Vital Flight

04/06/2024

Vital Flight Kids Day 2024 off to a flying start!
Don't forget to join us for 2025!

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Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners Miami Herald Miami-Dade County Government

03/28/2024

Tomorrow (March 29th) is the LAST DAY to register your child to participate in Special Kids Day 2024! Please make sure you sign up so that you can attend this wonderful event! We look forward to seeing you next Saturday (April 6th) for an amazing day!

Register here: VitalFlightKidsDay.org

03/07/2024

Vital Flight Kids Day 2024 is only 4 weeks away! Register at: http://www.vitalflightkidsday.org/ Pilots and volunteers need to register every year as well.

04/14/2023

Vital Flight's 2023 Special Kid's Day is this weekend and we are very excited to host our 11th annual "A Special Day for Special Kids! "

An event of this magnitude would not be possible without community partners. Funding is required for everything but the flights, which are provided by our wonderful volunteer pilots.

Thank you to our wonderful list of partners and please consider joining our list of local partners to make A Special Day for Special Kids a success!

Vital Flight is a 501(c)3 non-profit charity, all donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Vital Flight is an organization with a mission to coordinate free transportation and life-changing experiences for those in need of compassionate, medical, or emotional support with a vision to be Florida's premier all-volunteer aviation organization. Whether you are a pilot, prospective recipient of our services, or a volunteer - Vital Flight brings it all together and coordinates the transportation delivered by volunteer pilots and drivers that have dedicated themselves to this type of valuable service. FAA qualified and licensed pilots provide their time, aircraft, and all expenses at no charge to those seeking assistance.

04/02/2023

Only 2 weeks to go! ✈️ ❤️🎉🎈🚁 April 15, 2023
Register at:
https://www.vitalflightkidsday.org/

03/26/2023

Attention all Pilots and volunteers!!! Vital Flight Kids Day 2023 is only 3 weeks away!!! You have to register each year to participate in the event. Register at:

Saturday, April 15, 2023Signature Flight Support at Opa-locka Airport15001 NW 42nd Ave, Opa Locka, FL 33054ONLINE REGISTRATION is now open for pilots, volunteers, and participants.For directions to the event location, visit the LOCATION section of this website.

01/05/2023

The annual Vital Flight Raffle is underway! This drawing is to support "A Special Day for Special Kids." This is our yearly and most treasured event of the year for our volunteers and the communities we serve!

Raffle Details
In just over a week, we will hold our Grand Prize drawing in a raffle to benefit our annual program, A Special Day for Special Kids - returning to the skies of South Florida in 2023! This raffle will bring much needed funds and support to our program designed to give special needs children and their families a day away from their struggles courtesy of our loving pilots, volunteers, and donors.

What are the prizes?

1st Place Grand Prize: Delta Air Lines $1,000 Gift Card - valid for any Delta purchase**

2nd Place Prize: Winners choice of either an Intro Flight or a BFR (aircraft included*)

3rd Place Prizes (2): Gift packages and cards to local establishments. The value of each prize is $100+.

Tickets are: 1 for $10 --- 2 for $15 --- 15 for $100.

How can you enter?

Enter online at: http://raffle.vitalflight.org/

When is the drawing?

Friday, January 13, 2022 at 7, 8, 9, and 10pm. Each ticket drawn for an hourly prize will be returned to the bin for a chance at the grand prize! Winner does not need to be present to win.

Online purchases must be completed by 9am ET, January 13th. The drawing will be held during the CEU After-Holiday Party - Jan. 13, 2023. 3rd Place Drawings are at 7pm, 8pm. 2nd Place Drawing is at 9pm. 1st Place drawing is at 10pm. Winner does not need to be present to win. Winners will be notified by mail or phone. *If BFR flight is chosen, pilot must already have a complex endorsement. **Delta Gift Cards may be used for travel on Delta Air Lines marketed flights, including those operated as Delta Connection® and by Delta Air Lines codeshare partners with a Delta Air Lines flight number.

04/19/2022

If you haven't heard, Vital Flight is bringing back Kids Day in 2022! Join us May 14th at the Opa-Locka (KOPF) airport for a day of flying, games, crafts, fellowship, and fun!

If you have never been to a Kid's Day event and want to learn more, please watch our video below.

If you wish to participate as a Pilot, Volunteer, Donor, or Participant, please register here: www.vitalflightkidsday.org

We can't wait to see you all on May 14th for the best day of the year!

This is "Vital Flight Special Kids Day" by David Knies on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

01/11/2022

As Vital Flight recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are holding a raffle to support A Special Day for Special Kids. We will be offering several fantastic prizes including a $500 Delta Air Lines gift certificate along with several $100 restaurant gift cards to local South Florida establishments. Tickets to be drawn on Friday, January 14th, 2022. Raffle entries are 15 for $100, 6 for $50, or 1 for $10. Ticket purchase options along with full terms and conditions available at the link below. Thank you for your continued support!

http://raffle.vitalflight.org

09/07/2021

From Mr. Mark Evans down in Galliano, LA:

"To everyone who donated their time, money, resources, flight time, planes, fuel, etc we are beyond grateful. The supplies have been one of the biggest blessings to the South region of LaFourche Parish (Larose, Cut Off, Galliano and Golden Meadow). The items will be distributed to many who have lost everything within the area. A huge heart felt Thank You.
The closest grocery store which is operational is 75 minutes away."

This is why we do what we do here at Vital Flight . This is why our pilots, volunteers, donors, and staff are the best around. Anytime we can make a difference for someone during their time of need, we will do our best to ensure we step up to meet that need. Thank you for being on our team and helping us meet the need these past few days. May we continue to support those affected by hurricane Ida moving forward, as many still have a long road ahead. We stand ready.

Vital Flight is a non-profit, all-volunteer pilot organization that coordinates air transportation fo