The Cheltenham Festival is one of the biggest horse-racing events of the year. Charter a helicopter to Cheltenham with Air Charter Service to elevate your travel experience for this world-famous sporting event.
Charter a helicopter to the Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival is one of the biggest horse-racing events of the year. Whether you have tickets to Champion Hurdle Tuesday or the Cheltenham Gold Cup, charter a helicopter to Cheltenham with Air Charter Service to elevate your travel experience for this world-famous sporting event.
With over 30 years of experience and offices around the world, we can source hundreds of helicopters that best suit your requirements. Our team is available 24/7 to take your call and create a bespoke helicopter charter that’s tailored to you.
How to travel to the Cheltenham Festival via helicopter charter
Whilst it’s a three-hour drive from central London, a helicopter to Cheltenham takes just 30 minutes from England’s capital. Wherever you’re based, we can arrange a helicopter to pick you up from an airfield, heliport or accessible field near you.
The Air Charter Service Helipad at Cheltenham is conveniently located a few hundred metres from the racecourse. On arrival, you’ll be escorted from your helicopter by a member of our team into a private enclosure and offered refreshments before a chauffeur-driven Bentley takes you straight to the stands.
Road traffic leaving Cheltenham Racecourse is notoriously heavy, but with a helicopter charter, you can avoid the hustle and bustle of the crowds. Instead, you’ll be driven back to the terminal where your helicopter awaits.
Popular helicopters to charter to the Cheltenham Festival
Which helicopter you charter to Cheltenham depends on your requirements. Wherever you’re travelling from and however many passengers are in your party, our team can organise everything, from booking the helicopter to the finer details like providing Champagne on departure. Drawing on our years of experience arranging helicopter charters to the Cheltenham Races, here are some of the most popular options.
AS355 Twin Squirrel (5 passengers)
The AS355's excellent handling and spacious cabin make this twin-engine light helicopter a popular choice to charter. Passengers can enjoy excellent visibility thanks to the unobstructed cabin and forward-facing seats, while many models feature sliding doors and footsteps for ease of boarding.
AgustaWestland AW109 (6 passengers)
The AW109 is a highly versatile twin-engine helicopter designed by Italian manufacturer Agusta. This lightweight aircraft features a large six-seat passenger cabin and interior refinements that offer exceptional levels of style and comfort.
AgustaWestland AW139 (9 passengers)
The AW139 is a medium-sized twin-engine helicopter, which can carry nine passengers at very high speeds in one of the most spacious and comfortable cabins on the market. Its ample baggage compartment can be accessed both externally and from inside the cabin, making it suitable for a wide range of personal and business needs.
About the Cheltenham Festival
Part of the UK’s National Hunt racing calendar, the Cheltenham Festival is an annual four-day horse-racing meeting in Gloucester. Usually held in March to coincide with Saint Patrick’s Day, it boasts the country’s second-highest race prize money after the Grand National.
The meeting features several famous Grade I races, including the Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother Champion Chase and Stayers’ Hurdle. Cheltenham is also renowned for its atmosphere, with the crowd’s loud excitement dubbed the “Cheltenham Roar”.
The Jockey Club sells both general admission tickets and hospitality packages.
Helicopter charter cost
Charter rates for a helicopter vary depending on the aircraft, the length of your journey and the airports/heliports you’re flying in and out of.
If you’d like to hire a helicopter to Cheltenham, contact our team for a quote today.