Helicopter Flying Hours

Birds eye view of the Angel of the North, GatesheadIndia 99 in the airBirds eye view of Tynemouth Priory

From April 2009 to March 2010 the helicopter carried out 2,055 tasks; including 368 missing person searches, 36 flights for airlifting seriously injured casualties, and searching for suspects for criminal offences in the Northumbria Police area.

Its operations in supporting officers on the ground contributed to the arrest of 276 suspects.

Below is a table with information about the helicopter's tasking per area command:

Area Command / DepartmentNumber of flights
Total2,055
Sunderland317
South Tyneside212
Gateshead252
North Tyneside237
Newcastle512
Northumberland359
Operations Command / Headquarters166