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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

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Intern Reflection: Meet Lucy
My name is Lucy Partington, and I have been interning at Angel Flight West (AFW) as the Communications and Marketing Intern for the Spring 2025 semester. I am currently a
Current statistics:
2024 | 2025* | |
Scheduled | 10,032 | 4,758 |
Flown | 5,253 | 2,468 |
Unique passengers served | 1,202 | 624 |
Pilot donation | $5,313,963 | $2,540,054 |
Child passengers | 326 | 105 |
Active members | 2,873 | 2,971 |
* 2025 figures are current through the end of July
Wings:
2024 | 2025* | |||
Wings | Missions Flown | Unique Passengers | Missions Flown | Unique Passengers |
Alaska | 0 | 390 | 0 | 206 |
Arizona | 358 | 37 | 275 | 29 |
California, North | 628 | 172 | 387 | 101 |
California, South | 491 | 103 | 282 | 55 |
Colorado | 196 | 35 | 106 | 28 |
Hawaii | 160 | 81 | 138 | 66 |
Idaho | 77 | 48 | 52 | 39 |
Montana | 142 | 109 | 32 | 51 |
Nevada | 168 | 76 | 98 | 54 |
New Mexico | 10 | 16 | 6 | 12 |
Oregon | 126 | 53 | 65 | 36 |
Utah | 211 | 14 | 93 | 10 |
Washington | 414 | 83 | 227 | 53 |
Wyoming | 22 | 18 | 11 | 11 |
* 2025 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