Established 1989, Mercy Air is a full-service air medical transport system (EMS Provider) serving California and Nevada. Began in San Bernardino County, CA operating from the Rialto Municipal Airport (L67).
1993 acquired LifeFlight Long Beach
1994 added Mercy Air Hawaii at Maui
1995 became part of Air Methods
1996 acquired LifeFlight San Diego
1998 added Clark County AirLife in Nevada
2001 acquired Flight for Life in Las Vegas
2002 added Mojave base
2005 added Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) at Twentynine Palms
2007 added Hesperia.
2018 added Big Bear City base
2020 added Paso Robles base
2020 added Borrego Spring base
1993 acquired LifeFlight Long Beach
1994 added Mercy Air Hawaii at Maui
1995 became part of Air Methods
1996 acquired LifeFlight San Diego
1998 added Clark County AirLife in Nevada
2001 acquired Flight for Life in Las Vegas
2002 added Mojave base
2005 added Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) at Twentynine Palms
2007 added Hesperia.
2018 added Big Bear City base
2020 added Paso Robles base
2020 added Borrego Spring base
News about Mercy Air |
Mercy Air 15 Upgrades to Bell 407GXi Helicopter
18-Feb-26 - Mercy Air 15, operated by Air Methods in Bakersfield, CA has upgraded to a Bell 407GXi with IFR capability, enhancing air ambulance coverage across Kern County and nearby communities. #Bakersfield
Mercy Air 29 Marks 20 Years Supporting Twentynine Palms Marines
30-Jan-26 - Mercy Air 29, operated by Air Methods, marks 20 years of lifesaving partnership with the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) at Twentynine Palms, California. #TwentyninePalms
Mercy Air Celebrates 35 Years of Service
30-Dec-24 - The Mercy Air program recently marked 35 years of providing life-saving air medical care throughout Nevada and California #MercyAir
Mercy Air Receives First Responder Status
11-Dec-24 - Mercy Air, an air ambulance operator and part of Air Methods, announced that its Nevada bases in Henderson, Mesquite, and Mercy Air 21 in Pahrump have recently been designated as first responders #FirstResponders
Air Ambulance Training at California’s Rio Tinto Mine
09-Sep-24 - Mercy Air, part of Air Methods, completed specialized air ambulance landing zone training with U.S. Borax, part of Rio Tinto, California’s largest open pit mine at Boron, California #Boron
Fort Hunter Liggett Medical Helicopter
10-Sep-20 - Mercy Air, part of Air Methods, renewed Bell 412 air medical services for the US Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett in California. Contract started in 2011 #FortHunter
New Ambulance for California Borrego Springs
23-Aug-20 - Mercy Air ambulance, part of Air Methods, to open new air base located at Borrego Medical Clinic to provide emergency air transport services for critically ill and injured patients in northeast San Diego County, California #BorregoSprings
Mercy Air New Ambulance at Paso Robles, CA
13-Aug-20 - Mercy Air, part of Air Methods, opens new California air ambulance base in Paso Robles which will also serve San Luis Obispo, Templeton, King City, Cambria, Cayucos and others locations in the area #PasoRobles
Mercy Air Bell 407 First Year at Big Bear City
14-Mar-19 - Mercy Air, part of Air Methods, completed first year at the medical base in Big Bear City Airport serving 334 patients, including 23 children, on 347 transports. Operates a Bell 407GXP #ambulance
Fort Hunter Liggett Air Medical Services
31-Jan-19 - Mercy Air, part of Air Methods, backed US Army Fort Hunter Liggett in California maintaining a 24-hour presence with two Bell 412 medevac ambulance helicopters for air medical services #AirMedicalServices
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Model Types| Model | Del'd | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| AW AW109E Power | 2015 | ||
| EC EC135 | 2008 | ||
| EC EC145 | 2005 | ||
| Bell 222 | ?? | ||
| Bell 412 |
