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Air Ambulance
& Medevac Flights

A private medical flight with a doctor and nurse on board, from the hospital bed at one end to the bed at the other. We ask licensed air ambulance operators for the aircraft and medical team the patient needs, worldwide.

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Aircraft types
4
Medical crew
doctor + nurse
Coverage
worldwide

In an emergency, call your local emergency number first.

When a medical flight helps

Repatriation

Bringing a patient home after an illness or accident abroad, from the hospital where they are treated to one near family.

Intensive care transfer

A critically ill patient moved between hospitals with ventilator, monitors and an ICU-trained doctor and nurse all the way.

Bed-to-bed transport

Ground ambulances at both ends and the flight between, so the patient goes from one hospital bed to the next without a change of hands.

Specialist treatment

Flying to the clinic or surgeon that can treat the condition, when the nearest hospital cannot, often in another country.

Organ and transplant teams

Transplant teams and organs flown on the tight schedule the transplant needs, at any hour.

Commercial medical escort

For a stable patient who can sit: a doctor or nurse flies with them on a scheduled flight, a lower-cost option the operator can arrange.

Air ambulance aircraft

Typical types and rounded ranges; the operator chooses for the patient and the route.
SizeRange
TurbopropBeechcraft King Air 200 and 350, Pilatus PC-12Regional flights, about 1,500 to 2,500 km
Light and midsize jetLearjet 35, 45 and 60, Cessna CitationAbout 3,000 to 4,000 km
Large jetBombardier Challenger 604 and 605, GulfstreamAbout 6,000 to 7,500 km
Airliner stretcherA stretcher fitted on a scheduled flightThe airline's network

How a medical flight works

  1. 01

    Tell us about the patient

    The condition, whether they can sit, any oxygen or equipment, and the hospital or address at each end. A medical report helps.

  2. 02

    Doctors talk

    The operator's doctor speaks to the treating doctor, confirms the patient is fit to fly and sets the medical crew and equipment.

  3. 03

    You choose an offer

    Each offer names the aircraft, the medical team, the timing and whether ground ambulances at both ends are included.

  4. 04

    Bed to bed

    A ground ambulance takes the patient to the aircraft, the medical crew cares for them in flight and hands over at the receiving hospital.

Sending medicines or equipment rather than a patient? See cargo charter.

Air ambulance FAQ

How much does an air ambulance cost?
It is priced for the whole flight: the aircraft, the distance and positioning, the medical team (a nurse, a doctor or an intensive care team), the equipment and the ground ambulances at both ends. A short regional flight costs a fraction of an intercontinental repatriation. Send the route and the patient's condition and we come back with offers.
Does insurance pay for an air ambulance?
Many travel insurance and some health policies cover medical repatriation, often only when their assistance company arranges or approves it. Check with your insurer before booking; we can provide the quote and the medical paperwork they ask for.
How quickly can a medical flight leave?
Often within hours once the patient is fit to fly and the receiving hospital has accepted them. The doctor-to-doctor call, permits for the route and the bed at the other end set the pace more than the aircraft does.
Who flies the patient?
Licensed air ambulance operators, with aircraft fitted for medical transport and their own medical crews. We ask several for the aircraft and team the patient needs.
Can a family member fly with the patient?
Usually one, sometimes two, depending on the aircraft's seats and the medical crew. Tell us when you ask so the offer includes them.
Is this an emergency service?
No. In an emergency call your local emergency number. An air ambulance charter is for planned or urgent transfers of a patient who is already under a doctor's care.

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