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UNC Carolina Air Care is a CAMTS accredited critical care, emergency air and ground transport agency Our ground services are based at various locations.
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UNC Carolina Air Care is proud to provide Critical Care Transport for the citizens of North Carolina and surrounding areas. To fulfill this mission we operate four helicopters, an airplane, and a fleet of ground ambulances. Our rotor wing bases are located at Chatham Hospital in Siler City, Aberdeen Fire Station #2 in Aberdeen, Wayne Executive Jetport in Goldsboro, and Nash General Hospital in Roc

ky Mount. The fixed wing aircraft operation is housed at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. To serve the unique needs of our smallest patients, UNC Carolina Air Care has a dedicated Pediatric-Neonatal Specialty Care Team which is based out of UNC Hillsborough. Our rotor wing aircraft are owned and operated by Air Methods Inc., an FAA certified air carrier (certificate )

05/18/2026

This week, we celebrate the incredible EMS professionals who answer the call every single day on the road, in the air, in the station, and at the bedside.

At Carolina Air Care, we are grateful for the partnerships we share with EMS agencies across our communities. From the first assessment on scene to the final handoff at the hospital, your skill, teamwork, compassion, and dedication make a difference in countless lives every day.

Whether responding in the middle of the night, during severe weather, on the side of a highway, or in someone’s worst moment, you continue to show up for your patients and for each other. We are proud to work alongside you.

During National EMS Week, we want to celebrate all of YOU. We’d love for our EMS partners to share photos in the comments from your crews, stations, memories, trainings, or moments in the field so we can recognize the people behind the profession.
Photo Cred: Andy Mills

Thank you for answering the call.

05/06/2026

At Carolina Air Care, our nurses bring clinical excellence, compassion, leadership, and calm to every mission. They are advocates, teammates, educators, and caregivers making a difference for patients and each other every single day.

This week, we recognize and thank the incredible nurses who are part of our Carolina Air Care family, along with all nurses everywhere. We are better because of you.

Photo Credit: Andy Mills

04/13/2026

Behind every mission is a voice you may never see, Flightwatch.
This Telecommunicators Week, we’re recognizing the team that keeps Air Care connected, coordinated, and safe. From dispatching and flight following to handling requests and tracking our crews in real time, they are the calm behind every call.
And their impact goes beyond our missions, supporting the community whenever they’re needed.
Every launch. Every landing. Every time, Flightwatch is there. Thank you for all you do.

03/24/2026

The sun might be setting but the mission isn't! Don’t let that end-of-day haze make you forget your NVGs.

03/04/2026

Highlighting our neonatal pediatric specialty care teams during Pediatric Transport Month. While all our crews are trained in pediatric care and neonatal resuscitation, this month showcases the people who care for the critically ill patients who are often weighed in grams, providing the highest level of care via air or ground. Procedures include a multitude of ventilator management, treatment of complex medical conditions, Tecotherm, high frequency oscillation, mixed gas therapies, and so much more.

02/28/2026

We had a great showing by UNC Air Care at Mid-Atlantic Transport Conference this year, with our crew members presenting on ventilators, cardiac conditions, a trauma case review, and pediatric envenomation.

02/27/2026

Still providing the best care for our patients even when the weather isn’t cooperating. Blue skies in the horizon.

02/25/2026

Thanks to everyone from the UNC Health system, those local communities, and people around the world who participated in the CPR World Record Day. This initiative focused on training hundreds of thousands of people in Hands-Only CPR in an effort for improving survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest.

02/23/2026

TarHeel 4 celebrates its eighth year in service and has transitioned to a new aircraft. This upgrade brings our fleet to four Bell 429s (with one EC‑135 as backup), allowing UNC Air Care to continue delivering fast, safe, and high‑level care - whether at the bedside or the field.

📸A.Mills, D. Rutherford, J. Phipps

02/18/2026

Happy Critical Care Transport Nurses Day! Thanks for being great partners and clinicians, bringing the best care in the industry from the bedside to the roadside.

02/17/2026

Registration is now open for the UNC Trauma May Day Conference. Dates are 30 April to 1 May 2026 in Chapel Hill. Learn from subject matter experts on mental health, pediatrics, military medicine, trauma care, including our own crews! Visit https://tarheeltrauma.org/mayday/ to sign-up!

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101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC
27514

Telephone

+18668326862

Website

http://unchealth.org/carolinaaircare

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