HELISAV

HELISAV, officially Helicópteros y Servicios Aéreos Viña del Mar Limitada, is a helicopter operator based at Concon Airport in the Valparaiso region of Chile. Founded in 2002, the company has accumulated over 35,262 flight hours performing various aerial tasks with experienced professional pilots meeting industry standards.

The company offers a broad range of services in multiple sectors. In agriculture, HELISAV provides aerial fumigation, pest and weed control, sowing, fertilization of hillside pastures, frost protection, drying of fruit trees after rain, and snow sweeping to clear crops. This supports irrigation, crop health, and protection against environmental damage.

HELISAV is also involved in firefighting operations. They transport brigades rapidly to the site of forest or agricultural fires to help contain blazes. This is one of their most common activities, fulfilling crucial emergency response roles.

The company serves the civil works, engineering, and mining sectors by transporting internal and external cargo, erecting structures such as towers, and helping with high voltage line construction and cell antenna maintenance. They provide glacier monitoring and mining exploration flights as well.

In the energy sector, HELISAV conducts insulator washing, wind turbine blade cleaning, capable of washing 10 to 15 blades daily depending on conditions, and inspections of medium and high voltage lines using 4K video, LIDAR, thermography, and photogrammetry technologies.

HELISAV also offers medical evacuation services, transporting stabilized patients accompanied by medical personnel. In tourism and adventure, they provide passenger transport for heli-skiing, fishing, biking, rafting, and aerial photography to reach remote destinations.

The fleet includes various helicopters such as Airbus AS350 B3, Bell UH-1H, Bell 407, Bell 206 L3, and a Cessna 210M Centurion II airplane for photography and mapping. The company maintains a ground fleet with fuel trucks and utility vehicles. HELISAV operates primarily in the Valparaiso region but supports diverse projects requiring speed and aerial access across Chile.

Services

• Agricultural spraying
• Frost control
• Fruit drying
• Snow sweeping
• Firefighting brigades transport
• External and internal cargo
• Tower and antenna construction
• Energy infrastructure cleaning and inspection
• Medical evacuation
• Tourism and adventure flights