2020 EVENT CANCELED, offering virtual race option. *** The 1st Annual 5K on the Runway at Logan International Airport is an event being held to raise funds and awareness for Angel Flight NE to support its mission of providing free air transportation for children and adults so they can access …
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2020 EVENT CANCELED, offering virtual race option.
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The 1st Annual 5K on the Runway at Logan International Airport is an event being held to raise funds and awareness for Angel Flight NE to support its mission of providing free air transportation for children and adults so they can access life-saving medical care outside of their geographic area.
This fun, unique event – which sold out in less than a week – will provide 600 runners & walkers of all aptitudes the thrill of running/walking on runway 14/32 and adjacent taxiways while watching aircraft take off and land with the Boston skyline as a backdrop at one of the busiest airports in the United States. Upon completion of the run/walk, event participants will be treated to a post-event gathering in the JetBlue hangar with food, non-alcoholic beverages, music and awards. Given the field size, the event is exclusively limited to 600 registered participants.
NOTE: Unfortunately, spectators are not allowed to watch the race on the runway due to FAA rules and regulations.
Founded in 1996, Angel Flight Northeast is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization that coordinates free air transportation for patients whose financial resources would not otherwise enable them to receive treatment or diagnosis, or who may live in rural areas without access to commercial airlines. Our organization is comprised of over 400 volunteer private pilots who combine our love of flying with the spirit of grassroots volunteerism by flying patients and their families to the critical health care they need. They provide air transportation in private aircraft by volunteer pilots so that children and adults may access life saving medical care free of charge. Angel Flight NE’s Earth Angels generously donate their time and vehicles to transport patients to and from the airport / medical facilities.
Angel Flight NE is also a vital mode of transportation for organs, blood and for patients awaiting organ transplants. The organization also make compassion flights and provide air care wherever there is a compelling human need. Through their membership in Air Care Alliance, they can arrange flights throughout most of the country and Canada. Angel Flight Northeast flies extensively in the Northeast portion of the country.
Approximately 50% of Angel Flight Northeast’s patients are children, generally suffering from severe burns or cancer.
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