the banks of the Clyde River in the eastern part of Glasgow, killing 10 people were killed. The scene of the accident is 5.3 kilometers east-southeast of the Glasgow City Heliport, the base of the helicopter. Both engines failed in quick succession. Although 76 kg of fuel were still available in the main tank, the very experienced pilot had neither switched on the pumps provided for this purpose nor followed the procedure of landing within 10 minutes of a warning lamp lighting up. As a result, both engines failed due to a lack of fuel. An emergency landing by autorotation was also not initiated. In the crash, the pilot and the two police officers on board were killed, as were seven visitors to the pub.

Web links

Commons : Glasgow City Heliport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Glasgow City Heliport. In: skybrary.aero. Accessed August 13, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Glasgow City Heliport. In: scottish-places.info. Accessed August 13, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Accident report EC-135 G-SPAO , Aviation Safety Network WikiBase (English), accessed on August 13, 2019.