Police Helicopter to Shipton-on-Cherwell, The Straight Mile

Tuesday, 7 April 2026 | 9:17 | From Birmingham Airport

Flight path map showing Police Helicopter route from Birmingham Airport to Shipton-on-Cherwell

On Tuesday, 7 April 2026 at 9:17, a Police Helicopter departed from Birmingham Airport to Shipton-on-Cherwell. It was the Police Helicopter with registration number G-POLJ. The flight lasted 26 minutes. During that period, the aircraft travelled 49 miles at an average speed of 114 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 1600 feet.

Photo of helicopter: G-POLJ
Helicopter: G-POLJ

The helicopter G-POLJ is used by the British police. The helicopter is deployed in pursuits, missing persons cases and other incidents where a helicopter provides added value.

Photo: Alec Wilson

Distance travelled
50 miles
1600 feet
dashboard average speed
114 mph
27 minutes
09:17
09:43
Flight tracking overview, altitude and location

Route

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The Straight Mile, Oxfordshire09:43

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West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire09:42

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Middle Barton, Oxfordshire09:40

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Sandford St. Martin, Oxfordshire09:40

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West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire09:39

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Great Tew, Oxfordshire09:39

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Swerford, Oxfordshire09:38

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Hook Norton, Oxfordshire09:36

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Hook Norton Airstrip, Banbury, Oxfordshire09:36

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Hook Norton, Oxfordshire09:36

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Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire09:35

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Stourton, Warwickshire09:35

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Lower Brailes, Warwickshire09:35

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Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire09:34

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Upper Brailes, Warwickshire09:33

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Honington, Warwickshire09:33

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Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire09:33

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Idlicote CP, Warwickshire09:32

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Halford CP, Warwickshire09:31

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Ettington CP, Warwickshire09:31

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Alderminster CP, Warwickshire09:30

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Preston on Stour CP, Warwickshire09:29

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Atherstone on Stour CP, Warwickshire09:29

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Clifford Chambers, Warwickshire09:28

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Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire09:26

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Wilmcote CP, Warwickshire09:26

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Wootton Wawen CP, Warwickshire09:25

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Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire09:23

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Danzey Green, Warwickshire09:22

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Tanworth in Arden CP, Warwickshire09:20

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Damson Parkway, West Midlands - Solihull09:18

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Solihull, Solihull09:18

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Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, West Midlands09:17

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