Two air ambulance outfits began working out of Jackson Hole Airport in 2020, adding direct competition to a market that has gone without a dedicated medevac aircraft for years.

Because of the absence, St. John’s Health doctors have had to call on one of six companies based elsewhere when a flight was needed to transport a sick or injured patient. But in 2020 Jackson Hole Airport’s board of directors approved two new operating agreements. In February the board signed off on Salt Lake City-based Classic Air Medical, and in November it authorized Jackson Hole-based Mountain Air Medical.

Contact Mike Koshmrl at 732-7067 or env@jhnewsandguide.com.

(2) comments

Richard Sugden

Well, sorta ... Jackson Hole Air Ambulance did not cease operations "for financial reasons" .. but rather because after 12 years and about 1,000 flights there were now several other Air Ambulance services, being subsidized by hospitals where they were based, and I didn't need to continue subsidizing JHAA ... Well, I guess that is a financial consideration. JHAA and all our pilots, flight nurses, flight EMT's and other staff are proud of what we accomplished. Best wishes to the two 'new' air ambulance operations.

Mike Koshmrl Staff
Mike Koshmrl

Thanks for added context, Richard. Looking through the archives for stories on this topic was fascinating. I found an action-packed feature story about one of your medevac crews working a night shift and even an old JH News editorial thanking JHAA for its years of service in the valley.

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