Emergencies - air ambulance

The Kent Air Ambulance Trust is a registered charity established in 1989 to relieve sick and injured people in South East England and surrounding areas by providing a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) and air ambulance service for the benefit of the community.

Responding swiftly to 999 calls, the Kent Air Ambulance can deliver its highly skilled team of Doctors and Critical Care Paramedics to the scene of an accident or medical emergency within minutes. Flying fast, direct and unhindered at over 150mph the Kent Air Ambulance can reach any part of Kent within 15 minutes flying time and can transport patients to the most appropriate specialist unit or nearest major hospital in a fraction of the time taken by land ambulance.

Kent Air Ambulance is one of 18 independent Air Ambulance operators and receiving no funding from the National Lottery the charity relies almost entirely upon the generosity of the public to support the helicopter.

Every penny of the £1.7 million it costs each year to keep the life-saving helicopter in our skies 365 days a year comes from individuals, groups, businesses, companies and clubs from all over Kent.

It is thanks to the generosity of our supporters that the Air Ambulance has flown over 14,000 missions and continues to be available to every person living, working and travelling through our county, should they ever need it.

Find out more from the Kent Air Ambulance.