Aerospace medicine deals with the medical requirements of humans in atmospheric space, and people who travel by air. Aerospace medicine is a combination of aviation medicine and space medicine. An aerospace medicine physician practices within the branch of preventive medicine, and works with those who have problems or conditions related to air travel, such as air sickness, weightlessness, life support measures for astronauts, or ear pressure problems.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 607 practicing aerospace medicine doctors. Broken out by state, aerospace medicine doctor density in Alabama is 41, in Alaska is 6, in Arizona is 19, in Arkansas is 7, in California is 66, in Colorado is 17, in Connecticut is 4, in Delaware is 3, in District of Columbia is 18, in Florida is 107, in Georgia is 18, in Hawaii is 6, in Idaho is 5, in Illinois is 12, in Indiana is 4, in Iowa is 2, in Kansas is 7, in Kentucky is 4, in Louisiana is 6, in Maine is 4, in Maryland is 32, in Massachusetts is 8, in Michigan is 8, in Minnesota is 3, in Mississippi is 8, in Missouri is 5, in Montana is 3, in Nebraska is 7, in Nevada is 7, in New Hampshire is 3, in New Jersey is 13, in New Mexico is 19, in New York is 7, in North Carolina is 24, in North Dakota is 6, in Ohio is 20, in Oklahoma is 18, in Oregon is 2, in Pennsylvania is 3, in Rhode Island is 2, in South Carolina is 19, in South Dakota is 5, in Tennessee is 8, in Texas is 131, in Utah is 10, in Virginia is 39, in Washington is 18, in West Virginia is 2, in Wisconsin is 1, and in Wyoming is 5.