Ambulancias Aéreas de Colombia

Ambulancias Aéreas de Colombia is an air ambulance company based at El Dorado Airport in Bogotá, Colombia. It moves patients by air inside Colombia and to other countries. Type: air ambulance operator. It belongs to a business group that also includes Colcharter.

What it does

The company says its aircraft work as intensive care units. They carry medical equipment and a flight crew and a health crew who are trained for the work. It says the aim is to bring health care to patients who live in places that are hard to reach, or where mid and high level hospital services are not available.

Group and size

The website describes the whole group, Grupo Colcharter and Ambulancias Aéreas de Colombia. These figures are the group's own:

• 14 ambulance aircraft in the group
• About 400 flights a month
• More than 30,000 lives saved by December 2023
• A goal of 40,000 lives saved between 2023 and 2027

It also says the group has flown more than 75,000 hours and more than 20 million kilometres. The site does not list aircraft types or the number of aircraft that belong to this brand alone.

Coverage area

The company says its fleet is varied enough to reach the whole of Colombia and international destinations. It also says it plans to grow in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2027.

Facts

• Base: El Dorado Airport, Bogotá, Hangar 182
• Group: Grupo Colcharter, AAC
• Type: air ambulance operator
• Website sections: emergencies, request for service, safety and quality system