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In the News: Media Mentions

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!

How a Mission-Driven Impact Leads to Profits with Josh Olsen

Angel Flight West Helps Yuma Area Families

AFW's Volunteers Provide Free Medical Transportation

Stephen and Joanna Bobko-Hillenaar
Angels Do Fly West Documentary
Angels Do Fly West is a documentary produced by Missoula’s Joe McNeal. The film tells the story of Angel Flight West’s passenger Mya Tooney and her mom, Carly Brown.
Recent Stories from Angel Flight West

Angel Flight West Celebrates 100,000 Missions Flown
Angel Flight West (AFW) recently celebrated its 100,000th mission, a remarkable milestone in its 40-year history of providing no-cost, non-emergency air travel services. AFW connects volunteer pilots with people needing

A Veteran Gets His Voice
On Friday November 10, Army veteran William “Bill” Shammy will leave the VA Hospital in Palo Alto with something he hasn’t had in 10 years: a voice. Bill lost his

Meet Marlene: Driving Passengers the Last Mile to Care
For nurses like Marlene Hutchison, giving is second nature. She spent her career in health care, ensuring patients were well taken care of while helping them recover from a range
Current statistics:
2022 | 2023* | |
Scheduled | 11,187 | 9,455 |
Flown | 5,550 | 4,726 |
Unique passengers served | 1,149 | 1,067 |
Pilot donation | $5,944,862 | $4,555,572 |
Child passengers | 273 | 285 |
Active members | 3,044 | 3,022 |
* 2023 figures are current through the end of October
Wings:
2022 | 2023* | |||
Wings | Missions Flown | Unique Passengers | Missions Flown | Unique Passengers |
Alaska | 0 | 274 | 0 | 349 |
Arizona | 231 | 32 | 300 | 44 |
California, North | 666 | 149 | 517 | 126 |
California, South | 642 | 123 | 503 | 110 |
Colorado | 197 | 40 | 136 | 27 |
Hawaii | 112 | 50 | 148 | 45 |
Idaho | 87 | 54 | 63 | 48 |
Montana | 170 | 111 | 98 | 106 |
Nevada | 113 | 64 | 148 | 54 |
New Mexico | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Oregon | 142 | 60 | 92 | 52 |
Utah | 203 | 23 | 154 | 15 |
Washington | 346 | 66 | 528 | 89 |
Wyoming | 28 | 15 | 33 | 15 |
* 2023 figures are current through the end of October
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