Our Mission:

To transport America’s Veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit those memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices. Priority is given to WWII Veterans, along with those other Veterans who may be terminally ill. Our NO COST mission continues as we fly our Korean, Vietnam and all Veterans on future missions. Departure for this one day trip to Washington, D.C. is from the St. Pete – Clearwater International Airport (PIE).

Events

Up next – Mission 42 on June 14!

Please know that if you are applying as a Veteran, Guardian or to be a Volunteer at an Honor Flight
event, we are requiring that you have received the COVID -19 vaccinations. As the cases rise across the country, we feel the need to protect all those involved with a mission. Thank you for understanding.

MAIL CALL for Mission 42 June 14th !

May be an image of 1 person and indoor

Mail Call is an emotional and touching surprise for our Veterans. We need cards, notes and drawings especially from our local schools, after school programs, boy and girl scout troops etc. thanking these men and women who have given so much for our freedom!

Deadline is June 4th. Please mail your cards, notes, and drawings to:

Honor Flight of West Central Florida
P.O. Box 55661
St. Petersburg, FL 33732

Welcome Home Mission 41 veterans!

Thank you all for being part of the Mission 41 welcoming celebration.

Check out WFLA’s coverage of Mission 41 Celebration.

Mission 41 success story including 64 Veterans:

8 WWII
16 Korea
36 Vietnam
4 Proud Veterans

The oldest Veteran was 98 years young.

Our hub reached an incredible milestone – over 3,000 Veterans have flown with us.

God bless our heroes and all of you who share in our HFWCF passion and patriot spirit and God bless America! We are eternally grateful.

Become a Guardian as part of Operation Guardian

OPERATION “GUARDIAN” – Guardians are needed for our 2022 Spring Flights. . Mission 42 – Orientation is Saturday June 11 and Flight Day is Tuesday June 14.

Guardians are essential to the success of every Honor Flight. Without these patriotic volunteers we would not be able to carry out the dreams of so many Veterans, enabling them to see the memorials built in their honor.

If you would like the privilege of escorting an American hero, please go to https://www.honorflightwcf.org/guardian-application/ for application and more info. The cost for this is a life changing opportunity is $500 if paying by check and $510 if paying by Paypal.

Upcoming 2022 Missions

The Board of Directors is excited to announce flights for 2022!

Mission #41 Orientation: Saturday April 30, 2022
Flight Day: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 (This is a change from May 3 original date)

Proudly Sponsored by:

Dream Giveaway
Mission BBQ
North East Exchange Club
Talking Rain Beverages
Vine Vault, LLC

Mission #42 Orientation: Saturday, June 11, 2022
Flight Day: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Proudly Sponsored by:

The Laxer Foundation

We remain cautiously optimistic that the Honor Flight Network and COVID guidelines will allow us to provide safe flights for our Veterans, guardians and volunteers this year. Please know that vaccinations will be required for all involved with our flights, and we will comply with rules requiring masks at the airport, on the flight and buses while in Washington, D.C.

Those Veterans who were previously scheduled on flights in 2020 and 2021 will be given top priority and will be notified by mail in the next few weeks. Priority is given to our WWII Veteran, Korea War Veterans and any Veteran who is terminally ill. We sincerely ask for the continued patience of all those who have been on our ever-growing waiting list.

Veterans Applications Process

Thank you for your interest in Honor Flight of West Central Florida. Please be aware of our application process.

Complete and mail in your application.
Once we have received your application, you will go on a waiting list.
When you are selected you will be notified approx. 6 weeks prior to the flight.

Please note: Top priority is given to WWII and terminally ill Veterans.

Honor Flight Needs Your help

Pre-Order NOW and spread the word!!!!

Greetings wonderful HFWCF supporters –

We are so excited to move forward with the pre-sale of the Honor Flight license plate in the state of Florida. Please see the information below on how to complete your pre-sale. Please note: 3,000 pre-sale transactions are required before the plate will be manufactured.

THANK YOU Escambia County for hosting the online pre-sale for all of the Florida Honor Flight Hubs!

License Plate Flyer

P.S. This link will also take you to the purchase voucher:

https://govhub.com/fl-escambia/tax-collector/vouchers/

Our mailbox needs to be filled again. Please help us fill it up with thank you cards, letters and notes for the Veterans.

Mail call is an important part of each Honor Flight Mission. It’s so easy to let our heroes know you appreciate them and all they have done for our country. Show your love and gratitude by helping us fill up our mail call supply.

Deadline is 2 weeks prior to each flight.

Watch this wonderful clip about “Mail Call” from Honor Flight the Movie.

Check out some of the photos from Honor Flight’s Mail Call.

Spread the word to your family and friends, schools, civic and church groups etc. We will be flying 75-80 Veterans per flight, so that’s lots and lots of mail.

Please send to:
Honor Flight of West Central Florida
P.O. Box 55661
St. Petersburg, FL 33732
Thanks in advance for your assistance!

Brochure:

For more information about
Honor Flight of West Central Florida (HFWCF),
click here or on the brochure
to download the tri-fold brochure.