U.S. Air Ambulance Services Market Size & Outlook

The air ambulance services market in the United States is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 14,530.7 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 10.7% is expected of the United States air ambulance services market from 2024 to 2030.
Revenue, 2023 (US$M)
$7,128.6
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$14,530.7
CAGR, 2024 - 2030
10.7%
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U.S. air ambulance services market highlights

  • The U.S. air ambulance services market generated a revenue of USD 7,128.6 million in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 14,530.7 million by 2030.
  • The U.S. market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.7% from 2024 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, rotary-wing was the largest revenue generating type in 2023.
  • Rotary-wing is the most lucrative type segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.


Air ambulance services market data book summary

Market revenue in 2023USD 7,128.6 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 14,530.7 million
Growth rate10.7% (CAGR from 2023 to 2030)
Largest segmentRotary-wing
Fastest growing segmentRotary-wing
Historical data2018 - 2022
Base year2023
Forecast period2024 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationRotary-wing, Fixed-wing
Key market players worldwideAir Methods, AMR Air Ambulance, PHI Air Medical, SAS AB, REVA Air Ambulance, Lifeguard Ambulance Service, Acadian Ambulance Service, IAS Medical, Global Medical Response, AirMed International, AirLink Ambulance


Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, U.S. accounted for 44.1% of the global air ambulance services market in 2023.
  • Country-wise, U.S. is expected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • In North America, U.S. air ambulance services market is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • Canada is the fastest growing regional market in North America and is projected to reach USD 1,954.7 million by 2030.

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Rotary-wing was the largest segment with a revenue share of 77.65% in 2023. Horizon Databook has segmented the U.S. air ambulance services market based on rotary-wing, fixed-wing covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


In 2003, 545 helicopters operated from 472 air bases in the U.S. and by 2015 the number almost doubled to 1045 helicopters operating from 864 bases. This increase can be attributed to rise in Medicare reimbursement rates and closure of hospitals in rural areas. 

Highly competitive nature of US air ambulance market allows commercial service providers to charge exorbitant amount for their services. The competitive nature also resulted in overutilization of air ambulance services especially for patients where these services were not essentially necessary.

However, it is also observed that patients transported to trauma I or trauma II centers by air ambulance had better survival rates. In 2016, Association of Air Medical Services lobbied for passing bills that would increase Medicare rates by 20% from January 2016 and additional 5% from 2017 to 2019.

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