Who We Are: Press Kit
Press Kit
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In the News: Media Mentions
CBS News Los Angeles
Angel Flight West, a Santa Monica nonprofit, is dedicated to helping people facing health challenges by providing free flights to medical appointments throughout the West, Alys Martinez reports.
Recent Stories from Angel Flight West
The Annual AZ Jet Center Event Hangar Party is April 20th
RHAU Quarterly Newsletter Conference
Actor Edward Norton and AFW Director Josh Olson join AOPA's Hangar Talk Podcast
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Angel Flight West brings Christmas to 500 elementary students
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Angel Flight West celebrates its 100,000th mission with actor Edward Norton
"Insane Zero Gravity in an Airplane" video with an AFW volunteer pilot feature!
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Stephen and Joanna Bobko-Hillenaar
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Interview With Safety Officer Rich Pickett
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Watch the short film "Flying with 'Angels'"
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Watch the short film "What The Rain Feels Like"
Colorado Pilots & Mask-Packed Planes Deliver Relief For Airports
Angel Flight takes Utah donations to New Mexico families in Navajo Nation
Angel Flight West flies COVID-19 supplies to the Navajo Nation
Group helping get supplies to areas hit hard by COVID-19
Extraordinary Essential: The Denver pilot goes to where he's needed most
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A Heart for Helping: Meet AFW Volunteer Pilot Joseph Zammit
Growing up on a farm in Michigan, the Earth beneath his feet was more familiar to Joseph Zammit than the sky. But even as a kid, Joseph found himself looking
7th Annual Run for the Angels 5K
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7th Annual Run for the Angels 5K – Benefiting Angel Flight West: Participants to gather at Rocky Mountain Regional Airport to run for a cause. DATE OF EVENT:
Thomas’ Thank You to Alaska Airlines
Thank you to our partner, Alaska Airlines, for helping us support incredible passengers like Thomas. Through this partnership, Thomas has been able to travel annually from his home in Anchorage
Current statistics:
| 2023 | 2024* | |
| Scheduled | 10,441 | 5,996 |
| Flown | 5,242 | 2,992 |
| Unique passengers served | 1,141 | 759 |
| Pilot donation | $5,069,698 | $3,028,676 |
| Child passengers | 299 | 179 |
| Active members | 2,978 | 2,842 |
* 2024 figures are current through the end of July
Wings:
| 2023 | 2024* | |||
| Wings | Missions Flown | Unique Passengers | Missions Flown | Unique Passengers |
| Alaska | 0 | 378 | 0 | 262 |
| Arizona | 335 | 52 | 254 | 33 |
| California, North | 558 | 130 | 383 | 128 |
| California, South | 540 | 110 | 347 | 78 |
| Colorado | 153 | 28 | 110 | 28 |
| Hawaii | 173 | 54 | 80 | 56 |
| Idaho | 66 | 50 | 54 | 36 |
| Montana | 107 | 114 | 93 | 63 |
| Nevada | 160 | 57 | 107 | 59 |
| New Mexico | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
| Oregon | 98 | 54 | 84 | 35 |
| Utah | 182 | 15 | 115 | 12 |
| Washington | 553 | 94 | 240 | 61 |
| Wyoming | 34 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
* 2024 figures are current through the end of July
Notes:
- Passengers in Alaska are primarily transported by our airline partners. Airline flights are not counted against our Wings.
- Unique passengers are counted based on the state of their residence
- Discrepancies in mission totals for Wings and overall totals are due to missions flown by our airline partners, which are not counted against our Wings.
- Discrepancies in total unique passengers and overall totals are due to passengers who reside outside our 13 state territory