Redtail Air Flies Supplies to Isolated Utah Towns

Pilots are collecting donated supplies to deliver to communities in southeastern Utah cut off by washed-out roads and rising rivers.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Emergency Response

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Redtail Air pilots are collecting donated supplies to fly into communities in southeastern Utah that have been isolated by flooding. Floodwaters in the region are subsiding, but rising river levels and washed-out roads have left the towns cut off.

Why it matters

Because helicopters are not affected by closed roads, aircraft are providing a route to deliver supplies to residents who cannot be reached by ground. For readers across Utah, the effort shows how local aviation and donation networks are being used to reach communities the road system cannot.

Redtail Air operates both airplanes and helicopters to deliver supplies, with helicopters able to bypass closed roads. The number of isolated residents and the volume of donations collected have not been reported.

The players

Redtail Air

An aviation operator that runs both airplanes and helicopters and is coordinating supply flights to flood-isolated communities in southeastern Utah.

Wheeler

A person associated with the operation who is scheduled to load supplies at Bountiful Skypark Airport.

The details

Pilots are collecting donated supplies at drop-off locations in the Moab area and around the Salt Lake Valley, then flying them to isolated communities in southeastern Utah and the Four Corners area. Two Salt Lake-area drop-off sites are Airport Number Two in West Jordan and Bountiful Skypark Airport, and the relief effort is described as just getting started.

Friday: Wheeler will be at Bountiful Skypark Airport to load supplies.

Seasonal Patterns

Helicopter and airplane deliveries are being used to reach communities whose roads have been washed out by flooding in southeastern Utah. The operation illustrates how aviation supplements ground relief when floodwaters cut access across the Four Corners region.

Donated supplies can be dropped off at locations in the Moab area and around the Salt Lake Valley, including Airport Number Two in West Jordan and Bountiful Skypark Airport. Residents and donors should check with the organizers for current needs before bringing items to a drop-off site.

The takeaway

Aircraft can reach places that flooded roads cut off, so donations of supplies to aviation relief drop-offs can directly support isolated communities. Readers in Utah can follow local donation sites while the effort continues.