Angels of Flight Canada

Angels of Flight Canada is a Canadian owned and operated air and ground ambulance service based in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It transports patients to and from 104 different countries.

Angels of Flight Canada was established in 1988 by Gail Courneyea, a critical care registered nurse at the Peterborough Civic Hospital for 16 years. In 1986, Courneyea was asked to accompany a patient on an air ambulance. She felt very uncomfortable during the 20-minute flight as she was working in a foreign environment and had a fear of flying. Determined to overcome her fears, Courneyea received a certificate in aeromedical care and her private pilot’s licence in the United States in 1987. She founded Angels of Flight Canada Inc. in 1988 since provincial health insurance does not cover travel outside a province, and no employment as a flight nurse existed in Canada at the time.

Since its inception, Angels of Flight Canada has employed aeromedically trained RNs, paramedics and physicians and has successfully transported thousands of patients on private and commercial planes. Clients are referred from private inquiries, hospitals, insurance companies and government departments, such as Canada Border Services Agency and Canadian Foreign Affairs.

On January 24, 2015 Angels Of Flight released a new type of membership that bridges the gap left by travel insurers. With 26 years experience in Air Ambulance service it was suiting to have a proactive card that stores all your vital information in times of crisis. A one of kind travel medical information card that connects your information with medical professionals worldwide in case of illness or injury.

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