Causes: Health, Health Care, Human Services, Transportation Assistance

Mission: Angel Flight West delivers health and hope using donated flights to serve those with healthcare or other compelling human needs. In the air, Angel Flight West links volunteer pilots and commercial airlines with people whose non-emergency health needs require air transportation to access care. On the ground, volunteer drivers ferry passengers to and from their departure and destination airports. In addition to medical flights, we arrange transportation for other humanitarian purposes, such domestic violence relocation and injured military personnel taking part in therapeutic programs offered by the Wounded Warrior Project and other veterans’ organizations. Because not all healing takes place in the hospital, Angel Flight West also serves as the "official airline" for a number of children's specialty camps. When weather or other conditions keep our pilots grounded, we do our best to arrange alternate transportation, such as flights donated by Alaska Airlines and our other airline partners, or by purchasing tickets through our Passenger Assistance Fund.

Results: Since its inception, Angel Flight West has successfully completed more than 85,000 missions that comprise nearly 407,000 hours and 20.3 million miles flown – the equivalent of $70 million in flight costs donated by AFW’s volunteer pilots and airline partners.

Target demographics: People who need to travel long distances to access medical care and other essential services.

Direct beneficiaries per year: 5,098 missions for more than 2,200 patients and caregivers/companions

Geographic areas served: Twelve Western states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawai'i, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Programs: Free air transportation arranged by Angel Flight West and donated by our volunteer pilots and airline partners.