

Established 1978 as Emanuel Life Flight . In 1993 became Life Flight Network when Emanuel Hospitals Life Flight program and St.Vincents AirCare program came together.
The Life Flight Network is the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in USA. Headquartered in Aurora, Oregon, is operated by Air Methods and TriState Careflight. Accredited by CAMTS and NAAMTA.
The Life Flight Network is the largest not-for-profit air medical transport service in USA. Headquartered in Aurora, Oregon, is operated by Air Methods and TriState Careflight. Accredited by CAMTS and NAAMTA.
On April 2016 Northwest MedStar integrated into LFN.
As of 2017 operates the following bases:
- Oregon: Aurora, Cottage Grove, Ontario, La Grande, Redmond, Astoria and Pendleton
- Idaho: Boise, Lewiston, Coeur dAlene, Rexburg, Burley and Sandpoint
- Montana: Bozeman and Butte
- Washington: Longview and Dallesport
In 2019 added Port Angeles, WA
In 2021 celebrated 70,000 flight hours with AW119Kx since 2013
In 2022 added Salem, Oregon
From 2020 LFN is adding the Bell 407GXi to the fleet with 16 ordered as of 2022.
As of 2017 operates the following bases:
- Oregon: Aurora, Cottage Grove, Ontario, La Grande, Redmond, Astoria and Pendleton
- Idaho: Boise, Lewiston, Coeur dAlene, Rexburg, Burley and Sandpoint
- Montana: Bozeman and Butte
- Washington: Longview and Dallesport
In 2019 added Port Angeles, WA
In 2021 celebrated 70,000 flight hours with AW119Kx since 2013
In 2022 added Salem, Oregon
From 2020 LFN is adding the Bell 407GXi to the fleet with 16 ordered as of 2022.
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15-Jan-21 - Life Flight Network Adds Bell 429
28-Jan-20 - LFN Closed Rexburg, Idaho Base #Idaho
04-Jan-20 - Life Flight Network Orders Frasca Bell 407GXi Simulator #FlightTraining
05-Nov-19 - Life Flight Network Signs for Eight Bell 429/407GXi #AMTC2019
31-Aug-19 - HAI-APS Certificate for Life Flight Network #Safety
20-Aug-19 - Life Flight Network Implements Ramco Software #software
18-Aug-19 - NAAMTA Accreditation Renewal for Life Flight Network #ISO9001
20-Feb-19 - Life Flight Network Opens Por Angeles Base #PortAngeles
26-Oct-18 - Life Flight Network 40K Flight Hours in AW119Kx #LFN
13-Jun-18 - Life Flight Network 40th Anniversary #anniversary
23-May-18 - New App for Hospitals and Emergency First Responders

02-Aug-17 - LFN Renewed with PeaceHealth
29-Jun-17 - LFN to Open Medical Base in Bozeman, MT
11-May-17 - LFN Achieves IS-BAO Level 2 Accreditation
04-Mar-17 - Life Flight Network New Base at Newport Oregon
23-Nov-16 - LFN Reached 20,000 Flight Hours on the AW119Kx
22-Nov-16 - LFN AW119Kx Moves to Kelso
05-Oct-16 - #1 Large Nonprofit to Work for in Oregon
08-Aug-16 - NAAMTA Accreditation for Life Flight Network
28-Apr-16 - Life Flight Network New Base at Portland-Hillsboro
16-Mar-16 - Northwest MedStar to Integrate into LFN
01-Mar-16 - LFN Achieve Two Distinguished Safety Accreditations
20-Oct-15 - Life Flight Network AW119Kx 10,000 Flight Hours
18-May-15 - Life Flight Network Begins Operations at Astoria Oregon
04-Mar-15 - Life Flight Network Signs for 4 AW119Kx and 5 Trekkers
11-Feb-15 - Life Flight Network New Base at Astoria Oregon
09-Jan-15 - Life Flight Network New Base at Burley Idaho
02-Jan-15 - Life Flight Network New Base at Rexburg Idaho
07-Oct-14 - Life Flight Network Relocates to Cottage Grove
16-May-14 - Life Flight Network New Base at Coeur d Alene, Idaho
13-Dec-13 - Life Flight Network New Base at Butte, MT
02-Oct-13 - 150th AW119 from Philadelphia assembly line
05-Mar-13 - First AW119Kx to Life Flight Network
12-Feb-12 - Life Flight Network Orders 15 AW119Ke Helicopters
Locations | |
Years | Location | ICAO/FAA |
Models | Login to Edit | |
Years | Models |
2020/ | 429 |
2020/ | 407 407GXi |
2015/ | AW109 Trekker |
2013/ | AW119Kx Koala |