John Galban wrote:

George wrote:
I can't imagine what a non-passenger flight would
be.
Don't know if Angel Flight is the same, but I've flown non-passenger
missions for other organizations. Typically it means flying blood
products (whole blood, plasma, etc...) to some of the more
out-of-the-way places in your region.

Out here in the timezone the rest of the world forgets (I live in
the same time zone as John, just a couple states over) AFW is
important for blood and organ transportation. There's a blood drive
almost every week, somewhere in the Rocky Mountain area. For
example, if the drive is in Alamosa (ALS), it's 4 hours (or more,
depending on weather) to drive the blood back to Denver for the
blood center. According to Bonfils Center, AFW allows the blood
to be distributed 12-24 hours sooner than driving. AFW is really
needed out here due to the distances between major airports. We're
not exactly in the bush pilot league, but some of the airports we
fly to (and how we get there!) are truly out of the way.