NPAS Frequently Asked Questions | West Yorkshire Police
10. Where are the new bases going to be located?
Under NPAS it is proposed that there will be twenty three air support bases at strategic locations that provide the operational capability to deliver an enhanced service. The NPAS base locations are:
Barton Moss, Greater Manchester
Benson, Oxfordshire
Birmingham Airport, Birmingham
Boreham, Essex
Bournemouth Airport, Bournemouth
Carr Gate, West Yorkshire
Durham Tees Valley Airport, Teeside
Exeter Airport, Exeter
Filton, Avon and Somerset
Halfpenny Green, Wolverhampton
Hawarden, North Wales
Honington, Suffolk
Humberside Airport, Humberside
Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
Lippitt’s Hill, Essex
Newcastle Airport, Newcastle
Pembrey, Dyfed-Powys
Redhill, Surrey
Rhuddlan, Denbighshire
Ripley, Derbyshire
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
St Athan, Glamorgan, South Wales
Warton, Lancashire
23 bases, 1 helicopter at each except for 2@ Boreham and 3@ Lippitt's, makes 26 operational. Add the 3 spare, and you have a total NPAS fleet of 29 helicopters
A further reduction of 7 helicopters makes a saving of .......
