OUR FLEET

You can feel confident that the LifeMed aircraft transporting your patient or loved one is built with the patient’s safety, comfort and care in mind.  Our air ambulance aircraft are equipped to deliver life-saving care throughout Alaska, the United States and many international destinations.

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Our aircraft are medically configured as flying hospital intensive care units designed for providing critical care and advanced life support. Each aircraft features specialized stretchers, state-of-the-art transport ventilators, infusion pumps, cardiac monitors, noninvasive monitoring, invasive monitoring and lifesaving medications.

Rotary Wing

Bell 407 GXP Helicopter (2)
Range:  150 miles 

Cruise Speed: 150 mph
Number of Patients: 1 
Base of Operations: Palmer and Soldotna, Alaska. 
Operated by Air Methods Corporation, Englewood Colorado 

Fixed Wing

Learjets (5)

Range: 2000 statute miles 
Cruise Speed: 500 mph 
Runway requirement: 5000 feet 
Number of Patients: 2 
Base of Operation:  Anchorage, Fairbanks AK
Operated by Aero Air Inc., Hillsboro, Oregon 

Learjets (2)

Range: 2000 statute miles 
Cruise Speed: 500 mph 
Runway requirement: 5000 feet 
Number of Patients: 2 
Base of Operation:  Juneau, Alaska 
Classic Aviation based in Woods Cross, UT 

Beechcraft King Air 200 (4)
Range: 1400 statute miles 
Cruise Speed: 285 mph 
Runway Requirement: 3000 feet 
Number of Patients: 2 
Base of Operation:  Anchorage, Fairbanks & Dutch Harbor Alaska 
Operated by Aero Air Inc., Hillsboro, Oregon  

Cessna 208 Grand Caravan (1)

 Range: 862 statute miles 
Cruise Speed: 172 mph 
Runway Requirement: 1800 feet 
Number of Patients: 2 
Base of Operation:  Bethel, Alaska 
Operated by Grant Aviation Inc., Anchorage, Alaska