London Heliport

London Heliport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerReuben Brothers
OperatorThe London Airport Ltd.
LocationBattersea, London, England
Elevation AMSL18 ft / 5 m
Coordinates51°28′12″N 000°10′46″W / 51.47000°N 0.17944°W / 51.47000; -0.17944
Websitewww.londonheliport.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata
Map
EGLW is located in Greater London
EGLW
EGLW
Location in Greater London
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 38 × 16 125 × 52 Concrete
Sources: UK AIP at NATS[1]

London Heliport (ICAO: EGLW), previously called Battersea Heliport and currently known officially as the Edmiston London Heliport for sponsorship reasons, is London's only licensed heliport. The facility, which was built by W. & C. French and opened on 23 April 1959,[2] is located in Battersea on the south bank of the River Thames, 3 NM (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southwest of Westminster Bridge and between Wandsworth Bridge and Battersea Railway Bridge.[1]

  1. ^ a b "London Heliport - EGLW". NATS (Services) Limited. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Westland Heliport Opening" (PDF). British Universities Film and Video Council. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

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