ambulance-plane

Island Air Ambulance is the fixed wing Advanced Life Support Air Ambulance with flight operations provided by Island Air, Inc.

Island Air Ambulance’s specially configured Cessna 206s and Cessna 207 aircraft transport patients requiring rapid evacuation to the mainland.  The aircraft is equipped to accommodate stretcher-bound patients and the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel who accompany them. Patients will generally be flown to the airport nearest the hospital or medical facility at which they are to receive care, and will then be met by an ambulance to complete the transport.

Our Cessna 206 is the first small aircraft licensed for Air Ambulance service by the FAA in the continental United States. The planes are capable of landing at more than 14 island airfields serving virtually all of the major islands in San Juan County. This service can dramatically shorten the time needed to transport a patient to medical facilities by eliminating the need for a ferry or boat transport. The aircraft is configured to accept a specially developed, FAA approved Lifeport Plus stretcher system whose engineering, certification and purchase were funded by community donations.

Please Note: The Airlift Northwest helicopter membership does not cover this service.

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