There were 460 helicopter taskings from UK search and rescue bases in the 1st quarter of 2023, compared with 845 in the third quarter of 2023. Since 2015, the third quarter of the year has consistently been the busiest for helicopter taskings, with the third quarter of 2021 being the busiest of any quarter.
Number of civilian search and rescue helicopter operations in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2023
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Department for Transport (UK). (June 20, 2023). Number of civilian search and rescue helicopter operations in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/684197/civilian-search-and-rescue-helicopter-taskings-united-kingdom/
Department for Transport (UK). "Number of civilian search and rescue helicopter operations in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2023." Chart. June 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/684197/civilian-search-and-rescue-helicopter-taskings-united-kingdom/
Department for Transport (UK). (2023). Number of civilian search and rescue helicopter operations in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/684197/civilian-search-and-rescue-helicopter-taskings-united-kingdom/
Department for Transport (UK). "Number of Civilian Search and Rescue Helicopter Operations in The United Kingdom from 2nd Quarter 2015 to 1st Quarter 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/684197/civilian-search-and-rescue-helicopter-taskings-united-kingdom/
Department for Transport (UK), Number of civilian search and rescue helicopter operations in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/684197/civilian-search-and-rescue-helicopter-taskings-united-kingdom/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Number of civilian search and rescue helicopter operations in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2023 [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), June 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/684197/civilian-search-and-rescue-helicopter-taskings-united-kingdom/