Volunteer pilots donate their time, fuel, and aircraft so medically stable patients can reach distant treatment — at no cost, ever.
Based in Monroe, Louisiana, Pilots for Patients connects people who need specialized medical treatment far from home with volunteer pilots ready to fly them there. Patients who are medically stable fly free — they focus on getting well, and we handle getting there.
A patient, family member, or social worker submits a flight request with the appointment and travel details.
Our coordinators post the mission, and a volunteer pilot claims the flight in their own aircraft.
The patient and a companion fly comfortably and free of charge — to the appointment and back home.
Medically stable and facing a long trip for treatment? We may be able to fly you there at no cost.
Turn your flight hours into a mission. Donate your time and aircraft to transport patients who need you.
Every dollar keeps these flights free. Fuel a mission and help a neighbor reach lifesaving care.
— Philip Thomas, President & CEO, Pilots for Patients
Whether you fly, give, or share our mission — you keep Louisiana patients connected to the treatment they need.