ANGEL FLIGHT EAST KOOTENAY
Angel Flight East Kootenay was founded in April 2019 by Brent Bidston (Ret. Airline Captain), and is an entirely volunteer-led charitable organization with no paid employees. Our mission is to fly primarily cancer patients and children with a care giver from the Kootenays to treatment centres in Kelowna, for free!
We give priority to cancer patients and children however any one in need will be considered.
As a registered charity we are currently accepting donations to be able to continue offering free flights. Every donation goes a long way, and you can choose to have a tax receipt for your donation if you would like.
Through CanadaHelps.org
WHERE and Who WE FLY
Each flight is planned based on the individual requirements, appointment times and time urgency to get to and from the treatment facility. We do drop offs, same day returns and pick ups.
We give priority to cancer patients and children however any one in need will be considered.
We fly in light aircraft from the Cranbrook International Airport and Sparwood Elk Valley Airport.
Moving forward we hope to have flights operated from other airports in the Kootenays – more volunteer pilots will be recruited as demand for flights increases.
Our aircraft are small and un-presurized, this does create some limitations:
~You must be able to walk to and board a small light aircraft~
~Due to limited space we cannot take wheelchairs or walking frames~
~No medical assistance is available during flight~
~We cannot take people with a communicable illness~
There are no washroom facilities on the aircraft
