Flying to thousands more destinations than any airline, for over 50 years, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has operated light aircraft in developing countries so that people in remote areas can receive essential help.

MAF was formed in 1945 by former World War II personnel in recognition that aircraft could be used constructively to bring help and hope to those in isolation.

Today, every three minutes, an MAF plane is taking off or landing. Over 130 light aircraft operate in more 35 countries in the developing world, providing a lifeline to hundreds of organisations and the people they serve.

MAF works in close partnership with relief and development agencies, missions and churches. On a typical day’s flying, MAF aircraft make 300 flights, taking people and supplies into remote communities. In times of emergency, planes become air ambulances, speeding critically-ill patients to hospital.

Where roads don’t go, where overland travel is dangerous, when time is short, MAF flights make impossible journeys possible, often using very basic dirt of grass airstrips.

For tens of thousands of people, seeing a doctor, or getting a Bible, or having adequate food and clean water only happen when the plane comes.

See and experience the MAF at Farnborough Airshow this year:

You can see MAF’s work come to life by visiting the exhibition trailer and viewing the dynamic work expressed through display panels, interactive touch screens and by viewing videos in a special cinema area.

A flight simulator will give you the opportunity to use your skills to fly an MAF plane on a mission of mercy.

Visit this exciting exhibition and see how over 60 years on from its beginning, MAF’s vision remains the same: providing air support to bring help and hope to remote communities in need.