LATEST AIR AMBULANCE MISSIONS

Real Missions. Real Patients. Two Lifesaving Services.

Explore the latest air ambulance incidents, emergency response missions and specialist hospital transfers attended by Your Local Air Ambulance and the National Children’s Air Ambulance across the UK.

Explore real mission updates from Your Local Air Ambulance and the National Children’s Air Ambulance, including emergency responses, specialist transfers and the lifesaving work carried out by our crews every day.

Latest Missions

See where our crews have been responding across local communities and hospitals nationwide through our live mission map, showcasing the scale and reach of both services.

Mission Map

The mission doesn’t always end when our crews leave. Find out more about the emotional and practical support available for patients and families following traumatic incidents and specialist child transfers.

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RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES EVERY DAY

From emergency response across local communities to specialist hospital transfers for critically ill babies and children, our crews provide advanced critical care when and where it matters most.

Your Local Air Ambulance

Delivering rapid-response pre-hospital emergency care across Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland by helicopter and critical care car.

  • Over 3000 Missions attended in 2025
  • 24/7 Critical Care
  • Covering 5 Counties
  • 2 Helicopters and 2 Critical Care Cars

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National Children’s Air Ambulance

Delivering specialist transfers for critically ill babies and children between hospitals and specialist care centres across the UK.

  • Hundreds of transfers completed each year
  • Nationwide Service
  • Working with dedicated clinical partner teams
  • Paediatric & Neonatal Care

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2026
 MISSION STATS

Jan – June 2026

Average YLAA Daily Missions
10
NCAA Time Flown
227hrs
Single YLAA Mission Cost
£2,500
Single NCAA Mission Cost
£5,700
Missions in May
330
Mission in 2026
1976

AIR AMBULANCE MISSION & INCIDENT MAP

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Latest
May YLAA Missions
365
May NCAA Missions
19

EXPLORE LATEST MISSIONS

YLAA
Car
RTC
22.05.2026
Nottingham

Medic54 were tasked to an RTC in Nottingham at 01:07 and were on scene at 01:20. Working alongside EMAS, the crew assessed and treated a patient with a head injury before transferring them to hospital by land ambulance.

YLAA
Helicopter
Medical
22.05.2026
Leicestershire

Helimed54 were tasked to a medical emergency in Broughton Astley at 09:44 and were on scene at 09:53. Working alongside EMAS, the crew treated a patient following reports of seizures before transferring them to hospital by land ambulance.

YLAA
Helicopter
Fall
22.05.2026
Blaby

Helimed53 were tasked to a fall incident in Blaby at 09:02 and were on scene at 09:15. Working alongside EMAS, the crew provided advanced pain relief to a patient with a serious leg injury before they were transferred to hospital by land ambulance.

YLAA
Helicopter
Medical
22.05.2026
Leicestershire

Helimed54 were tasked to a medical emergency in Kibworth Harcourt at 08:20 and were on scene at 08:39. Working alongside EMAS, the crew treated a patient suffering anaphylaxis, providing advanced critical care interventions before transferring them to hospital by land ambulance.

YLAA
Helicopter
22.05.2026
Leicestershire

Helimed54 were tasked to an assault incident at 15:51 and were on scene at 16:07. Working alongside EMAS, the crew treated a patient with serious injuries before transferring them to hospital by land ambulance.

YLAA
Helicopter
RTC
22.05.2026
Grantham

Helimed54 were tasked to an RTC in Grantham at 18:18 and were on scene at 18:30. Working alongside EMAS, the crew assessed and treated a motorcyclist involved in a collision before they were left in the care of the ambulance service for onward transfer to hospital.

YLAA
Car
22.05.2026
Warwick

Medic53 were tasked to an assault incident in Warwick at 22:54 and were on scene at 23:05. Working alongside WMAS, the crew treated two patients with serious injuries before one patient was transferred to hospital by land ambulance.

YLAA
Car
22.05.2026
Northamptonshire

Medic53 were tasked to a burns incident in Northampton at 23:57 and were on scene at 00:26. Working alongside EMAS, the crew treated a patient with burn injuries before transferring them to hospital by land ambulance.

NCAA
Helicopter
22.05.2026
Southampton

The G-NICU crew, supported by the NCAA Airdesk team, worked alongside clinical partner team SONeT to complete an incubator transfer to Southampton in just 10mins. The same journey by road would have taken 1hr 31mins.

NCAA
Helicopter
22.05.2026
Plymouth

Working alongside clinical partner team SoNAR, the G-CPTZ crew and NCAA Airdesk team completed an incubator transfer to Plymouth in 1hr 22mins. The same journey by road would have taken 4hrs 32mins.

YLAA
Helicopter
Medical
21.05.2026
Leicestershire

Helimed54 were tasked to a medical emergency in North West Leicestershire at 07:10 and were on scene at 07:22. The crew responded to an incident at East Midlands Airport before being stood down at scene.

YLAA
Helicopter
Cardiac Arrest
21.05.2026
Northamptonshire

Helimed53 were tasked to a medical emergency in Brackley at 11:22 and were on scene at 11:39. The crew responded to reports of a cardiac arrest to support ambulance service colleagues before being stood down at scene.

JUNE
 STATS

Your Local Air Ambulance stats for June 2026

Total Missions
316
Top Mission Category
Medical
Top Mission County
Leicestershire
Hours Flown
81hrs
Critical Car Millage
3207
Average Missions per day
10

Support Beyond The Mission

For many patients and families, the end of a mission is only the beginning of recovery. Our Patient Support & Aftercare teams are here to provide emotional support, guidance and practical help following traumatic incidents and specialist child transfers.

Find out more about the support available for patients, parents, carers and families following a mission or specialist transfer.

Access Patient Support

Patient and family stories help demonstrate the real impact of our services and the difference your support makes every day.

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If you would like to speak to someone from our Patient Support & Aftercare team, we are here to help and support you.

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JUNE
 STATS

National Children;s Air Ambulance stats for June 2026

Total Missions
13
Patient Only Transfer
4
Patient & Parent Transfer
9
Hours Flown
36hrs
Estimate Time Saved
22hrs
Most Transfers (CPT)
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FAQs

How can I get in touch with The Air Ambulance Service?

To speak to our friendly Supporter Experience Team, please call 0300 3045 999* or complete our contact form and a member of our team will be in touch.

How many helicopters do you fly?

In total, we fly 4 helicopters across the charity, 2x for our local service and 2x for our Children’s Air Ambulance. We also have 2x Critical Care Cars that support our HEMs services.

Our local service covers 5x counties; Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland.

The Children’s Air Ambulance covers the whole of the UK and works with 10 Clinical Partner Teams from various specialist hospitals.

What areas do you cover?

We provide a rapid response to medical emergencies in the counties of Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland, however, we do support air ambulances further afield if we’re needed.

The Children’s Air Ambulance operates throughout the UK and works with Clinical Partner Teams from specialist hospitals.

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