Wales Air Ambulance

Wales Air Ambulance Charitable Trust
Founded1 March 2001[1]
TypeCharitable organisation
Registration no.1083645[2]
Location
Area served
Wales
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Sue Barnes[4][5]
Aircraft operated
Airbus H145
Number of Aircraft
4 plus 1 reserve
Revenue (2022)
£15.4 million[2]
Employees (2022)
82[2]
Volunteers (2022)
414[2]
Websitewww.walesairambulance.com Edit this at Wikidata

The Wales Air Ambulance Charitable Trust (Welsh: Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol Ambiwlans Awyr Cymru), known as Wales Air Ambulance Charity (WAAC) or (Welsh: Elusen Ambiwlans Awyr Cymru (EAAC)), is a charity air ambulance service providing a free, life-saving helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) for the critically ill and injured in Wales. It is an independent charity that relies on charitable donations to supply and maintain a fleet of emergency aircraft and rapid response vehicles.

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The charity's three operational bases in Wales, plus the base for CWAA
Red air ambulance helicopter registration G-WASC
G-WASC, an EC135, was used by the Wales Air Ambulance prior the introduction of the H145 aircraft, but has since returned to be used as the Children's Wales Air Ambulance.
  1. ^ "History and Facts". Wales Air Ambulance. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference ccoverview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Our Airbases". Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Wales Air Ambulance Charity Announces New Chief Executive". Wales Air Ambulance Charity. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. ^ Powell, Leah (17 November 2020). "New Chief Executive at Wales Air Ambulance Charity announced". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 18 June 2021.