Wales Air Ambulance
G-WENU, one of the charity's H145 aircraft | |
| Founded | 1 March 2001 |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable organisation |
| Registration no. | 1083645 |
| Location | |
Area served | Wales |
Chief Executive Officer | Dr Sue Barnes |
Aircraft operated | Airbus H145 |
Number of Aircraft | 4 plus 1 reserve |
| Revenue | £16.8 million (2024) |
| Employees | 101 (2024) |
| Website | www |
The Wales Air Ambulance Charitable Trust (Welsh: Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol Ambiwlans Awyr Cymru), also known as Wales Air Ambulance Charity (WAAC; Welsh: Elusen Ambiwlans Awyr Cymru, EAAC), is a charity air ambulance service providing a free, life-saving helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) for the critically ill and injured in Wales. It is an independent charity that relies on charitable donations to supply and maintain a fleet of emergency aircraft and rapid response vehicles.
The charity's three operational bases in Wales, plus the base for CWAA