Mission Aviation Fellowship

Mission Aviation Fellowship is a Christian missionary organisation whose primary purpose is to provide air transportation in support of missionary efforts in hard-to-reach areas of the world.

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Mission Aviation Fellowship was founded in the United States after World War II by Christian pilots who saw the increasing usefulness of air transportation in the mission field. It was initially called Christian Missionary Aviation Fellowship. MAF's first flight was made in 1946 when Betty Greene flew missionaries in a Waco biplane to a remote part of Mexico. Branches of MAF were founded in many countries, including the UK and Australia, within a few years.

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Today around 20 national branches of MAF operate in many parts of the world where travel is difficult, including Africa, Mongolia, Madagascar and Papua New Guinea. As well as providing transport for missionaries they also provides medical emergency flights, relief flights in case of natural disaster and transport for government agencies and NGOs.

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Notable past members of MAF include martyred missionary Nate Saint.

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