There are an average of 200 fixed-wing air ambulance flights every day
More than 6,000 medical aircraft takeoff each month…70% of flights don't have patients on board! (They're called "empty legs" and they can save you thousands of dollars.)
There are 513 air ambulance companies in the U.S. Only 63 are CAMTS accredited.
There are 1,237 U.S.-based air ambulance aircraft. When you call a provider, you only get rates for their aircraft. Brokers give you prices for a handful of planes. Air Ambulance World searches ALL available medical flights.
Nearly 150,000 Americans fly on a fixed-wing air ambulance flight each year
There are 7,123 hospitals in 23,122 cities in the United States, we can find you flights to any of them.
The first medevac transport took place in 1926, from Nicaragua to Panama