The RFDS in WA

Facts & Figures

The RFDS Western Operations fleet consists of 21 aircraft including 16 Pilatus PC-12 turboprop aircraft, three Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 Jet aircraft and two Fortescue Heli-Med EC-145 Helicopters.
We have five strategically located bases throughout Western Australia in Broome, Kalgoorlie, Jandakot, Meekatharra and Port Hedland.
Our services provide a 'mantle of safety' across more than the 2.5 million square kilometres of Western Australia - the world's largest and most remote health jurisdiction.

During the 2020-2021 financial year, the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia provided:

10,097 aeromedical retrievals, including 1,830 primary evacuations, 8,041 inter-hospital transfers and 227 repatriations.
1,509 patients were retrieved and aero medically treated on the Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jets from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
>50,000 medical consultation and retrieval advice calls.
10,316 patients treated by the Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations at 1,813 clinics.
>9,500 patients treated at clinics facilitated by the RFDS (where transport only was provided)
9million kilometres was the distance travelled by the RFDS Western Operations integrated fleet.
16,000+ landings.