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Radiopharmeceutical Air Charter
We Own the Logistics. You Own the Timeline.
Unlike other broker networks that patch together third-party operators, Strata Critical fields an owned and dedicated charter fleet purpose-configured for radioactive materials transport. So when a half-life is measured in hours, your flight isn’t subject to someone else’s availability.
24/7
<2 hrs
From Call to Delivery in Five Steps.
No broker layers. No rebooking windows. One call to our dispatch team triggers the full chain.
1
Charter Request
2
Aircraft Assignment
3
Planeside Tender
4
In-Flight Tracking
5
Final Mile Delivery
Purpose-configured.
Owned and dedicated.
Get to know some of the aircraft in our fleet.
Pilatus PC-12
Exceptional versatility for regional missions — shorter, less-served airstrips, putting your isotope closer to community nuclear medicine departments with minimal ground transfer time.
Max speed
285 kts
Range
1,800 nm
Cargo config
DOT Class 7 capable
Short-field
Under 2,500 ft
Beechcraft 1900
High-reliability twin-engine platform for scheduled route networks and redundant overnight coverage across regional radiopharmacy distribution chains.
Max speed
288 kts
Range
1,500 nm
Cargo config
DOT Class 7 dedicated
Ideal Use
Scheduled networks
Embraer EMB-100
Jet-speed delivery for time-critical PET tracers and short-fuse therapeutic isotopes. Bridges regional gaps faster than turboprops while maintaining full Class 7 cargo compliance.
Max speed
Mach .70
Range
1,600 nm
Cargo config
DOT Class 7 dedicated
Dispatch
<2 hours
Hawker 800XP
Long-range, high-speed capability for coast-to-coast missions and high-volume therapeutic shipments. The flagship of our charter network for transcontinental isotope delivery.
Max speed
Mach .80
Range
2,800
Cargo config
DOT Class 7 dedicated
Ideal use
National routes
When a Dose Decays in Hours, Brokers Don’t Cut It
Most logistics providers operate as intermediaries, booking capacity on third-party carriers or commercial airlines. That introduces scheduling risk, handling variability, and chain-of-custody gaps incompatible with short-lived isotopes. Strata Critical takes a different position: we control every leg of the journey.
Our owned and dedicated fleet carries DOT Special Permit status for Class 7 radioactive materials, enabling up to 400 TI per aircraft, four times the 50 TI limit on passenger aircraft. This matters for therapeutic isotopes like Lutetium-177 and Actinium-225, and for PET tracers with 110-minute half-lives where every link in the chain must be optimized and predictable.
When a Dose Decays in Hours, Brokers Don’t Cut It
Most logistics providers operate as intermediaries, booking capacity on third-party carriers or commercial airlines. That introduces scheduling risk, handling variability, and chain-of-custody gaps incompatible with short-lived isotopes. Strata Critical takes a different position: we control every leg of the journey.
Our owned and dedicated fleet carries DOT Special Permit status for Class 7 radioactive materials, enabling up to 400 TI per aircraft, four times the 50 TI limit on passenger aircraft. This matters for therapeutic isotopes like Lutetium-177 and Actinium-225, and for PET tracers with 110-minute half-lives where every link in the chain must be optimized and predictable.
Capability
Aircraft ownership
DOT Class 7 permit
Transport index
Wheels-up commitment
Chain-of-custody
Pilot training
Schedule control
Emergency rerouting
Strata Critical
Owned and dedicated fleet
Direct party status
Cargo max (200 TI)
Guaranteed at booking
Single operator, planeside
In-house, standardized
You set the schedule
Immediate, no approvals
Competitors (Broker / Commercial)
Third-party operators
Varies by operator
Commercial cap (50 TI)
Subject to availability
Multiple handoffs
Carrier-dependent
Airline schedules
Rebooking required
The Half-Life Doesn't Wait for a Connecting Flight.
Commercial airline belly freight introduces unpredictable dwell times — TSA screening queues,
sort belt handling, missed connections. For tracers like Tc-99m (6-hour half-life) or F-18
(110-minute half-life), a two-hour delay at a hub can render a dose clinically inadequate. With a
charter from our owned and dedicated fleet, the package goes planeside — no conveyor belts,
no sort, no bag claim. We control every minute from radiopharmacy to receiving dock.
Package goes directly planeside never through a sort belt or baggage system.
Your schedule, not the airline's. Flight commits are made at booking.
Single operator from production facility to nuclear medicine department.
Real-time location monitoring throughout every leg of the journey.
Permitted & Certified
We have every permit and certification necessary to handle radioactive materials by air.
Party status to DOT authorizes radioactive materials at cargo-only limits — up to 400 TI vs 50 TI on passenger aircraft. Critical for high-activity therapeutic doses.
Certified on-demand and scheduled air carrier under FAA Part 135. All pilots are type-rated, current, and trained to our internal radiopharmaceutical cargo SOP.
All cargo operations comply with IATA DGR for radioactive material (Class 7). Packaging, labeling, documentation, and Shipper's Declaration reviewed on every shipment.
Recognized party status under Transport Canada permit SA 8818, enabling cross-border US-Canada radiopharmaceutical operations under the same special permit structure.
Active member of the Radiopharmaceutical Shippers & Carriers Committee, engaging directly in regulatorydevelopment and industry best practices for nuclear medicine distribution.
Documented SOPs for planeside tender, GPS tracking, high-risk/high-value protocols, and signature capture at final delivery — accountability from production to patient site.
Built For The New Era of Radiopharmaceuticals
From workhorse diagnostic tracers to the emerging class of targeted alpha therapies, our fleet and permitting structure handles the full spectrum of clinical and commercial nuclear
medicine.
Isotope
F-18 (Fluorine)
Ga-68 (Gallium)
Tc-99m (Technetium)
Lu-177 (Lutetium)
Y-90 (Yttrium)
I-131 (Iodine)
Ac-225 (Actinium)
Ra-223 (Radium)
Isotope
PET imaging — oncology, neurology
PET imaging — neuroendocrine, prostate
SPECT imaging — bone, cardiac, renal
Targeted therapy — NET, prostate
Radioembolization — hepatic
Thyroid therapy and imaging
Targeted alpha therapy — prostate
Bone metastasis therapy
Half-life
110 minutes
68 minutes
6 hours
6.7 days
64 hours
8.02 days
9.9 days
11.4 days
Priority
Ultra-Critical
Ultra-Critical
Time-Critical
Flexible
Time-sensitive
Flexible
Flexible
Flexible
Charter type
Dedicated on-demand
Dedicated on-demand
Scheduled or on-demand
Scheduled or on-demand
Scheduled or on-demand
Scheduled or on-demand
Dedicated on-demand
Scheduled or on-demand
Ready to Dispatch? So Are We
Our charter line is staffed around the clock. Tell us your origin, destination, isotope, and window. We'll have a quote back to you within 30 minutes.
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