LifeFlight is a world leader in aeromedical care and Australia’s most diversified service, operating both a fixed-wing and rotary-wing fleet.

Our rotary-wing fleet is made up of 11 rescue helicopters:

  • 7x AW139 helicopters
  • 3x B412 helicopters
  • 1x BK117 helicopter

Two of the AW139 helicopters operate under a contract with a consortium of gas companies (Arrow Energy, Australia Pacific LNG/Origin Energy, Queensland Gas Company, and Santos). The remaining rotary-wing aircraft rotate through the LifeFlight service on an operational needs basis.

Essentially, LifeFlight helicopters are flying intensive care units. Crew configurations can vary across bases; helicopters can be crewed with a combination of the following members:

  • Pilot
  • Co-pilot
  • Aircrewman
  • Rescue Crewman
  • Critical Care Doctor
  • Flight Nurse
  • QAS Flight Paramedic

LifeFlight’s fixed-wing fleet includes four LifeFlight Air Ambulance Jets:

  • 4x Bombardier Challenger 604

The dedicated fleet of medically-configured jets are based in Townsville, Brisbane and Singapore, and remain on standby 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Each jet carries a LifeFlight Critical Care Doctor and Flight Nurse on board for all retrievals.

Our bases

Geographical scope

FY22/23 Mission reports

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LifeFlight Brisbane
Airport Base

43 Pandanus Avenue
Brisbane Airport
Brisbane, QLD, 4007

LifeFlight Archerfield
Maintenance Base
Hangar 409 Wirraway Avenue
Archerfield, Qld, 4108

LifeFlight Sunshine
Coast Base

Sunshine Coast Airport
22 Friendship Avenue
Marcoola, QLD, 4564

LifeFlight
Toowoomba Base
180 McDougall St
Wilsonton, QLD, 4350

LifeFlight
Bundaberg
Base
20 Aviation Crescent,
Bundaberg West, Qld, 4670

LifeFlight Roma Base
25 Hangar Drive
Roma, QLD 4455

Lifeflight Mt Isa Base
RFDS Hangar,
Barkley Highway,
Mount Isa Airport,
Mount Isa, Qld, 4825

LifeFlight Singapore Base
Bombardier Singapore
10 Seletar Aerospace Heights
Seletar Aerospace Park, Singapore 797546

LifeFlight
Training Academy
20 Boronia Rd, Brisbane Airport, Qld, 4008

LifeFlight Corporate Office
32 Edward Street,
Brisbane, QLD, 4000

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