MAF Uganda explained

Airline:MAF Uganda
Headquarters:Kajjansi Airfield
Parent:Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)
Bases:Kajjansi Airfield
Focus Cities:Kampala, Entebbe
Fleet Size:5
Destinations:Multiple
Website:Homepage

MAF Uganda, whose complete name is Mission Aviation Fellowship Uganda, is a privately owned airline in Uganda, licensed by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority with an air operator's certificate. The company is a Christian organization that provides aviation, communications, and learning technology services to Christian and humanitarian agencies, as well as isolated missionaries and indigenous villagers in the region of the African Great Lakes.[1]

Location

The headquarters of MAF Uganda are located at Gate 2, Kajjansi Airfield, in the town of Kajjansi, in Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda.[2] The geographical coordinates of the airline's headquarters are: 0°11'45.0"N, 32°33'09.0"E (Latitude:0.195833; Longitude:32.552500).

Overview

MAF Uganda, is a subsidiary and member of the international Christian charity, Mission Aviation Fellowship, based in Nampa, Idaho, United States, present in over 30 countries around the world and with more than 130 aircraft in service.[3] In Uganda, MAF operates five aircraft from its base and office at Kajjansi Airfield, to destinations in the Northern Region of Uganda, the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.[3] [4]

Destinations

From its hub in Kajjansi, the company operates passenger charter services to destinations within Eastern Africa. Following is a partial list of destinations that MAF Uganda serves, as of May 2019.[5]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
UgandaKajjansiKajjansi Airfield
UgandaAruaArua Airport -
UgandaKisoroKisoro Airport -
UgandaSorotiSoroti Airport -
UgandaEntebbeEntebbe International Airport -
Democratic Republic of the CongoBeniBeni Airport -
Democratic Republic of the CongoBuniaBunia Airport -
Democratic Republic of the CongoBukavuBukavu Airport -
Democratic Republic of the CongoGomaGoma Airport -
Democratic Republic of the CongoKisanganiBangoka International Airport -
South SudanJubaJuba International Airport -
South SudanMaridiMaridi Airport -
South SudanYambioYambio Airport -

Fleet

As of May 2019, MAF Uganda maintained the following aircraft in service.[6]

+ MAF UgandaAircraftIn fleetOrderPassengersNotes
Cessna 208 Caravan4010
Cessna 206104
Total50

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Airlines Registered in Uganda . 6 May 2019 . Ch-Aviation . Ch-Aviation . 6 May 2019 . Chur, Switzerland.
  2. Web site: MAF Uganda: Contacts . MAF Uganda . MAF Uganda . 2019 . 6 May 2019 . Kajjansi, Uganda.
  3. Web site: Welcome to MAF Uganda . 2019 . MAF Uganda . 6 May 2019 . MAF Uganda . Kajjansi.
  4. Web site: . Bristol couple helping Covid vaccine roll-out in Uganda . 8 July 2021 . BBC News . 15 August 2021 . London, United Kingdom.
  5. Web site: MAF Uganda Airstrips. MAF Uganda . MAF Uganda . 2019 . 6 May 2019 . Kajjansi.
  6. Web site: Across-Africa Challenge: MAF Uganda . 23 February 2014 . 6 May 2019 . Aeroplus Aviation Software BV . Across Africa Challenge.