Rescue missions have been flown from Mollis Airport since 1974. For many years, the helicopter firm, Heli-Linth, carried out rescue flights on behalf of Rega as part of a cooperative partnership. In 2010, Rega stationed its own AgustaWestland Da Vinci rescue helicopter in Mollis for the first time. An office was set up for the Rega crew in the Heli-Linth building, with Rega and Heli-Linth sharing the lounge and kitchen.

Since 2016, the base has been housed in a temporary container at Mollis Airfield. Initially operated as a seasonal base during the summer and winter months, the Mollis crew have been on call all year round to come to the aid of people in distress since 2019. In 2021, operations were expanded to a 24-hour service.

Following an extensive planning phase, in 2024, Rega celebrated the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Rega base in Mollis together with guests from the worlds of business and politics. The new Rega base will provide the Mollis crew with optimal conditions to be on standby around the clock, ready to help people in an emergency. The new building is scheduled to open in time for the 2025 winter season.

From Mollis, swift arrival at any location

The range of missions performed by the Mollis base is broad, and extends from mountain and winter sports accidents, to road accidents and acute illnesses, to transfer flights from peripheral hospitals to central ones. The helicopter crew fly around 900 missions per year.