MAF aircraft

Our small aircraft are built for what larger machines cannot do: they land where airstrips are barely visible, on short grass, unpaved ground or even on water. Discover the fleet that takes MAF to where help is needed most.

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9 aircraft in service

Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Cruising speed: 204 km/h
Maximum range: 1,185 km
Passengers (typ. / max.): 3 / 4
Payload: 340 kg

Used for training purposes.

Cessna 182 auf Piste mit schöner Kulisse

9 aircraft in service

Cessna 182 Skylane

Cruising speed: 250 km/h
Maximum range: 1,670 km
Passengers (typ. / max.): 3 / 4
Payload: 510 kg

Our Cessna 182 Skylanes have an engine that runs on JetA1 instead of Avgas.

23 aircraft in service

Cessna 206 Stationair

Cruising speed: 241 km/h
Maximum range: 1,352 km
Passengers (typ. / max.): 5 / 6
Payload: 725 kg

With excellent short take-off and landing characteristics, the Cessna 206 Stationair is ideal for demanding bush airstrips.

Your donation

To keep our aircraft flying

Help us fly to where people live cut off and depend on help and support. We bring access, supplies and hope by air.

BIld von Flugzeug PK-MED in Wamena auf Piste.

Cessna 207 bei Sonnenuntergang auf Piste parkiert.

2 aircraft in service

Cessna 207 Skywagon

Cruising speed: 241 km/h
Maximum range: 1,370 km
Passengers (typ. / max.): 6 / 7
Payload: 740 kg

The combination of a powerful engine, rugged construction and a large cabin makes the Cessna 207 Skywagon a popular bush aircraft.

2 aircraft in service

Cessna 208 Amphibious Caravan

Cruising speed: 296 km/h
Maximum range: 1,980 km
Passengers (typ. / max.): 9 / 13
Payload: 1,390 kg

The Cessna 208 Amphibious Caravan can operate from land and water and reach remote water landing sites.

19 aircraft in service

Cessna 208 Caravan

Cruising speed: 296 km/h
Maximum range: 1,980 km
Passengers (typ. / max.): 9 / 13
Payload: 1,390 kg

The most efficient aircraft for remote bush operations.

26 aircraft in service

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

Cruising speed: 306 km/h
Maximum range: 1,852 km
Passengers (typ. / max.): 10 / 14
Payload: 1,520 kg

In terms of seats and payload, the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is the largest aircraft in the MAF fleet.

1 aircraft in service

Cessna 210 Centurion

Cruising speed: 296 km/h
Maximum range: 1,670 km
Passengers (typ. / max.): 4 / 6
Payload: 710 kg

Its high cruising speed makes this aircraft well suited to longer routes.

13 aircraft in service

GA8 Airvan

Cruising speed: 241 km/h
Maximum range: 1,852 km
Passengers (typ. / max.): 6 / 8
Payload: 900 kg

Versatile and roomy, the GA8 Airvan is ideal for medical evacuation flights in tough conditions.

News

Our fleet in action

Announcement

2026

Something to hold on to in unsteady times

The world feels unmoored to many. Wars and the climate crisis unsettle us, and it is precisely now that international cooperation is being weakened. Under this banner, Swiss aid organisations are standing together.

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Feature

2026

Mary's fight against human trafficking and child marriage

When one of MAF's partner organisations founded a school in northeastern Uganda, education was the focus. That the school would also become a place of refuge for girls only became apparent over time.

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Feature

2026

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan: a forgotten tragedy

The ongoing war in Sudan has triggered one of the most severe humanitarian crises of our time. To ease the plight of refugees, MAF is joining forces across national borders and aims to expand its aid further.

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1 aircraft in service

Pilatus PC12

Cruising speed: 482 km/h
Maximum range: 3,416 km
Passengers (typ. / max.): 6 / 9
Payload: 1,070 kg

Combines long range and high speed with good short take-off and landing performance.

12 aircraft in service

Quest Kodiak 100

Cruising speed: 324 km/h
Maximum range: 2,095 km
Passengers (typ. / max.): 6 / 9
Payload: 935 kg

Power and agility come together in this purpose-built bush aircraft, which can take off from and land on both land and water.

1 aircraft in service

Vulcanair P68R

Cruising speed: 259 km/h
Maximum range: 1,670 km
Passengers (typ. / max.): 5 / 7
Payload: 680 kg

Used for training purposes.

Your support

Keeping our aircraft ready to fly

Maintaining our fleet is essential to keeping the infrastructure working. We treat our aircraft, like all our resources, carefully and responsibly. With your financial support we can maintain our infrastructure or extend it, for example with new runways and aircraft.

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Every contribution keeps our fleet in the air. Your donation secures the maintenance of our fleet, our operations and the missions that save lives.

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Legacy

A legacy to MAF has an effect beyond your own life. With a legacy you make it possible to maintain and expand our fleet and airstrips.

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Partnership

As a partner of MAF you invest in the infrastructure that makes humanitarian aid possible in the first place. Together we keep our fleet ready to fly.

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