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)  May 9, 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  May  9,  2006,  Air  Methods Corporation (the "Company") announced financial
results  for  the  quarter  ended March 31, 2006. 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:  May 9, 2006                      By \s\ Trent J. Carman
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                                           On behalf of the Company,
                                           and as Chief Financial Officer


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