East London Air Services

East London Air Services (ELAS) is a charter company based at East London Airport in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It flies private charters, time sensitive cargo, and medevac and air ambulance transfers. Type: air operator that flies its own aircraft. For medical requests it works with a partner ambulance company.

Medevac and medical transfers

ELAS says it provides medevac and air ambulance services across South Africa, working with medical professionals. It says its pilots and operations team handle clearances and coordination. The service is listed as available 24 hours a day.

The website tells people who need urgent help to call Alderson Ambulance on +27 860 22 33 66, or to email info@alderson.co.za, to ask for a medevac quote. ELAS says it coordinates directly with Alderson and healthcare partners so that the patient gets continuous care during the transfer.

Aircraft

The fleet page lists the Beechcraft King Air 100, a pressurised twin turbine aircraft. Its listed medical setup is two crew, two medics and one stretcher, with room for two seated passengers. The same aircraft is used for VIP charters and bush flying. All aircraft are maintained by an in-house approved maintenance organisation, Air Hart AMO.

Other services

• Private charters to cities such as Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Gqeberha
• Flights to safari and hunting lodges
• Time sensitive cargo charters

Facts

• Base: East London Airport, Eastern Cape
• Established: 1998, as stated on the site
• Medical aircraft named on the site: Beechcraft King Air 100
• Medical team: arranged with partner Alderson Ambulance

Areas covered

Domestic and regional air ambulance flights within South Africa and Southern Africa, with a King Air 100 based in South Africa (as the company told us in October 2026).