AeroAngel
Free Private Medical Flights · About this organization
What you get
Free private-jet flights to medical care for your child, with seats usually available for you or another caregiver.
How to start
Submit one flight request with your doctor's Letter of Medical Necessity (LOMN) or a recent medical record. Have diagnosis details and adult passengers' photo identification ready.
Good to know
- You need a backup plan because an aircraft may not be available.
- Give three weeks' notice when possible. The program also considers urgent requests.
The details, as published
Free private-jet flights for medically fragile children and some young adults who need long-distance life-saving care, cannot use another safe travel option, are medically stable, and can board with assistance.
What help you may get
Travel And Transportation
Free private-jet medical flight
AeroAngel coordinates a free private-jet flight with experienced pilots and may have seats for family or caregivers.
Noncash help · As Needed
flights per trip
Can cover
- Private-jet flight coordination
- Seats typically available for family and caregivers
Does not cover
- Airline tickets
- Stretcher or acute-care flights
- Oxygen tanks
- Relocation flights
- No cost to families.
- Repeat limits are not published.
- One or both legs depend on aircraft availability.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The serious-illness program documents serving children with leukemia.
Age
No numeric age limit is published.
- Children and some young adults; no numeric ceiling published.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Relapse Or Recurrence
- Travel must be for life-saving medical care, not relocation or non-urgent needs.
- Passenger must be medically stable, physician-approved, able to board using two or three steps with assistance, and not need stretcher or acute in-flight care.
- Treating physician must sign a Letter of Medical Necessity on letterhead.
- No other safe means by commercial airline, air ambulance, or ground transport.
- The form asks about insurance, Medicaid, other organizations, and possible local funders.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
No residence restriction is published.
- Available across all 50 states.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
- Destination must be for life-saving medical care.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver, Community Referrer, Healthcare Team
- Gather passenger, medical, travel, appointment, equipment, lodging, ground-transport, insurance, and backup-plan facts.
- Author and sign the Letter of Medical Necessity on provider letterhead.
- Submit one official online request with the LOMN or permitted recent-record substitute.
Ways to apply or ask
- Web Form · Open form or page — Submit only one form.
Documents to prepare
- Signed treating-physician Letter of Medical Necessity on letterhead.
- Recent medical record permitted temporarily if LOMN is unavailable.
- Adult passengers age 18 and older need current REAL ID Act-compliant identification or a U.S. Passport.
- AeroAngel vets the request and coordinates aircraft, pilots, airports, and schedule if it can fulfill the mission.
- Family must retain a backup plan.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Limited |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Sep 25, 2026 |
- Live form; fulfillment depends on donated aircraft and medical suitability.
- Three weeks' notice recommended; urgent requests considered.
- Contact within 24 hours or sooner for urgent cases.
Limitations and things to confirm
- No airline tickets, stretcher or acute-care flights, oxygen tanks, or relocation flights.
- Aircraft availability is not guaranteed; keep a backup plan.
- What exact maximum age and any financial-need threshold apply?
- GPT Pro run55 (2026-09-25): What maximum age applies to young adults, and is there a financial-need test? The request pages do not set either threshold.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 25, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Flight Request Form · checked Aug 27, 2026
- AeroAngel - Wings of Hope · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Request a Flight · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Stories · checked Aug 27, 2026