What is an air ambulance?

An air ambulance is an aircraft — typically a medically configured jet or a stretcher-equipped commercial flight — used to transport patients who cannot travel safely by ground or in a standard airline seat. Advanced Air Ambulance operates both private air ambulance jets and arranges commercial airline stretcher and medical escort services.

When is a private air ambulance the right choice?

A private air ambulance is appropriate when a patient is critically ill, requires continuous monitoring, needs ICU-level equipment in flight, or when timing and routing must be controlled. For more stable patients who can tolerate a commercial flight, a stretcher cabin or medical escort is often a more cost-effective option. Our team helps determine the right configuration for each case.

Does Advanced Air Ambulance handle international medical flights?

Yes. International medical flight coordination is a core service. We arrange repatriation flights, cross-border patient transfers, and overseas medical evacuations, including customs, immigration, overflight clearances, and receiving-hospital communication.

Do you offer neonatal and pediatric medical transport?

Yes. We operate dedicated neonatal air ambulance missions with the appropriate isolette and neonatal-trained clinical teams, and pediatric medical flights staffed for the specific clinical needs of children.

What is bedside-to-bedside medical transport?

Bedside-to-bedside transport means the patient is moved by our clinical team from the sending hospital bed, by ground ambulance to the aircraft, in flight under continuous monitoring, by ground ambulance at the destination airport, and into the receiving hospital bed — all coordinated as one continuous mission. This is the standard for every Advanced Air Ambulance flight.

How quickly can a flight launch?

Aircraft availability, clinical configuration, clearances, and weather all factor in, but our 24/7 dispatch is built for rapid activation. The fastest answer comes from a direct call to our coordination team, who can confirm a launch window once they have the patient’s condition and destination.

Who pays for air ambulance transport?

Funding varies by case: private payment, insurance, travel insurance, employer health programs, government agencies, or assistance companies. Our team works directly with payers and provides the documentation they require.

How do I request an air ambulance from Advanced Air Ambulance?

Call our 24/7 coordination line or submit a quote request through this website. We will gather the patient’s clinical details, origin and destination, and timing constraints, and return a transport plan with options and pricing.

About Us – Advanced Air Ambulance

Advanced Air Ambulance is a private air ambulance and medical flight company headquartered in Miami, Florida. Since 1990, our flight teams, dispatchers, and medical directors have coordinated safe, time-sensitive patient transport across six continents — 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including holidays. When medical travel cannot wait, we move quickly, with clarity and clinical precision.

We are licensed and certified by the State of Florida Department of Health and operate from multiple bases in the United States and Europe, with thousands of completed flights and a clean safety record across more than three decades of service.

What Advanced Air Ambulance does

Advanced Air Ambulance specializes in bedside-to-bedside medical transport — domestic and international. Every mission is coordinated end-to-end by an experienced medical transport team: aircraft, clinical crew, ground ambulances, hospital communication, clearances, and family logistics.

Core services

Private air ambulance — Dedicated, medically configured aircraft equipped to ICU standards, with a board-certified flight crew on board for door-to-door patient transport.
Commercial airline medical stretcher — A full stretcher cabin installed on a scheduled commercial flight for bed-bound or bedridden patients traveling internationally.
Medical escort on commercial airlines — A flight nurse or paramedic accompanies the patient seat-to-seat on a regular commercial airline ticket, with all clinical coordination handled in advance.
Neonatal air ambulance — Specialized transport for neonatal patients, with the appropriate isolette and a neonatal-trained clinical team.
Pediatric medical flight — Medical air transport tailored to pediatric patients and their families, with clinical staffing matched to the child’s condition.
Medical repatriation — Long-distance, international repatriation flights coordinated end-to-end, returning patients home or to a receiving facility of their choice.
Domestic and international medical flight coordination — From hospital discharge planning to international airspace clearances, every operational detail is handled by our dispatch and case management team.

How we operate

Air ambulance work is logistically complex. Hospitals need timing. Families need clarity. Insurers and government agencies need documentation. We handle that complexity quietly, so the people involved can focus on the patient.

Every flight is overseen by a certified medical director. Every aircraft is configured to ICU standards. Every mission is monitored by our 24/7 dispatch team from the first call through arrival at the receiving facility.

Bedside-to-bedside coordination. Ground ambulance, aircraft, clinical handover, and receiving hospital communication are managed as one continuous chain — not as separate vendors.
Experienced medical transport professionals. Flight nurses, paramedics, and respiratory therapists trained specifically for the altitude, space, and clinical constraints of in-flight medicine.
Clinical and logistical precision. Aircraft selection, fuel stops, customs and overflight clearances, medical equipment, and family seating are planned together — not in sequence.
Worldwide reach. Aircraft and crew positioned across the United States and Europe, with operational experience on six continents.

Who we work with

Advanced Air Ambulance is a trusted medical flight partner for:

Families arranging urgent or planned transport for a loved one, domestically or internationally.
Hospitals and case managers coordinating discharge, transfer, or higher-level-of-care transport.
Insurance carriers and assistance companies needing a vetted air ambulance provider for member missions.
Government agencies, embassies, and consulates requiring repatriation of citizens or officials.
Corporate and travel medicine clients needing rapid response for employees or members abroad.

We guide families through each step — clear answers, careful planning, and continuous support from the first call through arrival. For institutional partners, we provide the documentation, communication cadence, and operational reliability required to move patients safely under pressure.

What sets Advanced Air Ambulance apart

More than 30 years of dedicated air ambulance and medical flight operations.
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, with multiple aircraft bases in the United States and Europe.
Six-continent coverage with established operational protocols for international missions.
ICU-grade aircraft and board-certified flight crews on every mission.
24/7/365 dispatch — including weekends and holidays — with no after-hours handoff to a call center.
Licensed and certified by the State of Florida Department of Health.
A clean safety record maintained across decades of domestic and international flying.

Advanced Air Ambulance — Miami, Florida. Operating since 1990. Six continents. 24/7/365. Private air ambulance · Commercial airline medical stretcher · Medical escort · Neonatal and pediatric medical flights · International medical repatriation · Bedside-to-bedside medical transport.