Angel Flight Central
General Aviation Medical Flights · About this organization
What you get
Free volunteer-pilot flights to non-emergency medical care, with a companion seat when approved.
How to start
Send in the flight application for the scheduled appointment.
Good to know
- The passenger must keep a backup travel plan.
- Ground transportation and lodging are the passenger’s responsibility.
The details, as published
Angel Flight Central arranges free volunteer-pilot general-aviation flights of roughly 100–900 nautical miles for financially needy Midwest residents traveling to non-emergency medical care. A family or healthcare professional submits the active portal request, appointment verification, physician release, and passenger details at least 7–10 business days ahead when possible; staff then qualify the request and recruit pilots subject to safety, weather, equipment, and seat limits.
What help you may get
Travel And Transportation
General Aviation Medical Flights — travel and transportation
Angel Flight Central arranges free volunteer-pilot general-aviation flights of roughly 100–900 nautical miles for financially needy Midwest residents traveling to non-emergency medical care. A family or healthcare professional submits the active portal request, appointment verification, physician release, and passenger details at least 7–10 business days ahead when possible; staff then qualify the request and recruit pilots subject to safety, weather, equipment, and seat limits.
Noncash help · As Needed
Can cover
- Approved companion seat
- Volunteer-pilot medical flight
Does not cover
- Emergency air ambulance service
- Ground transportation
- Guaranteed pilot availability
- Lodging
- All coordinated flights are free to passengers.
- Future flights can be requested after first-flight eligibility is completed.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official program serves children with cancer or children with serious medical conditions that include cancer; pediatric B-ALL is within that scope.
Age
Age 0 to no published upper limit, measured at service date.
- The program serves people of all ages.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
Financial need is required.
- No numerical income rule is published on the reviewed official page.
- Official material describes passengers who cannot afford transportation or have other barriers to commercial travel; no numeric income test is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: IA, IL, IN.
- Recorded rationale lists IA, IL and IN, while the typed list previously named ten states and the organization overview says ten-state Midwest region. No recorded official quote enumerates that wider list; the narrower stated list is retained pending confirmation.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
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: Caregiver, Healthcare Team, Parent Or Guardian, Patient
- AFC staff review and qualify the passenger.
- Arrange ground transportation and a backup travel plan.
- Return the physician-signed medical release.
- Staff recruit volunteer pilots and coordinate the trip.
- Submit the flight application for the scheduled appointment.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Appointment details
- Flight request
- Liability release
- Passenger and companion information
- Physician medical release
- AFC coordinates volunteer pilots; the passenger handles transportation to and from airports.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Applicable |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The flight-request portal was active; every mission depends on qualification, pilot availability, and weather.
- Apply after the appointment is scheduled.
- The official pages publish five to seven business days for the request and seven to ten business days for full coordination.
- A coordinator says the applicant will be contacted within 1–2 business days.
Limitations and things to confirm
- A volunteer pilot is not guaranteed.
- Ground transportation and lodging are the passenger’s responsibility.
- The passenger must keep a backup travel plan.
- The service is non-emergency.
- What documentation does AFC currently require to establish inability to afford transportation or another qualifying travel barrier?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Healthcare Professionals — Angel Flight Central · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Healthcare Professionals — Angel Flight Central · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Passenger FAQ — Angel Flight Central · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Passenger Requirements — Angel Flight Central · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Passenger Requirements — Angel Flight Central · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Commercial Airline Medical Travel · checked Aug 24, 2026