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

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

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  March 14, 2006
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                            AIR METHODS CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                         Commission file number  0-16079
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               Delaware                                    84-0915893
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     (State or Other Jurisdiction                       (I.R.S. Employer
   of 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


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SECTION 2

ITEM 2.02.     RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On  March  14, 2006, Air Methods Corporation (the "Company") announced financial
results  for  the  quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. 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.



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:  March 14, 2006                   By  \s\ Trent J. Carman
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                                           On behalf of the Company,
                                           and as Chief Financial Officer