Air Ambulance Helicopter to Blackpool Airport

Friday, 27 February 2026 | 13:18 | From Great Eccleston

Flight path map showing Air Ambulance Helicopter route from Great Eccleston to Blackpool Airport

On Friday, 27 February 2026 at 13:18, a Air Ambulance Helicopter departed from Great Eccleston to Blackpool Airport. It was the Air Ambulance Helicopter with registration number G-NWAA. The flight lasted 5 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 9 miles at an average speed of 120 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 950 feet.

Photo of helicopter: G-NWAA
Helicopter: G-NWAA

The helicopter G-NWAA is used as a air ambulance helicopter. The main purpose of this aircraft is to transport a Mobile Medical Team to an incident as quickly as possible, enabling the trauma doctor to provide immediate first aid on site. The aircraft is flying this flight as Air Ambulance Helicopter.

Photo: David P Howard

Distance travelled
10 miles
950 feet
dashboard average speed
120 mph
5 minutes
13:18
13:23
Flight tracking overview, altitude and location

Route

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Blackpool Airport, Blackpool13:23

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Blackpool Airport, Blackpool13:22

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Common Edge, Lancashire13:22

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Great Marton Moss, Lancashire13:22

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Fylde, Lancashire13:21

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Little Marton, Lancashire13:21

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Weeton, Fylde13:21

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Staining, Blackpool13:21

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Fylde, Lancashire13:20

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Singleton, Fylde13:20

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Fylde, Lancashire13:19

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Little Eccleston, Fylde13:19

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Rawcliffe Road, Wyre13:18