401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$553M
Total assets Above avg plan size
4,817
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$114,860
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Air Methods Corporation · Colorado · Transportation & Warehousing

$553M in assets, 4,817 participants

Air Methods Corporation's Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $553M in total assets and 4,817 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #3,242 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan covers 4,817 participants in Colorado, 13x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $553M.

#3,242
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+19.5%
assets growth YoY
5.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$553,279,342 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (4,817 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$93M in the plan year 2022 filing to $90M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $463M in the plan year 2022 filing to $553M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 4,577 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,817 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 840915893 · Air Methods Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan · $553M · 4,817 · 98th

  • TYPE $553M
  • TYPE 4,817
  • TYPE 98th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP Cash or Deferred Plan
  • TYPE ind #3242

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →

Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$463M
Net Assets (End of Year)$553M
Net Income$90M
Employer EIN840915893
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Air Methods Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Air Methods Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$634M 36.86140708581863% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$500M$600M$700M 202220232024 $463M $634M ▲ +36.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 4,577 $463M
2023 1 4,817 $553M
2024 1 4,725 $634M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.553279342 · Participants: 4817Air Methods Corporation 401(k) PlanDavita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.326219779 · Participants: 57711Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.806549522 · Participants: 10349Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.852270164 · Participants: 10036Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.765770435 · Participants: 5847Woodward Retirement Savings PlanArcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.686655183 · Participants: 5491Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP Cash or Deferred Plan in NY ($553M); by covered participants it is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in OH (4,818 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($553M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,817 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 19.5% during 2023, from $463M to $553M. Reported net income was $90M.
How have Air Methods Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Air Methods Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 36.9%, from $463M to $634M.
Where does Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP Cash or Deferred Plan in NY ($553M, 2,035 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Air Methods Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in OH (4,818 participants, $774M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 840915893.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.