Life Flight (Geisinger) Explained

Airline:	Life Flight
Iata:	LFE
Icao:	1LFE
Callsign:	LIFE FLIGHT
Founded:	1981
Commenced:	1983
Bases:	Geisinger Medical Center Heliport University Park Airport Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Williamsport Regional Airport Schuylkill County Airport Jake Arner Memorial Airport
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]

History

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.

Operating bases

The company maintains bases at the following locations within Pennsylvania:^[2]

• Selinsgrove - Penn Valley Airport Life Flight 1
• State College – University Park Airport Life Flight 2
• Avoca – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Life Flight 3
• Williamsport – Williamsport Regional Airport Life Flight 4
• Minersville – Goodwill Fire Department Life Flight 5
• Lehighton – Jake Arner Memorial Airport Life Flight 6

Fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Notes
Eurocopter EC145	8		1 each based in Selinsgrove, State College, Avoca, Williamsport, Minersville, and Lehighton
MBB/Kawasaki BK117	1	-
Total	9	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Life Flight Air Ambulance . Geisinger . September 12, 2020 .
2. Web site: Geisinger Life Flight . September 12, 2020.