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| Founded | 1981 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1983 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Danville, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||
Life Flight is an air ambulance service operated by Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania, United States. It has six operating bases. The air ambulance averages about 2,800 flights a year. [1]
Life Flight was founded in 1983 and currently has a fleet of nine helicopters. Life Flight helicopters transport nearly 3,000 critically ill adult and pediatric patients each year across the region. Each crew consists of a pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic and in certain circumstances, a flight physician or specialty neonatal transport nurse.
The company maintains bases at the following locations within Pennsylvania: [2]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Notes |
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| Eurocopter EC145 | 8 | 1 each based in Selinsgrove, State College, Avoca, Williamsport, Minersville, and Lehighton | |
| MBB/Kawasaki BK117 | 1 | — | |
| Total | 9 | 1 |
Williamsport Regional Airport serves Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding area with a population of about 200,000. The airport serves about 40,000 passengers annually.
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