CareFlite helicopter numbers

[Myles]

This is for CareFlite helicopter service in North Central TX first of all.
Does anyone have a breakdown of CareFlite helicopter callsigns used by each helicopter?
These are the helicopters and bases and some of the numbers I think they use:
N428CF Methodist Harris Fort Worth Hospital CareFlite 1
N429CF Methodist Dallas Medical Center CareFlite 2
N412CF Granbury Regional Airport CareFlite 3?
N413CF Terrell Municipal Airport CareFlite 4 (this used to be based at McKinney but was moved August 2024)
N419CF Whitney Base CareFlite 5
N417CF North Texas Medical Center CareFlite 6? (Gainesville)
N418CF Burnet Municipal Airport CareFlite 7
N416CF spare?

If anyone has PHI helicopter callsigns, would appreciate those too.

 

[hiegtx]

Myles,

N418CF, CareFlite7, is based in Burnet County. Occasionally, when that unit takes a patient to Temple or Waco, or is in the DFW area going to their base at the Grand Prairie airport for maintenance, you might hear dispatch here talking to them on the MegaHertz trunked system. N416Cf may well be a spare, if still in service. There is no ‘recent flight’ history for that tail number on Flightradar24.

I don’t have a list for PHI. I do hear Med 2, based, I believe, at McKinney, and occasionally one or more of the others. Besides their own birds. PHI operates the Dallas Children’s Health copter, and also most of the “Flight for Life” units in the Tyler and Easr Texas area.

 

[Myles]

Myles,

N418CF, CareFlite7, is based in Burnet County. Occasionally, when that unit takes a patient to Temple or Waco, or is in the DFW area going to their base at the Grand Prairie airport for maintenance, you might hear dispatch here talking to them on the MegaHertz trunked system. N416Cf may well be a spare, if still in service. There is no ‘recent flight’ history for that tail number on Flightradar24.

I don’t have a list for PHI. I do hear Med 2, based, I believe, at McKinney, and occasionally one or more of the others. Besides their own birds. PHI operates the Dallas Children’s Health copter, and also most of the “Flight for Life” units in the Tyler and Easr Texas area.

I see from the FlightAware history that on 12/16, N412CF was at Grand Prairie, went to Scott & White in Temple, then made a trip to West Texas (Brady). Ran around Central Texas for a bit and eventually made it back to GPM on 12/18.

For North Texas, this is what I have for PHI:
Med 2 McKinney N498P, N337PH, N330PH
Med 6 Corsicana N419P
Med 10 Denton N467P
Children's Medical Center N797P
Fort Worth Spinks N432PH

PHI moves helicopters around a lot so you can't keep up with specific ones being at a particular base for long.
I was more trying to figure out what callsign was used for each base.

I see this wiki lists some bases:

Medevac (TX) - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

I think Med 8 Arlington is defunct now. Perhaps replaced with Spinks.

Interesting to note that CareFlite isn't mentioned in the Wiki except for a link to their website.

 

[hiegtx]

N419CF Whitney Base CareFlite 5
N417CF North Texas Medical Center CareFlite 6? (Gainesville)

The Whitney bird is CareFlite 6, and Gainesville is CareFlite 5.

N412CF is indeed CareFlite 6. CF6 ranges around quite a bit. sometimes repeated trips to drop patients at Temple instead of one of the DFW hospitals. CF6 and CF3 occasionally will pick up a patient in Abilene for transport back to Fort Worth or Dallas. Besides covering the north part of the metro, as well as the Texoma & southern Oklahoma areas, CF5 may also make a pickup at Wichita Falls.

At one time, PHI had several units at the Desoto heliport facility. That has hangers, as well as repair services. I was having lunch at Ojeda's, across Hampton from the base, and saw one PHI bird lifting. After leaving the restaurant, I had the friend I was riding with stop on Danieldale to try & grab a picture.


You can't see it from that angle, but the door was open to another hanger, and there was a yellow, probably PHI copter visible. As far as I know, they quit using that facility several years ago. Occasionally, but rarely, I'll hear a helicopter advise that they are stopping by Desoto to refuel, From what I gather, there may be a 'self-serve' fueling station available, as these generally have been well after hours.

Looking at FlightRadar, I occasionally see one of the PHI copters circling repeatedly around the Cleburne airport, possibly shooting landings & takeoffs.

CareFlite is very busy on the Megahertz TRS. Being in Dallas, I hear the North Texas copters talking to dispatch no matter where they are.

 

[Linn]

The Whitney bird is CareFlite 6, and Gainesville is CareFlite 5.

