Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance

MISSION REPORT: Across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, we responded to 37 emergencies last week. This included:

17 missions by air. 🚁
20 missions by road. 🚗

Your support helps keep us flying and saving lives. 💚💛

Dispatcher Scott and Advanced Paramedic Matt worked together to identify critically ill and injured patients across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight who needed our urgent critical care. 💚🚁

Thanks to our partnership with the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service, today our Dispatch Desk has been run entirely from the Isle of Wight for the first time in our 18-year history.

2025 - Our Year in Numbers YouTube video by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance

2025 was a record breaking year for our life-saving service. We responded to 2,593 emergencies across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and beyond.

Watch our full 2025 mission breakdown to see how your support helped us achieve so much last year. 💚🚁

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVq6...

Keep our doctors and paramedics life-saving ready by leaving a gift in your Will to your local Air Ambulance charity. 💚💛

Write your Will today with our trusted partners and be at the forefront of critical care, helping save lives for generations to come. https://www.hiowaa.org/legacy/

Shorter flight times mean faster critical care, smoother co-ordination and better outcomes for our patients when every minute counts. 💚💛

Help us reach our £3.6 million goal to build our new home, so we can save time and save lives. www.hiowaa.org/appeal

WINCHESTER: Our new flight time to you will be approximately 4 minutes. 🚁

Last year, we responded to 136 emergencies in the Winchester Area. From our new base near Southampton Airport, we’ll be able to reach almost every patient across our region even faster.

MISSION REPORT: Last week, we responded to 36 emergencies across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. This included:

19 missions by air. 🚁
17 missions by road. 🚗

Thank you for keeping us flying and saving lives. 💚💛

📸 Tim Wallace

MISSION REPORT: Last week across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight we responded to 40 emergencies. This included:

16 missions by air. 🚁
24 missions by road. 🚗

Your support keeps us flying and saving lives. 💚💛

📸 Tim Wallace

Here's another sneak peek at the build progress so far and what your support has made possible!

We're now getting close to reaching our total fundraising goal of £3.6 million. You can help us get there by donating today. www.hiowaa.org/appeal #OperationAirbase

Operation Airbase: £1 million to go! 🚁

Your extraordinary support has helped us raise £2.6 million towards our Operation Airbase appeal. We're beyond grateful to everyone who has donated and supported this huge milestone for our life-saving charity.

We're so excited to share the progress of our new home, and it's only thanks to your generosity that it’s taking shape and becoming a reality. 💚💛

We still need your support to reach our £3.6 million target. Donate today and help us finish our new life-saving home. www.hiowaa.org/appeal/

We recently invited ITV News Meridian to tour the build of our new airbase. Watch for a behind-the-scenes look. #OperationAirbase

www.itv.com/news/meridia...

Good luck with your training for this amazing challenge, Matthew! Thank you for supporting our life-saving charity. 💚🚁

MISSION REPORT: Last week, we responded to 38 emergencies across the region. This included:

15 missions by air.
25 missions by road.

Thank you for supporting your Air Ambulance 💚💛

📸 Tim Wallace

Last year, we responded to 179 emergencies on the Isle of Wight. Many of these missions will have been life-saving and only possible because of the support we receive from you. 💚💛

December 2025 mission breakdown | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance responded to 205 emergencies throughout December. Read our monthly report to find out more.

Your support makes every mission possible. Read December's full breakdown on our website. 💚💛 www.hiowaa.org/december-202...

In December, we responded to 205 emergencies across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and beyond. This included:

100 missions by air. 🚁
105 missions by road. 🚗
Tuesday was our busiest day. 📅
2pm was our busiest hour. 🕑

MISSION REPORT: Across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight we responded to 48 emergencies last week. This included:

15 missions by air. 🚁
33 missions by road. 🚗

Thank you for keeping us flying and saving lives. 💚💛

📸 Dr Chris.

Welcome back Helimed56! Our helicopter has now returned from its service and we're glad to see our yellow and green back in the skies. 💚💛🚁

73,014 miles. That's how far our emergency response vehicles travelled in 2025. 🚗🚨

Thanks to your support, we’re able to reach patients whenever and wherever they need us - by road or air. Your generosity makes every mile possible. 💚💛

MISSION REPORT: Across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, we responded to 54 emergencies last week. This included:

17 missions by air. 🚁
37 missions by road. 🚗
We responded to 12 missions in one day - making Wednesday our busiest. 🚨

Your support keeps us flying and saving lives. 💚💛

We were airborne for more than 748 hours in 2025. Every hour is fuelled by your life-saving support. 💚💛

MISSION REPORT: Last week, we responded to 55 emergencies across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. This included:

24 missions by air. 🚁
31 missions by road. 🚗
We responded to 14 missions in one day - making Wednesday our busiest. 🚨

We're your Air Ambulance and we're #ThereForYou 💚💛

Gerry and Norman's story | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance Your support meant we were there for Gerry when she needed our help back in 2016. Donate today and help save lives in your region.

Nine years later, just a few days after celebrating her 50th wedding anniversary, Gerry sadly passed away.

Read Gerry and Norman’s story to see how your support is life-changing for our patients. www.hiowaa.org/gerry-and-no...

In October 2016, Gerry had been living with a genetic heart condition when we were called to her side after she suffered a cardiac arrest. Our crew flew her to University Hospital Southampton, where she remained on life-support for five days before making a recovery.

MISSION REPORT: Across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, we responded to 58 emergencies last week. This included:

23 missions by air. 🚁
35 missions by road. 🚗

Every one of these missions is only made possible because of your support. Thank you for keeping us flying and saving lives. 💚💛

Who else woke up to a dusting of snow this morning? ❄️🚁

We’re still online, with teams ready to respond by air and road. We’re ready to be #ThereForYou. 💚💛

We've responded to 1,399 emergencies by air this year so far. It's your life-saving support that fuels every flight. #ThereForYou 🚁💚

📹 Thank you Michael for sharing your video of us on one of these missions.

Merry Christmas from all of us! Thank you so much for all your lovely Christmas messages. 🎄💚🎉