Medical Flight Services Throughout the US
AngelMedFlight is one of the leading medical flight and air ambulance companies inthe US. Through our decades of experience, we’ve successfully helped tens ofthousands of medically fragile people get where they need to go to heal -safely and quickly.
Available 24/7, our caring team brings their extensiveknowledge to help you or your loved one. Whether you need a private medicalflight, a medical charter flight, or long-distance medical flight transport,our team arranges it nationwide. Give us a call today and we can discuss youremergency medical flight needs and insurance coverage options.
What is a Medical Flight?
A medical flight moves a patient between facilities when commercial flying isn't safe and ground transport isn't practical. The aircraft carries ICU-level medical gear and a critical care crew. Depending on how it's booked, you might hear it called a private medical flight, a medical charter flight, or medical flight transport. They all mean roughly the same thing.
The reasons vary. A patient with a spinal cord injury might get stabilized at a trauma hospital, then need to reach a Center of Excellence for rehab. In other cases, someone with a severe eating disorder is too medically fragile to fly commercial and needs a different way to reach treatment. If the destination is hundreds or thousands of miles off, that trip usually falls under long-distance medical flight transportation, with the same care just over a longer route.
Booking a medical flight service can feel overwhelming, especially since it usually happens during a stressful health event for the patient or a loved one. Our team handles the logistics and the insurance claims work so families don't have to. If you still have questions about the process, our FAQ page covers what most families want to know before they call.
Private Medical Flight vs. Medical Charter Flight
People use these terms almost interchangeably, but there's a real distinction. A private medical flight means the whole aircraft is dedicated to one patient and a medical crew, set up around whatever equipment and monitoring that patient needs. We arrange these for long-distance trips or patients who need serious in-flight care.
A medical charter flight refers to the booking itself: the plane is chartered just for this transport instead of being shared or scheduled like a commercial flight.
Either way, our flight coordinators handle the medical flight transport end to end. They bring in the right level of clinical crew and manage the back-and-forth between the sending and receiving facilities.
Trust The Highest-Rated US Air Ambulance Company
At Angel MedFlight, our entire team cares deeply about each and every patient we're transporting. Flight coordinators handle the communication with sending and receiving facilities so nothing falls through the cracks. The crew in the air is trained to manage in-flight medical care. And when insurance gets complicated, our specialists help push for coverage on medically necessary transports.
Our team is motivated by the people we help, and we are driven by our commitment to our patients.It adds up: Angel MedFlight holds a 4.7-star average across hundreds of patient reviews.
Whether you book a medical flight service or a medical charter flight, that's the standard we hold ourselves to.
Call us today to see why our team is the right one to trust with your loved one's medical transport.
Air Ambulances Ready When You Need Us
For immediate assistance, flight coordination, or questions about our services, contact us anytime. Our experienced team is available around the clock to help with urgent medical transport needs.
Medical Flight Certifications
Registered Respiratory Therapist – Adult Critical Care Specialist (RRT-ACCS)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Flight Paramedic – Certified (FP-C)
