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
From a Hospice Social Worker: Larry’s Flight with JSX
Joni Jackson, a Hospice Social Worker at Elevation Hospice of Colorado, shares her experience with Angel Flight West and her memorable flight with patient Larry: I am a hospice social
Meet Amelia — Frontier/Rural Patient Navigator at Huntsman Cancer Institute
Meet our healthcare partner, Amelia. As a part of Huntsman Cancer Institute, she and fellow navigators help connect patients with AFW’s donated flight services. Having grown up in a rural
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
Current statistics:
2023 | 2024* | |
Scheduled | 10,441 | 8,072 |
Flown | 5,242 | 4,206 |
Unique passengers served | 1,141 | 1,019 |
Pilot donation | $5,069,698 | $4,277,634 |
Child passengers | 299 | 286 |
Active members | 2,978 | 2,874 |
* 2024 figures are current through the end of August
Wings:
2023 | 2024* | |||
Wings | Missions Flown | Unique Passengers | Missions Flown | Unique Passengers |
Alaska | 0 | 378 | 0 | 335 |
Arizona | 335 | 52 | 308 | 34 |
California, North | 558 | 130 | 531 | 159 |
California, South | 540 | 110 | 434 | 99 |
Colorado | 153 | 28 | 141 | 30 |
Hawaii | 173 | 54 | 122 | 70 |
Idaho | 66 | 50 | 67 | 45 |
Montana | 107 | 114 | 127 | 85 |
Nevada | 160 | 57 | 141 | 65 |
New Mexico | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
Oregon | 98 | 54 | 113 | 46 |
Utah | 182 | 15 | 172 | 13 |
Washington | 553 | 94 | 340 | 67 |
Wyoming | 34 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
* 2024 figures are current through the end of August
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