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PC-12 Air Ambulance Captain (IFR) – Las Cruces, NM

✈️ PC-12 Air Ambulance Captain (IFR) – Las Cruces, NM

Join a mission-driven flight team with Air Methods (Native Air) and make a life-saving difference across southern New Mexico. As an IFR PC-12 Captain based in Las Cruces, you’ll fly 24/7 air medical transport, ensuring safe, timely care for patients and medical crews when every minute matters.

  • Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
  • Operation: Air Medical Transport (HAA), Part 135, IFR
  • Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12 (Native Air)
  • Schedule: 7 days on / 7 days off, 12-hour shifts
  • Compensation: Base pay range + stipends + potential experience pay
  • License: FAA Commercial Pilot License (CPL) with Instrument Rating; ATP preferred

🧭 What you’ll do

  • Command Native Air’s PC-12 safely and legally under IFR, transporting medical crew and patients within the assigned operational area.
  • Exercise final authority for aircraft operations, ensuring the safety of passengers, cargo, and equipment at all times.
  • Conduct thorough preflight planning and risk assessment on short notice, including weather, performance, fuel, and route considerations.
  • Complete a preflight inspection and sign the Daily Flight Log before every flight; perform full walk-arounds before entry and after each flight.
  • Maintain compliance with FAA regulations and company operating standards, documentation, and reporting requirements.
  • Coordinate closely with the medical team, ensuring familiarity with the medical interior and systems; understand backup aircraft and medical systems used in the area.
  • Participate in company meetings, projects, committees, and community outreach as a visible aviation ambassador.

🧰 What you’ll bring

  • Education: Associate degree or equivalent education/experience required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • Certificates: FAA Commercial Single-Engine Land with Instrument Rating (ATP in category satisfies instrument requirement).
  • Medical: Current FAA First- or Second-Class Medical Certificate.
  • Total Time: 2,500 hours total flight time.
  • In Category: 2,000 hours in category; 1,000 PIC hours in category.
  • Cross-Country: 500 hours (including at least 50 hours at night).
  • Turbine: 500 hours.
  • Night: 100 hours.
  • Instrument (Actual): 100 hours in category.
  • Currency: Recent flight experience in category within the last 24 months.
  • Professional standards: Strong CRM, sound judgment, and a proactive, safety-first mindset.
  • Operational readiness: Ability to meet fitness-for-duty standards and aircraft weight-and-balance limitations.
  • Team fit: Regular, reliable attendance and adherence to Air Methods employment policies.

🌟 Benefits & Perks

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Competitive 401(k) retirement plan
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • AD&D, short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Business travel accident insurance
  • Voluntary legal coverage
  • Relocation assistance
  • Employee assistance and benefit concierge programs

Roster: 7 days on / 7 days off. This role supports a 24/7 air medical operation.

📨 How to stand out

  • PC-12 and/or air medical (HAA/EMS) experience
  • High-density altitude, desert, or mountainous IFR experience
  • Demonstrated community engagement and teamwork with clinical partners

Ready to fly a purposeful mission with a predictable 7/7 schedule and robust support? Apply now and help deliver exceptional care from the sky.

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