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

Angel Flight Central

Compassion Flights for Children and Families · About this organization

What you get

Flights to a special camp or to reach your sick child in hospital, considered case by case.

How to start

Send in the public request with the camp or hospital purpose and all passenger details.

Good to know

  • Commercial airline passes cannot be used.
  • No annual camp deadline is published.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open

Angel Flight Central considers case-by-case general-aviation compassion flights for children and teens traveling to specialized summer camps and for parents who need to reach a sick child in a hospital. A current 2026 article documents a child and mother flown round trip to a medical camp, but AFC publishes no standing camp list, cancer-specific partnership, guaranteed distance, annual window, or financial rule.

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Compassion Flights for Children and Families — camps and retreats

Angel Flight Central considers case-by-case general-aviation compassion flights for children and teens traveling to specialized summer camps and for parents who need to reach a sick child in a hospital. A current 2026 article documents a child and mother flown round trip to a medical camp, but AFC publishes no standing camp list, cancer-specific partnership, guaranteed distance, annual window, or financial rule.

Amount not published

Travel And Transportation

Compassion Flights for Children and Families — travel and transportation

Angel Flight Central considers case-by-case general-aviation compassion flights for children and teens traveling to specialized summer camps and for parents who need to reach a sick child in a hospital. A current 2026 article documents a child and mother flown round trip to a medical camp, but AFC publishes no standing camp list, cancer-specific partnership, guaranteed distance, annual window, or financial rule.

Amount not published

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. A child with B-ALL attending a specialized camp or a parent reaching a hospitalized child may be considered case by case.

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. Confirm safety, guardian, equipment, ground transportation, and backup plans with AFC.
  2. Submit the public request with the camp or hospital purpose and all passenger details.

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
  • No annual camp deadline is published.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Commercial airline passes cannot be used.
  • No standing camp list, distance rule, financial rule, or guaranteed availability is published.
  • What camp, distance, financial, seat, and lead-time rules apply?

Official sources

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

Official program