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Helicopter Express LLC
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USAspending records $312M in award obligations to Helicopter Express LLC (Atlanta, GA) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $87M, of which $87M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 19% on FY2025 ($107M).
Helicopter Express LLC ranks 46 of 698 listed organisations located in GA by five-year obligations, and 2,172 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior: 57 awards worth $169M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 481212 (Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation), where it ranks 15 of 71 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $34,296,799 | $33,939,245 | $357,554 | — |
| FY2024 | $82,820,909 | $82,820,909 | $0 | +141% |
| FY2025 | $107,204,178 | $107,204,178 | $0 | +29% |
| FY2026 | $87,276,371 | $87,276,371 | $0 | -19% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in GA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $312M | $52B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $87M | $15B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $311M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $358K | $52B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 2,172 of 30,989 | 1 of 698 in GA | 1 |
Largest in state: Georgia Department of Community Health. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Agriculture | 55 | $162M | 96% |
| 2 | Department of the Interior | 2 | $7.5M | 4% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 481212: 15 of 71 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: DeKalb County, GA $42M · Lemhi County, ID $23M · Gallatin County, MT $15M · Union County, OR $15M · Los Angeles County, CA $11M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $15M | 4 Apr 2024 | OR | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $14M | 1 Apr 2024 | MT | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $12M | 1 Apr 2024 | ID | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation | $11M | 10 Dec 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $9.0M | 4 Apr 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $6.5M | 4 Apr 2024 | ID | USAspending |
| Department of the InteriorDepartmental Offices | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $6.4M | 21 May 2025 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $6.3M | 1 Apr 2024 | ID | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $6.0M | 1 Apr 2024 | OR | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation | $5.3M | 15 May 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation | $4.6M | 30 Jan 2025 | AZ | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureForest Service | ContractDelivery Order | 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | $4.4M | 28 Feb 2025 | ID | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $15M, Department of Agriculture, 4 Apr 2024: TYPE II EXCLUSIVE USE FOR LA GRANDE, OR #1
- $14M, Department of Agriculture, 1 Apr 2024: TYPE II EXCLUSIVE USE FOR GALLATIN GATEWAY, MT
- $12M, Department of Agriculture, 1 Apr 2024: TYPE II EXCLUSIVE USE FOR SALMON, ID #2
- $11M, Department of Agriculture, 10 Dec 2023: HSS MATOC TYPE 3 OCALA FL N52HX
- $9.0M, Department of Agriculture, 4 Apr 2024: TYPE II EXCLUSIVE USE FOR LANCASTER, CA #1 NVG
- $6.5M, Department of Agriculture, 4 Apr 2024: TYPE II EXCLUSIVE USE FOR SALMON, ID #3
- $6.4M, Department of the Interior, 21 May 2025: CWN TYPE 1 HELICOPTER FLIGHT SERVICES- FY25 BLM FIRE HELICOPTER EXPRESS
- $6.3M, Department of Agriculture, 1 Apr 2024: TYPE II EXCLUSIVE USE FOR PRICE VALLEY, ID #1
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Helicopter Express LLC receive?
$312M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $34M; FY2024: $83M; FY2025: $107M; FY2026: $87M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Helicopter Express LLC?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Agriculture ($162M) and Department of the Interior ($7.5M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation and NAICS 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: GA ($42M), ID ($31M), OR ($23M) and CA ($22M).
Is Helicopter Express LLC a large federal recipient?
It ranks 2,172 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 46 of 698 located in GA. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.