Turboprops are the workhorses of regional medical aviation: shorter runways, lower hourly cost, ICU-capable cabins.
A turboprop air ambulance is a propeller-driven aircraft (e.g. King Air, Pilatus PC-12) fitted as an airborne ICU. For sectors under roughly 1,200 nautical miles they are often the most efficient option.
Indicative cost bands and an interactive calculator for turboprop air ambulance — aircraft category, routing, crew and equipment.
Tell us where the patient is. We do the rest.
Typically yes — cruise around 250–300 knots versus 420–500 for a midsize jet. On regional sectors the time difference is usually small once airport access is factored in.
Yes — ventilator, monitoring, infusion pumps, oxygen and a doctor + nurse all fit comfortably in standard medevac turboprop fits.