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{{Infobox airport
| name = London Heliport
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| image = London Heliport - Battersea - London - 2 helicopters awaiting takeoff - evening - 030604.jpg
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| ICAO = EGLW
| type = Public
| owner = [[Reuben Brothers]]
| operator = The London Airport Ltd.
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| location = [[Battersea]], [[London]], England
| elevation-f = 18
| coordinates = {{coord|51|28|12|N|000|10|46|W|region:GB-LND|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Greater London
| pushpin_label = EGLW
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Greater London
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| footnotes = Sources: UK [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[National Air Traffic Services|NATS]]<ref name="aip"/>
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'''London Heliport''' {{Airport codes||EGLW}}, previously called '''Battersea Heliport''' and renamed on 1 August 2019 to the '''Edmiston''' '''London Heliport,''' is London's only licensed [[heliport]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-01 |title=Edmiston London Heliport - Edmiston |url=https://www.edmiston.com/edmiston-london-heliport/#:~:text=Effective%201st%20August,%20the%20Heliport,as%20The%20Edmiston%20London%20Heliport. |access-date=2024-12-25 |language=en-US}}</ref> The facility, which was built by [[W. & C. French]] and opened on 23 April 1959,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.bufvc.ac.uk/newsonscreen2/Pathe/108600/NoS_108600_other.pdf|title=Westland Heliport Opening|publisher=British Universities Film and Video Council| access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref> is located in [[Battersea]] on the south bank of the [[River Thames]], {{Convert|3|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} southwest of [[Westminster Bridge]] and between [[Wandsworth Bridge]] and [[Battersea Railway Bridge]].<ref name="aip">{{cite web | publisher = NATS (Services) Limited | url = https://www.aurora.nats.co.uk/htmlAIP/Publications/2020-04-23-AIRAC/html/eAIP/EG-AD-3.EGLW-en-GB.html | title = London Heliport - EGLW | access-date = 2011-05-13}}</ref>

==Operations==
Prior to the official opening, the first aircraft to land at the heliport on 8 April 1959, was a [[Westland Widgeon (helicopter)|Westland Widgeon]] Series 2, owned by [[Westland Aircraft]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.helis.com/database/cn/42555/ |title=G-ANLW Westland Dragonfly |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=helis.com |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref>

The heliport, once owned by [[Westland Aircraft|Westland]] and then [[Harrods]], is a very small site, making use of a jetty to provide a helipad for take-off and landing, and onshore parking for three to four aircraft, depending upon their size. The heliport provides landing, parking and refuelling services between 08:00 and 21:00 (flights are permitted between 07:00 and 23:00), albeit parking is normally restricted to smaller helicopter categories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londonheliport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CHARGES-1-May-2015.pdf|title=Fees and charges|publisher=London Heliport|access-date=14 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327172024/http://www.londonheliport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CHARGES-1-May-2015.pdf|archive-date=27 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Heliport_by_the_Thames_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4025270.jpg|thumb|A helicopter landing at London Heliport. Battersea Railway Bridge is seen in the background.]]
Flight conditions and procedures at the heliport prescribe a circuit height {{Convert|1000|ft|abbr=on|0}} above the Thames, in an extended figure-of-eight over the water, to seek to minimise [[noise pollution]] for residents in the area and to constrain flight operations to over the river, away from the built-up area. Ground running of rotors is restricted to a maximum of five minutes for the same reason.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londonheliport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Conditions-of-Use-The-London-Heliport-Issue-1.6-1st-May-2014.pdf|title=Conditions of use|publisher=London Heliport|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref>

In 2003 London Heliport was acquired by Weston Homes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2007-01-31/rosier-future-london-heliport|title=Rosier Future for London Heliport?|publisher=AIN on line|date=31 January 2007|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref> In 2012 it was bought by the [[Reuben Brothers]], who also own [[Oxford Airport|London Oxford Airport]],<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17149767 | publisher=BBC News | title=Reuben Brothers buy London Heliport in Battersea | date=23 February 2012}}</ref> for £35 million.

Edmiston announced in August 2019 that they would be taking over the title sponsorship of the heliport with a restyling of the interior & exterior areas as well as repainting the helicopter landing apron.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmiston.com/news/company-news/edmiston-partners-with-the-london-heliport.htm|title=Edmiston partners with the London Heliport|last=Edmiston|website=Edmiston|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>

The nearest main line railway station is {{rws|Clapham Junction}} and the nearest [[London Underground]] station is {{lus|Fulham Broadway}}.

==Accidents and incidents==
On 16 January 2013 a [[Agusta A109]] helicopter outbound from Redhill attempting to divert to London Heliport due to poor weather conditions at Elstree in adverse weather collided with a construction crane and then [[2013 Vauxhall helicopter crash|crashed into the street]], killing the pilot and one person on the ground. This was the first fatal helicopter crash anywhere near the heliport since records began in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21040410|title=London helicopter crash: Two die in Vauxhall crane accident|publisher=BBC|date=16 January 2013|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref>

London Heliport has a fully licensed rescue and firefighting service who are on duty for all aircraft movements at the port as well as providing an emergency response to any helicopter incident within the London area. The Heliports Fire Service also conducts regular training alongside their colleagues in the [[London Fire Brigade]] and [[RNLI]] and offer training in helicopter emergencies to any emergency service.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/21045670|title=London helicopter crash: What are the rules for pilots?|publisher=BBC News |date=16 January 2013|access-date=18 January 2013}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Airports of London|Airports of London - Wikipedia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website}}
* [http://adm.helipaddy.com/pad/view/1245/d448c53c43caa52ae5c81d3de2d438cc/ EGLW on Helipaddy]
* [https://archive.org/details/op1265396-1001 Planning of helicopter stations in the London area] - 1961 report commissioned by the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation

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