Angel Flight Soars

Name

Angel Flight Soars

Legal name

Angel Flight Soars, Inc.

Website

https://angelflightsoars.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Medical Air Transportation

NAICS

Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation (481211), Nonscheduled Air Transportation (4812)

SIC

Air Transportation, Nonscheduled (4522)

akta.pro primary industry

Air Medical Transport (Helicopter/Fixed-Wing) (HLAFANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Air Transport (Air Ambulance/Patient Transfer) (TLAFABAG), Medical Passenger Transfer (Non-Emergency Patient Transport) (THABAGAG), Air Ambulance & Medical Passenger Charter Operators (THABADAK)

Keywords

• Charitable air transport
• Medical flight services
• Volunteer pilot network
• Patient transportation assistance
• Disaster relief aviation

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: General gifts, memorial gifts, honor gifts, monthly giving, and special occasion gifts from individual donors supporting mission coordination costs.
2. Corporate & Foundation Donations: Contributions from corporations, foundations, and workplace campaigns supporting the organization.
3. Stock Donations: Donors can transfer stock gifts to support Angel Flight Soars operations.
4. Merchandise Sales: Gift shop merchandise including polo shirts, caps, and Aviator Bears sold through the website, with proceeds supporting operations.
5. Event Fundraising: Revenue from annual events including Tournament of Angels golf tournament and Clay Shoot Classic with various sponsorship levels.
6. Planned Giving: Estate giving options including naming Angel Flight in wills, IRA beneficiary designations, and other planned giving arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Angel Flight Soars coordinates free air transportation for medical patients in need across the southeastern United States using a network of volunteer pilots who donate their aircraft, fuel, and time. Founded in 1983 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the organization is headquartered at Dekalb Peachtree Airport (PDK) in Atlanta and partners with the Air Care Alliance network to arrange non-emergency medical flights.

Product overview

Angel Flight Soars is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that coordinates free air transportation for patients with medical needs. The organization operates through volunteer pilots who donate their time, aircraft, and fuel. Core services include mission coordination connecting patients with medical facilities and volunteer pilots, patient intake and repeat mission request systems, pilot application and management, and volunteer coordination (including Earth Angels for ground transport and disaster relief). The company's merchandise product line includes branded apparel and gifts such as Aviator Bears, Caps, and Polo Shirts sold through their gift shop to support operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Free Medical Flight Coordination Coordination of free non-emergency air transportation for medical patients in need across Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Volunteer pilots donate their aircraft, fuel, and time to fly patients to and from medical appointments.
• Disaster Relief Aviation Aviation support provided in response to natural disasters and emergencies, leveraging the volunteer pilot network to deliver supplies and aid when activated.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 70,000 missions coordinated over 43 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Navicent Health (Atrium Health Navicent)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership to expedite coronavirus testing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Angel Flight Soars flew Covid-19 test specimens to proper labs, enabling patients to receive results in 8 hours instead of a week or longer.
• Air Care Alliance (ACA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990In 1990, Angel Flight Soars forged an alliance with 18 similar organizations to create the Air Care Alliance. This enables coordination of extended-range missions when patient needs extend beyond the regional service area. As a charter member, Angel Flight Soars can connect patients with volunteer pilots nationwide.
• Courier ConnectionmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor of the 2026 Tournament of Angels golf fundraising event.
• John N. Goddard FoundationmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor of the Clay Shoot Classic fundraising event.
• 723 Whiskey BravominorGTM or Marketing PartnerRestaurant owner who raised over $100,000 for Angel Flight Soars through various fundraising initiatives including the Bravo the Bear campaign and Party with a Purpose events.
• PDK (Dekalb Peachtree Airport)coreOthersHome base airport for Angel Flight Soars headquarters operations since 1991.
• JMS Burn Center (Joseph M. Still Burn Center)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing free flights for burn patients. Angel Flight Soars provided more than 300 free flights for patients at the JMS Burn Center in one year.
• AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)minorOthersAviation industry partner listed on affiliates page.
• EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association)minorOthersAviation organization listed on affiliates page.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Angel Flight West: Regional volunteer pilot nonprofit providing free medical transportation on the West Coast. Operates the same model — matching volunteer pilots with patients needing travel to specialized medical care — making it the most direct functional peer.
• LifeLine Pilots: Illinois-based volunteer pilot nonprofit providing free medical flights for patients in the Midwest. Operates the same Air Care Alliance-affiliated model, making it a direct functional peer.
• Veterans Airlift Command: Nonprofit coordinating free volunteer pilot flights for wounded warriors, veterans, and their families for medical and compassionate needs. Directly comparable model and volunteer pilot base, serving a more narrowly defined patient population.
• Patient AirLift Services (PALS): Northeast-focused nonprofit arranging free volunteer pilot flights for medical patients. Operates an analogous mission-coordination model and is part of the Air Care Alliance network alongside Angel Flight Soars.
• Corporate Angel Network: Nonprofit arranging free flights on corporate aircraft for cancer patients traveling to treatment. Same free medical transport mission but uses corporate jet capacity rather than private pilots, making it a closely comparable direct peer in the medical air charity space.
• Miracle Flights: National nonprofit providing free commercial airline tickets (rather than private flights) for children needing distant medical care. Same charitable medical transport mission, different delivery mechanism — a closely comparable peer in the medical flight charity category.
• Angel Flight Central: Midwest-based volunteer pilot nonprofit serving states including Kansas, Missouri, and surrounding regions. Same free medical transport model, same volunteer pilot matching process, same donor-funded structure as Angel Flight Soars.
• Mercy Flight: Nonprofit providing free air transportation for medical patients, primarily in the Northeast US. Directly comparable volunteer-pilot nonprofit model serving the same patient population as Angel Flight Soars.

Broad incumbents

• Air Care Alliance: Umbrella organization co-founded by Angel Flight Soars in 1990; serves as the national network coordinator for dozens of volunteer pilot medical transport nonprofits. Comparable because Angel Flight Soars is a charter member and operates within its coordination framework, but ACA is broader in scope as the network steward rather than a single-region operator.
• MedFlight: For-profit air medical transport service operating helicopter and fixed-wing ambulance services across the Midwest and Northeast. Comparable as a medical air transport provider, but operates as a paid emergency/ICU transport service rather than a free non-emergency volunteer pilot nonprofit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/angelflightsoar
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@angelflightsoars3041
• Facebookfacebook.com/AngelFlightSoars
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/angel-flight-soars-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/angelflightsoars

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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