MAF Uganda

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MAF Uganda
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MAF Uganda at Kajjansi Airfield
Founded1987;38 years ago (1987)
Operating bases Kajjansi Airfield
Focus cities Kampala, Entebbe
Fleet size5
DestinationsMultiple
Parent company Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)
Headquarters Kajjansi Airfield
Website Homepage

MAF Uganda, whose complete name is Mission Aviation Fellowship Uganda, is a humanitarian 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]

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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). [3]

Overview

MAF Uganda is a subsidiary and member of the international Christian charity, Mission Aviation Fellowship, based in Ashford, United Kingdom, present in over 30 countries around the world and with more than 130 aircraft in service. [4] 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. [4] [5]

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. [6]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Uganda Kajjansi Kajjansi Airfield Hub [6]
Uganda Arua Arua Airport — [6]
Uganda Kisoro Kisoro Airport — [6]
Uganda Soroti Soroti Airport — [6]
Uganda Entebbe Entebbe International Airport — [6]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Beni Beni Airport — [6]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Bunia Bunia Airport — [6]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Bukavu Bukavu Airport — [6]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Goma Goma Airport — [6]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kisangani Bangoka International Airport — [6]
South Sudan Juba Juba International Airport — [6]
South Sudan Maridi Maridi Airport — [6]
South Sudan Yambio Yambio Airport — [6]

Fleet

As of May 2019, MAF Uganda maintained the following aircraft in service. [7]

MAF Uganda
AircraftIn fleetOrderPassengersNotes
Cessna 208 Caravan 4010
Cessna 206 104
Total50

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ Ch-Aviation (6 May 2019). "List of Airlines Registered in Uganda". Chur, Switzerland: Ch-Aviation. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    2. ↑ MAF Uganda (2019). "MAF Uganda: Contacts". MAF Uganda. Kajjansi, Uganda. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    3. ↑ "Location of the headquarters of Mission Aviation Foundation Uganda (MAF Uganda)" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    4. 1 2 MAF Uganda (2019). "Welcome to MAF Uganda". Kajjansi: MAF Uganda. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    5. ↑ BBC News (8 July 2021). "Bristol couple helping Covid vaccine roll-out in Uganda". BBC.com . London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 MAF Uganda (2019). "MAF Uganda Airstrips". Kajjansi: MAF Uganda. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    7. ↑ Across Africa Challenge (23 February 2014). "Across-Africa Challenge: MAF Uganda". Aeroplus Aviation Software BV. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

    00°11′45″N32°33′09″E / 0.19583°N 32.55250°E / 0.19583; 32.55250

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