Who We Are: Press Kit
Press Kit
Contact Info and Fact Sheet
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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.
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Angel Flight West’s volunteer pilots carry out acts of generosity each day by donating their time, talent, and resources to help others. Each time a mission is flown, a patient
Meet Annabelle, Nurse at University of Utah Health
Meet our healthcare partner, Annabelle Baumgartner. She has been requesting flights with Angel Flight West since 2025 as a Nurse in the Hematology Department at University of Utah Health. Each
Current statistics:
| 2025 | 2026* | |
| Scheduled | 10,013 | 1,827 |
| Flown | 5,394 | 843 |
| Unique passengers served | 1,196 | 282 |
| Pilot donation | $5,352,521 | $733,333 |
| Child passengers | 276 | 37 |
| Active members | 3,175 | 3,125 |
* 2026 figures are current through the end of February
Wings:
| 2025 | 2026* | |||
| Wings | Missions Flown | Unique Passengers | Missions Flown | Unique Passengers |
| Alaska | 3 | 397 | 0 | 81 |
| Arizona | 479 | 41 | 99 | 13 |
| California, North | 729 | 158 | 80 | 32 |
| California, South | 465 | 84 | 60 | 21 |
| Colorado | 203 | 38 | 26 | 5 |
| Hawaii | 218 | 99 | 27 | 32 |
| Idaho | 80 | 51 | 3 | 11 |
| Montana | 75 | 90 | 7 | 15 |
| Nevada | 134 | 64 | 16 | 24 |
| New Mexico | 10 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| Oregon | 94 | 52 | 9 | 14 |
| Utah | 195 | 17 | 41 | 8 |
| Washington | 443 | 99 | 29 | 19 |
| Wyoming | 26 | 17 | 6 | 4 |
* 2026 figures are current through the end of February
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
