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![]() Eurocopter EC135 helicopter G-GWAC of Great Western Air Ambulance | |
Type | Charitable organisation |
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Registration no. | Charity No: 1121300[1] |
Location | |
Coordinates | 51°33′06″N 2°33′27″W / 51.5517°N 2.5576°W |
Area served | Bristol, North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire |
Aircraft operated | Eurocopter EC135 |
Revenue | £5.4 million[2] (2023) |
Employees | 42[2] (2023) |
Volunteers | 240[2] (2023) |
Website | greatwesternairambulance |
The Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) is a charity air ambulance service in South West England. It operates for the relief of sickness and injury, with a specialist paramedic in critical care and a critical care doctor, providing response by helicopter or car between the hours of 7:00 am and 1:00 am, 365 days a year. The service covers Bristol, North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, and surrounding areas.