Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.

Angel Flight Central

Commercial Airline Medical Travel · About this organization

What you get

Donated Southwest airline passes for medical travel.

How to start

Submit the medical flight request with appointment verification and doctor information.

Good to know

  • Grant-funded pass inventory and Southwest terminal routes are limited.
  • Not available for relocation, compassion, humanitarian, or international travel.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open

Angel Flight Central may use limited grant-funded Southwest Airlines passes for medically and financially qualified travelers going more than 900 nautical miles from home to treatment. The route must have suitable Southwest terminals, the passenger must be stable for commercial travel, and passes are not available for relocation, compassion, humanitarian, or international trips.

What help you may get

Travel And Transportation

Commercial Airline Medical Travel — travel and transportation

Angel Flight Central may use limited grant-funded Southwest Airlines passes for medically and financially qualified travelers going more than 900 nautical miles from home to treatment. The route must have suitable Southwest terminals, the passenger must be stable for commercial travel, and passes are not available for relocation, compassion, humanitarian, or international trips.

Amount not published

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. A financially qualified child with B-ALL traveling more than 900 nautical miles for treatment may qualify.

Age

The program does not publish an age limit.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is published.

How to get started

Get ready to apply

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.

  1. Allow at least 7–10 business days and keep a backup plan.
  2. Submit the medical flight request with appointment verification and physician information.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsOpen
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowRolling
Last checkedAug 24, 2026

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Grant-funded pass inventory and Southwest terminal routes are limited.
  • Not available for relocation, compassion, humanitarian, or international travel.
  • What current pass inventory, companion rules, baggage limits, and fiscal-year restrictions apply?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program