N412CF is indeed CareFlite 6. CF6 ranges around quite a bit. sometimes repeated trips to drop patients at Temple instead of one of the DFW hospitals. CF6 and CF3 occasionally will pick up a patient in Abilene for transport back to Fort Worth or Dallas. Besides covering the north part of the metro, as well as the Texoma & southern Oklahoma areas, CF5 may also make a pickup at Wichita Falls.

At one time, PHI had several units at the Desoto heliport facility. That has hangers, as well as repair services. I was having lunch at Ojeda's, across Hampton from the base, and saw one PHI bird lifting. After leaving the restaurant, I had the friend I was riding with stop on Danieldale to try & grab a picture.
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You can't see it from that angle, but the door was open to another hanger, and there was a yellow, probably PHI copter visible. As far as I know, they quit using that facility several years ago. Occasionally, but rarely, I'll hear a helicopter advise that they are stopping by Desoto to refuel, From what I gather, there may be a 'self-serve' fueling station available, as these generally have been well after hours.

Looking at FlightRadar, I occasionally see one of the PHI copters circling repeatedly around the Cleburne airport, possibly shooting landings & takeoffs.

CareFlite is very busy on the Megahertz TRS. Being in Dallas, I hear the North Texas copters talking to dispatch no matter where they are.

PHI does regularly train at the Cleburne airport.

 

[bg2610]

I'm working on compiling an updated list/map of air medical locations in DFW Metroplex. Anyone know if info here is still up to date? Or anyone have new info?

 

[hiegtx]

I'm working on compiling an updated list/map of air medical locations in DFW Metroplex. Anyone know if info here is still up to date? Or anyone have new info?

CareFlite is up to date, but I don't know of PHI is fully correct & complete. I do hear their Med 2 on responses at times, and at times dispatching the Corsicana bird on the same frequency that I hear Med 2. (I just caught part of it, and don't remember the specific call number used.

I never hear AirEvac hear locally at all. Not sure if the listed bases, & frequencies, are correct.

 

[KG5HHS]

CareFlite is up to date, but I don't know of PHI is fully correct & complete. I do hear their Med 2 on responses at times, and at times dispatching the Corsicana bird on the same frequency that I hear Med 2. (I just caught part of it, and don't remember the specific call number used.

I never hear AirEvac hear locally at all. Not sure if the listed bases, & frequencies, are correct.

I went back in the database and noticed there are some missing frequencies for AEL. I'll go ahead and submit those.
Nationwide: 151.5050 DPL032
DFW Metro: 151.5050 DPL343
Cedar Hill: 159.3675 DPL532

The Natwide freq is just a simplex channel for them, DFW Tower is used mainly for visiting/distant gmr aircraft to flight follow, in the dfw area. Cedar hill I believe is new and haven't heard much activity, I think this was a fcc license find and confirm. I havent really kept up with AEL51 but I want to say that base closed or being moved. maybe this has something to do with it. I beleive the local ael birds stay on thier respective base frequencies when they operate in the metro area as there is no real need to switch with PIC's already using air to air to deconflict and coordinate.

I know at one point there was a medtrans frequency used in denton for flight following training aircraft but have been unable to confirm that one. MTC Denton is HQ and only does training, no active medevac flight from medtrans operates out of there.

I hear a crackle of PHI Med2 Every now and then but I don't pick it up very well from where I am. I am unable to really monitor PHI at all. especially any of the denton stuff.

 

[nd5y]

Cedar Hill: 159.3675 DPL532

Cedar hill I believe is new and haven't heard much activity, I think this was a fcc license find and confirm.

Maybe FCC Callsign WRBZ457 (AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.)
The only others on 159.3675 anywhere near DFW area is a mobile or input on FCC Callsign WRVX289 (WISE, COUNTY OF) and its also a TPWD statewide temporary repeater/mobile.

 

[KG5HHS]

Maybe FCC Callsign WRBZ457 (AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.)
The only others on 159.3675 anywhere near DFW area is a mobile or input on FCC Callsign WRVX289 (WISE, COUNTY OF) and its also a TPWD statewide temporary repeater/mobile.

It very well could be. I'll need to monitor that one further. I haven't noticed it very active. With AEL, MTC, & AMR (Along with some others) all being under the same umbrella now it makes it difficult. AMR not being active in dallas county for a while now, it surprised me that this one had a bit of air traffic on it.

 

[Harold]

PHI Med 2 is based at McKinney National Airport. Just checked in at Harris Hospital Fort Worth on 152.9525