SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  August 12, 2004
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                         Commission file number  0-16079
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                             AIR METHODS CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


             Delaware                                      84-0915893
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  (State or Other Jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
   Incorporation or Organization)                     Identification Number)


7301  South  Peoria,  Englewood,  Colorado                   80112
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 (Address  of  Principal  Executive  Offices)              (Zip  Code)


        Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code (303) 792-7400
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     Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last
                                  Report:  N/A



ITEM 12.     DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On  August 12, 2004, Air Methods Corporation (the "Company") announced financial
results  for  the  quarter  ended  June 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is
furnished  as  Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report. The information contained in
this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section  18  of  the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall information be
deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement, proxy statement,
or  other  report  filed  under  the  Securities  Act  of 1933 or the Securities
Exchange  Act  of  1934,  unless  the  Company  specifically  incorporates  that
information  into  those  documents  by  reference.


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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                          AIR METHODS CORPORATION



Date:  August 12, 2004                    By  \s\ Trent Carman
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                                             On behalf of the Company,
                                             and as Chief Financial Officer


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