MAF UK

What we do

Working in partnership with hundreds of other Christian and relief organisations, MAF enables practical help, physical healing and spiritual hope to be delivered to some of the world’s most remote and inaccessible communities

MAF flies to more destinations than the six largest airlines in the world combined.

We are Flying for Life

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In 2023 we flew

370

passengers a day - That's enough to fill more than 4 double decker buses

130

flight legs every day, five every hour. Taking off or landing every 6 minutes somewhere around the world

1500

organisations - From education to health, evangelism to disaster response

6,300,000

kilometres - That’s more than 157 times around the equator!

Practical help

MAF 2018 Aerial view of unloading cargo in Marolambo

Inaccessible terrain

Flying onto desert and jungle airstrips, lakes and rivers, tracks and roads, MAF’s light aircraft and our pilots go the extra miles to provide a lifeline.

Disaster relief

Cyclones, typhoons and earthquakes can devastate the world's poorest communities in climate-vulnerable areas like the Philippines, Bangladesh and parts of Brazil. Surveying the damage from the air is the first step in getting relief where it is needed and MAF can be operational within hours, getting precious people and supplies where they are most needed so the rebuilding can begin.

Conflict zones

When conflict arises, we evacuate NGOs to safety. Often the aftermath can mean there are thousands of people displaced. Living in fear, they face hunger and isolation. MAF flies in food, shelter and healthcare to those in urgent need of help.

‘The arrival of an MAF flight is always a cause for celebration, not least because of the arrival of fresh fruit and vegetables! Although it’s possible to drive from Juba to Yuai during the dry season, many of the areas were mined during the civil war, and rebel militia groups are still active. So travelling with MAF is quicker and safer.’

James Cousins, Project Support Co-ordinator

Yuai, Tearfund

Spiritual help

Church evangelists

MAF has had a vision to carry the Gospel to the ends of the earth since the organisation began in 1945. Today, MAF is still serving the Church and those who carry the Gospel, plant churches, encourage Christians in distant communities and translate the Bible into the 'heart' languages of different people groups. Every year there are celebrations as a new Bible translation is flown into a remote village by MAF.

Education

Education opens up a world of possibility and a route out of poverty for people in the developing world. Whether it's flying children to remote school in PNG, school teachers in Arnhem Land, supporting NGO projects that help keep girls in school in South Sudan, or ferrying text books and exam papers, MAF is helping to sow hope into the next generation and open up opportunities for children and adults in their own communities.

Peace-making

MAF helps to facilitate the work of partner organisations in bringing together those with opposing views to rediscover their shared humanity - promoting forgiveness and reconciliation within communities. We're honoured to be part of the sensitive process of peace-making, through bringing together those who want to lay aside their differences, and the peace-builders who help them find ways to do so.

‘We distribute solar-powered handheld radios so every household can hear God’s Word in their own language. MAF flies them in. We’d be hard-pressed to do this work without MAF.’

Kerry Henderson

Every Village Country Director, South Sudan

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About MAF UK

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is the world’s largest humanitarian air operator. For over 75 years we have been flying light aircraft over jungles, mountains, swamps and deserts. We enable more than 1,400 aid, development and mission organisations to bring medical care, emergency relief and long-term development. Our pilots and personnel deliver relief workers, doctors, pastors, school books, food, medicines - everything that can only be safely and speedily delivered by air. Our faithful supporters give and pray to make this all possible.